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Claws on my Heart 7

I woke up in the middle of the night, someone was knocking at my door. Not knowing for sure who it was I got out of bed and tried to look through the keyhole, nothing but darkness. I call out in a soft voice “Who is it?”

I hear the voice of my lover on the other side “It’s me Daniel.”

I unlock the door and let him in, he didn’t look injured as he came inside and set down his gear. I help him undress as he stretches. “You were gone a while, run into some trouble?”

He brings me in for a hug and a kiss “Yeah, just took me a bit longer than I wanted, I’m so tired. I want nothing more than to just sleep with you right now.” We get into bed and I cuddle with him, I hear him take in a few sniffs. “We’ll talk in the morning.”

Sleep takes us as my wolf is finally back, holding me close. We wake up on the sixth day the same as all the others, I will never get used to these birds. I can hear Killian still soundly asleep behind me, I decide not to move and let him sleep in trying to get back to sleep myself. It was no use, I just laid there with my thoughts while I waited for him to wake up naturally. It was almost time, just a few last things to take care of. I lay there for what feels like hours as the sunlight changes the angle it shines through the boards. I think of my love and the future that awaits us, my friend promised one thing, we both would live.

Killian stirs behind me as he opens his eyes, I turn to meet them. “Good morning love, did you travel all night just to lay in bed with me again?” I give him a kiss and scratch his neck.

His eyes adjust to the light as he breaks our embrace to let out a long yawn. “I did, missed having you by my side. Good thing I got paid for my time.”

“I was thinking about us while you were away, what do we do after the mating ceremony?”

He laughs a bit “I’d imagine we’d get drunk and dance.”

“It’s just the two of us though. Do parties usually consist of only two people around here?”

“No, but we don’t really have anyone to invite.”

“I can think of at least two, Klein and that girl from the fish grill place. It’s not much but we’ve made at least two friends in our time here.”

“Well, it is a party and you humans have that one saying … the more the merrier. We can ask them, but we still have to meet the matron and find a musician. I still want that first dance we have to be special.”

I give him one last kiss before getting out of bed and putting on some clothes to face the day.

“Daniel I do have one question though, why do you smell so weird? What happened while I was away?”

“I was wondering when you’d ask. I ended up teaching Klein after he saw my work.” I pull out the knife I made and place it in Killian’s paw, it fit perfectly. I can tell he’s impressed, this one is one of my finer works. “I got all sorts of gross after working the forge again, people were literally turning their noses away from me in the street. Most of the places around here didn’t want to let me in to bathe, they said I would stink up the whole place. The only place where I could get a bath was well, the brothel.”

I can see his face scrunch up at hearing that.

“Don’t worry, I didn’t even touch a man there. I had a girl help me bathe, the scented water was quite nice. After that I kept trying new foods around town and went to a sandy beach for the first time. I was curious and tasted the water nobody told me the ocean was that salty, I couldn’t spit it out fast enough.” My explanation of events seems enough for him as we get dressed and head out for the day.

“Good thing you can keep yourself busy, mind if I keep the knife? You carved the handle specifically for my paw it’s perfect.”

I nod “Of course, I made it for you after all.” He tucks it under his cloak somewhere as he pulls me toward the trade district. We were both hungry as we try something new today, some massive beautiful incandescent fish was roasting over an open flame. The thing was probably bigger than me as it was skewered on an iron rod being turned over the fire. We each get a large helping, the meat was sweet and flaky.

Killian takes me toward the sea, we keep walking until the docks turn into a sandy beach. There were several other wolves here either fishing or doing something in the sand. We keep walking until it was just us sitting on the sand listening to the waves lap at the shore. “Daniel, this is what I want today. Just you, me, and the sea.”

I look at him, he seems distant or maybe just lost in his own thoughts. “Did something happen on your job? You don’t have to tell me, but I’m here if you want. Find out who’s been looking at us?”

He pulls me close “The job was stressful, I’d rather not talk about it. But I did find out who, the ones who paid me are not good people. Don’t worry about them though we’re not in any danger. I want to get my mind off things, we’ll find the matron tomorrow.”

“A fine plan, just a lazy beach day with my wolf. If only every day could just be us sitting by the sea.”

I can tell Killian wants to say something, but he holds his tongue, I don’t force the issue. We cuddle there all day just laying in the sand. We move spots a few times to find some form of shade. Our stomachs complain, we’re propped up against a rock looking at the sunset. The sun dips below the horizon as light starts to fade, we head back to the city. Finding a Devil Fish to share between the two of us we eat our dinner and head back to the inn, an entire day spent relaxing. It was a new feeling for both of us after being on the road for so long, it was therapeutic. We get naked and hop into bed together.

“I really liked today love, I can’t remember the last time we just relaxed and enjoyed the moment.”

“Yes, it was calming, I needed that today. Thank you for just being here for me, sometimes that’s all I need.”

I rub his ears and give him a few soft kisses. “Always, I’m here for you whatever you need.” We’re both feeling too relaxed for sex, deciding to just fall asleep in each other’s embrace.

The seventh day comes and I have much to do, time was running short. This time I was woken up by Killian’s tongue licking my face. “See, I told you you’d get used to the noise.”

I look around, the sun is up and the birds were cawing. I was too relaxed just sleeping with my man to let the birds ruin everything. We both let out a long yawn as we get up and put on our clothes. Heading out to get some breakfast opting to have more of the tentacle fish. We search for the matron’s house along the docks, spotting a rather tiny shack that seemed out of place. Knocking on the door we hear some shuffling around inside before it opens. A surprisingly young gray female wolf answers the door looking at such an odd pair in her doorway. Her voice is soft as she addresses us “Why is there a human and a black wolf at my door this morning?”

Killian takes the lead “We are looking for the matron in this city, do we have the right woman?”

She takes another minute to just eye us up and down, two strong men looking for her could only mean one thing and she was right to assume. “You have the right woman, I just replaced the last matron bless her soul. I might be young but I know all of the rites just the same. The two of you wouldn’t happen to be together now would you?”

Killian’s arm wraps around me as he stands proud “We are, our love is true and we hope that you will perform the rites to mate us together.”

“This is odd, never before have I mated a human and a wolf together. I suppose there is no rule that says you can’t. Then again I’m not sure the person who came up with the rules knew about humans at the time. If your love is indeed true, I see no reason why we couldn’t make it happen.”

Killian’s tail starts to wag back and forth as it smacks my upper back, he couldn’t contain his happiness. “I’m glad, we feared that because of my fur we would have to search elsewhere.”

She puts a hand on his shoulder “No need to worry, as a matron I do not judge the individual only the connection to their mate. Why don’t we take a walk and discuss the particulars.”

We head back from where we came and just keep going until the docks turn into the beach, it smelled less like fish over here. “You haven’t said a word yet human, what are your thoughts on all of this?”

I don’t have to think long, I’m overflowing with thoughts. “My name is Daniel and I’m happy, if I had a tail it would be just as energetic as this guy’s.” Killian’s tail was still whacking me from time to time as he held me close possessively. “Where I come from a union between two men is forbidden, even more taboo since we’re a wolf and a human. I had given up hope to ever get married, but once this man told me about this I couldn’t say no. I don’t care that the traditions aren’t mine, all I care about is being with him forever.”

She looks at us approvingly “Your words sound genuine, but you have no knowledge of the rites you must perform. That is no issue, I can instruct you it is why I am here after all. What about your future mate, what does he think?”

She looks at Killian. “My name is Killian, and I felt similarly not so long ago. I left many years ago to escape the torment my black fur gave me. I lost hope finding someone to be with, it was like I was just surviving. One day I found this man, and he taught me what love is. A thing that I did not think I deserved, but now that I have it I will never let it go.” He leans down to give me a kiss, which I happily accept.

She tries to hide her excitement but she’s brimming with it. “You two do seem to be genuinely in love, some of the responses I get are lacking. I have seen couples bicker and fight when I ask the simplest of questions. Such as, name one positive and negative thing about your partner.”

I start first “Killian, one positive thing about you is that you never cease to amaze me. I forget how many times you’ve said it will be the best night of my life. Every time it is, with you life is full of surprises. One negative thing you still underestimate me, but I will change that soon.”

He perks his ears up at my negative comment. “Daniel, you’re my guiding star. For the first time I feel like my life has purpose and that’s to make you smile you gave that to me. This may be hard for you to hear, but I don’t like how you try to be more like me. I don’t need you to help me kill if anything happened to you I don’t know what I would do. Leave all of that to me, just be the man I’ve fallen in love with and that will be enough.

My heart sinks a little bit when he says that, but there was no backing out now I had come too far to quit. The matron looks pleased enough with our words as she has been standing there silently listening to us.

“Oh you two, I can feel it from over here there need be no more questions. I will perform the rites to bond both of you together. Do I need to explain the rites to you both? It sounded like that would be the case.” We both admit our lack of preparation before she starts rambling on about what needed to be done.

“There are three rites that we will perform to prove that your love is true and bind your hearts to one another. The first is a test of love, it can be anything but prove to your partner that you love them and they must accept that proof. The second is the rite of bonding, I will tie a rope on each of your wrists to signify the unbreakable bond between you. The third is an exchange of hearts. You both will pledge your heart to one another taking on several vows. To always love, cherish, and be open with one another. There are many couples who fail the third rite given time, and failing means the love is not true.”

I look up at Killian’s big golden eyes “With everything that has happened between us for better or for worse, there is no place I would rather be than by your side. Are your ready for this love?”

He takes both of my hands in his paws and holds them close “I could lead a thousand lives and each one would pale compared to this one I have with you, I am ready.”

The matron is giddy at this point “When should we do it?”

I speak up quickly “In three days, somewhere along this beach where it can be just us and maybe a few friends. We want music, booze, and dancing after we are mated.”

Killian looks truly happy in this moment as the matron speaks “Three days sounds good, the weather has been fair for a while now. It will give you time to procure the things for your celebration. Guests are more than welcome to attend as well, I will find the perfect spot on the beach. Come find me in three days and we will join your hearts together.”

After that we part ways, heading back to the city for preparations. The sun had moved across the sky during our morning outing it was now around mid-day. “After we are mated there is plenty more of the world to see. Let’s party hard before we have to hit the road again.”

“Mm, yes it is about time we moved on from the city. I will miss the food it has been exquisite tasting the bounty of the sea.”

“I’ll start gathering the things for our party, stop by and invite our guests as well. I’m not too sure what kind of booze they have around here so I’ll let you pick your favorite. Just follow your nose and be sure to get enough for us both to get absolutely wasted.”

Killian leans down and plants a kiss on my lips “I hate to part with you again so soon, but I would hate it more if you picked the wrong drink. I will go find the best booze in the city. Let’s meet in the trade district for dinner when the sun begins to set, I will find you.”

I give him a big tight hug before we split up, heading over to Klein’s forge first. The walk there is normal as I pass by the crowds I have become accustomed to. Hearing the sound of a hammer striking hot metal grow louder as I approach, peeking in to find a nearly black wolf working the forge. He really should bathe more often, at least he didn’t reek like a human would have. I whistle to get his attention as he looks over to see me, putting down his hammer and letting whatever he was working on cool. “Was wondering when you’d show up again, how is everything goin in that complicated life of yours?”

I can’t help but smile, finding a dirty rag and giving him a smack on the arm with it. The resulting cloud of dust reveals streaks of white on his fur. “Here I thought I was the dirty one, when is the last time you’ve bathed?”

He thinks for a moment “Can’t really remember if I’m bein honest.”

I put down the rag, he was just going to get dirty again even if I smacked most of the soot out of him. “Well it’s good news, in three days I am going to be mated to the love of my life on the beach. I came here to invite you to the ceremony, we will have music booze and dancing after too.”

He celebrates a little with me, “Ha hah! Always great to see two lovers go through the rites. Ended up choosing the poor man after all, the heart knows what’s best.” He tries to hug me, but I keep my distance he was quite the dirty wolf.

“The heart does know yeah, but would it be too much to ask for you to take a bath or something? I think it would be good for my mate to see that not all white wolves hate him.”

He lets out a sigh “Fine, I’ll make myself presentable but only because you’re bringing the booze. In three days on the beach, that does sound quite lovely doesn’t it. Anyone else besides me?”

“I’m going to invite a nice girl that sells grilled fish, she’s been friendly with us ever since we got here. I just have a feeling she would appreciate coming is all.”

“Oh a girl now is it, I hope you two horny dogs don’t mind if I get drunk and get a bit flirtatious.”

I shake my head, no idea the last time he got laid was. “If you can convince her feel free, but me and my man are off limits, he doesn’t want to share.”

Klein chuckles a bit “Doesn’t want to share huh, I take it he doesn’t know what you’ve been up to recently.”

“You’d be right, and I’d like to keep it that way. I’m going to break the news to him the next time we meet, it’s the least I can do. Besides he will be fine, let him drown his sorrows in expensive wine and cheap pussy like he’s always done.”

“Cheers to that, I hope he chokes on the money his daddy steals from us. I’ll be sure to get cleaned up but where are we going exactly?”

“Come find us at the end of the docks at mid-day before the beach we will travel there together. I was also wondering, you wouldn’t happen to know where I can get a cart around here? Going to be lots of bottles to carry with only my arms.”

Klein smirks “Well, don’t say I never did you any favors you can use mine. I’ll wheel it out from the back meet me out front.”

I stand outside and wait, hearing the creaking of some old cart come out from behind the forge. It was wooden with two handles on each side as they came out in front accompanied by two wheels in the back. A simple yet reliable design, it was rather large since it was made for a wolf but I would manage. One thing did cross my mind as I watched Klein wheel it out, it was big enough to hide a body.

“Yeah that will definitely work thanks Klein, mind if I come pick it up on the morning of? Don’t really have anywhere to store it at the moment we stay at an inn.”

He nods “Yeah be my guest, just be sure to wake me up first or you might get a hammer to the skull for breaking and entering.”

“I’ll be sure to do that, see you soon friend.” I wave goodbye as we part ways again, this time I head for that fish place. I push my way through the hustle and bustle of city life until I come back to that wonderful smelling grill which is busy as usual. Not able to get her attention I needed to wait for an open seat, which didn’t take long thanks to some gluttonous muzzles. Sitting down somewhere near the end next two a rather salty smelling burly brown wolf I see watch her finally get to me. “Oh hey, no big fella today? What can I get you?”

“I actually wanted to invite you to our mating ceremony in three days, meet us mid-day at the end of the docks and we’re going to do it on the beach. I’ll have a Striped Darter if that might persuade you. Oh and what’s your name?”

She looks around nervously and gets back to me “My name is Lisse and uhm, I’m always pretty busy here but I’ll try my best. You two are a cute couple I’d love to come if I can.” She yells my order at the cook and goes back about her business, I wait patiently and get my tasty fish soon. I find a large black paw on my shoulder right before I’m about to dig in. “Getting something without me? That’s going to cost you later.”

I’m a bit startled but Killian has found me. “Ah sorry, I figured if I bought something I could convince her to come join us. It would be nice to have a couple people there to share our special day with.”

He eyes my plate hungrily, I get up and offer him my seat which he takes and starts to dig in, appearing to quite enjoy the delicate fatty fish immensely. I only get tossed a few nice strips of the fish as he eats the rest before getting up again. “That was a nice appetizer, lets get something more filling.”

He takes my hand and leads me to another new stall his nose picked out. They were selling long green slimy sea snakes skewered and grilled which smelled amazing. Upon tasting the flavor was deep and rich which took me by surprise, we find many little bones in the meat which we had to pick out. They were useful for cleaning our teeth as we head back to the inn as the sun starts to set. “So did you find what you want to drink for our party?”

He looks rather downtrodden and sad “Yes, but there was one small issue. Just like in the human cities I am shunned from the wealthier establishments. The white wolves who run Three Rivers Ale would not sell to me.”

I let out a heavy sigh “I will go and buy our drinks, do you know what flavor you want?”

He nods “Yes, they have something called Moonberry Wine. It smelled heavenly and is no doubt their most expensive stuff.”

I give him a few pats on the back “Don’t worry, leave the negotiating to me. I will pick everything up the morning of our special day. Klein is letting me borrow his cart, so I only need to make one trip.”

We retire to our room and undress, I can already tell what’s on Killian’s mind as he pins my wrists above my head after we get on the bed. “What happened to not getting the sheets messy?”

He brings his sheath to my face burying me in his crotch. “There won’t be a mess if you suck it real good pup. I actually got something that might help with that.” He was hiding something in his paw, he shows me what it is. A metal ring with leather straps affixed on two sides. “Open that pretty little mouth of yours.”

I hesitantly obey as he shoves the ring in my mouth and fastens the straps behind my head pulling them taut. My jaw was held wide open, I stick my tongue through the ring to tease him. Not being able to speak like this was annoying but that wasn’t important. I can see him already start to get excited seeing me held open for him. His sheath got plump, I rub it softly as I watch his hardening cock come out to greet me. One of his paws holds my head steady as he lines his tip up. Pushing in the first few inches easily as he starts to hump away at my face. I stick my tongue out through the ring so I can lick the underside of his cock as he plows away. Soon enough I feel that hard tip poking at the back of my throat before slowly inching its way down into me. I can’t control the drool that starts to drip from my mouth, his slick cock dragging it out of me. It was obvious Killian was enjoying this greatly, getting to fuck me in a different way.

Wet sounds of sloppy sex fill the air as my man uses my throat to get himself off. My face is getting sore as I’m slammed against his crotch over and over gain. Soon enough his knot slips out making me kiss it with every thrust. I’m allowed quick breaths of air as he pulls nearly all the way out before pushing it back in using slow motions. I start to play with his big furry balls, holding one in each hand as I gently massage them. He starts grunting and groaning while the bed creaks slightly beneath us. My jaw starts to get sore and burn having endured his sexual frenzy. To get him to cum I start to gently massage his knot, squeezing it as he fucks my face. “Rrrrr, f-fuckin squeeze harder…”

He doesn’t need to tell me twice, I grip his knot as hard as I can and feel him tense up, hilting himself in my throat while his cock throbs dumping a heavy load directly down my gullet. He idly humps away still enjoying his orgasm. I let him for as long as I can, starting to gag and choke as my body desperately tries to get some air. Releasing his knot I have to use all my might to break his grip on my head and pull off his shaft, it shoots a final glob of cum on my tongue as it leaves. I gasp and cough taking in big breaths of air, fiddling with the straps as I get them to come lose and removing the ring. Killian is now holding his own knot and stroking himself as he shoots a few last ropes across my face. It takes him another minute to calm down and come back to his senses. “Oooh fuck pup, that was the best blowjob you’ve ever given me.”

I wipe my face off using a dirty shirt as I massage my jaw. “It was more like you were just fucking my face to be honest.”

His paw comes down to stroke my face “That’s probably more accurate, but I don’t hear you complaining about it either.” That dirty smirk on his muzzle, he knows he’s right.

My own cock is throbbing needily between my legs, neither of us has bothered to touch it. I know what I want as I grab his big hips and pull him into my lap. “I know what you can do to make it up to my very sore jaw.” I rub my hard cock between his legs, sliding under his tail to tease that tight ass.

He breathes in sharply “What was that you were saying about dirty sheets?” He teases me more by starting to ride me, just letting my shaft get massaged between his cheeks.

“Fuck it, I don’t care anymore we haven’t really had sex in a while and I really miss your ass.” I reach around to grab those firm cheeks giving them a couple hard squeezes. His muscled ass is incredible as I hump away just using his rear like this.

I see a very dirty smirk on his muzzle as he leans down to make out with me, using one paw to urge me to keep still. His tongue slides into my mouth as we wrestle like that for a good minute. He breaks the kiss as one of his digits starts to gather our combined spit before wrapping that slick paw around my cock stroking it a few times. He makes my cockhead pop out of the foreskin which makes me shudder, I feel him line me up with his tight ass. It has been a while since I’ve fucked him and the penetration is incredibly tight. I see him wince a bit as the tip goes in, the rest slides in rather easily as a furry butt now rests on top of me and my cock is in heaven sliding into that warm wet tunnel. It’s so damn tight as he starts to ride me going slowly. I feel each of his muscles grip and milk me, I can’t help but put my hands on his hips and try to push him back down harder. This slow pace wasn’t good enough as I start to thrust up into him. “Wait a minute pup.”

I stop and look up at his face, he was breathing hard. “Sorry, was I too rough for the big bad wolf?”

He shakes his head “I don’t think you have it in you to be too rough for me. Just let me uh, adjust.” I watch him sit up and slide back down at different angles. He eventually finds what he’s looking for as he lets out a stifled shuddering moan. He’s leaning back with his hands and legs on the mattress as he starts to ride me slowly again. Each time my cock sinks into him I’m hitting his special spot which makes his ass clench around me. I don’t last much longer as I hold onto the sheets for dear life when I start to cum. Bucking up into that quivering hole I paint his walls white flooding his ass with all I have. Soon enough its over and my soft cock slides out of his tailhole, much to my surprise Killian turns around and presents my face with his leaking ass. “Why don’t you clean up the mess you made?”

I kind of don’t want to, but part of me just wants to make my man moan more with my tongue buried in his ass. I just go for it, grabbing one of his firm cheeks in each hand to spread them apart while I licked the dripping cum from his fur before licking that loose tailhole. I dive my tongue in and wriggle it around like a madman. Killian presses his hips back into me harder as I thrash around inside him. I eat his ass out for a few minutes before we’re both completely spent. We wipe up our mess with whatever we can and just leave what’s there for the old pervert.

“Holy fuck I needed that, your ass is incredible every time.” I give one of his cheeks a smack.

He pulls me down to the bed with him as we cuddle “There’s plenty more where that came from.” I’m getting comfortable against his furry chest as he continues. “Just two more days and I get to wake up to the happiest day of my life. I’m getting a mate of my own, I never could have imagined this was happening just a few short months ago. You’ve changed my life Daniel, I love you.” He holds me close as those big beautiful arms wrap around me.

“I feel the exact same way, I love you too.”

The sun has set as darkness takes us, we fucked for a while. Sleep comes easily as pleasant dreams of flower fields run through my head while we rest. Morning comes too soon marking the eighth day as I wake up feeling rejuvenated, it appears to be first light. We got to bed early considering everything that happened. I decide to get up and start the day waking Killian up in the process. “Morning pup, I slept so peacefully. It worries me though, I slept so deeply I don’t think I could have head an intruder. I dreamt of a day where that would be okay.”

I put a cleanish pair of clothes on and wrap my arms around his neck. “I promise you this, one day, you will have that dream come true.” Planting a kiss on his cheek I help him get up and put his armor on. We grab what we need and head outside, I decided to find a musician as today’s goal. Unfortunately, life had other plans as that same hooded gray wolf was waiting for us. He signals Killian and we follow him into a small house down an alleyway. We all go inside and take a seat around a wooden table, the place was fairly empty with only a bed for sleeping in the corner.

The gray wolf speaks “So, we were pleased with your work. It’s time for another job the boss was impressed with you.”

I intervene “He’s not taking it, we’re getting mated in two days.” Both of them looked at me like I was some dumb dog that didn’t know his place.

Killian rubs my shoulder, urging me to stay silent. “Forgive him, he means no disrespect. I would prefer to decline but we both know better.”

The gray wolf looks pleased with that answer. “You’re a smart one, don’t worry I’ll forget he said anything.” He slides another folded up parchment across the table. “This one won’t take long, you’ll be back in one day’s time to get mated to your bitch.” With that he gets up from the table and walks out leaving us alone.

“What the fuck Killian? I know you meant bad people, but they know about you don’t they. You can’t say no to them.”

He lets out a sigh and unfolds the paper, I let him read in silence. “He was being honest, I need to do something in the city no need to travel far.”

This is bad, he could get in my way if this had anything to do with the Duke or his son. For the first time in a long time I hear him, my friend was uncontrollably laughing at me in my head. “Killian, I need to know this time. What does it say?”

He starts to fold it back up by my hand grips his wrist tightly. “Not this time, you tell me.”

We stay there locked in a stare as he unfolds it and slides it across to me. “Fine.”

I read the crude handwriting and am relieved that it’s only a man in debt with the wrong people. I don’t recognize the name.

His now gruff voice whispers to me “What does it matter, unless you’ve been up to something while I was gone. Tell me Daniel, why would me killing someone in the city be trouble for you? What did you do while I was gone last time?”

My friend is still laughing at me, we both know I wasn’t able to tell him anything. I just sit there in silence as Killian huffs out hard. He just blurts out what he was thinking “Who have you been cheating on me with, who are you fucking? It was faint but I smelled a very excited male wolf all over you that night I returned.”

I tell him the only version of the truth I can “I’m not cheating on you.” I was leading a lamb to slaughter. I debate coming up with some elaborate lie to sell it harder or clue him in more. Fooling him would be difficult. Just like how he does with me, the less he knows the better.

He seems rather heartbroken, not really buying it. “Listen love, I’ll go find us a musician to play and get the wine you liked. You finish this job and we can get mated, then we go wherever you want. I still love you, just know that what I’ve been doing is important.”

“Are you going to tell me what this important thing is?”

I’m feeling the heat at this point as my skin becomes warmer “I can’t, please trust me on this.”

He starts rubbing my arm, looking concerned at this point. “I still love you Daniel but please, what happened?”

The words feel like rocks coming out as I try lie to his face “I didn’t want to say anything, I’m afraid of what you would do. After you left, a very rich white wolf approached me. He thought I was some sort of exotic foreign beauty, but I refused him and his money. I should have taken the money, sharp swords made me do it for free.”

Killian gets up and starts pacing back and forth, gripping his spear tightly. The scowl on his face makes it look like he wants to scream. His words are punctuated with a snarl “Tell me his name, and I will do the rest.”

“Killian no, if we fight back it won’t just be a group of thugs this time. There will be soldiers, lots of them. That’s why I was concerned about this job, he knows about you. If anything happened to him they would come for us both. I’m going to take care of it, I just need you to trust me on this. You have your own issues to worry about right now.” I hand him the paper and watch him fold it back up to stash it away.

“What are you going to do about it Daniel?”

“I’m going to teach him a lesson, then he’s going to leave us alone.”

Killian takes a long hard look at me and takes my hands in his paws. “I wish you would have told me. We’re in this together Daniel. I trust you, but I hate the secrets you keep from me.”

“How do you think I feel, when you leave for days at a time? I don’t know where you are, what you’re doing, and I don’t ask questions. You know what I don’t do though? I don’t worry, I know you will come back to me. I’m asking that you do the same, trust me and we will have our happy ending. Nothing is going to stop us from performing the ceremony.”

He nods “Okay, okay. I will trust you. I’m going to do this job, you take care of what you need to. When you’re ready come find me this time, I’ll be waiting on the beach.” We gather our things from the room and head out. Killian says goodbye as he goes to take care of his business. There was no time to waste as I go to take care of mine. The first thing on my mind is getting the wine Killian wanted, wandering around the trade district until I find the Three Rivers. It looked to be run and visited by almost exclusively white wolves. I haven’t seen another human here since we arrived, hopefully they would be open to sell to me. The place was set up similarly to a human winery, bottles in the front lining the walls and a salesman behind a counter. I felt out of place being surrounded by white wolves dressed in finery. My man had expensive tastes. Approaching the counter the wolf working behind it gives me an annoyed glance before helping everyone else. I didn’t look wealthy, but at least I wasn’t being thrown out on my ass. Eventually he gets to me, his voice is surprisingly soft. “What’s a ragged human doing all the way up here?”

I try not to pay his attitude any mind “This human is trying to get 6 bottles of Moonberry wine. How much will that cost me?”

I can see the gears turning in his head “Interesting, you know there have been rumors going around about a human and a wolf. A cursed black mongrel no less, the same one that was here just a few days ago wanting Moonberry wine.”

“I wouldn’t know anything about that, just trying to do some business. I have coin, so that won’t be a problem.” I see him try not to smile as he pulls down a blue bottle off of a shelf behind him.

“Moonberry wine is quite expensive, the berries only grow during the summer and have the best flavor when picked at night. For six bottles, that will be eighteen gold.” I’m a bit shocked at the price, I will have to go raid Killian’s stash. I consider buying only what I can currently afford when a furry white paw comes to rest on my shoulder. Heimal’s voice in my ear is both a blessing and a curse at the moment.

Heimal addresses the man behind the counter. “I see you’ve met my latest pet, the wine is for me just put it on my tab. Forgive him he’s still learning.”

I’ll have to remind him who’s better in a fight later. “Sorry my lord, I forgot to mention it was for you.”

I hear a deep satisfied rumble in his chest, he liked that apparently. “It’s okay pet, the wine will be delivered to the cellar no need to worry your little head about it anymore.” He wraps his arm around me as he takes me outside. Most people are looking at us together, judging no doubt. He takes me to a nice little house near the castle leading me inside. It was well decorated with paintings, lavish furniture, vases, and an easel. It looked like he had painted all of them himself judging by the scene in front of me.

“I don’t like being called your pet, and don’t get used to me calling you my lord Heimal.”

He sits down on a nearby couch as I set my things down by the door, the wooden boards didn’t even creak as I step on them to sit in a chair. I watch him pat the seat next to him expectantly. “Come now, is that any way to be talking to the man who just saved your what do humans call it. Wedding?”

Now I’m the one growling at him “I could have paid for that wine myself, I’ll just go back there and get another six bottles. You’re not buying me with coin Heimal.”

He sighs and looks at me for a bit “You could use a bit of a fur cut, getting a little unruly for my tastes. I’ve been keeping an eye on you two you know. I’m sure that hulking beast does absolutely awful things to you in bed. I can do those same things for you.”

He’s licking his lips like I’m some sort of seasoned steak. I can still do this to get everything I want. Me and Killian should be long gone by the time his corpse is discovered. I get up and sit next to him letting his arm pull me close. “That’s more like it, this place is much better than that hovel you’ve been sleeping in. I can smell him all over you, I won’t lie I have been thinking about us. It would be really inconvenient to get mated to you since my father has made it clear I’m just a tool to be bartered with. But his money did pay for this house, it can be our little secret here in the city. You can come visit me, and I can do all sorts of things to that beautiful hard tight body of yours.” His hands start groping me, rubbing my cock through my pants. I have to push his paws back to get a word in.

“Heimal please, I’m in love with him. We’re getting mated soon and I still have to find a musician and get that wine. He wants to lead me in our first dance together. I don’t mind having fun with you on the side, there’s just a lot to do and I’m running out of time.”

“I’m hurt, you weren’t going to invite me to your mating ceremony?”

“No of course not, why would I do that? It’s not like you’d enjoy being there in the presence of us common folk anyway.”

He shakes his head “You’re right of course, but I know several good musicians. I can help make your special day perfect, if you can make today special for me. I watched that dog of yours go on his separate way. A mercenary for hire isn’t the most safe or stable job, you could do a lot worse than me.” His paw is insistent as he’s rubbing my cock through my pants again. It’s shameful but I start to get hard as he’s rubbing me. I hated myself for this, I was cheating, and it was breaking Killian’s heart no matter how I tried to spin it in my head.

I let out a long sigh as I removed his paw from between my legs. “I was curious about one thing since I walked in here, did you paint all of these?” I gesture to all of the paintings around the room.

His eyes light up and his tail wags when I ask “Yes I did, told my father this was solely for me to focus on my art. Technically true, I do all my painting in here now but nobody has to know about us fucking like rabbits either.”

I get up and walk around the room looking at his artwork, there were paintings both large and small hanging on the walls fitted to ornate frames. One of them was a self-portrait, he painted himself much more muscular than he actually was. Others were landscapes, flowers, several female wolves young and old. “These are good, there’s a lot of variety in what you paint. A bit of an exaggeration on this one though.” I stop at his self portrait to point it out.

“That’s not an exaggeration, I’ll look like that one day. I’m not done growing up you know I like to think of it as a goal to reach more than anything.” He was dedicated and talented I will give him that.

“So you know that my protector is gone and waited for me to be alone to make your move. You’re smarter than you look.”

He scoffs “Oh please, anyone could see what a bloodthirsty beast that cursed mongrel really is at just a glance. He would have killed me on the spot and both of you would be executed if I dared show this perfect muzzle anywhere near those lips of yours.”

I gently tug on his expensive coat pulling his lips to mine, giving him a deep kiss. “Then let’s make sure nobody ever sees.”

He’s surprised and starts to loosen his expensive garments. He takes my hand and leads me upstairs, there is a fine-looking bed in one of the rooms. Covered in blue silks the room is just as decorated as the rest of the house. I take the lead and push him back onto the bed. “Allow me, my lord.” It takes me a while but I eventually manage to strip him naked, his sheath is already plump at just a little foreplay. I take my own clothes off and sit in his lap.

“Listen Heimal, I’m going to be mated to him in two days. You’re right he’s away on a job right now. I won’t lie, I’d be in your debt for a musician and the booze.” I grind my ass on his cock as it slips out, his tip poking between my cheeks. Taking his wrists in my hands I pin them to his sides. I liked having this much control over a large man. “Just remember, I’m not your pet, and you aren’t my lord. Unless you forgot what I did to your ass on that beach.” I lean down and start to make out with him, his body relaxes and melts under my touch. It could feel really good to be in a submissive position, and he was reveling in that feeling. I hear him start to protest so I break the kiss.

“Stop, I- … I don’t like this.” He looked confused or conflicted.

I get off of him, his hard cock bouncing between his legs. “What’s wrong? Not used to being under a man I take it.”

He rubs his neck and looks away “Something like that yeah, I don’t know why it feels so good. I really like knotting a tight hole, but having you under my tail was almost better somehow.”

I pounce on him, wrestling his wrists back down to his sides. He struggles weakly but I can tell he’s enjoying being roughed up a bit just like me. “I’ll make you a deal Heimal, let me have my way with you. Then in two days on my wedding night let’s sneak out. On the plains of Kassa, I’ll let you make me howl your name in the night. Tonight I’ll show you how to make a man feel good when you’re fucking him. You can return the favor ten fold later.”

He seems skeptical at the suggestion “The plains of Kassa? Why would we go there when I have this house just for us?”

I grab his cock and stroke it slowly “Because my lord, I don’t want anyone to hear my screams. We should be perfectly alone out there, nobody camps out that way.”

“Fuck that’s hot, you want me to breed you like a feral beast on your special day? What about that cursed mongrel of yours won’t he be a problem?”

I can see him already thinking about the depraved sex acts the wants to perform on me. “He won’t be an issue, as long as there’s enough Moonberry wine to get him happily drunk on our special day. There should be good music too so that we dance until he’s exhausted.” Heimal nods as I’m on top of him. “Good boy, now you just lay there. It’s perfectly natural to enjoy this, don’t feel bad.” I look around the room for something to use, there wasn’t much but I find some expensive looking blue fabric. There were several long strands of it as I take them all.

I see Heimal open his muzzle to speak, buy my hand closes around it to keep that bitch quiet. “Shh, no need to say anything. Just let me show you a good time.” I wrap one of the pieces of fabric around his muzzle and tie it off tightly. He looks offended and tries to remove it but I pin his wrists down again. Tying each one to a different side of the bed frame. He’s looking a little nervous but his throbbing cock and knot between his legs tell a different story. “Feels good doesn’t it? That stuff looks expensive try not to struggle too much. But I wouldn’t be upset if you did.” I find myself pulling his legs apart and kneeling between them getting a good look at what a handsome young man he was. Talented, rich, and sexy.

I decide not to waste too much time but he’s pointing his muzzle at the nightstand next to the bed. I open the drawer and find a little jar filled with a similar slick substance. “Enjoyed discovering lube? Makes things much more enjoyable for the both of us.” I take it with me and yank one of his legs in the air, draping it over my shoulder. His hole is exposed as I get a bit of lube on my finger and start to rub it in slow circles around his entrance. He whines and moans gently pulling on his bindings. I press firmly, forcing my finger in him this time. His eyes go wide at the sudden penetration, I keep sliding in deeper as he clenches hard around me. I finger him roughly as he continues to whine, eventually feeling him relax and loosen up. His cock continuing to throb and bounce in front of me let me know how much he was enjoying it. Adding in another finger making him wince as I search his depths for that special spot, touching it makes him write on the bed. I hold his leg firmly against me as I finger him right there. Feeling his tailhole sufficiently loose I cover my cock in the lube and line it up with his hole. I look directly into his eyes as I press forward, feeling him give way as I slip inside his ass again. “That’s it, let me inside. You’ll feel good I promise.” I start to fuck him at a steady pace, enjoying the tightness of his ass as he struggles to relax. I want to show him a few more positions, so I grab both of his ankles and push them back toward his head, moving his ass directly into the air as I’m bent over him. I fuck him hard in that position, plowing him with all the strength in my core. The bed squeaks as the headboard hits the wall behind us. I can hear his stifled moaning and whining as his muzzle is held shut. My cock was slamming right into his special spot making him leak copious amounts of pre all over his chest and face.

I pull out making him whine in complaint before flipping him over on his stomach. I pull those big hips up and back to me, yanking his tail up out of the way. I hear him let out a pained yelp as I pull on his tail hard, before pushing my cock back into him. I press forward hard, burying myself as deep as I can. Laying my chest on his back I have to really reach but I manage to wrap my arm around his neck and squeeze hard. I start to fuck him again a bit slower, letting him feel every inch of my cock as it slid in and out of his ass. “Fuck yeah, I can hear how much you like this. It can be our little secret, you knot whatever cunt you need to. Then I come find you, raise that tail and fuck your brains out.” He starts to struggle to breathe so I release the choke hold and pull out again.

I turn him back over, and am met with a really nice view. He has a big stupid smile on his muzzle, as much as he could express himself all tied up anyway. I spread his legs again, slide my cock back in his ass as he wraps his legs around my hips pulling me in closer. “That’s a good boy, nothing wrong with letting yourself feel good.” I fuck him like that for a while, just slowly plowing his ass rocking the bed gently as we stare into each other’ s eyes. I can feel myself getting close, and judging by how hard his cock was he just needed a good squeeze on that knot to burst. I use one hand to wrap around his throat and choke him with intent, it sounded like he couldn’t breathe at all. The other I bring to his knot, applying the same pressure as I fuck him. I pick up the pace, feeling it hit me. I start to cum thrusting in as hard and deep as I can moaning as I have my orgasm. As soon as I do Heimal’s cock is erupting with cum, spraying it all over himself and the sheets. There is a surprising amount of it as his fur is weighed down ruining his perfect coat. After just a short while my cock is spent, I pull it out and release my hand from his throat, ramming my now free fingers into his ass. His breathing is hard and ragged as I keep squeezing his knot. He idly humps into my hand still spurting out a few more drops of cum as I finger him some more.

It takes a few minutes but he gives me a look and I release him. Untying his wrists and muzzle as he lays there out of breath and covered in his own semen. “Oh wow, that was … amazing.”

I look around and find a towel, using it to wipe off my cock before handing it to Heimal. “There’s plenty more where that came from. I’ll let you have your turn, I meant what I said about the plains of Kassa. I’ll be sure to set up a fire so you can find me. I hope you don’t believe the stories people tell.”

He seems excited “No I don’t believe any of that nonsense, it’s just a bunch of rocks and glass. Good for us though, I’m definitely going to make you scream.” He starts to wipe his cum off his fur getting the towel nice and dirty.

“I look forward to it, that cursed mongrel doesn’t let me touch his ass. You’ve given me what I’ve been missing, and in return I’ve shown you what you’ve been missing out on. Wouldn’t mind letting you return the favor” I turn around and show him my muscular ass, giving it a light smack.

His paw finds it’s way to my rear groping and squeezing one of my cheeks. “Oh yeah, this isn’t like the other’s I have had. So smooth but firm, yeah this will feel good wrapped around my knot.”

He looks clean enough so I rejoin him on the bed, dragging us both down into the sheets. He looks at me funny, guess he wasn’t used to sharing his bed like this. I snuggle up against his chest like I would Killian, guiding his arm to wrap around me and hold me close. “This feels nice, why don’t we rest like this for a while.”

“Oh uhm, sure I guess.” I can still feel him all tense against my back, he wasn’t really enjoying cuddling. So I decide to get up and just face him.

“Not a fan of being intimate? That’s okay we can just talk a bit if you’d prefer.”

He appears to relax after hearing that “Sorry, my uh…” he trails off, not really sure what this was between us. I don’t blame him this was messy and complicated.

“Not used to having a whore stay in your bed after sex? Don’t worry, I’m no whore but I’ll make you moan like one.” I push his back into the mattress again, this time coming in to lick his nipples eliciting a stifled moan from his lips. Solidifying my point as I get his nipples nice and hard as I suck or lick them.

“O-okay, that’s enough. You’ve tired me out…” I release him from my grasp once more as we lay under the sheets together.

“There’s plenty more I could show you, but like I said before. Next time.”

The light starts to dim, apparently the sun was setting. He looks at me nervously, not sure if he was going to kick me out. “Do you er, want to stay and uhm sleep with me?” he looks so cute and naïve when he says that. Accepting would all but seal his fate so I take it.

In response I move closer to him and plant a kiss on his lips. “I can spend the night, how do you want me my lord?”

I see him bite his lip looking a bit ashamed. He doesn’t need to say anything else as I push him the other way so his ass is facing me now. Wrapping my arm around his chest as I bury myself in his neck fluff. “How does this feel?”

I feel his tension melt away as he relaxes back into me, the size difference was awkward but it still felt good having this much power over a larger man. “Please, don’t tell anyone about this.”

I nibble on his ear before whispering into it “It’s our little secret, don’t worry about a thing.” I reach down and spread his cheeks, my cum still leaking out from his hole. Nestling my cock against his ass makes him shudder as I hold him close. “Good night my lord.”

We don’t say anything as I sleep with another man for the first time in my life. The ends would justify the means, or so I keep telling myself. I have no pleasant dreams, only darkness.

Morning comes and I am greeted by the ninth day Heimal is still wrapped in my arms as he happily snoozes the day away. My movements wake him as his eyes adjust to the light and the memories of last night come back to him. “How did you sleep my lord?”

His paw strokes my chest “Best night in a long time, but it would be improper to go around smelling like sex and a human. There’s a bath next door would you mind drawing one for me?”

I roll my eyes, it would be a gigantic pain in the ass to haul buckets of water up a set of stairs. “Oh fuck me, how many trips to the well will it take for me to fill a giant bath meant for a wolf?”

He looks at me funny “What? You don’t have to carry water just turn on the faucet.”

Now I look at him funny “What’s a faucet?”

He rolls his eyes this time “Oh lord, you really are one of the common folk. We have something called plumbing, it makes it so that you turn a faucet and water comes out. Don’t bother your head with the details just go turn the red knob on the tub next door and get me when it’s ready.” He rolls over and goes back to enjoying his lazy morning, I decide its best to keep him happy, so I obey.

The room next door was also ornate, completed with a beautiful porcelain tub finished with gold embroidery. There was a strange contraption connected to it, two knobs and a metal pipe were poised over the middle. I turn the one with a red knob and I can hear a rumbling coming from the pipe, soon enough water starts pouring out. I am amazed, if this is what it means to be rich then I wanted it even more now. To add insult to injury the water was already hot, no need to light a fire either. There are shelves of bottles along the walls containing all sorts of liquids, what Heimal uses to keep himself smelling fresh and his fur soft no doubt. There’s a basket of flower petals sitting next to the tub so I dump a few of them in for scent as the water comes up to halfway. I turn it off and head into the other room, shaking Heimal’s sleeping form awake. “Hey, your bath is ready my lord.”

He lets out a long yawn and presents me with his paw, I take it and help him out of bed. I try to put my clothes on but his paw stops me “No need to wear anything when it’s just us, come help me bathe.” I obey and follow him into the bath, he scoffs as he tests the water. “Didn’t add the special soap, I guess the fault is mine what would you know about proper bathing?” He was being rude, probably how he was with most people. I watch him grab a bottle off the shelf and pour just a few drops of the contents into the water. He swirls it around and there’s a thin film of it on the water’s surface. He gets in and lets out a satisfied sigh. “That’s the stuff, clean me up it’s the least you can do for making me cum all over myself.” Whatever he poured in had a light floral scent.

I figure that’s fair enough, grabbing a brush and a comb as I get to work on his fur, making sure to rub all the crusty stains out of it. I pay extra close attention to his face, making sure not to mess with his eyes or nose while I clean him. Once I got him clean he points to a purple bottle on one of the shelves. “Add a few drops of that to some water and brush it in my fur, makes me extra soft.” I get a small basin and add some bath water before dropping in the contents of the purple bottle. It turns the water a cloudy white, it smells nice as I add it to his fur using the comb and brush to incorporate it. He stands up and lets me get the rest of him, I pay extra attention to massage it into his sheath and balls which makes him smile. “That will do, Daniel.”

He makes me smile as well “Glad you remember my name.”

“How could I ever forget a man such as you?” He steps out of the bath dripping all over the floor. Grabbing a towel that was hanging on the back of the door he dries himself off the best he can. “I’m feeling generous, you can take a bath too if you want. As long as you make me a fire downstairs to dry off with.” I take that offer, needing that bath to hide my shameful acts.

“It would be my pleasure Heimal.” I go downstairs and start a fire in the hearth, Heimal sits in front of it completely naked as he dries himself. I go back upstairs and see that there’s another strange handle on the tub. I pull it and the water starts to drain, happy that I wouldn’t be using his dirty water. I refill the tub with hot water and get in myself, I add in the same stuff he did and found that it pleasantly cleaned my skin. I get a brush and get to scrubbing. It does wonders to take away the smells of sex, wolf, and man. I think for a moment before getting a tiny bit and running it through my hair, it definitely feels less grimy. I dunk my head in the water and scrub with all my might, feeling the dirt leave my body finally. There’s a little bit of the soap left in the basin as I pour the rest on my head, rubbing it into my hair. It surprises me how good I smell now, like a fresh forest rose. My hair is the softest it has ever been in my life as I touch it. My beard fairs slightly better, but that’s only because the hairs themselves were unruly. I decide that’s enough as I get out of the bath, drain it and dry off with a fresh towel. It was much easier for me as a human, no fur needing to be dried by a fire.

There is one more room upstairs down the hallway and I’m curious so I peek in. There’s a mirror and all sorts of grooming tools as well as a small pile of white fur surrounding the stool placed in the center. I figure now is a good a time as any as I take the seat, getting a good look at my face. My hair was quite long and my beard unkempt. Heimal was right about needing to cut it. I find a small pair of what looked to be shears, but they were easy to use. I cut my hair to just above shoulder length as it falls in wet strands to the floor. Next I move onto my beard, cutting it back short. There are several small blades, I remember the close shave my friend gave me. I find the courage to try, the sharp metal coming into contact with my skin as I drag it up slowly, watching the hairs fall to the ground. My dexterous hands keep fine control over the blade as I give myself a close shave. Next moving onto my cheeks, tidying them up. My hair has dried off a fair amount as I tie it behind my head to show off my face. I look just as good as I did on the harvest festival, only I had gotten a little older.

I head downstairs to see Heimal who was drying his junk off at this point “Oh wow, you clean up really nice Daniel. I like, come here let me get a better look.” I smile as I approach, letting his paw turn my face every which way. “It’s strange, you look like some of those rich humans that stop by every once in a while. Yet you live with that mongrel in squalor, too bad we can never really have a life together. This will have to do.” He kisses me deeply, the warm damp fur touching my skin.

I break the kiss and cup his face. “I know, we can’t have everything we want in life no matter how much money you have. Can I still count on you to get me music and wine or am I on my own for that?”

He laughs a little bit “Daniel please, I’m not a liar I have been honest with you. I’ll even get more wine for you so that mutt can drink himself to an early grave. I also happen to know a local lute player who owes me. He’s the best at what he does. Where am I sending these things?”

I place my hands on his hips and we just embrace by the fire “Tomorrow at mid-day everyone is gathering at the end of the docks and the matron will lead us to the perfect spot. I have a cart to carry everything down the beach you can just drop everything off there. I will be hard to miss standing around with a black wolf.”

His paw massages the back of my head “Mmm, is that a warning to stay away? Don’t worry I have better things to do. Like getting ready for our very special night, I hope you like it rough.”

My hands scratch his neck lovingly making him lean into me “Look who I’m getting mated to, you know I like it rough.”

That elicits a deep growl from his chest “I’m going to make you scream all night long.”

I trace my fingers through the fur on his chest “Screams of pleasure begging for more I hope.”

His paws come to grope my ass hard “You’ll just have to find out.”

I give him a dirty smile as he’s fairly dry at this point. “So what do we do until then? I think we have the whole day to ourselves.” He smiles warmly upon hearing this news.

“Oh, I have a few ideas. Truth be told, I’m really liking this look you have. Why don’t I paint you, nude.”

I actually quite like the sound of that “You flatter me, I’m a bit of an artist myself you know. After you’re done I would be happy to paint you too, immortalize this fine body of yours.”

He raises an eyebrow “Daniel please, you’re a blacksmith and a fighter don’t try to tell me you’re skilled with the brush as well.”

I look down at my hands, I could feel that the knowledge was there. All it took was one touch from my friend and it was engraved upon my soul. “Let me show you, I have my best drawing with me.” I go to my pack at the door and rummage around, gently taking out the portrait I drew of Killian in the field. I show it to Heimal and he has mixed emotions.

“So this is that cursed wolf of yours, I must admit he is quite handsome. If only his fur was white he would probably be perfect. The detail in this is striking, all you used was ink and a quill. I can’t see any mistakes or errors in the line work. How long did it take you to draw this?”

I think about it for a moment “How long? I would say about an hour and a half.”

He scoffs at me “Please Daniel, something like this would take at least a day. There is care and precision that needs to be taken one silly mistake and you ruin the entire canvas. It’s taken me years to be able to paint one of these in a week.” He motions to all the paintings hanging on the wall before handing me back my drawing, I stash it away for safety.

I walk over to the blank canvas set up in the corner of the room. “Why don’t I prove it to you? Take a sexy pose for me and I’ll draw that fine ass of yours in a few short hours.”

He sighs “What do I get when you barely have an outline by lunch and have lost my interest?”

I walk back up to him and rub his ears bringing that muzzle down to my level. “Whatever you want of course.”

He backs away slowly “I remember what happened the last time you said that, you’re … serious about this? That doesn’t make any sense, how can you have mastered so many crafts in such a short amount of time?”

I just turn the couch around so the fire would be in the background. “Strike a flattering pose, and watch the magic happen.” I pat the cushions as I step behind the canvas, gathering up the brushes and paints around the room. I hold one of the wooden handles in my hand, and it feels good. I just know what to do with it deep within my soul.

I see Heimal start to struggle with this, I can tell there’s something more on his mind. The way he looks at me, he was imagining how his life could be if we were together as a couple. I looked that exact same way not too long ago staring at Killian’s handsome muzzle. “Daniel, can we get some food first? I don’t want us getting hungry while we pose.”

I smile “Of course Heimal, we can do that.”

Apparently, his way of getting breakfast was to poke his head outside and give orders to the servant posted there. I could get used to this sort of treatment, maybe one day when I settle down.

“Go wait upstairs, don’t want the servants to see you they talk too much.” I comply and go lay on the comfortable bed, just enjoying being clean for once. I can’t help but think how smooth things are going so far despite my little hiccup earlier. I hear some commotion downstairs and the door closing again, I take a peek and there is a platter of seafood on a table. Heimal is already eating is fill, I come down to join him. I take a bite out of what looks good and everything is delicious. I end up eating much less than him while he manages to somehow clear the rest of the platter leaving nothing but skin and bones. Growing wolves must eat a ton.

“So, you ready to strike a pose for me?” he wipes his muzzle off with a white napkin before laying down on the couch. Resting his head on his paw as he props himself up, lifting one leg to show off his junk.

“No time to waste, show me what you can do.”

I waste no time and gather the supplies around me, my hands just know what to do. Mixing the colors I paint the background first, getting the wall, fire, and couch down on the canvas. It feels strange watching my painting take shape as I replicate the view in front of me. We take a short break to stretch after what feels like a few hours before getting back to it. Making sure that Heimal doesn’t get an early peek, I want him to be truly shocked. I don’t stop as my brush flies across the canvas, then moving onto painting the handsome wolf. I decide to do him a service, make his muscles more pronounced, and his junk a bit bigger. The sunlight continues to change the angle it shines in the room as I find myself finishing the painting in record time. It looks to be nearing dusk as I finish. “There, all done quite a good job if I do say so myself.”

I watch Heimal get up rather nervously, almost like he was afraid of what he would see. “I was watching you work you know, you weren’t lying.” He walks around and his eyes go wide, just staring at my work. I had accurately replicated the scene before me, everything from the glow of the fire to the couch cushions and most importantly Heimal’s beautiful body. “How? Who are you?” He looks at me with a certain envy, and I don’t blame him.

“I’m just a human named Daniel, born as a smith. I’m just naturally talented, which is why no mere man could ever have my hand in what we humans call marriage. The man I am going to become mated to tomorrow is equally as special. In another life Heimal, I think we would be perfect for one another. Hopefully we meet again in the next cycle.”

I can see him start to tear up, angrily wiping them away. “Don’t look I’m not crying.” He turns away from me and pouts. I hug him from behind to console him.

“It’s okay to be sad, I can tell that you like me that much is obvious. It’s not just about the sex anymore, is it? When I come visit, we can have all the moments like these you want. Help make my day special tomorrow, and you’ll have a place in my heart as well.”

He lets out a heavy sigh “Do you really mean that? You’ll come visit me from time to time during your travels?” I hug him tighter.

“Yes I mean it, I promise I will come visit. As long as me and my mate are welcome in the north, I love this place.”

We walk back around to look at my painting, just studying the drying picture before us. “I’m so confused, where did you find the time and money to paint like this?”

“That is a secret I can’t share, otherwise I’d have to kill you.”

He looks at me funny. “You’re serious about that too, aren’t you?” he looks a bit fearful, we both know I would win in a fight.

“I am, but don’t worry I would never tell. Let’s just focus on us right now, do you want to paint me now?” I take a seat on the couch, striking a pose but he doesn’t look interested.

“Maybe next time, when we have more time.” I get up and pull him close for a kiss.

“I like that, next time. How about we have dinner and retire to bed my lord?”

He smiles every time I call him that “I will have them bring us some finely spiced meats and a bottle of wine. Does that sound agreeable?”

“Oh that sounds more than perfect, shall I hide away like a dirty secret so nobody discovers us?” He pushes my ass upstairs while he barks orders at some servant outside. A minute later he’s joining me in bed rubbing my chest.

“I know this might sound weird, but I actually like how little fur you have.”

“No it’s not weird, you aren’t the only wolf who wants a piece of me. Several have made their interest known.”

“Who else besides that cursed mongrel then?”

I bring his lips to mine “Nobody important, compared to you they are nothing.”

We lay there making out until dinner arrives, a knock on the door bringing an annoyed expression on Heimal’s muzzle as he gets up out of bed. I hear the door close again so I head down. Heimal was pouring me a glass of wine and placing various spiced meats on my plate. He walks up to me on the stairs and takes my hand, leading me to my chair. “Don’t tell anyone about this either, this is a servant’s job.” He pushes my chair in making the smell of dinner hit my nostrils. It was all new smells to me, more fancy things I could never dream of being able to afford and they were stacked high in front of me.

“This smells amazing Heimal, you spoil me.”

He seats himself “Don’t get too used to it, I’m already a mated man.”

“Neither of us are yet.” I start to dig in and the flavors assault my tongue, I have to really focus on not eating like a wild animal.

“You’re right about that good sir.” He digs in himself, going at a slow and steady pace enjoying each different flavor. I take a sip of the wine and it is incredibly smooth, the sweetness wasn’t overpowering either. We both love to eat, just sitting there munching away until dinner is all gone, nothing but empty plates in front of us. We also finished off the bottle of wine, making me feel a little bit tipsy. We climb the stairs and get back into bed, pulling the covers over us as I pull him into an embrace. His soft furry ass is rubbing on my cock again and I can’t help but start to get hard. “Mm, feels like you’re up for some more fun.”

I have to calm myself, just trying to relax “Not tonight, I have a big day tomorrow. I hope you will come through on my big day.”

He rubs my hand with his paw. “I will don’t worry. I’m not a liar, besides I’m fairly sure both of you would come to kill me if I ruined your special day. “

I nuzzle into his neck fur “You have that part right at least. I’ll take another bath in the morning to get your scent off me, can’t have my man tracking your ass down.”

“Mm, should be fine those soaps work absolute miracles. Besides, it’s going to be me tracking your ass down tomorrow. A bit strange you want to go all the way out there but I’ve gone on long hunts before.”

“Just think of it as a challenge, and your reward at the end will be so very sweet. Tracking my scented ass down in the woods where you can finally claim me like the beast you are.” I reach around and grope his sheath. “Your knot is going to feel amazing inside me, especially when you have to work hard to get it in.”

This elicits an excited moan from his lips. “Tomorrow night, you better be out there.”

Letting go and letting us both calm down I tell him another lie “I’m not a liar, I’ll be out there. Won’t deny you the fun you’ve been craving. Time for sleep, good night Heimal.”

We close our eyes and drift off to sleep, I am met with pleasant dreams of being an artist just painting my days away. Upon waking up on the tenth day I rise with purpose, waking Heimal up with me. It appeared to be early morning still, I get up out of bed. “Lots to do today, I’m going to take a bath and get ready. You best head out and make sure everything gets delivered to the end of the docks where the beach starts by mid-day.”

He's still blinking away the sleep from his eyes as he sits up “Calm down man, everything will be fine. I will have it taken care of why don’t you take a bath and I will get us some breakfast. Then we can part ways until tonight, will give me time to come up with something real special for you.”

I take a deep breath telling myself everything would be fine. “Okay, you’re right that sounds good. I’ll get cleaned up.” I draw myself a bath and wash up the same way I did before. I hear breakfast get delivered and quickly finish bathing. Draining the tub and drying myself off, I would need to get my nice clothes at the inn still. Heading back down I see that chicken is on the menu this morning. An unusual choice but I wasn’t going to complain as we ate the spiced bird.

We leave nothing but a pile of bones on our plates as we clean our face and paws or hands. “So this is it then, I’m actually so nervous right now.”

Heimal pats my arm reassuringly before getting up and picking up a bundle of flowers I hadn’t noticed before. He hands them to me and I don’t know what to say. “For you and your mate on your special day, may you have a happy celebration.”

“Oh, I’ve never actually been given a bouquet of flowers before they’re beautiful. Thank you, I hope you don’t mind but I’m telling him these are from me.” He waves his paw.

“I would expect nothing less, now let’s go put some clothes on and actually go outside for once.”

We do just that, I get dressed in my simple clothing, gather my things and head out first, the servant was no longer outside. I walk down the city streets with a big smile on my face, I keep walking until I get to the docks and eventually the beach, I walk down it until I see that familiar black figure in the distance. I practically run up to him and plant myself at his feet. He looks up at me curiously with those big golden eyes I have missed. Handing him the bouquet of flowers I offer a smile as well “Here love, I got these for you. All my business is taken care of.”

He takes the bouquet being just as confused as I was, but he appreciates the gesture all the same. “Daniel, you look so very handsome. Nobody has ever given me flowers before either.” He sniffs the air a few times “You smell lovely too, I feel like I’m standing in a field of flowers.”

It is hard for me to contain my joy as I rise to my feet. “Thank you, I’m trying my best to make this day as special for us as possible. Did your job go well?”

He nods “Yes it was quite easy, even made it look like an accident. Nobody suspects a thing. I am curious, how did your … job go?”

I must have been a sight, suddenly appearing all cleaned up smelling like flowers. “It went well, I taught him a lesson in humility. I got cleaned up, then his wife walked in on him tied up on their bed with a human man in there as well, you can guess what happened next. She will handle keeping him in check from now on I bet.”

He chuckles, buying that at least. “Oh, how clever you are. Today is just about us, let’s not think about these things. I look forward to getting drunk and dancing with you.”

I offer him a hand and he takes it as I pull him to his feet. “We best get started then, need to go get Klein’s cart and get dressed in what finery we have. Our things are going to be delivered to the docks we don’t want to miss them.”

We head back to the city and take shelter in our room for a moment. I undress and put on my nice green shirt along with the cleanest pair of pants I have. Killian simply removes his armor and allows himself to be comfortable in just his cloak. “Why don’t we get you something fine to wear, it is our special day after all.”

He just shakes his head “Daniel, I’d rather not. Clothes tend to take up a lot of space in your pack, and mine is already quite full.”

I don’t really want to fight with him today so I just let it go. “That’s fine love, as long as we’re there together we could be naked for all I care.”

He gets a dirty smirk on his muzzle “That can be arranged.”

I just shake my head and walk out with him behind me. “Unbelievable, we have guests you know.”

We both head up to Klein’s forge which was cold at the moment, I knock on the door and hear him shuffling around to open it. We’re greeted by his now clean and beautiful white fur. It looked pretty rough from all the abuse it received at the forge but he was much improved. “Oh, hey you two, today’s the day. I’ll bring the cart out front.” He closes the door and eventually wheels the cart out for us. “I don’t mind pulling it, we just need to pick up a few things don’t we? You look rather handsome all cleaned up like that Daniel. Your mate could use something other than his weapon and a cloak though.” Killian lets out a little huff at the comment.

“Don’t mind him, fancy clothes were never really our thing anyway. I’m having everything delivered to the docks so we can just head down there.”

We walk in relative silence, eventually coming back down as we wait at the end of the docks. The sun moves across the sky until it appeared to be just about mid-day. Right on schedule the matron walks up to greet us. She looked rather energetic today “Oh gosh this is exciting, I hope you two are ready for today.” Not far behind her was a rattling cart that sounded like it was filled with glassware. The gray wolf pulling it sees us and comes to a stop.

“Oi, you’re Daniel the human I take it? Haven’t seen another human around so there’s no doubt.”

I nod “Yes that’s me.”

He proceeds to pull out ten bottles of Moonberry wine and places them into our cart. “That’s ten bottles delivered, will you sign here?” He holds out a parchment and some type of writing utensil. I look at the parchment and there’ s my name on a line and ten bottles of wine all paid for just needing delivery. I sign my name and hand everything back to him. He doesn’t say another word and leaves for his next delivery.

I can see a white wolf dressed in good clothes holding a lute and a package approach us, he gives me a half-hearted bow. “You’re the one I’m supposed to play for today?”

“Not just me, I’m getting mated to this man today and we’re going to need some music to dance to afterward. What’s your name?”

He looks at Killian nervously, clearing his throat “How fun, I assure you that my music will make your feet move on their own. You can call me Archie.” He hands Killian the package “I was told this is for you, someone likes you.”

Killian opens the package, finding a very nice robe folded up inside. It looked almost regal, the cloth dyed jet black just like his fur. It was embroidered with intricate lines of silver and gold. Such finery looked exceedingly expensive, no doubt Heimal’s doing. “I made sure to get that for you too, don’t worry it didn’t actually cost me anything. Put it on let’s see.”

I help him out of his cloak and slip the robe over his head, it looks to be just his size. The way his neck and head stand on his shoulders dressed in finery made me swoon. If I didn’t know any better the man standing in front of me could have been king. “Oh wow, you look amazing in that Killian, it’s perfect.” I fish out my little pocket mirror and hand it to him, he looks amazed by his reflection.

“This is … too much. How did this not cost you anything?” I place my hands on his paws.

“Don’t worry about it, let’s just enjoy the moment together.” He nods and just accepts the gift.

We’re interrupted by the Lisse from the fish place running up to us. “Oh! I’m glad I made it on time. Had to make up some dumb excuse and run away but it was worth it.”

I turn to the matron, taking my man’s paw in my hand “Lead the way.”

We walk down the beach, Klein was nice enough to haul our things through the sand until we got to the perfect spot a ways down. The waves gently lapped at the shore on a fairly flat stretch of sand. There were several trees that had managed to grow nearby offering some shade. We leave our things in the shade as we gather on the beach.

The matron approaches us “I see that Killian here has a very nice bouquet of flowers from his lover. If you would like to make this day a little more special, I can weave them into two crowns for you. Flower crowns truly embody the spirit of summer.” I like that idea as Killian hands her the bouquet. She doesn’t take long to weave us two crowns and places them on our heads. “Now, let’s get started.”

Our guests gather as I hold Killian’s paws looking directly up at that handsome face, we’re both smiling like a couple of idiots on our wedding day. It was a small and simple gathering, but that was all we needed. I loved this man truly.

The matron starts. “We are gathered here today on this fine sunny beach to join these two souls together. They have traveled far and wide in search of one another. Finding your mate in the world is no easy task, for when love is tested it should never break. For the first rite we ask that you both profess your love to one another.”

I don’t look at anyone else, I can’t look away from his handsome face. “Killian, we humans have a saying; love at first sight. I had that with you, the moment our eyes met I was yours. Our journey together has only strengthened that bond, I love you.”

He whimpers, “Daniel, I was just wandering around with no real purpose in life for so long. But meeting you changed that, you’re my guiding star. You want me to show you the world, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”

I think I can hear Lisse have happy tears of joy next to us. Even the matron has to calm herself a bit before moving on. “I think we can all agree, that these two are in love. The second rite is about your unbreakable bond to one another.” She pulls out a small string and wraps it around each of our wrists tying us together. “This string represents your unbreakable bond to one another, as long as you remain close the bond will never break.”

I’m doing my best not to cry but it’s getting difficult. Thankfully the matron moves on before I can tear up. “The third rite is the exchange of hearts, make a pledge to your mate. Give them your heart and swear to always love, cherish, and be open with them. This will officially make you mates.”

“Killian, everything that I do is because I love you. You have my heart firmly in your paw, as long as I breathe that will never change. I will forever cherish you by my side, and my soul is yours to read.”

I can feel the tears stream down my face as I say those words, Killian looked like he was almost there too. “Daniel, I do believe in love at first sight it happened to me too. You have given me purpose, and your life will always be more important to me than my own. May my heart forever be your shield. I will show you the world as long as I live and breathe.” We’re both crying now, he looks happy still even with tears streaming down his face. We both lean in closer and kiss in front of everyone. It was soft and gentle.

I try not to look but I get a peek, even Klein has a tear or two while Lisse is a sobbing mess.

The matron takes a step back “And it is done, you two are now mated for life. May you enjoy the rest of your days together.” She starts to walk away down the beach. I call out to her.

“Wait, aren’t you going to help us drink all this wine?”

She turns back to us “I can’t, I’m not allowed to drink.” With that she keeps on walking, probably some vow about remaining pure.

I turn to Archie. “Hey Archie, how about some music to lighten the mood?” I watch him take his instrument out and start plucking the strings. He has a nice voice as he sings, regaling tales of love and war. Killian offers me his paw and I take it firmly, he leads me in our first dance. I don’t know what moves we’re going to make but just following his lead is enough. The song ends and we come to a stop. “I’m glad this was our first dance it felt right.”

He wipes another tear from his eye as we untie the string and get out the wine. We don’t have any cups so we just drink out of the bottles. The first sip I take is amazing, the wine goes down like it was juice. The alcohol is barely noticeable. The Moonberry’s flavor was new and exciting, a brand new sweetness. I even hand Archie his own bottle to sip on while he plays, I can tell he’s glad he came now.

We all start dancing, even exchanging partners from time to time. I tried to lead Lisse but I was horrible, she ended up leading me to teach me how to dance. Killian looked happy to be dancing with a white wolf, he had some special connection with his own kind. Tonight I would give him that too, the only thing we really lacked. That look on his face right now.

My chest is on fire with these emotions, starting to get drunk and dancing on the beach everything was getting to me. I end up just taking a break sitting in some shade. Killian comes to sit next to me as Klein and Lisse dance together. “How are you feeling pup?”

I lean on his shoulder. “Happy, this is the best day of my life you did it again. Just like you said you would.”

His arm wraps around me holding me close. “I always keep my promises.” He pulls me to my feet and we start to dance together. We go for a while, I stop drinking but make sure Killian always has a bottle in reach. I can tell he’s getting really out of it as he downs four on his own. We ask Archie to stop, we were all tired of dancing as the sun starts to set.

Sitting in the sand I keep pouring booze into Killian, practically making him chug down a fifth. Archie leaves us and I can see Lisse and Klein in the distance. He has her hips in his paws as he’s ramming his cock in her pussy. He had a nice dick for sure.

Killian can barely even stand at this point, the wine wasn’t important Klein could take it with him. I take everything out of the cart and put Killian and our things in it. I cart us back to the inn and after much trouble I place him in bed, tucking him under the covers. He practically falls asleep the moment he hits the mattress. I turn heel and walk out of there after getting my things, heading straight out of town taking the cart with me. I start at a light jog as the sun is starting to set careful not to break a sweat. I keep speedwalking in the right direction and the Moon is starting to shine down upon me. It wasn’t red yet. I see it in the distance, the end of the treeline and the start of the Plains of Kassa. I take a breather and start to make camp, my fire would be the only one for miles. I get a good blaze going as I sit and drink some water. Soon enough I hear footsteps through the forest, and Heimal’s face is here to greet me. “You’re actually here, I found you.”

I get up and hide a rock in my hand. I debate whether I should let him has his fun before he dies. It felt almost cruel to deny him that much when his end was so near. I discard the rock discreetly and go up to him. “I told you, I’m not a liar. What are you going to do to me?”

I see that he learned from last time, he has brought some long leather straps with him. He looks more nervous than I’ve ever seen him “I’m gonna …”

“What are you gonna do?”

He breathes out hard “I’m gonna tie you up and rape you.”

“I guess that means you’ll have to catch me first.” I take off in a light jog leading him on a chase, I can hear his ragged breathing right behind me. He catches me easily enough and pulls me to the ground with him. He has this feral look in his eye, finally giving into his instincts. I let him hold my wrists and drag me to a tree. It wasn’t large and the back was smooth but it would hold me. I had my arms tied in front of me as Heimal sits down next to me starting to strip. He gets naked and I can see his sheath is already plump. He doesn’t say a word and kneels above me as he pulls down my pants, tugging them off my legs. I’m kneeling on the forest floor as he pulls my shirt up all the way to my wrists moving it out of the way. He kneels behind me, I’m thankful that I feel a slick paw on my rear. He was lubing my ass and himself at the very least. He pushes a digit inside and coats my insides with it. Then there’s his tapered tip poking at my entrance, he pulls my hips back to him and he pushes it inside. I’m tight but it goes in easily enough as I clench around his shaft. He doesn’t stop just keeps pushing it in. It hurts a bit as he stretches me open so roughly but I manage to relax enough to let it happen.

He starts fucking me gently like this, enjoying my tight ass for the first time. I always thought I was tighter than Killian ever was. Makes sense to why neither of them can resist. I feel Heimal’s knot soon enough. He doesn’t try to force it in yet, waiting for it to get bigger. I’m still tight as he tries to press it inside. The lube definitely helps but that thing is still big. It hurts each time he tries, and it makes me clench my teeth. I hear his ragged voice above me, “Yeah bitch, you love being raped don’t you.”

I am indeed loving it, but I will never admit that to anyone. I don’t respond and just take his cock. My ass is painfully stretched one last time before his knot slips inside. We’re firmly locked together as his paws hold me tightly against him. I can feel his cock throbbing inside me while he idly humps forward. He’s mindful of his claws and doesn’t cut me. It takes him a few minutes but he comes back to his senses, looking at my blissful face. “Daniel, I think I love you.”

He takes me a bit by surprise. “What?” the bindings he put on me were sloppy and they came undone as he fucked me, my arms falling to the ground as my hands grasp a rock firmly.

I see him cover his eyes in shame “Don’t look at me like that, I love you.”

I see my chance and take it turning around so I’m on my back I pull him down with me, I slam a hefty rock that fit in the palm of my hand against his skull. His eyes bulge before they close blood splattering his white fur from the wound. He goes limp on top of me and I have to roll us onto his back. I sit up on his lap and his cock is still firmly stuck inside me. I give it an experimental tug it was not coming out easy. I start to ease myself into it, trying to pull it out of me. I try for what feels like ten minutes and make good progress, with one final pull I feel it slide free. His cum leaks out of me, making a small pool on the ground under us. I don’t waste time and hook my arms under his and drag him back with me. I pull him onto the cart and think about what I was about to do. My friend was right, my legs just know where to go right now. I keep a rock with me just in case as I pull the cart. We move past the trees and across the grassy field and come to a small, paved section of the glass. There were two small rivets where your wheels would go. I pull us both down it when I hear him start to come to.

“Ngh! What… happened. Where?”

I grasp my rock firmly and go to strike him again. He manages to weakly defend himself and I’m feeling guilty as hell while I do it. “Daniel, why? Please, I’m sorry..” I manage to push his arms away and get a hit in, he lets out a loud yelp as I hit his head again. He goes limp once more and I continue to pull us, there wasn’t much time left.