Take me back to the start

Things would have been too easy if they could communicate. He could have explained everything to her and told her the different smells she was smelling, but life was never that easy. Just like they weren’t able to meet like a normal couple in a coffee shop or a bar, or hell even a one night stand. No, they had to have some bizarre arranged marriage. Life was just never too easy.

Andre enjoyed the last few moments of play with Addie. The days that passed had been wonderful enough, but now to be able to be with her in wolf form he was beyond thrilled. He grunted and growled playfully, sounding more like a playing grizzly rather than a wolf. She should have been somewhat used to the sounds he was making by now since they were mixed into his daily life sometimes.

When all was said and done with the play and the young wolf came out from the brush Andre automatically stood in front of Addie. His head held high like the dominant wolf he was, he watched the stranger until he felt she wasn’t a threat then reached out to introduce himself the canine way. He sniffed and examined her, then glanced to Addie but never took himself out from between the two. It was a calm meeting and soon the she-wolf turned back into the woods at the sound of a howl. They weren’t the only wolves in the woods, and the rest of her pack soon emerged from the brush. Three of them, all different colors surrounded the two lycans and approached them without much caution. They were outnumbered, but even still Andre kept himself guarding Addie and lowered his head defensively. His ears forward but his tail stiff, jealousy and the need to protect her overrode him and he began nudging her to back away from them though the pack meant them no harm.

Andre was used to other wolves. He was used to lycans and wild wolves alike, but when the other’s came out from the bushes something stirred in him. This wasn’t his pack. They wouldn’t understand that she was his. What if they tried to hurt her or keep her to themselves? Jealousy roused in the old alpha’s chest and he wanted nothing more in that moment than to get Addie away from the other male wolves. It was the wolf in him that was jealous and juggled this emotion, but Andre the man agreed and nudged Addie further away.

He let out a low sound to keep the other wolves back. It wasn’t a growl, but it wasn’t a pleasant sound either. Soon he had Addie far enough away and gave her a harder nudge to get her walking faster. Within minutes they were out of sight for the wolves, though Andre kept moving. He was rigid and in defense mode as they headed deeper into the forest. After a few minutes had passed he finally let up and licked her muzzle to ease the tension. Was she frightened? Would she tuck her tail and run home? He finally stopped once he was deeper into the woods and looked her over, tilting his head before he sat down with a grunt. It was going to be a long night, but at least it was half way over.

It was true the other wolves were not a threat. They weren’t growling or baring teeth, and only seemed slightly dominant in their body language. Unfortunately it being the full moon had Andre on edge and the wolf was feeling particularly hostile towards other wolves getting too close to his little bride. So off they went into the woods and leaving the confused pack to wonder what had gotten into the wolf whose scent they were so familiar with in these woods.

Once they were away for long enough Andre had collected himself. He sat still, watching Addie as she prodded him and tried to get him to lighten up and a bit of the old alpha in him kept him still momentarily. He watched her, then finally cracked and licked her muzzle. It wasn’t long after that when he began to play with her again, and eventually led her deeper into the woods to explore. There was a lot to do and plenty to show her before the night was over, and not a single minute was wasted the rest of the night.

Before the break of dawn a very tired wolf dragged his feet home, guiding his wife with him. Andre shifted back into his human form and yawned, stretching as he waited for Adella to shift and follow him to bed without much said between the pair. All could wait to be explained when they woke up the next night.