The Cursed Wolf’s Love

Iris opened her eyes gradually and narrowly gazed at him, who had his face still buried in the crook of her neck. She brought her hands to his chest and pushed him away.

“I need to leave,” she said in a low voice and quickly stepped out of the washhouse. Adolphus walked out after her and marched straight to his manor. He asked the servant to fill the bathtub with cold water. She immediately complied with his command.

“Your Royal Highness, the bathhouse is ready,” the female servant informed him.

“You are dismissed,” Adolphus said, and walked into the bathhouse. He undressed and got into the cold water. His nostrils flared as his entire mind was filled with Iris’ thoughts. What would it feel like to kiss her? What if she kissed him? How he would groan in pleasure just at her one single touch. How he would make her cry at his name.

Usually, the men around him had experienced their first heat at the coming of age, and they could get the scents of their mates. His cousins and Joshua have yet to discover their mates. But they were not cursed like him. They would feel attracted to women, unlike him.

Adolphus knew, since the day their eyes met, that something clicked in his mind. He asked Anthony to find Iris and take her to the palace. But he didn’t know that he would feel this way for her.

Adolphus moved down into the water and then came out, after taking a dip. His hands moved on the top of his head, and the excess water from his hair was removed.

He stayed in the bathtub for an hour before coming out of it. He picked up the silky white robe and covered his body with it. After tying the knot, he went to the main room and settled on the chaise.

“Your Royal Highness, your clothes are here.” Iris’ voice fell into his ears, and he lifted his eyes to look at her. Why did she have to come near him when his desires for her still hadn’t stopped?

“Put them there,” he said. Iris did what he told her to. Without meeting her gaze with his, she placed his clothes on the top of the table, which was covered with the table cloth.

Iris turned to leave, but something stopped her. She wanted to ask him why he did that. “Master Adolphus, I am not that type of woman,” she said while fiddling with her fingers. She felt his penetrating gaze on her and she realized that words weren’t coming out of her mouth.

Adolphus clarified to her, “I have no intention of seeing you as the type of woman you just referred to.” “You asked me to forgive those slaves, and I did. However, you asked me to punish you. “I only gave you a taste of the punishment I intend to administer to you.” He didn’t want to keep her in the dark anymore.

“That’s not punishment. That’s harassment,” Iris pronounced.

“What? Harassment?” Adolphus didn’t like the interpretation she made.

“Yes, Master Adolphus. If it is done against a person’s wish, then it’s harassment,” she asserted.

“Do you have any idea what you are saying? You are telling me that I harassed you. I asked you to close your eyes and you did. I stopped myself from not doing anything that I should not do to you. Human, your mouth never opened when you are in your house. Now, in front of me, you dare to speak this way. Don’t make me send you to the place from where you have come.” Adolphus’ anger burst at her. Iris was the person he would never be angry with but her accusation made him mad.

He was burning on fire because of her. His wolf wanted to claim her, but he didn’t let himself react that way. He also knew that he could not do anything to her just because he was aroused. To satisfy his needs, he didn’t want to force any woman to have intercourse with him. He knew what was right and what was wrong.

“A slave doesn’t even have any right to speak. I allowed you to speak. That doesn’t mean you can spat nonsense at me. I forgave the servants who harassed you at your humble request. I am not the type to take my decisions back. For you, I took the risk last night. Just leave my sight! Come before me and I will show you what a harasser does,” Adolphus shouted at her and threatened her not to even appear before him.

Iris jolted in fear to hear his loud voice. Tears fell from her eyes and she left without bowing at him.

Anthony found Iris crying, and before he could ask her, she ran away.

“What happened?” He mumbled and scrunched his brows.

“Anthony! Anthony!” He heard Adolphus shouting for him and rushed in.

“Yes, My Master,” Anthony said.

“Find out about Iris Vinsant’s family,” Adolphus said.

“Pardon me?” Anthony was surprised to hear Adolphus’ request.

“Just do what I told you. If you fail to find them, you know what the punishment would be,” Adolphus sternly said.

“Yes, Your Royal Highness. I will find Miss Vinsant’s family,” Anthony assured him. Adolphus dismissed him and stood up to change his clothes. After getting changed, he settled on the mattress of the bed.

Iris’ terrified face kept on flashing in front of her. He should not have gotten angry at her. Now, he felt despondent. He cursed himself and called in a servant.

“Call Iris here,” Adolphus told the servant. She left to bring her.

“She must be terrified of me. I would explain to her what I felt as my wolf took dominance over me,” he stated. He got down from bed and went to the living room where Iris would meet him.

Iris was crying in her small room. No matter how much she tried to stop herself from crying, she could not. She used to get scolded at her house, but she never once felt this down. Adolphus’ words pierced through her heart and hurt her badly.

She stopped weeping upon hearing the knock on the door. She wiped the tears from her eyes and cheeks. Getting off the bed, she walked to the door and opened it.

“The Crown Prince has asked for your presence,” the servant told her. Iris got scared to hear her. But in her current state, she could not even deny Adolphus’ command. She walked with her to see him.