Obsession: the Lycan king's Human Mate

The more she smelled the burning of skin in the air, the more Adaline pressed their foreheads together.

Never once did he tighten his grip on her hips or let out a breath of pain. Never, while the poker was pressed onto his back, did he ever let her or anyone know that he was suffering.

He took the branding without an ounce of pain and sometimes in between Adaline thought that he took it with pride. 

Finally after what seemed like years, the poker was pulled away from his back but Adaline did not pull her forehead away from his. 

At this point she was aware that it was not him who needed the courage but her who was holding onto him for her sanity. 

He was burned for god's sake! 

"I love you," 

"Hi—" she stopped in between when she heard him before a smile broke out on her face, "Hi." She chuckled before shaking her head. "You do?" 

He nodded, sincerity shining brightly in the bed eyes at the moment with hints of golden streaks in them told her that his beast was also surfacing. 

How was it that he was offering a smile to her after having the most gruesome pain anyone could ever receive? He was still smiling at her with no pain in his eyes but sincerity and love? 

Was it possible that she was just as ridiculously in love as he was with her? 

That made Adeline snap into action.

She blinked twice before standing up and pulling him up. She had put some kind of medicine on his back. Even though it was going to be mighty difficult for her to look at those burns, someone had to do it and she would rather trust herself then let anyone else do it..touch him. 

"Come on," she whispered to him once again as the murmurs began in the hall. "I need to apply—"

"Luna," The head priest stepped closer to them, "the fourth room from the right side upstairs has an ointment for burns and the cloth that you can use for it." He softly bowed, he turned around and walked away. 

Adeline stared at his back a little longer than necessary because we had a soft growl. 

"Don't look at him," he growled into her ear, bending down a little. "Me, only me." 

Me, boy. Me. His beast copied and he rolled his eyes. It happened a long time since his beast had replied to something and of course but had to be to Adaline. 

Adeline huffed before turning to glare at him. "Are you serious?" This man was a priest. Why would they be jealous of a paste out of everyone else? 

Xavier twitched his eyes slightly before his hand went over to his shoulder and he grabbed it before muttering a small, "Ouch." 

Adeline's eyes widened. What the fuck? 

But then the smell of burned flesh wafted into her nose as he stepped closer to her, making Adaline snap into action. 

Nevermind his hideous acting, she had to put something on that burn. 

She took a hold of his hand and led him to the small passaway that led to the outside of the hall. It was similar to the narrow one that she had entered from. It might be narrow but enough for two fully grown shifters to walk in from one side and two more from the other. 

Adeline climbed up the stairs that she found at the very end of the small alley and there she entered the room that the priest had told her about. 

The moment she stepped in, Adaline stopped and stepped back. Her eyes moved around in the room from the entrance but she found nothing which was expected because this room had no light. 

Given that it was still in the early hours of the morning, maybe four or five o'clock it was, there was no source of sunlight coming in, yet. 

"Xav.."

"The temple is old, Adeline." His voice came right above her ear, making her flench at how near it was. "It has been here for decades, if not centuries. If you try to put electrical wires here, the structure would fall and it could never be restored as the same." 

For a moment, she could even feel his chest on her back making her recoil at the touch as shivers shot up her spine. 

Adeline gulped and moved away from him a little before his arm wrapped around her waist and tugged her back to him. 

Ignoring the last action, she slightly turned her body so that she could look at him. "What do we do now? I can't see in the dark." She pointed to the room that appeared to be pitch Black in colour. 

He chuckled, "I can." 

Pulling her to the side, he moved away letting his hand trail over his waist as he left her and moved forward making her Shiver. 

Smiling to himself, Xavier moved inside the room and let his wolf eyes take him to the corner where the candles were.

Swiftly reaching for the box of matchsticks, he lit with all the candles in the room which were in four different corners effectively lighting up the room enough for her to find out where everything was.

"Huh," Adaline stepped in and looked around the room. It was no big room like it had been in Xavier's king ensuite. It was more like a dorm that she had seen in movies. Small with a study table but it contained all the medicines and the clothes that were talking around and on the corner of the room lay a small bed. 

"Ouch," he reminded her without twitching his face in any kind of pain, making her scoff. 

"Try to work on those acting skills, yeah?" She scoffed again and closed the door behind her as she walked inside. 

He grinned before standing the bed to her and letting her go for now. 

His penguin, the mark burned on his back but he smiled.. His Penguin.