11 You Have A Year And A Month Left

Zadok is seen outside the magnificent but dark castle in the deepest region of the forest Zyla just newly came in.

His hair is yet to remove from his scalp because of the heavy wind blowing past him, but even with the atmospheric conditions, he still walks like a normal human being will do when they are trying to annoy someone playfully.

He walks slowly, analyzing everywhere as his blue eyes gradually becomes green. He stares at everywhere... The trees, the owls, everything has offended him.

The wooden old-looking hut is just ahead of him and that's his destination. He stands in front of the door when he got there and waited for the door to open through the control of someone from within.

The door creaks open and Zadok enters the house with his eyes glowing in the dark.

The green lights protruding from his eyes can make anyone that's with him in the dark both admire and fall for him and also be afraid and run from him. The glows are really, really making the dark part of him and the hut come out like light bulbs.

He walks slowly to the second door that seems like it took him forever to get to and then raises his light molded fist to knock.

"Welcome, King Zadok. What have you come to see me for today?"

A woman with braces says with a smile which Zadok doesn't return.

"I want to check out again. I found someone"

"You find yourself having an interest in her?"

"I-I don't know. That's why I want to check. Her name is Zyla. An assassin sent to kill all the wolves"

"Hmm," the woman hums out, holding her head up high.

"Why was an assassin sent to kill you?"

"I don't know. She said she won't touch us if she finds out we are innocent. She placed it as innocent souls"

The transparent glass standing vertically like a bar of chocolate starts to glow with green light emitting from it.

The woman hasn't even said anything about Zyla yet, why is it glowing?

She smiles wrinkly and nods like an old woman would do, even if she's way, younger.

"The gods have heard you, Prince Zadok. It looks like the human has finally caught their attention"

So she is the one, huh?

"What does she say about this, Matilda?"

The woman is known as Matilda, that has a short Indian shirt on, exposing her abdomen and her skirt exposing her thighs. She has long bead earrings and her lashes are as long as an oak tree's tallness.

She hums a very pleasant tune. Sometimes her eyebrows relax, sometimes furrowing in confusion or anger.

When she finally rounds up and opens her eyes, her face falls into a sad... Agonized look.

"The moon goddess still says we are under the curse, Zadok. We are still under the curse"

Zadok's palms mold into tight fists as anger and sadness engulf his being. Why is the curse still on them when he has found the person and that means breakage of the curse?!

"She says the girl might be the one, but you are not yet married. If this curse stays up until the next moonlight grading festival..."

Zadok wishes he never came out as a wolf! Now he's all wild... If he marries the wrong person the whole wolf pack is in danger. And when I say danger...

I mean, really. Danger...

"The entire clan will be wiped out"

Next Moonlight Grading Festival. That's months from now.

"How many months till the next festival?"

Matilda closes her eyes to consult the gods.

"You have a year and a month left," She says nearly in a whisper and opens her eyes. Zadok runs his fingers down his chin in thoughts. A year and one month... That should be enough to make her love him.

Besides, it will all tell when he takes her out tomorrow night.

If she ends up killing him or forgetting to kill him and requests for another day to go out at night with him, then the whole clan will follow suit to die or get killed.

But if she keeps contemplating and finally ends up not killing him but has it in mind, he will have to take her out another night and watch her closely. If she appears kind and more friendly than the first night which is tomorrow night, then she will love him, it might not be soon.

But if she appears aggressive and always shoots at him in replies, she will end up dead that night before anyone will wake up.

Then whatever will happen the next moonlight grading festival, will happen because of the curse...

That curse...

"Whatever she says, let me know"

Zadok turns to leave, taking three-step exiting to exit the door, Matilda grabs his hand from behind him, pulling him back to her.

Zadok turns to her with his expression as calm as ever.

"I'm afraid once you've fallen in love, you'll forget me here"

Her fingers trail down his arm muscles, digging her long nails into them, careful enough so the blood won't escape his arm muscles.

"I once trusted you, never forgot you..." Matilda twitches her mouth as tears gather in her eyes.

That was a mistake! A mistake she shouldn't have made!

"But you took that for granted. You cheated on me"

Matilda says nothing and they both remain silent for a pretty long time. Her mouth twitches from time to time hearing all that Zadok just said and recalling the grave mistakes that seem unfixable to her.

"At least, before you forget me... Let me do one thing, and I will never come in your way, and love again"

He remains silent allowing her to do whatever pleases her.

She wraps her hand around his neck and pulled him closer.

But Zadok immediately stops her by raising his hand and smacking her hard on her chest. His palm got pasted on her chest to stop her from coming closer.

"Anything, but that"

Matilda takes a deep breath furiously and then backs off.

But in her heart, she wishes a very good and established life for him. Therefore...

"The curse can be subsided but not fully if you allow me to do one thing"

Zadok's eyes sparkle in hope that what she's saying is the truth.

"What is it?"

"Your Wolfhood. You're a man now, and it's only your Wolfhood that works"

Is she saying that his manhood is inactive?

"The girl is a human and if you're going to have children, you need to also be a human being"

Zadok passes unto her a questioning look.

"Hit the nail"

"Your manhood needs liquid. The only liquid that can enter is the liquid from the vagina of a wolf"

"Why from a wolf?"

Matilda stares at him with a "What do you mean?" look.

"If your manhood is to work, the liquid of a female, but from the same category of animal that you are, needs to enter you"

Zadok stares at her with his eyes glimmering a negative response.

"Even if I am to do that..."

Matilda already knows what his reply is.

"That's not gonna happen between you and me. Because I don't know how many men your liquid has entered"

Matilda looks up at him with tears in her eyes.

"And I don't know how many lips these have kissed"

His thumb brushes her lips. Shaking his head, he exits the hut still pondering on all Matilda told him.

Matilda stands there, regretting all she has done.

And all her retentive actions.