CHAPTER 63

Kavi’s POV

It has been a week since the announcement was made to the people of my realm about the rise of a new divine. Everyone was so shocked to know that a divine had been punished for his sins by Destiny. We Divines had decided to try our best not to let another apocalypse happen on the earth. I invited Moon and Sun to my realm for the first official meeting, which our creator witnessed.

As a first step, I went to the council and spoke with the council heads regarding the change in Divine and the earth's future. We decided to let the Divines meet with the magical creatures to show the harmony of the Divines to set an example, and the magical creatures would have the biggest role in the future of this earth. We arranged a dinner at council with all the Alphas, Primuses, High Priestesses, and High Priests to discuss the same. They were so honoured to meet us, and we expressed our wish to make better earth and the warning of mass destruction that might happen if we fail to act quickly. For the time being, the unison solution is that the magical creatures had to mingle with humans more and change their egoistical thinking to bring equality among the other living beings on the earth.

The wolves have a double mind as they had believed me in the wrong light. But Goddess Mathi often stayed next to me, graciously hiding her amusement for being new. Ashwin and Dhayalan's close behaviour had made the others rethink their prebuilt image of me, the Goddess of Darkness, in their brain. Dhaya apologized to me for his behaviour. I calmed him, praising his loyalty.

Aadhira and Kathir joined the dinner, but Akhilan didn't come to the dinner as I hadn't invited him. He had been so cocky lately that I have been giving him a hard time and was eagerly waiting for my heat to tame me. He roams around the realm bare-chested in the name of workouts, but he was actually trying to seduce me. It feels so good to see him trying very hard to make me his. I let my wolf call for his wolf, and they had spent a night cuddling in the snow land. He woke me up by licking my face and took care of me so well. I can't stay angry with his wolf. Knowing this fact, that rascal last night tricked me into making out with him by barging into my room with his wolf in control. I was enjoying it too much to realize he gained his control back from his wolf.

Nonetheless, I wasn't going to wait until my heat approach. He was already heating my blood enough. As he said, this was a special moment as I will be giving my purity to him once again. But I wasn't going to let him have his cocky way with me. He will pay on the bed. I will make him pay! I am so eager to sink my canines on his slender nape to mark him as mine. I want him to mark me once again; it wasn't going to bruise this time. 

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"Are you telling me that living beings on the earth had found 2,537,498 new types of sins during these years I wasn't here?"

Aadhira chuckled and nodded her head. I sighed and looked at her exhaustedly. Seeing these Himalayan high files already made me exhausted.

"I don't want to read every kind. Do categorize them into sub-orders. We should change our purification methods. Punishments should be more severe. People should remember the pain and shouldn't commit the same sin again. If a soul commits the same mistake from its previous life, triple its allocated punishment. Intentional sins should be purified twice as much as unintentional sin. And keep a small memory of the purification process and the seed of spirituality in their brain before sending them to Sun. I will look into them eventually, and I will propose the purification accordingly over the period of time.

The people on the earth had been upgrading every day. We should adapt to them and find a way to minimize the harm to nature and their lives on earth. Form a team and look into this issue. And ask Kathir to visit Moon realm and help her build the realm back."

Aadhira took notes of everything I said and nodded at me. I smiled at her and stood up, leading her to the hallway.

"And I am planning a surprise for Akhilan. Tomorrow is the day that we met each other for the first time. So I want to take him to the same place we met. I want to make all the arrangements by myself. I wanted to ask you for some suggestions."

I looked at her slightly confused face and waited for her response.

"It's great, Goddess. But how do you think I would be useful in this arrangement. I have no experience in this." Aadhira replied to me.

"You don't need to be romantically active to help me. Just help me with choosing things. Also, I want to ask you why you are pushing Mukilan away? Technically, I am still a werewolf too. He is a keeper, and you will never regret choosing him in future."

Her mood had changed in an instant, and she was almost sad while I eagerly waited for her reply.

Mukilan had a hard time with his mate, but he loves this brutal woman who is so strong. He had fallen for his mate at first sight; that powerful look and the way she fought was imprinted deep in his mind. He was confused as to why she was pushing him away. So I decided to help as he was one of my friends who always had my back when I struggled with the mate issues.

"It's not that I hate him for being the person blessed by Moon. After being here for years, I know souls have no choice regarding their birth or death. The living beings on the earth have a small life. I have no feelings for him. He is persistent, but my life had been so much filled with this realm. I never thought about a man in my life, and I don't find a need for any stranger in my life.

I am living here peacefully, and I don't want my life to waver. He will get tired of trying eventually and might give up on me and find someone good for his life. I can't give a life he expects. My duty is my life. You know how much I have improved myself to get to this point. Many souls had matured and left for the afterlife, but I don't see that happening to me anytime soon. Destiny wants me to serve this realm. I can't disobey your words. Please understand me, Goddess!" She explained to me.

"I won't force you to do anything, Aadhira. I wasn't trying to sell him. Kathir had found his soulmate, and I would be happy if you could find happiness in Mukilan. This is your life, and I respect your decisions and choices." I patted her shoulder, and we had reached the garden now. We sat on the wood-carved bench in silence.

"I will think about him, Goddess. Please tell me how I can help you with the arrangements."

My mood instantly lit up, and I grinned widely. We teleported there and made necessary arrangements after discussing a lot and made improvements over my initial plan. We came back after a few hours and left to resume our other works. I am so excited and looked forward to tomorrow.

At midnight, I heard a knock on the door. I smiled, guessing who it might be, but the cinnamon scent let me know it was my friend at the door. He looked so serious when he walked in. I listened to his request and promised to help him as much as I can. I opened the door for him, assuring everything would be okay. He left with a smile. I leaned on the door frame looking at my friend, who had been walking with determination to make his love successful.

"What is he doing in your room at this time?"

I was startled at my mate's sudden voice from behind as I didn't even sense him anywhere near me. His hard face turned into a devilish smile seeing me startled. He was wearing shorts and had his hands tucked in his pocket. A beautiful sight to see!

"We had discussed... Wait! What are you doing here at this time? And what happens behind this door doesn't have to do anything with you. It's so annoying to have an ex roaming around and pestering me all the time." I spoke to him in a calm voice and muttered the last part silently. He caught the sides of my hand and pulled me closer to him. His face was red with anger. But my inner voice was squealing at how hot my man looks.

"Cupcake, I am not your 'ex.' I am the only one you will always love. I know your purple eyes can't admire another man. And this exquisite body of yours only craves for my touch. Cut this game. I don't want to play this anymore. You don't have to play 'hard to get.' You are mine, and I am yours. I don't intend to leave you, and I will not let you go away from me.

I have a hard time controlling myself and my wolf, letting you roam around freely without claiming you as mine. My wolf was anxious lately. I don't want you to take my mark in your heat. I can't force you. I will prepare the potion like I did last time. Take your time and tease me all you want. But remember, you are mine." He let go of my arm harshly and turned around. Shifting to his wolf, he ran away.

I could feel his pain. Maybe I have made him wait for too long. I sighed and went inside my room. I couldn't proceed to go any further. I shifted to my wolf form and followed his scent to snow land. His wolf was scratching at a tree with his claws aimlessly with a distant look. I went near him, rubbed my body to his sides and nudged my head on his. He jumped at the sudden touch, and I let out a wolfy laugh seeing him startled.

He frowned and walked near me slowly. I sat down and waited for him to make a move. He sat opposite me and raised his right paw near my face. My wolf and I were eager as we waited for his touch, but that golden fur ball struck me on my face. I looked at him with wide eyes, but he raised his paw and struck me twice more with the soft pad on his foreleg. He barked, his laughter rolling on the ground. I went closer to him and bit his tail hard without breaking his skin. He yelped in pain and barked at me accusingly while licking at his tail.

I nuzzled my face on his neck and licked his face. He stilled for a second and looked into my eyes to see whether my wolf was in control and sighed to know it was me. It feels so good to be close to him. I missed this warmth and his scent. I sat closer to him and hugged him with my forelegs. He sat there silently. I pulled away and looked at his ruby eyes that displaying love and adoration.

'I love you so much, Cupcake. I missed us.' His overwhelmed voice filled my mind.

I licked his maw, pushed him down and lay next to him. It feels so good to lay down, looking into each other's eyes. I could hear our calm and synchronized heartbeat. He stood up suddenly, walked behind me, came back to the original place, and laid down with a small frown. I raised my head and looked behind me to see what was wrong. But there wasn't anything there. I looked at him, confused. He looked away, and his voice filled my head.

'I thought of spooning you. But...'

He paused, looked at me accusingly, and nudged closer to me. It struck me that my wolf was bigger than his wolf as he hadn't turned into an Alpha wolf yet, which made it incompatible for him to spoon me. I really wanted to make fun of him, but he was too cute, and my heart fluttered at his cute gesture. I stood up and went behind him and laid down scooted closer to him. If he can't spoon me, I will do! I pushed my left foreleg below his neck and hugged him by circling my right foreleg over his neck.

'Okay, now?' I asked him with a slight prod.

'Damn, baby! This is so embarrassing, and my male ego is slightly damaged. But I love this feeling of our naked bodies tangled like this!'

His chuckling voice really filled with embarrassment yet had a sensual note. Maayan didn't have this male ego, but wolves usually do have tons of ego.

'Pervert! Why are you making cuddling sound like something erotic?'

I mind-linked him to lighten his mood, and as I expected, his aura turned happy and naughty, but he laid there silently. His breaths started coming out calmly, and he was sound asleep within a few minutes. I closed my eyes and fell into a slumber, expecting to remain till dawn.

Akhilan’s POV

Something was missing! The warmth that I enjoyed all night was missing now. I opened my eyes lazily and realized I was still in my wolf form. The sun was already up. I looked behind me as I realized that warmth was provided to me by my mate all night. She wasn't there.

This woman!

How can she leave me alone and go back?

Or was it a dream?

I could understand her. I had hurt her deeply with my words. I acted out of jealousy without thinking properly, and I had no idea why I dragged Pooja into this. Anjali already hates her, and I have complicated things. Sometimes I fear that she will leave me as her eyes aren't reflecting the warmth I had experienced in the past.

I have hope in our love, which has held us together for millennia. Whenever I invade her personal space, her increased heartbeat and hormones show she was still affected by my closeness. And I thought she really had forgiven me yesterday for seeing her coming for me. But she had disappeared now. It was too detailed to be a dream. I am sure she had been here with me last night. I found a short and a t-shirt under the tree nearby. I shifted to my human form and wore them before heading to the castle. After searching for my mate for 30 minutes, I spotted Aadhira and decided to ask her.

"Aadhira! By any chance, do you know where my Anjali is?" She blinked a few times and looked at me, confused.

"Goddess didn't tell you?" She asked slowly. Wasn't she aware of how distant Anjali had been lately? I shook my head no.

"Goddess went to earth to meet her mother. And she planned to visit the Green Ocean pack. She will return before evening."

I frowned and nodded at Aadhira.

"Thank you, Aadhira. I will wait for her."

She bowed in reply and went to resume her duty.

I walked to my room as our argument from yesterday flashed before me. I'd really hate to prepare this tedious potion again, but as I said to her, my heart won't allow forcing her into this. The potion is not only for her; I have to prepare myself to keep my wolf in control. Despite the natural ingredients, it's not healthy to delay the natural cycle of our bodies. My Aambal wand appeared in my hand, and I started the process of brewing the potions.

I successfully brewed them, but they consumed most of my day. I covered the pots with thick black clothes as this potion has to ferment without being exposed to Sun for three days. I wonder when my cupcake will return here. It was already 4 past noon. I heard a knock on my door and used my wand to unhook the locks. Aadhira came in and handed me a small vial that had a purple ribbon tied to its neck. She smiled widely and ran out of the room before I could ask its purpose. Strange!

I opened the cork and smelled it. It was a potion used for teleportation. What does this mean? Does she want me to go somewhere? But what's with her grin!? I used it on my room mirror, and it glowed, and a portal opened for teleportation. I entered the portal curiously.