The Gumiho

Smith is sitting in his favorite seat staring at Lucas's pictures in his hand with a frown on his face. He has been waiting for Cara to return back to him with good news, but it's over two days now and there's still no response from her.

The door to his personal room is suddenly pushed open and Miss Yuko walks into the room in her beautiful form. She looks angry and Smith shakes his head in disappointment.

"Can you please shape shift back to your normal form, Togi. You know I can't stand the sight of a man standing in front of me as a woman. Do that now, Togi." Smith says with an irritated tone and the lady did just that. He shapeshifted into his original self which is a man.

Togi is a Gumiho, a man who derives pleasure in shapeshifting into beautiful women just to get it's revenge or to kill. Today is no different. He decides to shapeshift into the popular royal doctor of Avalon kingdom, Yuko just to have access to Cara, but his plan fails.

He's tall, white long hair and pure black eyes. He approached Smith and slammed his fist on his table.

"Mind the way you talk to me, else I will rip you apart alive without a second thought. Remember I'm a Gumiho, and I'm very short tempered, so I suggest you choose your words wisely before speaking to me next time." Togi says while looking at Smith with angry eyes and the man nods his head in agreement.

"Alright, I will keep that in mind. Now tell me the condition of things, has the dark raven killed Lucas? Is he dead?"

"The king is alive, and the dark raven is now with the king. I'm afraid she now knows the truth that you're lying. I should have killed that worthless dark raven years ago when I had the chance to." Togi hisses and Smith slams his fist on his table in anger.

"What nonsense! How could she do that?" Smith yells and Togi rolls his eyes at the alpha's out bust. He's aware of the alpha's feelings for the dark raven, but he doesn't give a damn, all he wants is to kill her and have revenge for the death of his mate and lover.

"So, what's the next plan? Do I go there and complete what I started with the dark raven?" Togi asks and Smith smirks at the suggestion. 

He turns around to face Togi with a knowing smile. "Don't only kill the dark raven, but also kill the king. He's the main target and I'm not sure he would let you harm his mate, so do the needful."

"Is that a command?" The Gumiho asks, his eyes flashing bright red and Smith immediately shakes his head and apologizes.

"No at all. forgive my ill manners."  

"Better." Togi hisses and walks away. He only has one mission now, and that is to kill the king and the dark raven.

Once the door was shut, Smith chuckled before he pulled open his drawer and brought out a picture of a beautiful lady bound in chains and he smirks.

"Poor Togi, he always loves threatening others. He will help me kill Lucas and the dark raven, and after that I will kill him and then I will kill you. He already thinks that the dark raven killed you, but he has no idea that you're still alive and in my dungeon." Smith lets out a sinister laugh before putting the picture back into the drawer.

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Lucas is already awake but he decides to stay in bed watching his sleeping mate. She looks so calm and relaxed and she's sleeping peacefully due to the nice bath he gave to her after the love making.

He covers her body properly with the fur blanket before getting off the bed while wearing only his black pants. It's still raining heavily outside and the weather is extremely cold so he grabs his robe and wears it. The king is exceedingly happy that Cara is now officially his mate, his bride, but he's deeply troubled.

He can't seem to forget the state at which Cara was in when the royal doctor, Miss Yuko visited his room earlier to run some check up on Cara. 

He walks over to the window and stands there watching the raindrops. He really needs to find out if it was really Miss Yuko that came to the palace today or Togi the Gumiho.

Lucas has always known the Gumiho to be shape shifter, and this Togi is one popular Gumiho living amongst the werewolves for years. He knows Togi to be the type that keeps to himself, so why on earth would he want to kill Cara.

Cara folds beneath the blanket, trying to feel her alpha's body, but he wasn't beside her on the bed. She whimpers at the emptiness of the bed and slowly blinks her eyes open. She looks around the room, searching for her alpha and husband, and she sees him standing beside the window.

A smile forms on her lips on seeing her alpha. She slowly steps out of the bed and wraps the blanket around her body before walking over to Lucas and she hugs him from behind.

"Why are you disturbed?" Cara asks while resting her head on the king's back and Lucas smiles at the familiar touch. He twists himself between her hold and faces her still with a smiling face.

"I was just thinking about what happened earlier when doctor Yuko came over to run some check up on you. You were so scared and you made mention of Togi, a Gumiho." Lucas says and Cara's hold around his waist tightens.

Noticing her sudden fear, Lucas carries her in his arms and lays her back on the bed before joining her on the bed. He pulls her closer to himself and kisses her forehead. 

"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, but I want you to know that I will surely protect you." He coos and Cara nods softly.

"I will tell you everything." Cara says and opens up about her life since her childhood. She tells the alpha how her parents treated her with hatred and willingly sold her off to the slave because she was an omega. She tells him how she escaped the slave house and saved the other slaves and then joined the military. She also tells the king how she decides to suppress her heat forever by taking a potion which actually did work for five years until two nights ago when she meets the king.

She also tells the king how the alphas in her military unit set her up because she was the best amongst them all, and the commander got her kicked out of the military ground.

She tells her alpha how she hated life and the only way to live and make a living was for her to become a bounty hunter with the identity she created for herself, the dark raven. She hunts down bad people and gets paid greatly till she becomes the world's best bounty hunter alive.

Lucas listened to everything Cara said, her painful life story and he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He pulls her closer to himself and covers her properly with the blanket.

"Now I know why you go by the name the dark raven. It is a reflection of the pain, sorrow and sadness in your heart, right?" Lucas asks and Cara nods her head gently.

"Yes, that's the truth. For many years I didn't know what joy or happiness feels like. I forgot how to smile or laugh, my life was a mess until I met you." Cara leans closer to Lucas and hides her face against chest, inhaling his addicting scent. 

"I was returning from a successful hunt three years ago when I encountered Togi, the Gumiho. He was mad, his eyes were as dark as the dead of the night, he was half human and half fox, and he looked so scary and angry. I've always heard about him and I prayed never to encounter him at all, but that day I was out of luck. He advanced towards me for no reason, and before I could protect myself, he was all over me, trying his best to rip my heart off.

I was so scared, I didn't know what to do to defend myself, but I knew that I can't let him kill me by ripping me apart alive. I used all my strength to fight back, but it only made him angrier and in a matter of seconds, he used his claws to rip the left side of my stomach open and that was the first time I knew how painful it is to be ripped apart alive. I couldn't move or do anything, I was on the floor screaming helplessly in pain and that was when I heard two loud gunshots and Togi ran away.

I was bleeding so much, I saw my life flash before my eyes, and the darkness was the last thing I saw before passing out. When I regained consciousness, I saw myself in a strange unfamiliar house and my wounds were already taken care of. The man was a guard and he had a pregnant wife and two daughters which were both omegas. They took good care of me till my deep wounds were healed. That was the first time I felt the love of a family, but it had to come to an end when I bid my goodbye." Cara sighs deeply and Lucas is quick to place soft kisses on her forehead.

"I'm so sorry, Sana. You went through so much at such a young age all by yourself, you're such a brave and strong person." Lucas coos and kisses Cara on the lips. "You should also know everything about me." He says after pulling away from the kiss and he begins with his stories.

He decides to tell his mate everything about him because he hates to start a relationship based on lies. He always believes that honesty and truth is the foundation of every successful relationship and union, so he decides to tell Cara everything about himself.

He would be lying if he says he doesn't understand what Cara is saying because he was once in her shoes. He was taken away from his parents at such a young age and he grew up in the forest, far away from his parent's kingdom.

Lucas's grandfather wasn't just an ordinary wolf, he was a gray wolf, one of the strongest and biggest wolves alive. Unfortunately his father didn't inherit it from his father, he was just an ordinary alpha, but a brave and powerful alpha.

Lucas however inherited his grandfather's blood, and he turns out to be the only gray wolf among his family. He discovered that the strength and abilities of some alphas he encountered in the forest we're nothing compared to half his strength, his speed, his abilities and his vision. 

Lucas was better than the other alphas in every aspect that he made a name for himself. When he was finally reunited with his family, he felt complete, he felt like he belonged and he was happy. 

His father the king told him their family history, and he was able to comprehend why he was so different from everyone else. They lived together in peace for many years, making the kingdom better and more beautiful. 

The people were happy, they lived a life of relaxation and peace, but it all ended so soon when the rover clan decided to attack. The leader of the rover clan was Smith, an alpha with evil ambitions and wicked plans. He wanted the kingdom for himself, and he laid an ambush around the kingdom which took the life of the king and queen while Lucas was busy getting the people into safety.

Lucas's true nature of being a gray wolf was kept a secret from the people of the kingdom to prevent panic and fear amongst them, but the day that king and queen were killed, Lucas broke free of every restriction and gave in to the beast he truly is.

He single handedly ripped every single member of the rover clan apart, killing them in the most deadliest way ever. Smith was included in the fury of the gray wolf that he ended up losing both his legs.

After the death of his parents, he took over the kingdom and became their king. He thought that the people would reject him after finding out that he's not a normal wolf, but in fact a gray wolf, one of the biggest and deadliest wolves alive, but he was wrong. The people loved and supported him just like they did in his father's time.

"I'm so sorry, you had to watch your parents die because of that worthless son of a bitch." Cara says with a frown on her face and Lucase laughs out at the omega's face.

"It's okay baby, it's all in the past now." The king whispers into her ears and she chuckles at the name Lucas just called her.

"Baby, huh?"

"Yeah, you like it?" The alpha asks while caressing her lips. 

"I love it." She giggles when the king kisses her on the lips. He pulls away to look her in the eyes and he smiles softly.

"I love you, Cara and I will protect you with everything." He informs firmly and Cara blushes at his assuring words. 

She leans closer to him and rests her head on his chest again.

"Thank you alpha. I can't wait to see you in your wolf form. You must be so huge."

"Of course, I'm a giant. Tomorrow you will get to see me in my wolf form, but don't just scream, okay?"

"Okay, alpha." She mutters before shutting her eyes, feeling the weather taking control over her body. The weather is really cold and relaxing, it's just so perfect for the couple and in no time Lucas does the same.

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