Great Progress

The two arrived at the big hair salon in the mall. Probably because Lulla was a regular customer at the place, they immediately greeted Lulla when she arrived.

"Welcome back, Lulla!"

Ullric's brows immediately furrowed when he saw a male human hugging Lulla familiarly. A dangerous aura immediately came out of Ullric's body, especially when he saw Lulla hug the body back without any anger.

Lulla had never even hugged him like that. Yet, with a human ... Ullric's hand was really itching to slash the sassy human with his hand.

Apparently, Lulla also realized Ullric's anger, so she immediately released the hug. The girl had indeed heard that a werewolf who had found his mate would be very possessive of his partner. Ullric had been willing to wait until she was truly ready to accept him. Lulla thought it would not be good for her to keep testing his patience.

When the hug was released, the man who had previously hugged Lulla finally realized the existence of the big man behind Lulla. His wide smile came out as he joined in greeting Ullric in a friendly voice.

"Welcome to my salon. My name is Witton, but you can call me Witt. Are you Lulla's new lover? Lulla always brings her lover to accompany her to this salon whenever she needs a new haircut."

Perhaps because Witton could see the love in Ullric's eyes, the man instead immediately concluded that Ullric was one of Lulla's other lovers. But this time, his mouth that would not shut up had led him to the wrong choice. Ullric's cold face turned colder as he stared disapprovingly at Witton, who was only trying to act friendly with him.

Due to the doctrine instilled in the ancient werewolves, most ancient werewolves thought that ordinary humans were weak creatures who had no right to enter their sight. Ullric also felt that way. Even though Witton was just an ordinary human, the man dared to speak disrespectfully to him on their first meeting.

To the old-fashioned Ullric, it was a disrespectful act. Coupled with the fact that Witton dared to hug Lulla, the man's value in Ullric's eyes continued to drop to the lowest point.

Even if Witton extended his hand to shake hands with Ullric, the man in front of him was like a statue. Awkwardness immediately surrounded them. And the only one who could break the awkward situation was Lulla.

"Ah ... Please forgive him, Witt. Ullric is from abroad and is not used to shaking hands with others. I came to take him to tidy up his face and hair this time. Can you help me with it?"

After hearing Lulla's explanation, Witton finally withdrew his hand. His smile returned as he nodded in response to Lulla's question.

"Of course, I can. Please take a seat in one of the chairs first. I'll be right back with my equipment."

After Witton left to prepare his salon equipment, Lulla immediately pulled Ullric's hand so that the man could sit in one of the chairs. But for once, Ullric refused to move. The man's face was still as cold as before. Only God knew how much patience Ullric had used to maintain his demeanor in front of Lulla.

After a werewolf finds its mate, they usually act very possessively, especially towards a partner they haven't marked yet. Ullric was no different from other werewolves. His instincts kept screaming for Ullric to take Lulla away immediately so that only he could see the girl. His senses, however, kept remembering that he would only make Lulla hate him if he acted recklessly again. Ullric tried to endure until he unknowingly ignored Lulla, who was trying to get his attention.

On the other hand, Lulla was also aware that Ullric was angry because of her actions before. Lulla clearly rejected the touch from Ullric but did not reject the touch from others. As her mate, Ullric must have felt deeply hurt by her actions.

Lulla thought possessive werewolves would usually immediately make a scene when their mate was touched by someone else. Even Stefan, who was usually calm, could never control himself when the man saw his mate being touched by others. But in front of her, Ullric still tried to restrain himself. And all that Ullric did was for her sake.

This time, Lulla finally felt guilty. Ullric had promised to try to be a good mate for Lulla. But now, the girl finally realized that she continued to ignore the effort shown by Ullric all this time.

Lulla let out a long sigh, then came forward to hug Ullric, who was as stiff as a stone statue.

"Don't be so angry. Back then, I hated you because you touched me forcibly when we had just met. But since we know each other now, I think this kind of hug is fine. From now on, I won't get angry even if you hug me as Witton did before."

Although Lulla felt a little silly for having to persuade Ullric like this, in the end, the girl did it anyway. Fortunately, it seemed to work for Ullric. Slowly, Ullric's breathing returned to normal while his body was no longer stiff. Ullric's body lowered slightly so that he could hug Lulla properly. His eyes, which had turned back to gold, slowly regained their brown color. Ullric enjoyed the embrace for a few seconds before he finally spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I'm allowed to hug you from now on?" the man asked for confirmation. Lulla murmured softly. But from that mumble, Ullric could tell that Lulla's answer was once again a positive one.

"I don't like that human. He dared to speak disrespectfully to me."

At first, Lulla didn't understand why Ullric would suddenly say that. But when Lulla remembered Witton's previous words, the girl finally gave a small smile.

"Alright. I'll remind him not to talk out of turn again. Now, Your Highness, can you stop being angry? We still have to make you look presentable from now on."

When Lulla was even willing to joke with him, Ullric's feelings were lifted even higher. His gaze softened again as he looked at his hand held by Lulla's.

In just one day, his mate was already willing to narrow the distance between them. To Ullric, this was great progress. Even if he was still a little annoyed by the fact that Lulla had many lovers before, that annoyance soon disappeared when he saw the smile on Lulla's face.

Finally, Ullric could prove that the legends about mates were indeed true. After Ullric met his mate, he finally realized that all his actions were influenced by Lulla. Despite that, realizing this did not make Ullric hate the new feeling. On the contrary, the existence of Lulla, who is different from most werewolves, has succeeded in giving new colors to Ullric's monotonous life.