The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya

159 Ayla

The squabble with Griffin, completing the mating process right after that. And now we were sitting in the

Italian restaurant on the pack ground. Some of the pack members had noticed our marks and came

over to congratulate us. It all was lovely, but the closer I got to finishing the meal, the more nervous I

got. A lot was riding on this first shift, I had not lost Willow that much was clear. But I had no idea what

shape my wolf would be. This shift could determine if I would still be able to run in my wolf form. To do

all the things I love so much about being in my wolf form. Running was the thing I loved most, it was

the one thing that benefited from my size.

“Don’t worry darling, we have the best doctors here, as long as you have not lost Willow I am sure you

will be fine in the end.” Griffin mindlinked me, he must have felt I was getting nervous about it.

I wonder if he knows how comforting it is to me to hear his voice in my mind. Or if it is as comforting for

him to hear me.

Before I can ask him, though, it is time to pay the bill and leave to go to the forest.

“Please, let me pick up the bill to congratulate you two for being officially mated,” Luca, the owner of

the restaurant, said as he walked up to her table.

He was Italian and moved here for his mate, and he had told me before he was a romantic at heart.

With how bright he smiled, I was sure he meant this genuinely. I was still getting used to the royal

treatment. Griffin subtly looked at me, and I loved he was giving me the chance to refuse. Since it

sometimes felt a little fake and awkward for me. I had come to realize, though, that it was the trauma

from my old pack

holding me back. The Silver Moon pack members were far more honest. They did not offer me gifts to

bribe me, they welcomed me as one of their rulers. And with that honor came gifts.

“Thank you, Luca, that is so kind of you,” I told him, and felt happy to see him genuinely smile at my

answer.

And I was glad I did because we had to refuse the extra portion of tiramisu. I trust Luca, I trust most of

the Silver Moon pack members. The thing is, I am not ready to tell everyone I am unable to shift. So I

stumble to come up with a polite reason to refuse a second kind gift of the night. Even if we accepted

the first gift.

“Sorry, Luca, Ayla doesn’t want to be rude, but the thing is I have a surprise for her so we won’t be

going home anytime soon” Griffin comes to my rescue.

Luca just smiles and walks back into the restaurant after saying his goodbyes. The walk to the forest

was quiet and calming. Neither of us said anything because there was nothing we could say now. Not

that it mattered, just walking here hand in hand was all the comfort I would ever need.

***

Twenty minutes later, we arrive at the clearing in the forest where I will try to shift for the first time after

being kidnapped. Still not speaking, we both get undressed. Griffin has told me before he would shift

first so I could easily mindlink him. If I was unable to shift, Griffin would be able to shift back and help

me out.

“We can do this and I am excited to see Conan again” Willow

reassures me.

Griffin’s gaze on my body as I undress is so intense it would almost make me feel shy. If it was not for

the shudder of thrill traveling

through my body. I don’t know if this is a side effect of just being mated to Griffin. Or if it was because

we had missed being intimated so much.

Whatever it was it had to wait, I shook my head trying to clear these thoughts. Before I tried to shift. To

my utter relief, I succeeded.

Shifting is never comfortable but it’s not painful, the discomfort is not different from the usual

discomfort.

“Finally I get to tell you how gorgeous you are, my mate” Conan’s voice rings out in my mind.

It’s similar to Griffin’s but a little more animalistic, there is a little growl to it. But all I can feel is the

overwhelming joy Willow feels at being able to hear her mate.

My wolf body still feels a little stiff and achy, but that was to be expected with all the abuse I have gone

through. The fact that I have not been able to shift for so long. I am unsure if I can run as much as I did

before. The fear paralyzes me and leaves me unable to try to run.

It is Conan who nudges me, jumping up and down with his front legs playfully. As Griffin prompts me to

let Willow take control. Maybe he is right, though because I am too deep into my own head.

Willow seems far less scared, she takes off into a sprint, tempting Conan to follow her. And he does.

***

An hour later, we are back in the castle. I run out of breath and energy a lot quicker than I normally

would have. But it is nothing serious, I can just work on getting my stamina back like I was going to

therapy for my me ntal health. Like I was going to physiotherapy for my human form. I could just train

with Griff and Daniel to get my stamina back in wolf form.

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We walked in, and I made my way to the kitchen to get us both a last drink before we went to bed.

Suddenly my eyes land on a cake box in the middle of the kitchen island with a note attached to it.

“I hope the surprise was lovely, here is the last dessert of the night. Luca”

I smile as I find a big piece of tiramisu in the box, it was more than enough for the two of us. Smiling. I

place the tiramisu on a plate with two spoons. Griffin said he would wait for me in bed. Placing the two

bottles of water and the plate on a tray, I make my way over to the bedroom to surprise him.

Luca turns out to be wrong, in the end, the tiramisu wasn’t the last desert of the night. Griffin was

because for some reason we could not keep our hands off each other today. But when I fell asleep

hours later with my head on Griffin’s chest. The steady beat of his heart lulling me asleep, I felt

blissfully happy. Even with David still on the run, I felt like things were right for us again. I felt safe and

untouchable. Maybe it was foolish of me, but at this moment I truly believe things are finally settled, the

future we have been dreaming of for so long is finally here. I was ready to do all the things we wanted

and not let anything get in the way of it anymore.

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