Beauty And Her Obsessors

Chapter 20: A wolf's gift

3rd POV

From what Freya heard today, there was to be a duel between the wolf orcs to determine who will be the next patriarch. This comes after the passing of the last leader two seasons ago, necessitating a contest to be held today. Her husband, Shino, informed her that the competition would take place at the Heihei Hilltop Ridge at noon.

She recalls that in the Beastworld, each species of orcs has its own tribe located in different areas. Each tribe is led by a patriarch, who holds the highest title within the tribe. Being a patriarch means that an orc has the authority to rule over the entire tribe, including the power to establish rules and assign tasks. The larger a patriarch's territory, the more power they wield over other tribes.

Right now Freya was at home sewing fur to make into clothing. While Shino was inside another room making the wooden bathtub. She heard footsteps coming from the front of their home. Curious to see who it was she stopped what she was doing and walked towards their front door.

When she opened the door she saw it was none other than Alexander. The brown wolf who lived next door to them.

"Alex?" Freya questioned.

Freya's left brow lifted in confusion to what he was doing here. It was odd for Alexander to visit since he would usually stay in his cave all day long.

She remembers every night she would bring leftover food on what they had for dinner. And other times inviting him to come over to eat with her and Shino. However, everytime she asked him anything he would decline it.

When seeing Alexander here Freya was surprised. Some of the time when she encounters him in the forest he is willing to talk for a short while before he scurries away.

"What brings you here?" she asked.

For a couple of minutes Freya and Alexander stood there in complete silence. Freya had a nervous sweat behind her back seeing him only stare at her. It was like he was staring at her soul deep within. Which she found uncomfortable.

As soon as Freya had enough of the awkward silence between them. She was about to say something but Alexander finally spoke.

"HERE- TAKE IT!" He yelled.

Freya flinch once something yellow was given in her hands. Alexander's swift motion when handing her something confused what he handed. It was so quick that she didn't know how to react. She saw his cheeks reddened, feeling flustered.

She averted her eyes and there in the palm of her hands it was a bundle of yellow flowers. Freya's blue eyes dazzled seeing these flowers she had never seen before. The petals were colored ranges of yellow. When the flower swayed in the wind she saw it sparkle like it was pixie dust.

"Wow~ It's so pretty!" She said,

"It is nothing special! I saw these flowers thrown away. I gave it to you since it would be a waste to let them die"

Alexander with one hand rubbed the top of his hair and turned slightly away. His red cheeks brightened hearing her complement. What he said was not fully a lie.

Alexander indeed saw the flower he handed called golden blooms wither. It wasn't thrown out by a female but rather withered by the hot sun. Seeing the flower die without proper shade to hide from the hot sun. The flower grew in a hot area so there was no hope for it to further grow. Alexander thought that it would be best to uproot the flower.

Out of the believed "curse" Freya placed on him. Alexander had to please the powerful witch so that he could be on good terms with her.

In order to remove this curse she placed it inside him. It wasn't at all due to him thinking of her. No, that would be impossible! Alexander is a proud triple mark beastmen! He is strong and capable of being at the top. Soon today he will become the wolf patriarch of the heihei tribe.

Even if he told her everything, it would only make him weak. He believed that if he told the whole truth she would tease him about it. He didn't want to hear it because he knew that his body would start to feel fuzzy. And if that happens it will make everything crazy!

It happened to him multiple times before. His body would start to heat up while his thoughts were in pure chaos. At night when closing his eyes to sleep, he always sees Freya. He would visualize her blue eyes down to her soft pink lips that he wanted to taste. When the wind hit his skin he would hear her voice whispering to him under his ears.

Alexander sighs a huff, trying to act tough once more but he ends up stepping back to retract when Freya was about to say something to him.

"I-if you don't like it throw it out, like I care! It is your's and not my problem" He frowned, crossing his arms.

But in truth the flowers Freya held were fresh flowers. The golden flowers were bundled together in a wooden fiber to tie it together. Alexander not only pluck some healthy flowers on the way but he took his time finding the best ones. Due to the withered flowers he had to discard some of them that wilted. He mixed the withered flower into the remains of the healthy ones.

"Please close your eyes" Freya asked.

Alexander was confused as to why she asked it but did it immediately. He was kind of nervous about what she was going to do to him. In a matter of seconds he closed his eyes and waited.

He felt her soft lips touch his right cheek. Realizing it was a quick kiss on the cheek. It made him quickly open his eyes when he felt the tingly sensation after the kiss. A rise of heat inside his body has erupted and soon will make him become crazy! He cupped his right cheek to where she attacked him. As the now tainted cheek turns red.

"Y-you! Did you cast a curse on me again?!" He said what was on his mind.

"Huh?" she questioned having no idea what he said.

He growled a little kind of irritated at himself. That a triple mark beastmen like him fell so easily to her attack! He thought that he would be able to doge her easily when reaching his mark. But that was not the case. He never thought of her attacking him physically. Most female orcs can't fight like males but who knew Freya would be able to do this to him.

He frowned and once they met eyes his expression became soft. His golden eyes stared at her lips as it started to move.

"Aww~ Thank you!" was what he heard from the cheeky Freya, smiling as she teased him.

His golden eyes widened in surprise hearing a word of gratitude to him. The simple words of "thank you" instantly made his day. The bold wolf that came knocking at her door a moment ago now turned into a shy and bashful wolf. With her gratitude and her smile afterwards he was in a complete daze. But not until he felt Freya boop his nose to wake him up.

Alexander snapped back to reality and shook his head left and right. Seeing her in front of him made him growl a little. Realizing that it was her curse! He thought that she must've casted a spell on him! It had to be true, there was no doubt about it.

"Y-you evil female! How dare you bewitch me! I must be under your wicked spell again!"

Soon after he ran away, shifting into his wolf form. When running away his tail kept wagging so excitedly like a puppy playing.

Freya laughed seeing that he tripped at the last second.

"What a silly wolf"