Alpha's Human Mate

Story time

-The very next day-

"Morning, my boy," greeted Gulf as he entered the classroom.

"Morning, Ai'Gulf," Kokliang replied, his eyes still glued to his phone, engrossed in his game.

"After class, let's go out for a coffee date. You need to tell me everything," said Gulf, settling down next to him.

"I thought it was next week. Can we postpone it to then?" Kokliang asked, reluctant to look away from his screen.

"Don't try to change the subject and evade me, sugar. With me, that won't work. I remember everything. EVERY. LITTLE. THING," Gulf whispered, accentuating the last three words towards Kokliang.

Kokliang rolled his eyes, closed his game, and turned to face Gulf, who was smirking wickedly at him.

"You really know how to get under people's skin, don't you?" Kokliang retorted, irritation lacing his voice.

"I'm a devil spawn, plus a little riling up is a good thing," Gulf winked, prompting Kokliang to make a dramatic vomit gesture.

"Morning, class!" the Professor called cheerfully.

"Morning, Madam!" the students replied in unison.

"Please turn to page eight; we'll continue from where we left off yesterday," the Professor continued.

Hours passed, and as the tedious class finally concluded, Kokliang hastily packed his belongings, eager to escape Gulf's clutches. Gulf smirked at Kokliang's frantic actions. As soon as Kokliang finished packing, Gulf seized his arm.

"Where are you going, my boy?" he asked, his smirk widening.

"Uh, home? Our class is over. Yes, home! Let's go home, buddy," Kokliang replied, a nervous edge creeping into his voice.

"What's with the rush?" Gulf asked playfully.

"No rush. Not rushing at all. It's just my habit to pack quickly," Kokliang insisted, avoiding Gulf's gaze.

Gulf burst into laughter at Kokliang's flustered behaviour, prompting Kokliang to smack Gulf's arm with a bit more force than intended, using his werewolf strength.

"Geez, Kokliang, you don't need to hit me that hard. Damn, are you marking me or something?" Gulf teased.

"Are you trying to make me puke my guts out?" Kokliang shot back, mimicking a nauseated gesture.

"Let's go, Kokliang; you're going to tell me everything, okay? No blanks left unfilled!" Gulf insisted, dragging Kokliang out of the classroom.

As promised, they headed towards the café near their university, renowned for its excellent coffee and delectable cakes. After ordering their drinks and treats, they climbed to the second floor and settled at a table designated for solitary patrons. Seated side by side on the high chairs, they surveyed the university and the bustling main road that ran between the café and campus.

"Now, spill everything. I deserve it since I've saved your arse a couple of times," said Gulf, sipping his iced Americano.

"Hmm, where to start? I'll make it brief and stick to the vital points," Kokliang replied, earning a nod of encouragement from Gulf as he continued to sip.

"San and I are childhood friends; we grew up together, and our families are close. You know that werewolves must always be surrounded by family and friends to feel complete, but the most important are their loved ones—or more precisely, their mates," Kokliang explained.

"Okay," Gulf responded, listening intently.

"Anyway, we were best mates until last year when he accused me and his sister—her name is Apple, by the way—of having some sort of relationship. Just to clarify, I'm gay. Like, completely gay, and you can see it. But then all hell broke loose when Apple's human mate decided to reject her based on some ridiculous rumours claiming I was eloping with her. All we did was have a heart-to-heart conversation about her human mate during a weekend getaway with her friends. Apparently, he's a jerk—a top-class jerk, a player, a total playboy. No one knows this but me, Apple, and her close friend, Ruby," Kokliang explained, taking a sip of coffee.

"Okay, continue please."

"Apple and Ruby caught him having sex with another girl in their shared apartment. We still don't know if that woman is a prostitute or just his seasonal girlfriend. Of course, having a gay friend like me, Apple came to me whenever she had doubts or issues. Anyway, she rejected him in both human and werewolf ways, and thank the heavens that the jackass of a human mate doesn't know anything about werewolves; otherwise, we'd all be doomed," Kokliang recounted, gazing out the window.

"So, because of the rejection, Apple's health started to deteriorate, and her family used to blame me for that. But after hearing explanations from Apple, Ruby, and me, they were furious because we hadn't told them anything, and they mistakenly accused me. They sought my forgiveness, which I didn't take to heart because they didn't know. However, San... I just don't understand why he can't accept it," Kokliang added, a troubled look crossing his face.

"It still doesn't make sense why he would stay angry at you. Even his family understood and apologised for the misunderstanding," Gulf responded, doubt lingering in his tone.

"I don't know, I did try to ask him but all he said is you are so oblivious to other stuff that you didn't see what's in front of you" said Kokliang as he took a bite of the cheesecake.

"Hmm, that's weird" said Gulf in a whisper voice but change it quickly to an evilly childish tone as he add; "Do you want me to dig out his secret?! We might hit a jackpot which we never know".

"No, crazy. Leave him alone. We don't want you to taint him"

"Okay love birds, I won't disturb him"

Gulf smirked while making the crossed fingers indicate he didn't mean what he just said to Kokliang.