Half a month after their engagement.
Catriona and Roderick got married.
They had a simple, traditional wedding. She wore a wedding dress, sitting in her room surrounded by friends and family. Roderick, dressed in a suit, carried her downstairs and into the car.
Their wedding house was a villa filled with roses, with Cedric's kindergarten right behind it.
The Rose Villa had a helipad with a plane bearing Catriona's name. Though it wasn't as large as Luna Palace, it was more beautiful, with a natural lake and a rose garden.
Catriona's two-bedroom apartment felt too small for Roderick; he couldn't move comfortably, feeling like even a kiss would be heard by the little cub in the next room.
Werewolves had exceptional hearing, and living in such a small space with both a big and a little one was tough on everyone.
In the Rose Villa, the three of them, along with a few hired help for cooking and cleaning, made for a perfectly harmonious home.
Catriona didn't want to be in the spotlight or attract attention, so the Roderick only announced their marriage without revealing her identity.
The bags Catriona had previously declined filled two rooms, still unopened. The father and son had tacitly refrained from helping her unpack.
Sometimes, she would sit in her room and quietly unpack on her own.
Cedric thought that Mom seemed to enjoy it.
The rooms in the Rose Villa were well soundproofed. Cedric's children's room was on the left side of the second floor, while the couple's room was on the right, with a spacious staircase in between.
On their wedding day, Catriona had drunk a little during the toasts, making her a little tipsy.
Wedding night.
Roderick took off his suit jacket, revealing a white shirt, the collar already marked with a few suggestive lipstick stains.
Roderick's eyes darkened, his black ears and large tail fully revealed.
Catriona, having drunk, had a flushed face and a dazed look in her eyes, like a seductress.
Roderick furrowed his brows deeply, throwing her onto the bed, and leaned down to kiss her fiercely.
In the next moment, his tail was grasped.
Catriona struggled to break free from his kiss, feeling a bit tipsy. She looked up at the heavy-breathing man above her and smiled, holding Roderick's tail, "I like your tail."
Roderick took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay."
"Whatever you like."
Just as he was about to kiss her again, a hand reached up and grabbed his ear, mischievously caressing it. The woman beneath him squinted up at him with a smile, more beautiful than any flower on a snowy mountain.
"I also like your fluffy ears; they're so soft and cute."
"Hey! Roderick, I want to see your pure wolf form..." Catriona rarely showed this kind of coyness. They had confirmed their feelings and been together for nearly five months, but at first, she hadn't fully let go of her reservations.
Roderick had been living at her place, and they shared a bed every night. Apart from not going all the way, they had shared kisses and acted like a real family, taking care of the child and going on dates.
Now that they were married, and after a few drinks, Catriona felt a bit bolder with Roderick.
"I want to see! Hurry and change," she urged.
Roderick was sweating and clenched his eyes tightly, trying to calm his tone, "Can we not do this right now? Caddy, I..."
"But I want to see! I like your pure wolf form." Catriona wrapped her arms around his neck and planted a kiss on his lips.
"I want."
Roderick: "..."
He pressed his forehead, unable to do anything about it; his wife liked it, what could he do?
Then...
A pure black giant wolf lay on the bed, taking up most of it. Catriona giggled, lying on the giant wolf, grabbing its fur and snuggling into a world of fluffiness.
"So cute, so fluffy..."
Her hands wandered contentedly until suddenly she froze, the alcohol sobering her up significantly.
Roderick could no longer tolerate it and transformed back into his human form.
"Had your fun?"
Catriona's face turned red. "Um, I shouldn't have been drinking."
"Now that you're sober," Roderick gazed at her, his eyes serious, "I won't hold back."
Catriona reached out, wrapping her arms around his neck, and smiled enticingly, "It's fine if you don't stop."
Roderick's breath hitched, his amber eyes turning into emerald green.
They kissed...
The night was still long, a night that belonged to them. Ambiguous pink bubbles floated gently, making it a night destined to be sleepless.
However...
One week after the wedding.
Roderick was rejected by his wife at the door.
"Sleep in separate rooms, I said!"
Catriona was inside her room, a wall between them, feeling unusually irked.
The werewolf's stamina was extraordinary, and she felt like she might be completely consumed by him. Unable to resist the temptation, things were escalating... It seemed that only sleeping in separate rooms would help her maintain her composure.
It wasn't that their married life was discordant; it was too... harmonious.
"Choose any room, just go sleep," she said after calming herself for a moment.
"Caddy, we can't sleep separately," Roderick's voice came through the door, heavy with a sigh, tinged with helplessness and a hint of sadness. "We just got married; are you already tired of me?"
"Caddy, don't you like me anymore?"
Catriona was taken aback, knowing that this silly wolf was overthinking again.
She opened the door to explain, "I'm not; don't misunderstand..."
Before she could finish, she was embraced.
Roderick's low voice echoed in her ear, sweetly pleading, "Caddy, you know I tend to overthink, so let's not sleep apart, okay?"
"Caddy, I love you."
Roderick tightened his embrace, but his voice grew even quieter, "This is how werewolves are; are you annoyed?"
Catriona thought...
He was being so exaggerated; his thoughts were far too dangerous!
Werewolves seemed to lack security when with pure humans, even Roderick...
She quickly replied, "How could I dislike you! Fine, fine, we won't sleep apart, but you have to behave."
"Okay, I'll."
Roderick agreed.
His sharp eyes narrowed, and the corners of his lips curved into a subtle smile.
