Rejected And Forsaken
Chapter 32

David pov

“Mate….” she whispered back and visibly leaned in to my touch, her lips slowly curving in to a sweet smile.

The wonderful sparks of the mate bond erupted upon our skin contacting and I couldn’t stop myself from grinning at her. Her enchanting smile was a constant on her rouge lips, and my heart which was rapidly beating the whole time, suddenly melted away. Finn was bouncing in joy and punching his fist in the air, elevated that his mate had accepted him.

“David? It was you the whole time?” she asked, in a shushed tone. Maintaining eye contact, she placed her soft hands on mine which was still on her cheeks. My thumbs traced her full lips, which I suddenly found very interesting.

“What is the meaning of this?” the king’s voice boomed across the hall, echoing and taking me out of whatever daze I was in. I removed my hand from her face and faced the mighty vampire king who was literally fuming and seething in anger.

“Carol! Come over here this instance!” he ordered in a thundering voice, drawing the attention of the guards who were standing on duty. Soon, they came rushing inside, to see what the commotion was about, and halted, enclosing us in a circle.

Startled by her father’s reaction, Carol hurried towards him. “Daddy. It is him…. He is the one. I can feel it….” But the king’s angry glare was fixed on me. His green eyes were now red with fury. I knew his vampire side was surfacing. He grabbed his daughter’s arm and pulled her to his side, and shielded her with his arm.

“Dad…..” Carol gasped, her eyebrows now knitted in to a deep frown. Her enchanting green eyes were now laced with worry. Finn started to growl in my mind, baring his teeth, unhappy that our mate was now sorrowful. But I held it in. I didn’t want to mess this up. I will fight for her if I have to, but I don’t want her to get hurt in anyway. Physically or emotionally. I want to keep her happy. Because right now, she is all what I cared about. Even more than my desire for revenge from my pathetic pack.

“Who the hell are you? Why in the world are you here?” He screamed angrily, making all the vampires in the hall cower in fear. I smiled and lifted my aura. I heard gasps all around me. I knew everyone except the boys will be completely astounded. But what mattered to me was what Carol thought about it. What my little mate considered about it. I saw her gaze fixed on mine, still her eyes showed clouded with concern.

“It is you!” king Richard was now trembling in anger. His red eyes now wide and his fangs elongated. He let out a fierce, ground shaking screech, making everyone cover their ears in utmost fear. I looked around to replace, Evan, Nolan and everyone else holding on to each other for support. Their eyes squeezed shut and heads lowered in fright.

Carol held on to her father with all her might, perhaps stopping him from attacking me. She had her arms wrapped around his torso, clutching her father’s robe in the palms of her hand.

I looked at the seething vampire king dead in the eye. He didn’t scare me. He only scared his people. His soldiers and his family members. Not me.

“Guards! Arrest him!” he ordered. Carol turned her head towards me with helr eyes wide open in utter dismay. She looked in between me and her father, shaking her pretty little head.

“No….no daddy.” She protested, but the king was not going to listen to her. Soon, four of their soldiers, came to carry out the orders.

“Stupid vampires. I can break escape with ease.” Finn muttered in my mind.

“Yes. But for now, we will not. We will let them take us. We are doing this for our mate.” I replied and he agreed.

I smirked, but chose to remain silent and let the guards seize me. Looking at my mate one last time before being taken away, I smiled at her. I just hope she knows that I would do anything for her.

“Take him away!” was the last order her father gave and the guards dragged me away from them. And I just let them.

“But dad…..” I heard her protest as I was dragged away. “He is human….” she tried to say meekly but was rudely interrupted.

“Does he still look or sound human to you? Don’t you feel his aura? Young woman! No human can change his eye colour from blue to red all of a sudden!” The king bellowed at her, making Finn growl. That is not the way to speak to her.

My heart ached as I felt how her heart would break. Would she still accept me after knowing that I am not human? Will she still like me after realising that there was some amount of lies in my story? My chest tightened as each step took me away from my mate. I wanted to be with her. I wanted to talk to her. I desired to explain my reasons and finally tell her the whole truth with no deviations. I wanted to let her know how much I yearned for her. My heart desired for her even before I realised that she was my second chance mate. But I had refrained myself from getting any closer because I wanted her to live a happy life with the one destined for her.

Just I never thought that it would be me. But now, there is no stopping myself from loving her. And there is no refraining myself from trying my level best to be with her. If I have to, I will break out of their pathetic dungeon. But that is not how I want it to be. I want her father to be able to see the truth. I just hope that he chooses to think give me a chance to explain myself. And I just hope that my lovely mate excepts me even after realising that I am a wolf and not a human.

Carol pov.

He is a wolf. He is not a human. I stared blankly as they dragged him away, I felt an in explainable uneasiness tightening my chest. I gasped for breath as I let go of my father’s robe and took involuntary steps in the direction they took him. But I was seized by my father, preventing me from following them.

“What is wrong with you young lady?” he bellowed, raising a stern finger at my face. I stared at his face which was contorted in anger. The last time I saw him this angry was when he lost control to his vampire. But this time, at least he was in control.

Suddenly he closed his eyes and took deep breaths. Apparently, he was trying his best to control his anger.

“Why are you going after that wolf? He is our enemy. He has tricked us. He maybe here to spy on us. He cannot be trusted.” He started to reason in a much more lower voice.

I stood frozen in my position watching him speak. I was feeling so many emotions at the same time. I have never thought that the night I replace my beloved would be so eventful.

“Carol, say something.” He said, his voice now as soft as a whisper.

Then, Evan cleared his throat, getting father’s attention.

“Your highness.” He bowed his head. “I would like tell you something.” He said, his head still lowered in respect.

When father nodded he stood straight.

“Your highness. I should say I don’t agree with you this time. He is not just any wolf. He is a lycan. If was here to spy on us and cause any damage, he could have done that easily. He is stronger than all of us. And he could have caused immense damage if he wanted to in the first place.”

My father interrupted him.

“You knew? Then why didn’t you tell me?” he asked, once again his voice raising in anger.

“For this reason.” Evan replied pointing at us. “We a knew we were at war and you will not be ready to listen to him. But let me you. He too was wronged by his pack. He had no idea about the opal being stolen and he already has gone through a lot.” He explained.

“And even right now. He could have easily broken free from them but he chose to silently leave with them. Your highness, remember the night we fought more than twenty bandits and won? He was the one who did it. If not for him, all three of us would have died.” He continued. His words somehow giving me all the answers I want.

“Your highness.” He bowed. “This time, I am with him. And if anyone is worth of our Carol it is him.” Evan concluded, his gaze fixed on my father and his king.

“When I say no. It means no.” Daddy’s statement made the anger in me bubble up.

“I am sorry daddy. But I don’t think you should defy a scared bond.” I found my voice and spoke with confidence.

“You are the one who told me that my beloved is the only one who could take good care of me. You are the one who convinced me to face this. And you are the one who once said that you will be the happiest when I replace him. Are you going back on your words daddy? Or is it that you lied back then?” I asked, my voice firm enough to surprise him.

“Daddy.” I whispered. “I want to tell you and everyone else here something.” I gulped. I was going to do this. Because if what Evan said was true, it means he was willing to get arrested for me. If so, I also will not give up.

“I had loved him way before this night. I loved him when I thought he was a powerless human. And I loved him with all my heart. But I pushed my feelings and emotions for you daddy. I wanted to give my beloved a chance. And now that it actually is him, I now don’t want to stop my self from loving him. I will not be with another person other than him daddy. And if anything happens to him in the dungeons, I will not hesitate to kill myself.” I warned, trembling in anger.

I stormed out of the hall leaving my father aghast. I thought I heard footsteps behind me. I thought I heard someone call my name. But I was not going to stop tonight. I stomped all the way to my room and slammed the door shut, quickly locking it behind me.

I just need sometime to myself.