Bound To You

|Chapter 21|

Going around the street again and nearing the castle once more, the King's scent was pungent in the air and a muscular man dressed in black jogger sweatpants and a black exercise t-shirt could be seen standing at the gates of the castle flanked by two men. Approaching the castle, the King was recognized as the bystander at the gate.

Vladimir had slowed down and came to a stop in front of the castle, walking to meet the King. Arabella would have kept in jogging away from them if Vladimir hadn't motioned her to stop and come over. Grinding her teeth together, she walked over in defiance, reluctantly.

Nodding his head, Vladimir looked at Arabella, "Arabella, I have to leave to oversee some important meetings. We were doing a fifteen mile course, you have thirteen miles left. Please finish off with Xavier."

"What is the meaning of this Godfather?" She asked her voice passive but her entire being was angered.

"As I stated before, I have to leave to oversee some important meetings and Xavier follows the same routine as yours, so I allowed him to join." Vladimir said, some annoyance in his tone.

"Yes Godfather." Arabella said obediently, with resentment but with obedience.

The King had been observing the small dispute between Arabella and Vladimir to which he found amusing. Joining her at her side, he looked at her attire and her face that seemed more beautiful in the sunlight.

"Start." Vladimir said before walking into the castle grounds and dismissing the two.

Starting back at her pace, Arabella jogged away from the King creating the space that was much needed for her. The King caught up to her and was back at her side, the two jogging at the same pace. His two bodyguards in exercise attire behind him jogging along with them.

"Good Morning Arabella." The King said politely to Arabella, hoping to spark up conversation between the two for the long run they had.

"Good Morning, Your Highness." Arabella said passively, not glancing at the King and keeping her head to the front.

"I must say I was impressed to hear Vladimir trained you much less him being your Godfather." The King said curiously.

"Do you always have your Deltas follow you around or are you afraid of me?" Arabella said in mockery, not wanting to say what she truly wanted to.

The King chuckled at her remark, " Deltas, ad cadere." He said in Latin to the men behind him.

Deltas, fall back.

"De cursus, mi regem ." The Deltas said together.

Of course, my king.

The Deltas slowed their paced and followed from father away, giving the two privacy.

"The banquet is next Tuesday." The King said to Arabella.

"Yes, I have been informed." She said concentrating on her running instead of concentrating on how the great his hair looked today.

"I would like you to accompany me." He said turning to look at her while running.

"I would like a lot of things." she said under her breath.

"What was that?" The king asked amused.

"I said if that is what you wish, Your Highness." She said running faster now, annoyed.

"Your family will be attending." He said to her, trying to see her expression.

"That is great." She said speeding up her pace.

The King caught up to her, "And I plan on telling them we are mates." He said to her.

After hearing this, Arabella got dizzy and lost balance, she tripped on her own foot. She hit her left shoulder before a hand got ahold of her arm and brought her up.

Standing up, she held her head in pain, knuckles bloodied from hitting the coarse concrete pavement.

"Arabella, are you okay?" The King asked concerned.

"Yes I'm fine." She said before wiping the blood from her knuckles on her sweatpants.

Looking down, Arabella had seen her laces were untied. Reaching down, the King had already got down.

"Let me get that for you." He said as he squatted down and reached for her shoe. Tying her laces for her.

The Deltas looked on in astonishment that their King had unknowingly bowed down before another.

"Thank you." She said when he rose from the floor.

"Anytime." He said smiling.

"I'm not feeling well. I'll take your leave." Arabella said truthfully.

"I will accompany you to see that you are fine." The King said following her when she walked away.

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Translations are in italics.

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Xavier is sweet isn't he?

Did Arabella's godfather plan them jogging together?

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