The Royals

Chapter 18

Maribell

I turned my back on Nikko and started to walk down the corridor in the direction of my garden. Before I exited the same young maid that had cleaned up my chamber came running up to me with a cloth umbrella. I silently thanked her before continuing on my path dismissing the few guards that tried to follow us.

No words were spoken as he followed me. We walked silently through the castle grounds and the maze hedges.

"I will arrange for your parents and your-self to be escorted back to your own castle" It wasn't until we reached the heart of my maze that I  finally turning to face him.

"I am not letting HIM have you! You are MINE!! MY MATE NOT HIS MINE!!" he growled out placing his left hand on my hip and the right on my neck pulling me to him. His eyes darkened with anger and possessiveness. Nikko was no longer in control, the eyes I was looking into were my beast.  My beast had a crazed glint in his dark eyes ,his canines extended with intent to mark me. For a moment I froze my mind going into overdrive, should I let him or shouldn't I. My instincts told me to let him but my subconscious told me it was wrong it would ruin everything it would put him in danger. I pulled away, flashing across to the other side of the fountain just as his canines graced my shoulder.

My beast let out a low warning growl sending chills all over my body. I watched him  sniff the air before turning around to face me once again with a look of determination the anger still lingering with in the determined look. That how our 'game' of  cat an mouse began, every time he got close to me I would use my enhanced speed and flash over in the opposite direction .  As the minutes  passed and I continued to evade him my beast became more agitated until Once again I stood across from him on the other side of the fountain ready to move away as soon as he crossed over in hindsight I should have seen it coming, long ago I had acknowledged thag my beloved  beast was a brilliant cheeky wolf . My cheeky beast  diseaved me, he  faked coming over to  where I stood so I flashed over to stand behind the stone bench a few feet in front of him. He shifted into his wolf form and pinned me down we landed ontop of said bench crushing it with our combined weight and the strength of his tackle. My cloth umbrella fell onto the ground next to me exposing my face to the hot midday  sun. I trashed under him trying to wiggle my way out from under him  but it was no use. I would not be getting out of his grasp by trashing but I was able to mauver my body where I was able to get him off of me  by  force. I didn't nor will I ever  want to to hurt him but it had to be done,  I kicked him across the garden and skilled as he was he managed  to  land back on his feet. It wasn't just my beast I was looking at anymore, I'm not sure how I knew but somehow I did,  the information the Queen had shared with me about the wolf and human being one entity not two like I'd believes  came to mind. She had said that Nikkos wolf or as I fondly referred to him My Beast was Nikkos purest thoughts untainted by the humans society it was Nikko at his purest.

" The engagement with Bentley  is a farce , I don't Love Him, I Love You" I confessed trying to calm my beloved  down.

They weren't just words to calm him down, It was true no matter what I would always love him over any other . He was my beloved My groom and I his Bride. My words  seem to work since he was no longer trying to pin me down to the ground anymore . My beloved  cautiously approach me his head hanging low probably in shame for trying to mark me against my will. I sat down on the large stone fountain with my hair covering my face in an attempted to provide some sort of barrier between the sun's rays and my pale skin it did little to help  since  the sun was still high up in the sky. The warm rays which brought comfort and hope to many had the opposite affect on me,  I wanted to crawl into a tight ball in a dark  corner away from it and all the horrid memories that came with its touch. The sun's warm UV rays would always serve as a trigger , unwanted memories of those horrid days began to flash through my mind more vivid as of I'd loved through them hours not years ago. Having relieved said memories hours prior weren't helping.  The heat of the blazing sun UV  rays on my skin only made it worst. Lost in my jumbled mind I sat still waiting for the pain not only from the harmful rays but from the daggers, whips, or even slaps to start and for the hurtful degrading words to be said but they never came . Thoes things  where only happening in head. Mental torture was worse than physical torture, the physical wounds where easy to spot and fix , Not mental wounds,... Sadly mental wounds either got better with time or worsened.  I was brought out of my dark sinister thoughts by my beloved  who had licked the scar on my face lovingly,  a scar I hated which served as a physical reminder of just how flawed I truly was. My cloth umbrella which I had dropped when my beloved tackled me was now  lying at my feet. Sighing I picked it up and held it over my over myself taking comfort in the protecting it gave me. Not physical but mental always mental. The sun rays made my scar more visible to his well trained eyes not just that, the sun enhanced any imperfection a vampire had such as scars or bite marks given to them by wolfs both of which I had all over my damaged body.

His big wolf head was rested in my lap. We just sat like that for a while with his head resting on my lap while I stoked his fur with my free hand and held my umbrella with the other.

"I need you to leave Nikko. You are my weakness. If the culprits behind my misery were to find out you are my beloved they'd go after you...you would be in danger. They do not want me to become Queen. They will do anything to make sure I am not crowned they have plotted my assassination and failed many times but by killing you they would destroy me," I whispered. He growled angrily  but didn't move away only licked my face once again.

"They have taken everything from me. I will not allow them to take you away from me as well... I have heard many stories about males of your kind and how they rejected their soul mate for a human or another she wolf. I thought that after I left you, you  would forget of me and fall in love with a human or a she wolf. It wasn't until your mother explained the true concept of soul mates a few minutes prior to your scrap with Bentley that I realize how gravely I was mistaken. That is why you have to leave. I do not wish for you to get caught in the crossfire of an internal conflict that has been stiring for centuries, I can't lose you." I added.

He pulled away from making me think that I offended him. I stood up ready to  leave only to have him block  my path. I was truly confused until I heard the snapping of his bones that was when I realized he was shifting back to his human form.I sat back down on the fountains edge looking away from him face flushed. Nudity was  normal in werewolf society I understood why but it was improper in ours.

"My Blushing Bride" he chuckled not seeming affected by the fact that he was as nude as the day he was brought into this world. Well obviously he was more develop.

"This is highly inappropriate " I stated fighting the urge to look over at him and memories every inch of his tan,tone muscular body.

"Inappropriate? You are my Mate." He answered pulling me flushed against him only to have him pull back just as fast. The outline of my tiara was branded into his chest. He grabbed my free hand and placed it on his chest the coolness of my skin probably helping with the burning. I let my umbrella fall into back into the fountain and took of my tiara tossing it on the grass a few feet away from us. It was only us there was no need for those types of formalities.

Nikko pulled me back into his chest and turned us around so his back was facing the sun using his body as a type of shield to shade my pail skin.

"The sun does not affected or burn my skin anymore" I informed him. Again physically the sun had no hold on me but mentally I was it's prisoner.

"I am the only one you will feed from. No one else will get the pleasure of having your lips on their skin on have the satisfaction of knowing that their blood runs through your veins and nurtures you but me. You are MINE only MINE! The moon goddess as my witness I will protect you like I should have since day one. " he growled sealing his promise with a kiss.

He pulled away pulling me flushed against his body only to crash his lips back on to mine once again. After a few minutes I pulled away and pushed him back into the deep fountain behind him. The fountain was 10 ft deep and had a secret door that lead to an underground tunnel that lead to a hidden cave which lead to the ocean. Their was a small speed boat that filled up to 10 people comfortably.

Nikko resurfaced shaking his head making water droplets fly everywhere and shot a playful glare at me.

"Sorry Nikko," I apologized trying not to laugh.

"You think this is funny?" he asked extending his hand for me to help him get out but I shock my head no. He would only pull me in and that would be a scandal. Questions would be asked and speculations about my relationship with him would arise.

"I'll come to your chambers at midnight until then keep my mark to yourself  my beloved" I stated curtsying and picking up my tiara before rushing back to my chambers. Nikko may not have marked me but my mark was promptly on his collar bone. When I bit him last night he had welcomed my bite, accepted me as his other half.

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Some how the last part wasn't uploaded the first time.

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