I took a step back when she drew even closer and her hand reached out to touch me. “Why won’t you give me a chance? I know I can be so much better for you. We grew up together, I know everything about you…” Tears, always there are tears when we meet.
“Sabrina, I’ve told you before, I’ve never seen you as anything more than a little sister, that’s not about to change. You need to stop, it’s time you met someone and settled down.” We don’t all have to wait for an imprinting, especially the females.
The only draw back is that if she chose someone and he imprinted on someone else later down the line there’s a good chance she would be left by the wayside or at best be someone’s concubine as she’s begged me numerous times to be.
“I think…”
“Listen I have to go, she’s waiting for me.” I didn’t have to tack on that last part but it was best she get use to the idea. Her eyes widened with renewed hurt. “You…you’ve met her, been with her?” She actually sniffed the air as if trying to find Natalia’s scent.
She opened her mouth to say something else but thought better of it when she saw the look of barely restrained aggression on my face. She’d know since she’s one of us, that it’s a dangerous game to play, stepping out of line when it comes to a man’s mate. And even more so with me, her future lord and ruler.
She curtsied now, something she’d forgotten to do on arrival, before disappearing.
“Dammit!” I hadn’t even given her a second thought since this whole thing started. I’d made myself believe over time that she’d gotten over her schoolgirl infatuation with me, but it seems now that I’d only been lying to myself.
I couldn’t be bothered right now though, I have to go take care of my own shit before I end up somewhere drooling and banging my head into the wall of a padded room. Just as quickly as I’d appeared the night before I ghosted back to my home.
Lucien
The sun wasn’t quite up when I landed on my balcony and strode into the thousand foot master suite. It’s odd that I could already see her here, could already imagine her things mixed in with mine as I headed straight for the shower.
My idea, the one I’d come up with not too long ago may or may not be the stupidest thing I’ve ever done, but I get the feeling I’m going to be doing a lot of stupid shit from here on out. It comes with the territory I guess, or so I’ve always believed. Women make men stupid.
I’ve seen it all my life with my own parents and myriad aunts and uncles over the years. My father, as the son of the ruling sky monarch, though not the heir, was still in higher standing among our kind than most. I’ve seen him destroy whole armies without breaking a sweat. And yet it only takes a frown or a pout from my mother to bring him to his knees.
Shit, I’m not going out like that, her little ass is not going to run me no matter who the hell she is. Shit, I’m making myself nuts and she’s not even here yet. I switched off the water now in a rush to get back to her. This shit had better work because the days seem to be going by real fast now that I’d found her scent.
I didn’t hang around long enough to let the others know I was back. Just checked in with Dennis and told him I was leaving again and not to worry. I’ve disappeared for days on end before no problem, but I bet he’s going to shit himself wondering where I’m gone to so close to my mating.
I soared over treetops and saw some shit going on in people’s homes that were none of my business as I tried to outrun the sun which had about another hour before it made an appearance. Instead of heading for her home I headed into the woods, hoping that she would be there.
It hadn’t looked like she was new to frolicking naked in the damn woods when I came upon her the day before, so I’m guessing and hoping it’s a daily thing with her fairy ass. Just the thought of all the dirt and dried leaves made me itchy. Shit, I barely have a few trees in my backyard. Is she going to make me move?
I flew over the entirety of the woods looking for her before finding her sitting on a fallen tree close to the water with half the damn forest around her. Again my attention was caught by the way she absentmindedly soothed the animals around her with her hands.