ZEUS' POV:-
I stepped into the treehouse and looked around. I smiled as I heard her sobbing quietly. I followed her voice and found her lying on her bed. She was almost lying in the fetal position. A smirk appeared on my face as I heard her sobbing. It took me a few moments to understand that I was satisfied with her sobs. It was very unlikely of me. I could never bear to see tears in her eyes. But for the first time, I liked that sound. It was definitely something I was unable to understand. And I was not sure why I felt that way.
I took a deep breath and pushed all the thoughts aside. I went towards her and grabbed her ankles. She gasped loudly as I pulled her to lie straight on the bed. Then I hovered over her. Her sobs faded away. She started breathing heavily. Her eyes still had tears in it. But they were no longer flowing. The sweet smell of her arousal hit my nostrils and my smirk deepened. I intertwined my fingers with her and pinned her hands about her head. I leaned in and pecked the corner of her lips. A soft whimper escaped her lips but she dared not to say anything.
"I came all the way here. Without getting a blink of sleep. I did not even lie down. I came to you straight so I can see you after a long time. As you were complaining. But what did I get? You were not even in your palace. You are here, crying like a baby. While I am going crazy just to see you, princess." I buried my face in the crock of her neck and whispered softly. She arched her back a little and my lips touched the skin of her neck. A crazy sock of electricity I felt in my body. I was not sure how long I would be able to keep myself away from her.
"I am sorry. I knew you would come like every year you visit me on my birthday. And I was in my room, waiting for you. But then at midnight, I started hearing someone cry. A woman. Beast, I saw her. She looked exactly like me. Everyone had surrounded her. And they were hunting her. I wanted that to stop. But they did not stop. I ran away when I could not take it anymore. I was scared." She started sobbing again while explaining everything to me. The look in her eyes was evident how much afraid she was. Perhaps, it was not just a vision. And scared the hell out of her.
I pecked her forehead and wiped her tears. Then I laid down on the bed and pulled her on top of me. "To hell with that stupid palace. Let's stay together in our palace tonight. What do you say, princess?" I wrapped both of my arms around her and asked her in a low tone. She quickly snuggled closer to me and nodded her head. I could smell her happiness. I could not believe just cuddling up with me could make her this happy. She was crazy and I loved her craziness. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and texted uncle Hayden.
"I have found Dabby. She is fine and with me. Don't worry about her. We will be staying at the treehouse. Tell Aunt Eva not to be worried. I will keep her safe. I promise." I sent the text quickly then set my phone under the pillow. I sat up on the bed and made Dabby sit on my lap. I cupped her face with both of my hands and made her look at my face. None of us said a single word to each other. We were just staring into each other's eyes. She took a deep breath then a small smile appeared on her beautiful face. A smile that made my stomach tickle from the inside.
"You are fourteen now. As uncle Hayden has told me, you are now allowed to learn self-defense. So after your birthday party tomorrow, you are packing up everything. Because I did not run all the way here. I came in a truck. So I can take you with me." I reminded her in a low tone. Her smile deepened. The small smile was turned into an excited smile. She nodded her head excitedly. I smiled and pulled her to my chest. Rocking her back and forth like a baby, I too was enjoying her warmth. As for her, she was no longer sad or scared. She was fine. And that made me feel better as well.
I broke the hug and moved her hair off of her shoulder. She looked up at my face with a small smile on her face. I leaned over and pecked softly on her neck. She gasped lowly. Then she wrapped her arms around my shoulders. I cupped the back of her head and tilted her head a little to get better access. I rubbed the tip of my nose with her neck. She giggled as I tickled the sensitive skin of her neck. "You smell so delicious, princess. And I don't know how long I can keep my beast at bay. I want to devour you." I whispered while peppering soft kisses all over her neck. Her soft whimpers were driving me crazy. And my wolf was almost nuts hearing her whimpers.
"I also can not wait to be yours. I want to be by your side forever. I want to hold your hands. And kiss you in front of everyone. And hug you. I don't know what I will do without you in my life. Sometimes it scares the hell out of me when I think about us. What if we are not mates? Will you not love me? Will you not look at me?" She whispered through shallow breathing. I frowned as I heard her sobbing quietly. Of course I knew how much she loved me. And her greatest fear was losing me. And every time she talked about it. She ended up sobbing. I cupped her face with both of my hands and pecked her forehead lovingly.
"You will be my mate. And you only belong to me. I will never let anyone be near you. I will not let anyone lay their eyes on you. You and I belong with each other. And I will not let anyone change that. Once you are an adult, I will not waste a single day. We will get married the same day you will turn eighteen. So you can be by my side forever. Do you trust me with our future, princess?" I whispered while staring into her eyes. She giggled and nodded her head. I wiped her tears with the pads of my thumbs and pecked her cheek.
"I trust you with everything. You just gave me the best birthday gift ever. You made my day. This is the best day of my life, beast. I will never forget this day. I don't care about anything in my life. I just want to be with you, forever. No matter the cost. No matter the consequences. I just want you to be around me like this forever. Holding me in your arms. Hugging me or cuddling with me to comfort me with your warmth. It is all I want in my life." She replied to me in a loving tone that made my chest filled with an anonymous but amazing warm feeling. I liked that feeling. I chuckled hearing her innocent words and pulled her to my chest again.
DABRIA'S POV:-A FEW YEARS LATER:-I opened my eyes again and looked around. I lazily sat up on my comfy bed. Zar raised his head as soon as he saw me awake. He snuggled up with me and started licking my cheek. I smiled widely. It felt like he was worried about me. I patted his head and kissed his forehead. "I can't remember what happened. Do you know what happened? I just remembered a tall man in a tuxedo. He dragged me away. I can't remember what happened then." I asked Zar in a low tone, hoping he would answer me. I was just a fool. Expecting my pet wolf to tell me what happened to me. Or maybe I was just tired.I heard a light knock on the door of my bedroom. I turned my head towards the door and found dad standing at the door. He had this proud smile on his face. And a hint of concern in his eyes. His eyes
DABRIA'S POV:-I opened my eyes again as I felt Zar licking my cheeks. I stretched my arms above my head and looked at him. I no longer felt that coldness inside my body. I sat up on the bed and looked around. My room was still dark. I crawled out of the bed and peeled my clothes off. "Come on, Zar. We are going to take shower together. I haven't been taking care of you all this long." I spoke to Zar as I walked into the bathroom. Zar followed me excitedly. I just knew that dogs were never that happy to have a shower. But Zar was not a dog. I knew he was a wolf. He was taller than me in height.Zar reached to my shoulders while he was on his four feet. I never knew how tall he would be while on his two feet. Instead of the shower, I filled the tub with warm water. I added my favourite jasmine fragrance and some soup, then stepped into the warm water. Za
DABRIA'S POV:-I walked towards my father and bowed my head in front of him. He stood up and walked towards me. He engulfed me in his arms and I also wrapped my arms around him. I pulled away from him as I heard Zar's overprotective growl. Dad chuckled softly and I kissed Zar's face. "Dad! What is going on? What did I miss? This is Eve's statue, right?" I asked my dad after a minute. I felt like I was in a different territory. Where my father could loudly announce how brave and courageous woman Eve really was. And how he always told that he was proud of her. It was never allowed to even say her name out loud. Keeping her gold statue in the hall of throne was something I had never expected."Let's go somewhere else. Where we both can sit and talk. There is so much more for me to tell you. And I am sure you are impatient too." My dad spoke in a low tone while s
DABRIA'S POV:-After a few minutes, a man stepped into the kitchen. He had this wide smile on his face as he saw me. He walked closer towards me and bowed his head in front of me. "This is Ryan. One of the most powerful vampires I have ever known. Not just that. He was called the eclipse. We all feared him and his loyalty to Adrian. But then, he became loyal to Eve. She saved his life." Dad added after a minute. I was staring at that man. He sure looked so familiar. After a minute, I remembered. I used to have nightmares about him too. I stood up from my chair and walked towards him. I touched his cheek and everything he had been through, flashed in front of my eyes.For a moment, I felt dizzy and was about to fall on my butt, but Zar was already standing behind me. He caught me at the right time. "Are you alright, my Mistress?" Ryan asked me in a worried tone while lookin
DABRIA'S POV:- This place was supposed to be the place where I had the best time of my life. Whenever I used to hear Eve's painful cries, I always ran towards this place. And hid inside my room. I was glad that dad made this tree house for me. But because everything that happened between Zeus and I, I just stopped coming to the treehouse. It was painful for me to remember the time we had spent in this place. I never understood why Zeus changed that much within a few years. I was his princess. I was actually the only woman he had ever laid his eyes on. And yet, he became so barbaric when our time came. He became so barbaric that he crushed all my dreams under his heels. There was not a single day I had not thought about him. I tried not to remember anything about Zeus. Because I just couldn't bear that pain anymore. Every time anyone m
DABRIA'S POV:- I opened my eyes and gasped loudly. There was a tall and muscular man lying beside me on the bed. He was lying naked beside me. Zar was nowhere to be found. I opened my mouth to scream as loudly as I could. But before I could wake up the whole palace, my screams were muffled behind a strong palm. He covered my mouth with his hand firmly. As I knew he was naked, my eyes were closed before I even opened my mouth to scream. "Shhh… don't you dare scream." As his voice made its way to my ears, I instantly opened my eyes. My eyes widened in horror as I saw his face again. I thought I would never see his face again in my life. "I am going to pull my hand away. If you scream, I swear I will tell you how angry I can get. You will not scream. Got it?" He asked me in his same low and deep voice. I gulped hard and nodded my head. He pulled
DABRIA'S POV:-My heart skipped a beat or two when my brain started processing his words. I just didn't want to accept his words. If it was really him all this long around me, I was literally doomed. I had bathed with Zar. I had changed in front of him. Worst of all, I was walking buck ass nude in front of him most of the time when we were alone in the room. A mischievous grin appeared on his face as he pushed me back in the metrus and hovered over me. My breath hitched as he pinned me with the metrus. He interviewed his fingers with mine as he leaned over towards my neck. I closed my eyes and whimpered softly as I felt his warm breaths touching my skin.I shivered when the tip of his nose touched the sensitive skin of my neck. He actually knew every single sensitive point of my body. And he knew how to use those spots against me. "I meant that it was me all this long. I was the one bat
DABRIA'S POV:-A droplet of tear escaped his eye and landed on the ground. Were my words literally hurting him that much? Did he really think I could ever forgive him after everything he had done to me? I can remember that time as clearly as looking at my own reflection in the mirror. I shivered and jumped off of the bed. "I am sorry. I can't do this. I am not that brave. I want you to grab one of my gowns and leave. Now that I know that it was you all along, I can't bear to see you around me for another second." I said in a firm tone while looking at him. My eyes started to water up. The tears were stinging my eyes to break free. But I kept them at bay.I didn't want him to see my tears anymore. He couldn't have that pleasure ever again. I had tears in my eyes not because I saw he was in pain. It was because I had been through enough pain because of him. And I couldn't have it again. I