Keep Enemies Closer

Drake

“I, Zelda Grayson, reject you as my mate.”

I watched and listened in awe. I couldn’t close my mouth. At first, I thought my ears were playing tricks on me. I mean, how could she reject me? Did I do something wrong?

Last I checked, I did nothing wrong at all. So why? Why on earth did she reject me?

I am the most sought bachelor in the land and this tiny little thing dares to reject me? I find it so unbelievable. I mean, I find it so hard to believe that she just rejected me. I must have heard wrong.

I ignored the pain in my chest and tried to hold her once again but, she moved away before I could. Her beautiful ocean-blue eyes held no emotion at all. She stood straight and firm on her decision.

“Now, we share no bond. You can be with my mom.”

Seriously? She isn’t just a young kitten. She is naive too.

I mean, how much does she understand the bond? Does she think that everything ends with just her rejection?

I scoffed in disbelief and stared at the cute little kitten before me.

She thinks she can reject me and I’ll accept that. Oh my, she must be naive indeed. I am Drake Williamson the Alpha King of ll seven Kingdom and I refuse to be trampled upon by this little thing.

I raised my head to look at her once more, hoping to hear her say that she was kidding earlier. I wanted so badly to listen to her retract her words, but she stood proud and unyielding.

The pain in my chest intensified and I was trying very hard to hold it in, but the task was becoming hard to accomplish as her tempting vanilla scent kept strolling through my nostrils like it had also taken a vow to torture me.

 I cannot show my pain to her. I closed my eyes and let my fury surface through my eyes when I opened them again.

“Leave,” I tried to sound cool.

I wouldn’t want to sound like a sore loser.

“Henceforth, there is nothing to talk about between us. You are my……”

Why won’t she just leave?

My chest tightened with every word she spoke.

“I said leave!”

She flinched and stared in surprise before hurrying out. I grabbed my chest and hissed as the pain hit again.

What shit is this?

I’ve heard that rejection bond can be painful but this is hard. Despite being the Alpha king I find the pain excruciating.

It took a while. I couldn’t keep count of how long, but as soon as the pain subsided, I was able to think of all that happened. All that surfaced in my mind was Zelda’s rejection.

She wants me to be with her mother. I scoffed at the thought.

I mean what did she take me for?  A toy?

I am the Alpha King. Drake Williamson. I won’t be pushed around.

“Sir,” the door opened and Randolph stepped in. “I’m just making sure that you’re okay with the way things are being done here.”

Am I okay?

Am I really okay with being pushed around?

First, it was the moon goddess toying with my life. She snatched my brother from me and turned my life upside down and when I thought it could only get worse, she set things right and brought Madeline into my life. She became the best friend I ever had. She became my confidant. Although, I kept my true identity and real reason for coming to Silvertail hidden from her, she still remains the best person I’ve known after my brother. And just when I thought things were starting to go well, the goddess chose to send me my long-awaited mate, who also happened to be Madeline’s daughter.

The bond was easily accepted by me as I do not feel romantically attached to Madeline. However, the one I was willing to accept despite the gap in our age still went ahead to reject me.

Like, what effrontery!

She wants me to ignore our bond and be with her mother. I still find that unbelievable. Every girl, royal and non-royal want to be with me, but this tiny little kitten had the guts to reject me.

As much as I would like to appreciate her affection towards her mother and her willingness to sacrifice for her mate for her mother’s welfare.  However, the pain of rejection wouldn’t let me do that.

“I’m fine,” I replied.

“That’s good.” Randolph moved to leave. “Just making sure that you’re okay with the way things are done here.”

“It’s all good, but I’ll set things straight,” I replied as a thought crossed my mind.

“Alright, then your majesty,” he bowed.

I tried to figure out a way to present the question without sounding inquisitive or desperate. “Zelda, does she have a boyfriend?”

“Huh?” Randolph’s head raised abruptly.

I bet he is stunned by my question. According to his knowledge, I only just met Zelda today. So, asking about her would seem somewhat surprising. Especially when the question is something so personal.

Should I just tell him to forget it?

“Well, Zelda is a pretty lady and is bound to have a boyfriend. But I bet she’d be proud to know that the Alpha king is interested in her.”

Proud, Huh?

Last I checked, she didn’t feel proud at all. In fact, she rejected me outrightly.

“So she has a boyfriend.” I repeated.

“Yes, Majesty,” Randolph smiled. “Jake Anderson. He is the soon-to-be Alpha of Silvertail, and the son of Lucas Wayne.”

Wow. What a great twist of fate.

Of all the people that Zelda could choose. She chose the son of a murderer and for him she rejected me.

So, Uncle Lucas took my brother from and his son has taken my mate from me.

“How long have they been together?”

I know that my questions were becoming too much but I couldn’t help it. I needed to know more in other to devise a plan against my uncle and I’ll start with Zelda.

As the saying goes: Keep your friend close and your enemies closer.

And as Uncle Lucas himself would always say, The friend of my enemy is my enemy.