Ch-3
Meanwhile
Adira reached the main table without stumbling and embarrassing herself. She heaved a sigh of relief. She held on to her brother’s arm for support to stand till she got seated.
“I am tired, brother,” Adira pouted at him, like a cute bun. Forgetting the eyes on her.
“Let’s end this early and retire. Then you can get rest, okay?” Maximus said to her.
“But I am hungry too,” she pouted again.
“Let’s feed that little black hole in your stomach to its heart content. So that it won’t be trouble in the middle of that night to the point you have to sneak into the kitchen, okay?” Maximus said.
“Okay… but…” Adira trailed.
“I need extra desserts sent into my room, please,” she pleaded like a child with her big lotus petal-shaped eyes, which gives an impression that she was being bullied by him.
“Sure,” he replied.
“Bro is best,” she said giving him a cheeky smile.
“Always for you,” he replied to her with a smile.
There were werewolf growls and whistles in the background. Few people fainted in shock too. Indeed, the Lycan King would never smile at anyone apart from his sister. He loves her dearly and to the point, he doesn’t even hesitate to kill anyone or himself. And as the first time, the werewolves watched him smile they couldn’t help but growl. All it took was his silent stare at them to quiet them down.
Maximus swept a deathly glare at his werewolf people, which quietened them.
Taking a step forward, he stood in front of a man, who had pale skin and black eyes. He was wearing black clothes just like her brother. She could see the power clash between each other. But they were quietened maybe due to the pact between their kingdoms. She curiously peeked at him with her big lotus petal-shaped eyes.
Adira held her brother’s tightly and was about to ask who the person was. But as if her brother could hear her words, he opened his mouth and said, “He is your soon-to-be husband, the Vampire King,” Maximus said, Making Adira’s eyes widen in surprise and shock!
What!?
[How in the hell?!] Adira screamed in her mind. He has sculpted features and a handsome face. And indeed compared to them he looked pale but when compared with the vampires he wasn’t sickly pale. If he merges with humans or werewolves no one would say he was a vampire.
She could see him looking at her directly. Before when she was having a precious talk with her brother about her desserts, She almost thought he was a creep when he looked at her constantly without turning his gaze. Adira wanted to slap him with her sharp-pointed heel, but remembering that these heels were gifted to her by her precious brother, she didn’t hold that thought anymore. But now hearing the words of her brother, she was surprised.
That man walked towards her, locking his gaze that held…. What was that look for? Was it amusement or was he looking down on her? If it’s later then she would make sure he wouldn’t use his balls in this lifetime. Adira narrowed her eyes at him as she gazed at him.
Her soon-to-be husband walked toward her and stood in front of her. “Zaros Orpheus Velorine,” he said to her in a husky voice.
[Fuck! God! Why does he have such a husky voice!? I already like his voice!?] Adira screamed in her mind.
She was too engrossed in seeing his face and was feeling like she was listening to music in his voice.
[Girl! Just shut up! Don’t fall for him!] Her wolf said.
[Remember! He is not your mate. He is here to break us from our mate.] Her wolf said to her, reminding the bitter truth of her.
But Adira liked the way he smelled. What scent was that? The smell of Citrus mixed with Woodsy. Why does she like his scent?
Aww…. She could see the muscle shape under his shirt. How badly she wanted to rip his clothes and have her way with him?
Wait… wait… wait… Why was she having these thoughts? She should have these thoughts with her mate. Not with anybody else and especially about this man. Shaking herself from her thoughts she looked at him. He took a step closer to her and took her right hand into his. She felt thousands of tingles occurring in her body. He was too close to her. And her heart was thumping too loudly inside her ribcage. The next second he took her hand and kissed the back of her hand.
The natural scent from his body which smelled like Citrus with woodsy hit her nostrils. As the seconds passed, the smell grew stronger and stronger. She felt red alarm bells ringing in her head. But she said nothing. When his cold hand, held hers she knew something was going to happen. But it only became true when his cold lips touched her palm.
[MATE!!!!!] Her wolf shouted in her head.
[WHAT!?] Adira yelled in her mind.
This cold-blooded vampire was her mate?!
Her mate was a Vampire King!?
Her eyes widened in shock. Unknown to her, her Hazel eyes were turning darker as seconds. Her Wolf was jumping in joy. She tried hard to control her wolf but all went to waste. His lips stayed in contact with her palm for more than the time they needed.
What she should do?
She can’t have a Vampire as her mate?
This was the first time she was heard or let’s say she was experiencing someone having a mate other than werewolves.
Can Werewolves have mates other than werewolves?
The rare cases she heard were werewolves having human mates.
A Vampire mate!
God!
This was too much for her to handle!
She needs some air and space to think!
What she should do?
She saw him peeling his lips from her hand and looking into her straight.
Run!
That’s the only word that came into her mind. That’s when she took a step to run!
Ch-4 Adira was about to run away from that place. She thought she could just hide from everyone, using her brother as her shield. But everything is messed up! Can’t she even have a breather from all this? When she took her first step to run, she mistakenly stepped on the tail of her behaviors her eyes, she was sure that she would kiss the ground. She expected that she would fall to the ground from the moment she saw these high heels. She has a habit of wearing eight-inch or ten-inch heels but these were twelve-inch heels. She felt like she was walking on ice, rather than on the red carpet. She already had expected that she would fall to the ground at the start but falling in this situation was too embarrassing. People would say that Werewolf Princess Adira fell for the Vampire King. Not good!
Ch-5 “King Elisaveta… we will take good care of your sister,” an elder said. “I can see how well you are going to take care of her from your current behaviour,” Maximus said. Adira wanted to say something but she shut her mouth. She gripped his hand tightly, hinting for him to stop. Maximus looked at her, their eyes met. Her eyes held a pleading look. He wanted to ruffle her hair, she just looked like a cute puppy. But as much as he loves her… he understands her better than others. She was saying that she was fine and she could bear it. But how could he let her bear it when he was still present. He might not be able to get her justice when she travels to the Vampire Kingdom… but he can protect her and get the justice she deserves when she is w
Ch-6 Lenora’s words shocked everyone in the hall. She not only surprised Werewolves but also Vampires. Ophelia was shocked too. She never thought that her daughter would be this heartless. Maximus smirked at her actions. He could understand what she was trying to say. She was trying to tell her that she was no lesser of a person than her. A beauty with brains was surely trouble and his future wife was exactly that. Ophelia gritted her teeth and kowtowed thrice in front of Adira. “Princess Adira, she is yours to punish if you are still not satisfied,” Lenora said with a gentle smile. Her features softened when she saw the expression on Lenora’s face. She looked gentle, harmless, and in
Ch-7 “Looks like you don’t like crowds, My Lady,” Lenora heard a voice saying to her. Her heart skipped a bit looking at him. “Yes, your highness. I like quiet places,” she answered him. “I can see that,” Maximus said as he tried to control the trembling nerves. His wolf was asking him to claim Lenora as his mate. This thing never happened to him. His first mate died unexpectedly without any reason. There were no leads to find the culprit too. From then, his wolf has always been aggressive and rejected every female who came to him. But, he asked him to claim her. How could a Lycan have a second mate? He needs to go through the Lycan history books or meet a witch. She wore a white dres
Ch-8 Lenora and Maximus returned to the ball. Now, the soon-to-be couples have to dance with their partners for the opening dance. Both men were adorned in black suits. Zaros was adorned with a Charcoal black suit, with his hair partitioned and jelled back showing his beautiful facial features. Maybe because of the royal blood in his veins, he wasn’t sickly pale like the other vampires. He looked handsome. “Would you like to dance with me, My lady?” Zaros asked as he forwarded his hand to her. Adira just smiled at him and forwarded her hand to him. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw him closer which was caught by his sharp ears. A smile formed on his face, when he realized that he was having an effect on her, he felt like he was flying in clouds. His heart leaped in joy. He wanted to laugh, yell and shout but he ke
Ch-9 “What is it, Angel?” Maximus asked. Adira felt like everything was a dream. Was it the reason why she couldn’t find her mate? She was confused. But if she says Zaros was her some people might use that as her advantage and makes her life miserable. But she doesn’t trust anyone as much as she trusted her brother. “Brother,” she ran into his arms and buried herself in his hug. Adira shivered in his hug. Maximus knew something was wrong with her. Whenever she have troubles she would come to him and hug him. If the trouble was big she would shiver. He wondered what kind of problem she was having. Or was she not able to process this marriage thing? Did Zaros do something to his princes
Ch-10 Adira felt someone touching her kissing and caressing her. Opening her eyes, she only saw fluttering curtains in her room. There was no one in her sight. Was that her imagination? Maybe. Or maybe it’s the effect of her wedding jitters. She got up and drank some water before going back to her bed. But sleep was far away from her. All she could think was about her Vampire Husband’s scent and his touches. He wasn’t pale like others. Even his sister looked like a normal human. She wondered what’s the thing with these both brother and sister. They have something different which made her curious about them. Also, she
Ch-11Serene brought a midnight blue dress for Adira to wear. It's a long dark midnight blue tulle dress that reached the floor. It’s an A-line silhouette dress with a sweetheart neckline. And her tight corset accentuated her upper body curves showing her well-grown breasts cup size while revealing her slim waist. Even though Adira felt suffocated, she just grits her teeth till she finishes her breakfast. The dress was decorated with pleat slashes and with a small bow belt attached to the waistline with a lace-up hemline.She wore a simple lower bun grazing her hair with beautiful pearls. Applying minimal makeup along with her red lipstick, she gave one last look to herself in the mirror.That’s when her eyes fell on the intricate wooden box on her ta