WAIT (2)

WILLIAM

"Are you telling me that I can't take my own mate to MY BLOODY CASTLE !" I roared

"unfortunately sire, we can not endanger the life of our future queen. Yes we are the strongest empire but our strongest enemies are still lurking in the shadows and they are at their strongest right now; if it is found that the child in there is your mate, your enemies won't hesitate to eliminate her," replied Thomson.

"You think I can't protect my own mate; you think I'm a weakling?" I questioned furiously. No one could question my authority and if they did dare to I'd kill them; Thomson was lucky because he had been a close friend to me in the past and so I tried my best not to rip his throat out.

"No sire, everyone knows you're the strongest out there but still there will be times when you won't be around her and I'm not asking you to wait for a lifetime, just a few years and she will be right next to you. Trust me your highness!" Thomas enforced 

I was ensnared with confusion; I knew Thomson was right, I could never endanger my  precious mate's life but on the same hand, I was positively sure that now that I found her I could not live without her.

What if I left her for too long and she found someone else; I'd be shattered. I personally never wanted a mate just because I knew I'd eventually develop undying emotions for her which would ultimately lead me to my demise but as soon as I looked into her innocent, chocolate brown eyes I realized I was willing to die for her even though I had no clue who she was.

"Fine," I said curtly.

"I'm glad you saw reason sire," Thomson replied relieved.

"But..."

"But?" Thomson questioned now tense.

"as soon as the child hits the age of sixteen she will be moved to the royal castle, with me," I said with an eerily calm voice.

I saw Thomson gulp before nodding in agreement; the man had known me for a while and he knew I wouldn't kill him but he also knew that I was very capable of slowly torturing him or anyone for that matter if they came in between me and my possession.

"So shall we leave sire?" Thomson asked.

"Yes, but before going I want to meet her once more," I said my mood instantly dropping at the thought of leaving my little mate behind.

"but of course sire," Thomson spoke and strolled out of the private room the both of us were in and came back with my little angel in his hands.

In an instant, a low growl involuntarily erupted from my throat when I saw another males hands on my mate. I grabbed her from Thomson's hands before dismissing him. Holding her close to my chest, I perched her on my lap taking a seat myself on one of the few sofas there.

"What's your name sweetheart?" I asked trying to get to know her.

"Amelia," she mumbled quietly. It seemed as if she was upset and it didn't settle well with me.

"What's wrong love?" I asked worriedly.

She looked up slowly, her innocent, doe brown eyes bore into mine; "I thought you were getting me an ice cream," 

In an instant, a loud, throaty laugh erupted from me. "of course, anything for you, my beautiful princess," .

Her lips formed into a big toothy grin before she jumped out of my lap and began tugging at my hand, urging me to walk faster. I gave out another laugh before following the lead of my incredibly clever mate.

I took a seat in my Limo; I thought I would've been relieved to leave that filthy human home but as the Limo began pulling out of the drive way, my heart gave a painful squeeze. I had given the annoying owner a lot of money to take special care of my precious until I came back for her.

Time had always seemed to pass by so fast but now as I had found my little and she was so far out of reach, it seemed as if a minute was like an eternity; I couldn't wait for my princess to come home with me.

"Thomson?" I questioned.

"Yes sire?" 

I gulped before asking him something I thought I'd never even think about, "Do you think she'll like me despite the things I've done?" 

Thomas looked at me with a surprised expression before it morphed into a warm smile, "she won't like you," he answered and I began clenching my jaw in anger; surely I hadn't been that bad, I might've been a heartless bastard but that was all before her, it was all before Amelia. I wasn't a monster but then again, maybe I was.

"she won't like you," he repeated.

"I GET IT!" I growled out.

"No you don't; she won't like you because she'll love you." Thomson completed before giving me another smile and turning towards the window.

A small smile of its own made it's way up to my face as I thought about my little Amelia all grown and with me, in my castle, as my queen. I could already envision our future together; I could see our wedding day, our honeymoon and immediately after, our beautiful children who'd be a perfect mixture of her and me.

As soon as we reached the castle, I step out and head to my study for my latest update on patrolling around the human camps. After an hour of debate between me and my advisers about the amount of vampire troops placed in labor camps, we finally agreed to a decision to let the troops remain there and I headed back to my room.

I lay on my bed and began thinking about my little mate; she was indeed precious and even though she was just a child, I had developed a deep bond with her and couldn't wait till she'd finally be able to be with me. I took a deep breath and continued to think of my mate when all of a sudden knocking interrupted my thoughts.

"Come in," I grumbled.

The door creaked open and my favored mistress, Margaret, walked in. Usually when I looked at her I'd feel some sort of attraction towards her but now as I watched her strutting towards with minimum amount of clothing, I couldn't help but feel some what repulsed.

She flipped her auburn hair and batted her long, fake lashes that framed her crystal blue eyes before speaking in a sultry tone, "Your highness, I was wondering if you wanted a little relief after that stressful meeting of yours?"

By this time my teeth would have been plunged into her neck as I ravaged her but I couldn't stop myself from saying the following words, "Not today, in fact, it'd be better if you go back,". Her eyes widened in shock; this had officially been the first time I had rejected her. She clenched her jaw in anger before bowing down and stomping out of the room.

'I can't wait for my angel to come home'  I thought one last time to myself before closing my eyes and drifting off.