*Abi POV*I feel like screaming my lungs out the moment Omario leaves me, but my lungs feel like they have been punched really hard. I pant continuously to force the air into my lungs because I can’t breathe. What did you expect Abi? He is the prince for heaven’s sake!No amount of scolding myself makes the dull aching pain in my heart better. A few days ago, Omario was a hot, kind and engaged prince, who was helping me. I did not even think of him as anything more, but that kiss and those videos he made me watch and commanded that I think of him like that, sent my mind to places I did not even know existed. Now being told that Terrence is my mate seems to have turned a screw in my head I can’t undo. I am still bathing in self pity when I get summoned by Brenda. I drag myself out of the bed to her wing in the castle. Alpha Theo is laying lazily on the couch in the lounge when I arrive. “My number one enemy,” he sneers and a slap lands on my left cheek. I turn to find Brenda glarin
*Omario POV*Titan increases pace and climbs up the hill against the wind. This is harder against the resists but Terrence accepts the challenge and is right behind him, but Loyd is left a few meters away. He is gonna have to train harder to keep up because I don’t suppose this pace is going to slow down in the future. Titan is right on the top of the hill when the feeling starts and he turns right back, almost crushing into Terrence. “This woman can’t stay safe for a minute!” I complain to Titan“We are meant to protect her and here we are,” Titan responds. I don’t know why I expected anything else from him. “Whoa!” Terrence exclaims leaping over Titan and turning around in a spectacular spin. So smooth!“Whats going on?” Loyd asks when we dash past him again. “Dashing off to save your mate?” Terrence links. This is not supposed to happen. He is in my head and completely shut Loyd out. Rufus can look into souls and read minds, but not this.“Stop reading me, and get out of my he
*Abi POV* Brenda’s dogs turn out to be adorable darlings. I was sure that they will tear me into pieces when they ran towards me, but all they did is lick the blood I spit on the floor and wang their cute tails, like Titan does when he wants to play. It turns out that they actually like playing and being bathed too. I think I am a dog person because after twenty minutes I don’t mind when they grab my feet or arms. I am not terrified of these supposedly vicious dogs. A few giggles and running around, I have forgotten about Omario and the dull pain that still lingers on my chest. I am still playing with the dogs and they are pulling me into different directions when Omario matches in. Olivia and Loyd stand on the other side of the gate and watch us. “Abi, do you have any idea how… what are you doing here?” Omario yells with his whole face trembling. I look at him, confused. He looks very angry for some reason. I have never seen him like this. “Answer me! Do you have any idea how stu
*Omario POV*Abi is exhausted and drifts off to sleep immediately after her bath. I would be exhausted too if I had to do all the chores she did today. One thing is clear, Titan was right that I need to get her out of here. I tried my best but I can’t protect her. There are just too many people to look out for now and I can’t be with her every minute of the day. I also can’t keep her in my chambers like a prisoner. There’s also the part of me that seems to have a brain of its own. Like how the fuck did I end up bathing her? What happened to the self control I prided myself of?I watch her sleep, so thin, persecuted, yet so peaceful. I am so glad that we have talked and the weird pain on my chest is gone. I, however can’t explain a lot of things anymore. I don’t even know what I know now. I need to speak to my mother about the mate bond, but first I need to set Oli straight. She and Loyd are sitting in the balcony when I arrive. “Rio. I am sorry for the way I reacted earlier. I..” O
*Omario POV*“But….” Brenda tries to object. The witch still wants Abi to serve her, but she does not complete her sentence because dad is suddenly on the couch, crouching in pain.Mother must be doing the deed. This bond is something else. “Are you okay dad?” I keep a straight face and feign concern. This is another reason I came here. He turns to different directions as if trying to find a comfortable spot. His facial expression reflects the pain he is in, with sweat dripping down his brow.“Nala… fuck!” he curses and winces. I frown and do my best to keep a straight face. Dad is now holding his chest, then his tummy before getting up and taking a few steps towards the door. “Take a seat, Dad. I will get the physician.”“No, take me to Nala.”I look at him with a confused expression, but he does not explain himself. “You are not okay, Dad. Please take a seat,”I plead like a concerned son. Brenda rushes to his side and tugs on his shirt. “Omario is right. Take a seat and let th
*Abi POV*It’s Thursday morning when I wake up to find Omario smiling at me. That smile literally takes my breath away. “Morning sleepy head.”I look suspiciously at him. He is definitely up to something. but I can’t quite figure out what. With Terrence gone, I don’t have anyone to search what he is up to. I can’t even ask Teresa because he won’t let me return to the servants quarters. Apparently he does not trust any other servant around me besides Terrence. Since the dog incident, he has become very protective of me and I don’t know what to make of it. “Stop overthinking things. I have something for you,” he says and pushes a bag towards me. I sit up and open it and my heart sinks. I hate turning him down when he is just being kind. “I really appreciate your help but I told you that I am not…”“It’s the castle’s new servant’s uniform,”he interjects. I shake my head and take out four cotton dresses, tekkies and tracksuits. They look simple and very comfortable. The Lilly town k
*Omario POV*I arrive at the castle before dad and his folks return. The idiots are probably still chasing the rogue scent Terrence sent out. I am not worried about Terrence. With his speed, I am pretty sure that he is back in Palmland by now. “Still waiting?” I ask Rufus, whom I find waiting in the courtyard. He probably waited for the hunting party to return until he came out here to investigate. “Thank you, Your Majesty,” he says and bows respectfully in front of me. His response take me by surprise but I keep a straight face. “For what exactly?”He smiles at me and I suddenly feel bare. “Now I won’t be involved in persecuting an innocent girl. I will forever be grateful to you.”I look at him with mixed feelings. He knows too much. All this information make me vulnerable and his a liability. “You have earned my trust and loyalty. Anything I know, I will take to my grave. You have my word, Your Majesty,” he vows, reading through me. At least he is not in my head like my Gamma
*Omario POV*Two weeks later, my parents and I having breakfast. It feels like we are a family for once in my entire life. “This is nice. You two like this,”I say with a huge grin. I am twenty-two years old, I have seen too much of dad’s cruelty to be naive but I would still love yearn for a good, normal and loving family. “You mean me not getting any?”dad sneers. I guess he does not feel the same. “Get over it and no one is stopping you from getting a divorce!” mom snaps while glaring at him. He complains about not sleeping around like it’s his basic human right and mom does not take his crap these days. “You have mom,” I suggest. Surely this can’t be too bad considering they both spent half the morning in bed together. “The sex is great but your mom is too weak! Her goodness and sympathy is too suffocating. Can you believe that she is on my case about handing Brenda to Blake? How weak can you get?” he sneers with a disgust written all over his face. “Brenda is horrible and y