The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate
.CHAPTER 3: first meeting.Mattel’s POV."The kingdom bears the burden of a curse from the moon goddess, destined to claim the life of its heir before his thirtieth year unless he finds intimacy with his mate. His destined partner will be the object of his affection but will reciprocate with disdain, a being of low stature whom he longs to touch. She holds the cure to his affliction, yet remains forever out of reach. Only she can offer salvation to Mattel, the cursed one."“Stupid, stupid, stupid curse.” I muttered frustratedly to myself.I sigh remembering the prophecy that was given to my parents the day I was born.I’ll be 30 in a few months from now.I’ll be dead in a few months from now.As if it wasn’t enough that I was cursed.I also didn’t have an heir. I can’t have an heir by any random person whether it be a royal or a peasant, it has to be with my fated mate. Only she had to bear my child because it’s only her that I have the luxury of being intimate with.A frown appeared on my face as I stared at the burning fire at the far end of the room.Out of annoyance, I grabbed another one of the history books and threw it into the fire as it glazed and the papers started to melt.“Damn you!” I muttered.It’s disappointing not having to live your life the way you want because somehow the moon goddess has a ‘destiny’ for you.“Sire!”I looked away from my pain and turned to see one of the main guards standing at the entrance of my study.“What is it?” I responded not bothering to scold him for opening the door without permission.“Another maiden has being brought for you.”“Which one of the idiots?”For the past fifteen years, the royal court has been paying different people to bring in females who they think might be my mate.And I was tired of it. I stopped it already but they didn’t seem to get it, instead bringing more and more girls, each one of them terrified in my presence.“Gary, one of the court advisors requested his services.”I stood up immediately shifting my chair backward. “Where is that selfish—?”“He’s gone. We paid him already.” The guard replied meekly.I scoffed already marching towards the door, the guard turning around to lead me to the main chambers.“That greedy idiot, send out your best men this night and find the advisor and find the idiot who brought the girl, I have warned everyone in court several times to stop bringing in innocent females, how stunning to think that they don’t fear me, I have enough things to worry about already and he thinks that I’m constantly in search of a female, I have matters to attend to.”“But what if she’s the one?” The guard suggested listening to me ramble.“My senses are turned off. I do not have wolf bane. My wolf doesn’t even communicate with me.” I said frowning at being reminded of this. “I wouldn’t know if she was the one or not.”“But if you—.”“I am not having sex with another innocent girl again.” I rebuffed him.Although I never did get to the stage of penetration as that was the issue. I have never gotten hard and according to the stupid prophecy, only my true mate can trigger it.“Sire, we have a little time left for you. We have to be more serious about our searches.”“I’m not scared of death.”“But what about the kingdom, if you die and there is no heir to take it after you, our kingdom will be overruled.”It was true.That was the only reason keeping me motivated to find my mate.I considered the chances as my guard led me to the main chambers where the girl brought was.She stepped back, eyes widening as she realized our presence.I brushed my hand through my hair and looked at her.She was different, for now, by now any other girl would have stepped forward confidently calling themselves my mate.“Leave us,” I whispered huskily and the guard bowed before going down another corridor.I walked toward the female who was now moving backward. “Don’t piss me off more than I already am.”Immediately she stopped her movement and stilled herself.I got closer and she immediately tensed holding her breath.“What’s your own story?” I asked in a low tone while I moved my hand to her chin to make her look at me.I was expecting her to scream, or fight back because of how she was moving away but she slowly looked up, surprising me.To say she was beautiful was an understatement. She was more than beautiful. She defined the word, beauty, itself.Never had I been entranced.Something about her wasn’t adding up.I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath again.This time, I was the one to move backward as I felt my groin tightening.Damn! Was I getting erect just by staring at her face?I forced myself to take another step back and cleared my throat.“You would do well to serve with the maids, Marie will train you,” I said seriously as her expression changed.Was she expecting me to have sex with her like other girls too?Not a few minutes ago, she was scared but now she looks shocked.I raised my eyebrows at her facial expression.“You aren’t deaf, right?” I asked, just to be sure.Her eyes were instantly filled with confusion which caught me off guard.I swallowed hard and frowned at the uneasy feeling that was creeping up my spine.My wolf was quiet as always but I could tell he was also disturbed.“But I’m your mate!” She whispered, shocking me..TBCThe Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 4: believe me.Regina’s POV.“But I’m your mate!” I whispered, my emotions going over the border as the tears piling at the side of my eyes finally fall through.I couldn’t believe his nonchalance. His attitude was making me to hurt so bad and my wolf was already whimpering in pain.My mate was doesn’t want to acknowledge our mating bond?But I thought every alpha...Alpha Mattel slowly walked back to me.At that moment, I feared for my life and the beating of my heart paces up, afraid of what would be my fate if I managed to anger him...His fully black pupils were slowly turning into a shade of onyx. I couldn’t tell which color.He looked very upset with the choice of words that I had blurted out to him.I quickly lowered my gaze to the ground knowing this was the moment I was going to die.“You think I’m your mate?” He asked lowly, releasing a light chuckle. “I have heard that sentence quite a lot from many other females so it triggers a lo
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 5: might be a realization .“Do you believe me now? That I’m your mate?.” I whispered allowing a stray tear to fall down my eye.“Do you really think that I would readily believe you to be my mate?.” He asks, his voice low as it sends chills down my spine.“B-But you just—.”“Maria!.”He called out a name and the old woman who had been watching since came forward and bowed before him a total 90 degree.“You can take her. Add her to your entourage.” He says finally removing his hand from my face as he lifts himself up to stand.“Yes your honor.” She replies still not lifting her face up.His hand which had been serving me warmth was gone and that made me cold.“No! Wait.” I argue.Abruptly, and not wanting him to leave, I grab his hand pulling him back to face me and his eyes widen out of shock not expecting me to do that.“What more proof do you need again?!” I asserted out of confidence. “You did this!.” I let go of his hand to point at my now
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 6: impatient thirst for bloodlust.Prince Damian has just donned his mask, prepared to head to the ballroom, when his commander, Storm appears in the doorway. He’s wearing a grim, if mildly exasperated expression, eyes solemn and glinting like steel in the moonlight. “The festivities may have to wait, just a moment,” Storm says lightly, though his cheerful tone still manages to belie a dark edge.Prince Damian stills.“I’m afraid there’s a matter with an...uninvited guest.”The two of them share a hint of a frigid smile.When Prince Damian arrives at the cold, dank holding cells underneath the castle - seldom used, and the existence of which is very well hidden from most of the unsuspecting inhabitants of the palace - he finds a man bruised and bloody and shackled to the wall in the first cell.Damian gazes at him through bored, lidded eyes. “I’m afraid you’ve caught us at a bad time,” he says. “We’re a little busy to entertain you the way su
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 7: an impossible remedy .REGINA’s POV“Wake up, wake up, wake up.”A voice keeps on chanting drifting into my sleep.I groan wanting the noise to go away as I roll on to the other side.“Come on, my child, you can’t sleep the whole day. There are things to do.”My eyebrows furrowed as those words resounded in my head.Things to do?Wait, who owns that voice?And ....I snuggled deeper on the pillow.Why is it so soft?And why hasn’t he come to wake me up yet?And with that, I suddenly became aware of my surroundings as I opened my eyes, nothing coming to my head as I tried to think of where I could.“My child ?.”I swiftly turned sideways to see an elderly woman standing surprisingly upright next to the side of the bed I was in.“Hii ?.” I replied confused managing to raise my hand up to wave a little.I take a look around the large room recalling why I was here in the first place.“Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten ..”“No I haven’t.” I clenched
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate .Chapter 8: taking a chance .*KING MATTEL* “She has given you all right to sleep with someone else if you wish, Mattel.” Maria informed him.“Who does she think she is? First coming here claiming me as her mate and now this.” He rolled his eyes. “I didn’t need her permission in the first place, I have been doing that before she came along and I might continue to.”“She IS your mate, Mattel!.” Head Maid Maria insisted as she tried to talk to the king.The king stared at her with no expression in his face as he repeated the words. “I do not have a mate.”“You do and she’s the one, I really believe her to be the one that you have been looking for all this while.” Maria argued before sighing. “You have a mate, you do, even the prophesy said—.”“That my mate shall despise me.” King Mattel completed the sentence. “Tell me, Maria, is that not equivalent of not having a mate? Because how can I have a mate and yet it looks like I’m without one. And why is she
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate. Chapter 9: a contest for his heart? .Regina stared around dreamily as she walked into the large royal kitchen. Everything, the cabinets, the sinks, the cupboards, they was just so huge compared to her kitchen back when she was living with her stupid ass step father of a person.She sighed remembering that it was him who got her into this mess in the first place which although fortunately led her to meeting her mate, it’s still rather unfortunate considering the fact that her mate didn’t even know her or even was able to smell her.Which was the worst thing for a wolf to ever have. Because having a mate was equivalent to the idea of a human finding they’re ‘the one’ and now that Regina has found him, he hasn’t found her. She has always dreamed of the day that her mate would run along and snatch her from the wicked hands of her fate, and she has always thought the future person to be someone who would be her Prince Charming, someone would probably t
Alpha Easton’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 10: alluding delusions . A frown came on Regina’s face as she attempted to correct the stupid sounding blonde who was speaking to her. “But the king gave me permission to be in his castle yesterday. If what you said is true, why didn’t he throw me out after not believing that I am his mate?.”“What?.” The smile immediately vanished from the blonde’s face as she stared at Regina trying to see if she could get any hint of a lie in her but it was clearly obvious that she wasn’t lying. “That isn’t true.” The blonde muttered backing away a little. “You are not supposed to be here.”“But I am here, am I not.” Regina says arching an eyebrow up as she looks up and down at the girl finally observing her the way she wanted. “Who are you?.” She asked feeling smug about the new found gained confidence over the girl.The blonde girl cleared her throat suddenly straightening up to look more superior. “I am Annalise, my father is one of this kingdom’s highly
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 11: court me .“Are you alright?.” Alpha Mattel’s voice was directed to her as his eyes stared back at her form.Annalise stared in disbelief as if not accepting the fact that the king could ever be concerned.Mattel still got the nonchalant expression less face but Regina didn’t care.She got his attention and she was very much determined to keep it.“Ahh. My head hurts.” Regina cried out deciding to take advantage of the situation now that she had the king right where she wanted. She tapped at her scalp faking an outburst of cry immediately. “Oh it aches!.”“You peasant!.” Annalise cussed out straight away not caring about the third presence as the look of distaste was in her face as she stared at Regina. “I didn’t even hurt you, stop faking shit!.”“Annalise! That’s enough from you.” The king called again, more authoritative than before. “Let her be, you can leave.” He said indicating towards the exit.“W-What?.” Annalise spluttered surprise