Fallen Love

Chapter 1

Alioth

I groaned softly when I felt the bed shift, sighing as the love of my life stood up ready to seize the day. No one else was awake, they never were. The sun wasn't even up all the way but that's nothing new, River woke up at the same exact time every morning as if she was on autopilot.

Through squinted eyes, I watched her move around the room wearing her usual smile. She dressed in comfortable attire and I watch her with appreciation. She is my entire world and I'm surprised at how many centuries I've lived without her by my side.

I lost my first mate many years ago, it broke me. For too long I was nothing but a robotic loner, sauntering around with no purpose and no will to live my life to its fullest. I simply wanted to be left alone and what better way than to join the reltin warriors, knowing they would be sent to other worlds to scout for dangers and darkness.

I knew I would easily get accepted because my gift is the knowledge of other's gifts. I once trained those who couldn't properly control their abilities, my mate alongside me. I had a happy life, my mate and I were content with one another but often we found it hard to create a normal schedule with one another since we completed our duties at opposite times.

It's my fault that I lost her. I was more engrossed with training yet another individual that I didn't find it odd when she never came to relieve me. Time went on while I did my duty and I lost track of it. When I finally noticed that things were amiss, two reltins appeared holding her lifeless form in their arms, apologizing over and over that they were too late.

I was devastated and for years my heart hardened and grew cold, I hated everything and everyone. I didn't care for my planet nor my people like I once did, my loyalties to my king never wavered but I wasn't as invested in my duties and it showed. His Majesty didn't mind that I wanted to join the reltin, he encouraged it, and for centuries after I traveled the worlds searching for the similar darkness that took my mate away from me. Nothing ever changed, everything was the same.

Nothing was different until the day our spellbinder went missing, not understanding the extent of her abilities and they turned on her in the end. I had a new mission, retrieve Titania, Keeper of Stars. I never introduce myself to the young girl, she never realized the number of times she transported me to other worlds, I saw the young girl wasn't happy much like myself but I couldn't find it in me to care about the matter.

I found her eventually but I knew what it was like to lose the one made especially for you and I wouldn't separate her from her mate, not unless absolutely necessary. We returned to the place I escaped when I crashed on Earth, but I never once noticed the small girl with angel eyes and dark hair. How could I have missed her?

My soul reached out to hers relentlessly and I knew instantly she was my mate. I questioned how it was even possible, I had my mate, I lost her, failed to protect her, and yet, here in front of me was my second chance. I wasn't going to make the same mistake twice.

"My love, must you wake so early?" I asked her. My body warmed at the sound of her laughter and she hopped on top of me, knocking the wind out of my body.

"Must you sleep so late?" She asked, leaning down to kiss me.

I was a slave to her touch, to her kiss, to her everything. There is nothing on any planet that I wouldn't do for her. She has secrets, I know as much but she would not tell me. We've been together for a few months, the spellbinder had her twins only weeks ago so a lot of my time was spent with her, but I never leave River alone, I must know she's safe. My mate constantly reminds me of my paranoia but I don't listen to her, I don't care how paranoid I am, she will never be in danger, and with me to keep a constant eye on her I make sure she is always safe.