ᴘʀᴇᴅᴇꜱᴛɪɴᴇᴅ ♋︎ ᵇᵉᵒᵐʲᵘⁿ

vii

Throughout the night Yeonjun couldn't sleep peacefully, being woken up every so often by that specific smell.  The sun's rays filtered into his room and he still could not rest properly in his bed, it was already morning and the door of his room was knocked on by his sister who greeted him good morning and reminded him of the meeting of that day with the vampire king himself.

Yeonjun wasn't in the mood, he was actually too exhausted to go out and meet vampires and try to fix this situation that was getting out of control.  His mood was very low but he couldn't afford to be absent, otherwise some misunderstanding could happen because of his fault and what he least wanted was to cause more problems for his people.

Yeonjun got up from his bed lazily, shuffling his feet to the bathroom to take a warm shower and finish getting ready before having breakfast and then leaving for the meeting center.

The ride in the car was calm, everyone could see how tired Yeonjun looked so they decided to keep quiet so he can rest for a few minutes.

Everyone was alert, even though there was no issue with the vampire king, yet no shifter could trust them completely, the security of the other clan greeted them when Yeonjun and his people arrived.  The doors were opened for them and one of them led them into the meeting room.

The shifters took their seats together, next to each other, leaving the front seats free for the late-arriving vampires.  Yeonjun checked the time on the wall clock, the vampires were five minutes late, this made the vampire king look bad for his tardiness.

Suddenly the same aroma that he had caught the night before flooded his nostrils making him stir in his seat.  Yeonjun looked at his siblings and his sub-leaders to see if they caught the scent the same way as him but they were all very calm.

"Do you smell that scent?"  Yeonjun asked in general, the others looked at him and then sniffed the smell in the environment.  They denied not perceiving anything in specific "so am I the only one who can perceive that smell?" he questioned but didn't receive an answer as they started to hear footsteps approaching in their direction, the scent so mesmerizing getting stronger, Yeonjun's heart started to beat faster causing the blood to pump more, seeping to an specific spot, concerning him.  His eyes widened and his hands began to sweat, never in his life had he felt so aroused as he did at that precise moment.  Yeonjun dug his nails into the wooden table trying to contain the sexual desire that was taking over him, this wasn't the time for wanting to copulate, he was in a goddamn meeting room, it was the least suitable place to feel horny.

The door was opened by a shifter and then a tall, thin, pale vampire entered the room followed by another.  Without a doubt the one in front was the vampire king, he was a beautiful being, Yeonjun wanted to greet him first with respect but unfortunately that wasn't possible. Seeing that his brother spoke to the king with formality caused him annoyance, Yeonjun growled at his brother, he had growled at his sibling in front of everyone.  He hadn't thought with his head but with his instincts, they all watched him and his siblings were worried when they saw his state.

"Alpha?"  His sister wanted to get closer but Yeonjun pushed her away

"Don't!  I want everyone to leave this room right now, I want to speak to the vampire king alone."

Yeonjun knew this wasn't good, his wolf was telling him things he didn't want to hear.  It couldn't be true, he couldn't believe the vampire king was his predestined mate.

The shapeshifters left the room in silence, while Sungoh waited for the vampire king's order, he didn't want to leave his ruler alone with a shapeshifter and hoped that the king would let him stay for his safety, but Beomgyu motioned him to leave, leaving him stunned.

"But your majesty, it's dangerous if I leave you with that filthy sh—"

"Sungoh, just do what I say and get out of here!"

Sungoh left resignedly, closing the door behind him after the king raised his voice at him.

Yeonjun walked around the wooden table, approaching Beomgyu until he stopped in front of him.

Beomgyu felt the connection, that union that brought them together, the aroma that he had noticed since he arrived in the city impregnated all his clothes, Beomgyu finally knew who the aroma belonged to and that made him happy even if he didn't show it.  It was his mate, the handsome alpha that was a few inches away was his beloved.

"You feel it right?  Do you know what that is?"  Yeonjun asked in a whisper, trying to control the urge to touch him, he shouldn't, it was impossible.

"Yes, I can.  We are destined, my beloved" replied Beomgyu with sweet eyes

"But that can't be true because you are— How is that possible?  Perhaps you...."

"No!  I am a vampire, what you insinuate is not true but nevertheless I can feel it, something inside me calling you, wanting to get closer to you" Beomgyu couldn't help it, but reach a hand towards Yeonjun just to caress his neck where the jugular was and he felt Yeonjun's body tense up.  He mustn't have touched him, not when Yeonjun tried to get away from him but it was already too late and now that Beomgyu had touched him he wouldn't be able to live without his beloved.  He could never again feel pleasure or get fed from another being that wasn't his beloved.

With a lot of will, Yeonjun pulled his arm away from himself, Beomgyu's chest ached, feeling a pang there from the rejection of his beloved.

"I'm sorry" he apologized

"Don't do that again, you are not my mate, this has to be a damn bad move by the moon goddess , I refuse to have a vampire as my mate"

Beomgyu stepped back feeling his words like daggers piercing his skin from everywhere, he couldn't take his rejection for any longer, he left the room using his super speed until he stopped in the middle of the forest. 

Great, now he would have to call Sungoh to come get him.

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Beloved: term referred to the vampire soulmate.