King of Death

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The unknown was always scary for those who believe in fear.

Safe was only a feeling that we create for ourselves. Safe didn't exist. Neither did fear.

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Being in his arms always felt too good to be true. I wasn't ready to get out of bed, so I asked him to stay with me and he did. It was a selfish request. He never sleeps, so probably he sometimes gets bored during the night to just watch over me and keep me in his arms. Sometimes I wake up and turn my back on him and I could hear him chuckle over my attempts to stay away because his body is always keeping me warm. There are nights when he plays and won't let me keep the distance and he kisses me until I fall asleep again.

I was tracing his tattoos with my fingers and his muscles were flexing under my touch. I always felt the urge to kiss him and even if I started to ignore the need to mate with him, today was harder than usual.

"You've never spoke to me about the crash."

I never actually thought about what happened that night. There were other emotions that tried me while completely changing my life and I never wondered about that before. My words came out quite unsure because I didn't know if he felt like talking about that. Meeting your soulmate in a car crash wasn't exactly something too romantic or something that you would plan.

"Fate had her plans with us. She found a funny way to remind me that she wanted me to stop running away from you." He shrugged his shoulders like it wasn't a big deal. Fate. Fate was real and she paired us together.

I started to recall what happened in that day, but I didn't remember too much. I slowly pressed my lips on his ribcage and I saw the small smile that plastered on his lips.

"Harmon challenged you that day." I stated. Harmon took me out of the palace right after I woke up. There was no way he wasn't punished for that since Maude said clearly that the King wanted to see me. I was completely blinded by my own rollercoaster of emotions to actually understand what was happening then.

"He did. I wanted to kill him right in that moment. I was in the palace, love. Armand didn't want to scare you off since your situation was a little bit delicate with you still mourning your husband. Coming to you and claim you as my mate wasn't an easy thing to do. I wanted to mark you when I took you out of the car, it was a hard battle that Armand had with me. I showed up after years. I left him. I left him because he decided to leave you. He was stronger than me then, it was easier for him to keep me under control. Now that our bond is stronger, he barely keeps me tamed. He knew he had to give me something, because I was scared he was going to let you leave again and I felt like I was going insane, so he told you about being our mate. Even if he doesn't like to admit, deep down it was a relief for him too." He took my hand in his and kissed it a few times. It gave me a feeling of comfort and it made me sleepy. It took a while to process everything he said and keep myself from forcing myself on him. Was he trying to keep me distracted?

"What do you mean our bond is stronger?" I didn't understand what he said. I thought I created my bond with both of them at the same time. Sure, Armand didn't like me at first, I knew that, but we got comfortable together.

I couldn't help but kissing him all over his body. Starting from his ribcage, I went upper with my kisses. When I reached his neck, I felt his body go stiff and I taunted him a little bit more, placing a wet kiss right under his ear. We both felt an electric shock and looked at each other stunned. That never happened before. He shook his head and I found myself under him.

"You don't feel safe with his human side. Sometimes you still wander if he craves you or not, if he's going to keep you safe, but you never have those questions when it comes to me. You were always sure about me. You are closer with the wolf, not with the human."