The Prince's Demon [Completed]

14- vulnerable

Damien walks towards me. "Ash, you are suppose to be laying down. Just calm down and-"

I shut him up with a threatening growl. "Don't tell me to calm the fuck down." His eyes widen and he backs away.

"After tackling Keyon, I got thrown into railing then fell 20 feet." Ethan opens his mouth but a growl from me shuts him up.

I continue, "Then out of fucking no where I get dragged off and tortured to answer questions about my own kind. You have had the luck to not encounter iron, and lovely brother, it hurts like a bitch. Especially if the captor drags the knife on my marks, which is now gone! Then now, out of no where, I'm coughing up blood. My powers are gone. Fucking gone, Damien. I can't feel them. So tell me exactly why I should calm down?" By the end of my rant I'm breathing heavily.

Keyon walks toward me slowly and I back away until I hit the wall. He continues to walk towards me.

"Princess, please calm down before you hurt yourself." Keyon stops a foot in front of me.

I push him out of the way and bolt towards the door. I open it and feel someone grab my shirt.

"Let me go!" I yell out, my voice cracking. I am dragging the person behind me.

"God damn, who knew a girl was this strong." Ethan grunts. I get my shirt from his grasp somehow and stumble forward before taking off in a dead sprint.

Release us! Let us free!

Tears are bluring my vision and I'm running in an aimless direction. Run from my problems. That doesn't sound like me, does it? I don't even know anymore. My mind is spinning and I realize I made my way to the middle of a market. Everything is spinning around me. Just like my emotions.

What is happening? Why did my life have to take such a sharp turn? I walk forward and bump into people. A few acknowledge me and I nod in their direction before collapsing and someone catching me.

"Come on princess. I'll take you to your mate." The voice says quietly.

The spinning takes over and darkness consumes me.

°•°•

I feel someone brushing my arm with their fingers. Other than that, I'm completely numb. And that scares me.

"I'm so sorry Ash. I should have known my father would do that," Alex whispers. "But I became selfish with trying to rid myself of the mate bond. I wanted to rid the bond so I didn't drag you into this mess but it looks like I already did. And now you are messed up mentally because of me. If you don't forgive, I will understand."

Something warm presses to my forehead.

His lips.

Somehow that sets off butterflies in my stomach. Why am I feeling like this? I should be angry at him for not warning me about his dad! I should have had a weapon to...protect...myself. Oh my gosh! Where is my staff!?

"I should have tried to protect you better. Even Ethan says I'm a fuck up of a mate and he's my best friend. He felt bad for running when he could have helped but in his defense he came to tell me when a bunch of wolves starting fighting. He had to fix that and by the time I got the news it was impossible to find you."

I hear him choke on a sob. "I was scared he took you and killed you. I almost lost my best friend because I can't protect the damn thing made for me."

He pulls me against him and buries his head into my shoulder. "I wish you could hear me and understand but at the same time I wish you don't see how vulnerable I am."

He gives off a humorless laugh. "You probably don't even know what it's like being vulnerable. You know how to fight every species, how to handle all these emotions, and handle anything thrown at you. What's the worst you do? Rant and everyone begins to worry about you."

It's silent for while before a sigh rings through the room.

"I was lectured by Ethan and your friend Keyon about the whole mate ordeal. Your friend told me how he asked you on a date earlier this week and I got really denfensive about another man having you, even if he is gay and has a mate. Then Ethan yelled at me for not having an eye on you at all times. How stupid I was. I should have given us a chance but instead I tried to get out of it while tricking you.

"I wish I had a way of showing you how sorry I am. I feel like a huge dick for doing all that to you. I never realized how important a mate was until you were taken from me. I am such a dumbass!" His voice is getting more pissed off.

"It's my job to protect you, to care for you, to love you, and I fucked up everything. I'm such a screw up!" Something moves from under me and I fall backwards, my eyes snapping open. I catch myself the last second and see a very angry prince pacing back and forth. I feel the anger radiating off of him.

Run! Make yourself free!

I look around and notice I'm in my room. Someone must have shown him the way and the doctor must have approved.

Alex falls to the floor on his knees and his tugging on his hair.

"If you keep doing that you will go prematurely bald," I joke but the dryness is my throat makes my voice scratchy.

His head snaps up and his gray eyes hold so many emotions. They range from anger to fright to happiness then to guilt. A lot of guilt actually. He sits back and releases his hair.

"Did I just wake you up? I'm sorry if my angry rant woke you up. You needed the sleep. Especially since you were healing." His head falls defeated. He takes a shakey breath before masking his emotions. "I get it if you want me to leave. Just say the words and I'll be on my way. I'll stay out of your way and even send Ethan and Keyon down just to make sure I don't bug you."

During his mini rant, I crawled to the edge of the bed and rested on my stomach with my head close to him.

"No." He jumps back in fright and lands on his ass.

I break into giggles and he gives me a sheepish smile.

"No, I heard your vulnerable rant. It was cute but I do have some corrections." I tell him with a small smirk.

He sits up and faces me. "Then correct me, princess."

"First of all, I'm not messed up mentally because of you and I forgive you." I pause and see his face light up. "Secondly, you aren't a fuck up. You just didn't know what the hell was going on. I don't blame you for anything. And lastly, everyone feels vulnerable once in their life. I feel it when I don't have my staff or if I'm out numbered or if my power is gone. Oh, speaking of my staff, do you know where it went?"

He meets my eyes and holds contact with them. "So even the great demon princess feels vulnerability. Glad to know it isn't just human royals that feel it too."

"Is that sarcasm I hear, prince? If so I will gladly leave." I make a move to get up.

"No!" He shouts before quieting down. I lay back down on my stomach. "I don't know anyone here. I'm afraid I might get lost."

"Well, its a good thing you have me then. I'll show you around my kingdom." I stand and feel something flutter against my stomach. I look down and see I'm wearing my normal clothes and a cross necklace. I pick it up and look at it.

"Your mother told me to give it to you." Alex says holding my hands that are holding the necklace. "She said that they accept you. They see you protect humans."

I grab my sandals and slide them on. He offers his hand to me. I look at it hesitantly.

"I don't bite." He gives me a toothy grin. I place my hand in his and drag him out of my room to begin the tour.