Mated To Him

Nine

Chapter 9

AZEBU REALM

ZECCHEUS

He breathed softly, trying to catch his breath. His beasts were growling, demanding him to mark her. The bite was meant for her to be claimed, but he could control himself. He didn't want to scare her; she hadn't known more about his world, and it was a sacred thing in his world.

He lost control of himself; he couldn't look at her. He was ashamed of himself.

He felt a soft hand raising his head, looking at him with understanding.

"It's Okay," his mate said softly.

"It's not okay. " he shook his head; he was ashamed of himself, "it was meant for you," he stated disgustingly.

"You don't mean it, right?" she questioned gently, pecking him at his jaw.

He moved away from her; he was still aroused, and her pecking him was making it worst.

I need to get away from here before I do something I will regret, and she would hate me forever, he thought bitterly.

"I'mtravelingg tomorrow." he blurted out. He needed to get away from her because it wasn't easy to be with her without him not marking or mating her. And that would hurt both of them.

"What?" she stared at him robotically.

"I've met with the coven tomorrow, but I'll be back before this weekend," he reassured her. He wanted to touch her, but he cautioned himself.

His beasts were grumbling, hating how he wanted to distance himself from their mate, but they understood it was for the best.

"Oh?" she looked sad, and it broke his heart.

He left her on the counter without looking back while mind linking his beta - Zeke.

"I'mtravelingg tomorrow morning to Ishbu realm; I've some business there. I want you to stay with your Luna," he ordered, slamming the door to his room.

"Yes, my King," Zeke replied and waited for another command from the King. When he got none, he cut the link.

"You should not have left her like that," Ryl whined softly.

"Yeah, I support it," Ryk agreed with Ryl.

"It was for the best," Ryn grumbled.

"The urge to mark her was too strong, I could not stay a minute there without marking her, but I think the distance will do," the King remarked doubtfully.

His heart, soul, and body yearned for the touch and voice of his mate. He couldn't mate her now; he wanted her to know about this realm and his past. What evil lurked underneath him before he bonded to her? He would not force her to have anything with him except if she was willing.

He was a monster, a beast that parents hid their children away from. He didn't deserve love or a mate, but the Moon goddess bestowed him with one, and he didn't want to use his greediness, impatient, and selfishness to push her away.

He knew that he was cruel; he killed without battling the eyelashes. A family member crossed him; he killed all the bloodlines without remorse.

He summoned Jade - the messenger to the Ishbu realm, to inform the realm about his visitation.

He went to his office to resolve some packs (wolves), coven (witches, fae, elves), leech (vampires), and demons matters as he was massaging his temple; it wasn't easy to be the King.

When it was five in the morning, he stood up from his chair and went to his room to prepare for his journey. After he was done, he sneaked into his mate's room to look at her sleeping form. He pecked her forehead. He didn't feel like going, but he was needed there; he had been postponing the meeting.

He sighed and walked out, not before glancing at his mate one more time.

"Zeke, I'm on my way. Take care of the pack and my mate if you find anything wrong. Connect with me." he stated.

"Yes, my King, save journey," he replied.

The King imagined himself at the Tosk mirror and met himself there. The Tosk mirror was called the passage to either the mortal realm-Kaobu or the unconscious realm- Ishbu.

He faced the mirror and commanded it to take him to the meeting. The mirror could only be opened with the permission of the King or Queen. The journey to Ishbu realm for any supernatural except the King and Queen was three days, while for humans was through death. Even if the supernatural passed through it, they would be weakened. His energy would be drained.

He met himself at the meeting; the Lords were already seated and remained at his seat at the head; as he made his presence known, the Lords stood up and bowed for him.

He strode past them, seated on his seat, and then commanded them to have their seat.

Time sat beside him at the right with a scroll, while Fate sat beside him at the left.

Time stood and started reading out what was inside the scroll, but the King's mind wasn't there. It was at home; he longed for his mate. He wanted to be in her embrace. He missed her.

"Can't we just go home and leave all this shit," Ryl growled impatiently.

"I want to mate; I need mate, mate! Mate! mate!" Ryl was agitated.

"My King," he heard his name being called and jerked back to the meeting. His mind wasn't here. He felt a slight sting on his cheek and involuntary rubbed the side before he felt another one on the other cheek. He felt something wasn't alright. His beasts continued to rambling and whined for mates, especially Ryl.

"Let's go home," Ryl whined.

"I think we should..." the door abruptly opened, cutting him off before a disheveled Rina appeared, panting heavily.

"How dare you! a lowly fae to disrupt the meeting," one of the Lord growled. "Guards, take this...," the King banged his fist on the long table, breaking it into two.

He was breathing through his nose; the fae couldn't come here except if something grave had happened back home. "Where is Nadazhda?" he growled.

"Bareea, Bareea was...," She paused, trying to catch her breath, "she is in dang...," she didn't finish her sentence before she collapsed on the floor.