Broken.

Secrets.

Nora..

Why would they take me back here, if I keep acting like this, it won’t be too long I’ll have to stay. They will throw me out, hopefully. I was pacing in my room, Dimitri thinks I’m beautiful. Who the hell does he think he is, he rejected me. He isn’t allowed to say those things to me, it just makes the pain of being near him harder.

I growled and punched my mirror. Surprising we Therian’s don’t heal straight away, we’re not vampires or that. I looked down at my hand, to see a bit of the mirror was stuck in it. Great, just fucking great.

I stomped out of my room and wandered the house until I found a servant or maid. I heard my father’s voice and Dimitri’s. I slowed down hiding from them and listened in.

“I can train her, Your Majesty.” Dimitri’s voice was low and deep, I had to keep my wolf at bay, stupid wolf I have thinking he’s going to take us back just because he called me beautiful.

“I want you to find out who her mate is, she speaks so fondly of having a mate. It makes me think she has one.” I heard the order in his voice and that’s when I stepped out  of my hiding place. “Nora… Where you listening to us?”

I smirked at him. “My mate is seven years older than me. He rejected me.”

“What?” Dimitri shouted, “I never rejected you.”

“What? You’re her mate?” My father yelled and Dimitri nodded slowly. “You could have told me while we were doing the search.”

“We hadn’t bonded…” Dimitri’s eyes met mine, I was so  sure he was going to reject me that night, had I been wrong?

“And you never will. She is a Princess while you are just….” His face was full of disgust, does my father not care about me at all?

“He’s just what? You’re only daughter’s mate, it’s not that big of a deal. You forced me to meet all those Alphas. I met Dimitri the same night.” I snapped. “You really don’t give a fuck about me, do you?” He was silent. “Do you?” I yelled.

“Nora, I do. You just have a reputation to uphold.” My father grabbed my arm and I pulled away from him.

“Well, I should be going now.” Dimitri said, backing away slowly.

“No, stay.” My father commanded him. “I want the truth.”

“I’m telling you the truth. I… Thought he rejected me, so I ran. I didn’t want to be a Princess ever.”

“Dimitri, you are no longer going near my daughter. You can train anyone else if I see you near Nora. You should get ready to run.” My father’s eyes never left mine.

“What, No. that is so not happening.” I snarled pushing my father. Dimitri grabbed my arm.

“Unhand her NOW!” My father screamed and Dimitri let go off me. Those sparks that lit the  fire I was feeling left with him. “Leave and remember my warning.”

Dimitri turned around and walked away, I bit the inside of my cheek until my canines came out. “I hate you, when you die, it will be the happiest day of my fucking life.” I growled and walked back to my room.

Dimitri..

I got into my room to find Simon and Ben there. I grabbed a beer from the fridge and drank it in record time. They didn’t speak until I wanted to, these two guys were my best friends. I turned to face them and shook my head.

“King Logan is a fucking prick.” I snarled. “He won’t let me anywhere near Nora.”

“She’s your mate, he has to.” Ben said, when we went off to find her I had come clean about Nora being my mate.

“He doesn’t have to do anything, but I can make him do something.” Simon shrugged. “I mean, you think Queen Cora’s  old mate was really named Simon?” He chuckled and winked.

“He isn’t an Original?” Ben gasped, and shook his head.

“Look, King Logan was having a hard time in the bedroom. She came to me, trust me.” Simon shrugged like it was not a big deal that he had a child with the Queen. “Besides, I can talk to her into letting you near Nora.”

“No, we let them pretend that SJ is King Logan’s son. We would ruin Nora’s life if we told.” I said more calmly now.

After a while they cleared out, I sat watching a movie on TV to be honest it was twilight. It always amuses me don’t ask me why it just does. A knock on my door made me pause it and turn the TV off so whoever was there wouldn’t see what I was watching. I went to door and opened it, Nora. Nora stood in my door way, with tears running down her face.

“Can… I come in?” She whispered, I slowly nodded and she walked in sitting down on my bed.

“What’s wrong?” I asked sitting next  to her, she just looked at me then more tears spilled out of her eyes. I wrapped my arms around her, holding her to my chest. “Hey, whatever is wrong, it’ll be okay.”

“You… Didn’t reject me, did you?” Her voice was so  quiet I smiled and shook my head. “Now, we can’t be together can we?”

“Afraid so. Right now, I wish I never took you back here.” I admitted, she smiled and wiped her tears away.

“When I become Queen, I’ll need a king. I’ll save that spot for you.” She told me and stood up, I grabbed her hand.

“Stay with me tonight?” I rushed out, I stood up and put my hands on her neck. “I mean, you’re in no condition to be by yourself.”

She nodded, before I could move her lips brushed mine. “This is really dangerous, for both of us.”

“I know.” I whispered before kissing her with everything I had in me, this was two years’ worth of emotions I had bottled up inside of me.