The Royal Mask

Chapter 33

Ophelia

"Ophelia is not going anywhere!" Dan says, his blue eyes getting darker.

I glance at Nate and oh god he looks so pissed right now! His hands are gripping the arms of the chair so tightly, I am surprised it hasn't broken yet.

"Lets go...I need to talk to you!" Dan says and pulls me up by my arms.

Does he wants to die?

"Keep your f*cking hands off her!" Nate growls and the next moment Dan is pushed back, away from me and Nate stands in between us, his back facing me.

Dan straightens himself and stands face to face with Nate.

Gosh the alpha power is too much in the room...

"Stop it!" I growl and push them away to create some distance but they won't budge, after noticing my obvious little struggles they take a step back from each other but don't stop glaring at each other above my head.

"Li...you can't leave this pack!" Dan says to me and I feel Nate stiffen besides me.

"Dan you can't..." I start but Dan interrupts me.

"I heard what happened yesterday night.. "

"What do you mean?"

"You know exactly what I mean...he hurted you, didn't he?" He looks at Nate with a raised eyebrow.

"Thats none of your damn business!" Growls Nate, his voice coming out low and angry.

"No he didn't hurt me, Dan! He would never hurt me!" I glare at Dan.

"Are you sure because next time you won't be so lucky" he looks at me and then at Nate, "right, Prince Nathaniel?"

I look up at Nate and he looks down at me with sadness in his eyes but he quickly masks it.

Before Nate can say something, Tom jumps in saying, "You both need to calm the hell down or you wanna fight and bring this house down!"

"Lia please...I need to talk to you...alone!" Dan pleads and holds my hands and this time Nate doesn't do anything, he stays silent but I don't fail to notice how muscle in his jaw twitches as he looks at Dan's hand holding mine.

"Please Lia...!" Dan begs.

"Okay just for five minutes!"

He grins like a kid and I roll my eyes.

Nate doesn't says anything, he holds my gaze for a second longer and then turns to leave the room with Tom following him.

I know he is mad but I have to clear things with Dan once and for all.

Dan and I go to the backside of the house to talk.

What the hell is wrong with him?

"Opehlia! What the hell is wrong with you?" He shouts at me.
Uh...That was unexpected.

"With me? There's something wrong with you, that was such a low stunt you pulled in there! Its none of your business what happened between me and Nate last night!"

"You can't go...!" Dan says with pleading look.

Why is he making this so difficult? I suddenly remember how he confessed to me long back at the school, seems like it was ages ago.

"Dan, Nathaniel is my mate. I will have to leave this pack and go to where I belong!"

"You don't know what you are saying! He is dangerous for you, we don't know what he can do yet what if he kills you the next time he loses control and how can you just blindly trust him, he may be an alpha and a Prince but you don't know anything about him!" He scoffs folding his arms across his chest.