Closer to my Beloved's Heart

Chapter Six

I think I was falling for the Vampire king. I know it's crazy and just too early for any of these feelings but when I first laid my eyes upon him, everything within me seemed to change for the better. Could I maybe have found the man only meant for me?

My mind immediately disregarded that idea and if my mind had eyes, they'd be narrowed at me right now. My mind seemed to be the rational one whereas my heart was the foolish one of the bunch, melting for a man I'd only just met a couple hours ago.

But my soul finally felt happy, something I heard only my destined male could make me feel.

"Angie, I've to talk to you about something rather important." Mark said when we sat upon the bench once more.

I looked at him and cocked my head slightly.

"I'm all ears, Mark."

He looked at me then glanced away, running a hand over his hair. I could tell he was tense but from what?

"You know the Ancients create a mate for every man and woman on this plane as well as others, yes?"

I nodded, having a strange feeling of knowing where he was headed with this.

"Well, when I saw you earlier this evening, my soul confirmed what I thought."

"And what did you think?" I whispered, unable to look away from him.

He looked at me now, his gaze possessive.

"That you're my mate..."

My eyes grew wide and I quickly stood. He stood as well, sensing the news he'd just delivered shocked his mate more than anything.

"So this is why you wanted to dance with me and kiss me." I said softly to myself as if in realization and looked away from him.

His eyebrows furrowed as he frowned slightly.

"Angie, it's all right."

I remained silent as I processed this information. He stepped behind me and gently grasped my upper arms in his big hands. His warm touch felt so alluring that I didn't realize myself leaning back against him.

But was I a fool? Sure, I've searched for true love since my younger years although I've never found t. What I did find though, was something I couldn't base a true relationship on; infatuation and temptation. But the thing that would always remain the same was the fact of me getting hurt.

So how could this possibly be any different? Because he was a king?

Tears filled my eyes as sadness set in. This, if I pursued it, would end the same way as the other relationship of mine had. It would end with my heart broken.

I sniffles then tried to pull away from Mark, but he wouldn't release me. I had to get away from here. From him. I didn't want to remain here and continue to fall more deeply for someone who would only end up hurting and that same someone was a person I could never have, no matter how the Ancients claimed we were destined mates. I didn't want to be here because I was at the verge of tears and I didn't want him to see me cry.

I pulled away again, causing him to look down at me.

"Are you all right, Angie?" He asked worriedly.

I just shook my head as those damn tears began to fall. His eyes grew wide when he heard her sob and he turned her around, trying to comfort her but she didn't want anything to do with it or him.

"Please l-let me g-go." I said between sobs.

"But Angie-"

"Let me go!" I cried and pushed my hands against his chest.

Immediately his arms were away from around me and swayed slightly, regretting the fact that I yelled at him, but I couldn't think clearly. I had to leave now.

"If I did or said anything wrong, I'm sorry, Angie." He said sincerely.

I couldn't look at him as I turned, my back facing him. I now felt guilty for what I had already done. He didn't know why I felt this way and I was taking it out on him. That wasn't fair, but I just didn't want to get hurt again. But he told me that I was his destined mate. So what of that then?

He reached forth and grasped my hand before I could run and tried to pull me close, but I tugged my hand from his grasp.

"Leave me alone. Please..."

"I don't want to lose you when I've just found you, Angie."

I shook my head, covering my face with my hands and sobbed then ran back into the palace. The Vampire king was concerned and worried as he watched her run through the now quiet ballroom and up the grand staircase.

Her sister suddenly turned from Glenn to look at Angie before turning back to Glenn. She said something then ran after Angie. His eyebrows remained furrowed as he sank into the stone bench behind him.

'What did I do?' He thought over and over again. It was never supposed to be this way. This evening wasn't supposed to end in a bad note. He apologized then tried to hug her, to console her but she refused. Again, had he done something wrong here? He was thoroughly confused.

Maybe he shouldn't have kissed her? But she had been crying. 'Why was she crying?'

Was she upset at him for those kisses? His heart sank as he stared at the dark ground. With whatever he had said or done, he just knew that she wouldn't want to see or have anything to do with him ever again. She'd ran from him and he was hurt. He wasn't careful.

Maybe he should've waited on telling her that she was his mate.

Tears then filled his eyes. He knew then that he would never be happy.

"Mark, what the hell happened?" Glenn asked from beside him.

Mark sighed and shook his head. "I don't know. Everything was fine one minute then when I told her that she was my mate, she pushed herself away from me with tears in her eyes. Then she started to cry. I don't know if what I said scared her. I don't know what I could've possibly done, Glenn."

Glenn could see Mark was really broken up about what had happened. He told the truth, Glenn knew, because Mark was a Vampire and they were physically incapable of lying. It would make them physically sick. Glenn's eyebrows furrowed as he sat beside his friend. She ran from Mark as Glenn was thankful that he didn't know of that feeling.

"I'm sorry, Mark." Glenn said and placed a hand upon his friend's shoulder.

Mark suddenly looked up, an idea popping into his mind. But Glenn shook his head, knowing what Mark was thinking and grabbed Mark's arm before he decided to flit away.

"Leave her be so-"

"How am I supposed to leave her be? She's my female!" Mark yelled, interrupting his friend.

"So she can calm down and think." Glenn finished.

Mark looked at his friend, knowing Glenn was telling him something that would help him and Angie. He sighed and looked away, his anger dwindling back to the sadness he had hoped to never experience when it came to his destined mate.

"Let her calm down and collect herself before you make any rash decisions. That's all I'm saying, Mark." Glenn said and relinquished his hold upon his friend's arm.

"But how do I stay from the only person who has brought my soul back to life?"

Now Glenn couldn't answer that question. He couldn't fathom if Jay had run from him. He knew she would support Angelica with anything and he hoped that she didn't take a disliking to Mark. He sighed and leaned his elbows on his thighs.

"I don't know the answer to that one, my friend."

Mark bared his face in his hands, not knowing of what to anymore. He could usually handle anything that happened to him before in his life, but none seemed to compare to the way he felt now. He felt utterly lost and hurt.

Now that he had a taste of what could be, he didn't want to lose that. He didn't want to lose her. He just couldn't stay away from her now that he finally met her and experienced an emotion he hadn't felt before in his long life.

The emotion was of true happiness...