Chosen For Life

Chapter 27

Makari

"So, what, you thought you could just go to Earth, fall in love with someone you've never met, pretend like Prosperina didn't exist anymore, and then live happily ever after?"

Axel and I were sitting in my old bedroom, the damn bedroom that hasn't changed since I left. I hated this bedroom, and this palace, more than anything.

"Well, yes." I shrugged, looking up at the ceiling as I sprawled out onto my old squeaky bed.

I could feel Axel rolling his eyes next to me, sitting on the chair at my desk. "A. You should've brought me with you. B. Why? C. Why? and D. Why?" He asked me, the tone of annoyance rising with each question.

Axel was my best friend of many years. His parents died when we were young, so my family took him in. Over time, I've learned to consider him a brother to me. And, as much as I hated to admit it, he was right, I should've brought him with me.

"What do you mean why?" I replied, "I already dreaded my life here, which you knew. I happened to stumble upon a fortune about a girl on Earth that is my mate. Why would I pass that up?" I asked him, turning to face him. "You wouldn't take that offer?"

"No." He answered, disgust on his face. "You of all people should know how clingy people from Earth are. In fact, I remember we used to joke all the time about how gross people from Earth were. But alas, you get told one time that your "soulmate" is on Earth and you leave immediately without telling anyone where you went." He scoffs, fidgeting with the pile of books on my desk.

I rolled my eyes in response, bringing my gaze back to the ceiling. "You don't understand. She's different. Different than anyone I've ever met. And I don't know, she's sweet and soft and feels things for fuck's sake. Everyone in this shit hole is full of themselves and just wants a quick fuck every 5 seconds." I answered.

Axel grunted in reply. "Sounds like someone I used to know." I shot him a side-eyed glare as he shrugged, "It's the truth. And either way, you blew it. You were careless and thought with your dick instead of your head, and now you're never going to see her again."

"That's not true." I answered, sitting up, turning to face him. "I am going to see her again."

"Oh yeah? How." He said, sitting back as he crossed his legs, bringing his hands behind his head as he sat. "Just because she's in her region doesn't mean I won't see her again," I answered, "I've found her once before and I can do it again, especially now that she's on Proserpina."

"Brother, no. Everyone knows who you are there, and they wouldn't even let you get near the castle. I bet they don't even have her in the actual castle. She's probably locked away somewhere underground or some shit." Axel said, shaking his head. I shook my head, my knee beginning to rise and fall rapidly as my anxiety grew at the thought of trying to get her back, "We'll see about that."

Both of our head turns as someone knocked on my door. "Yes?" I answered, as Mitra poked her head in, before stepping into the room. "Father wants to talk to all of us." She said, cringing.

"Talk to us about what?" I asked. I hated when my father forced us to have dinner together, just to use it as an excuse to shit on us about everything we do wrong in life. And by we, I mean me. "How the hell should I know? Just come." She groaned, walking out of the room. I let out a sigh as both Axel and I got up, making our ways out of the room.

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Greeted by the same long table in the much too large dining hall that I've always known, my father and his airhead of a wife sat, their eyes on us as we made our way over. I couldn't help the feeling of disgust as I watched their fake smiles grow on their faces. Their eyes too hard, smiles too wide, like plastic.