Chapter 76 - The Alpha King and the Shadow
Alarick’s POV
I am exhausted and it is only 8:00. I have been waiting for LeeAca to wake up, I left her about 2 hours ago. It looks like she will be sleeping for the rest of the night. I head to my room, staying in my thoughts. Why would she say that I am going to reject her? I admit at one point I did think about it, but it wouldn’t look good if I did. I also can’t imagine living my life without her constant snarky comments and beautiful face. I felt this way before the Luna Challenge, let alone finding out we are mates. The mate bond only intensifies my feelings towards her. Yes. I was pissed when I found out that she hid it from me and that she was the shadow, but after hearing all of the stories from those people, I knew she was good. I just need her to talk to me, explain what is going on and why she did it.
I take a shower and lay in bed. My thoughts immediately go to her. I fall asleep restless, not knowing why my mate doesn’t want me.
There’s a gorgeous man leading me into the forest. My heart is bursting with happiness. The tingles from the bond are shooting up my arm and straight to my heart. He keeps looking back at me with love and admiration in his eyes. Once we get to a small clearing he pulls me close. Oh how I get lost in his eyes.
“I didn’t realize how much I would love you already.” The man says and kisses my hand. I melt at his touch. The next thing I know he is laying on the ground with a hole in his chest and I have his heart in my hands. Pain ripples through me.
I shoot up out of bed panting. “Mate needs us! Go to mate!” Onin yells at me. I quickly get up and start running toward her room. When I get there I burst through the door to her apartment then quickly go to her room and push open the door. I look around for danger and there is nothing. She is sitting on the edge of her bed and her head shoots up when I burst through.
“What are you doing here Alarick?” LeeAca asks me in an annoyed tone. I look at her confused.
“Onin didn’t you say she was in trouble?” I ask him.
“Yes. The dream. It was hers. The pain was hers too.” He answered and it came back to me. The man leading me through the forest. Him telling me he loved me. Then he lay on the ground dead, while I held his heart in my hand. I hear snaps next to my face and I look up in a dazed confusion. I see LeeAca has gotten up and is standing in front of me now. She is snapping her fingers to get my attention.
“Hello? Alarick, I am ready to go.” She says and I can tell she is getting impatient. I look at her and see that she changed into different clothes and threw her hair up. I didn’t even notice she left the room.
“Go where?” I ask, looking at her dumbly.
“To the forest. For my rejection. That’s why you're here right?” She says completely serious. My anger bubbles. Why does she insist I will reject her?
“NO! I told you before that I would not reject you. Why do you insist that I am going to?” I ask her with my voice rising a little because of the hurt she has caused me.
“Then why the f*ck are you here? There is no other reason.” She says getting angry too.
“I am here because I saw your dream! I woke up and Onin said you needed us!” I yell at her. I admit I probably shouldn’t have yelled, but she is driving me crazy.
“What are you talking about? You saw my dream. That is impossible.” She scoffs as if I am making this up.
“You were walking through the forest with a man, He was darker with green eyes. I felt the love and excitement you had for him. He looked at you with complete love and affection. He took you to a spot and said that he loved you. The tingles that shot through your arm only tells me that he was your mate. Next thing I know he is laying on the ground dead and you are holding his heart in your hand. Then pain rippled through me, waking me up.” I explained the dream to her. She is standing there in silence. I see that her face is drained of her color, her green eyes staring at me like I am a ghost. “You killed your first mate.” I say and her eyes shoot up to mine.
“So did you.” She states and I feel the guilt and anger from that night build up.
“I had to. She would have destroyed my Kingdom! Your mate told you that he loved you then you killed him?!” I yell and I see her eyes turn bright green and go back to her normal green.
“Get out.” She says calmly. I just stand there, staring. “I SAID GET OUT!!” She yells. I see her wolf take control and she lets go of her aura and I about fall to my knees in sadness. Her aura is so dark that it brings a wave of sadness over you, for some it may bring fear. I turn around to walk out and see Lucas and Maleena standing in the living room trembling. I guess I was right. Fear and sadness. I hang my head down and leave. What the hell is going on?