Chapter 16

Chris carried me in a bridal style and asked Felix not to come upstairs. Felix bowed and stayed outside.

I was confused. What was he so mad about? Was it only because I tried to run away? He carried me to his bedchamber.

He threw me on the king-sized bed with force.

"Ah!" I cried out a bit in pain. I was about to get up when he pinned me down on the bed again.

"Where do you think you were leaving?" He asked in a husky voice. His red eyes were glowing so much that they felt like a fire inside his iris.

I was quiet. I remembered that guy's words. The vampires would get the fragrance only when they desire someone. His glowing eyes were proving that he was in bloodthirst. And a vampire of his age did not need blood for survival.

So, it could only mean that he was getting it because of my fragrance. Was that guy saying the truth? Was Chris doing this in desire?

"Let go of me," I said flatly. "If you want to punish me for trying to run away then do it. I am not going to give you any explanation. I am nothing more than an animal to you. I would want to escape from your grasp is quite understandable, isn't it?"

He greeted his teeth. He gave me a burning glare and suddenly smashed his lips on mine.

For a moment, I couldn't proceed with what was happening. His lips were continuously making their way on mine.

Out of reflex, I slapped him. He was paused for a moment. We were looking at each other calmly.

As he realized what he had done, he hastily got up from the bed. I got up as well and fixed my clothes.

"Do you think I am a joke?" I asked after calming down.

My heart was still pounding crazily. His touch on my body was still fresh. He did not reply to me.

I asked again, "aren't you aware that I am a rejected Luna? You wanted to know why I ran away? Because I was tired. I am going to die. Not even a week is left till Liliana's birthday. After that my mate will take her as his new mate. And do you know what will happen then? I will die. I am gradually losing my life force every day. The more the bond is getting weaker, the more my life force is diminishing. And what am I doing here in my last days? Getting treated by my biggest enemy as a pet? Can't I wish to die peacefully? I know my end is near. I cannot do anything to help my pack or to stop you. To hell with that! I can't even complain about my sufferings. Why are you doing this to me? Let me go! Trust me I am of no use to you. They don't care about me! Let me have a peaceful death," I started sobbing covering my face with my palms.

He slowly came to me and forced me to uncover my face. I was still crying. He grabbed my hands. He brought his face closer to mine and gently kissed my forehead.

"Then take me as your mate," he said.

I was puzzled by his words. "What?" I asked hesitantly.

"I have lost my interest in prolonging my life. The day I met you, I already knew that I have been captured. I cannot get myself out of it. For the first time in my life, I felt like this for a wolf. At first, I ignored it. I tried to get rid of the desires by tormenting you. But my desires only kept rising," he confessed.

"That is absurd. I am a wolf, and you are a vampire. That cannot be," I denied shaking my head.

"So what? My eyes are not lying. I lose control when I am with you. Do you think I will need a war to get that human girl?" He suddenly chuckled. “I could have destroyed the whole academy and your mate the very first day I came out from my eternal sleep. However, I did not feel the necessity. I have no interest in getting that human anymore. I want to have you," he caressed my face. "Be mine. Bite me, Mark me as yours."

I was dumbfounded. A confession from a thousand-year-old vampire, who was a threat to the whole world, the man who possessed the power over the world was confessing to me, was telling me that he did not want anything but me. It felt so unreal.

The doubt was not leaving my mind. How could I trust his words so easily? On top of that my wolf was strongly rejecting. She was growling inside. She had accepted her death. She would rather die than having a vampire as her mate.

"I pushed him away. Whichever way you look at this, it is impossible. I am a beta; I am bound to my wolf and her feelings. Besides the moment my mate will mark another woman as his mate, I will die," I said.

"And what if your mate dies before that?" He asked coldly.

"What are you implying?" I looked at him terrified.

"If this is how it is, I am going to kill that Lycan. Then you won't need to die," he said coldly.

"Don't!" I screamed. "Please don't say something like this."

He hugged me tightly. "Please, accept me! I don't want this war. I don't want to do anything with them. I don't even want to be immortal. I don't want to live in a world where you will not exist. In this prolonged life I had, you are the first love I experienced. I can't afford to lose you."

I could tell he was sincere. His words touched me. I knew he was not lying. I could feel his love. The love I had longed for was finally here. My hands automatically hugged him back. My wolf was protesting. But I ignored her completely. I could not afford to lose him either. If I could bring my wolf to accept him and mark him, I would be freed from that cursed bond. And I would not have to lose my life if he would take Liliana as his mate.

A flower of hope started blooming on my chest. There would not be any war as well. All I needed to do was just to accept him wholly. I buried my face deep into his chest. It was a wonderful feeling that I never had.