Jay stayed by my side and tried her best at calming me down. I cried because I felt like I was falling for someone that I couldn't have. I couldn't believe how much of damn fool I was. I was never meant for love. I can see that now. But then why did the Ancients pair me with Mark? I felt that way because whatever good man I saw was a man I couldn't have.
The Vampire king, Mark, was in that category. I don't know why I even allowed him to kiss me. My heart always got broken so I should be used to what I was feeling but truth be told, I wasn't used to it at all. I guessed because I was a woman that I was so emotional. I cried so easily now as it just wasn't fair at all.
I didn't even take my gown off as I lay on my bed, my eyes and throat sore from all the crying I was doing. Jay sat beside me on my left, stroking my back gently. She looked down at her younger sister with worry written on her face. What had Mark done to her? What had he said to her to make her cry? Angel was crying her eyes out and it hurt Jay's heart.
Poor baby. What a bang to end the evening.
"Angel, what did he say or do to you?" She asked and grasped a tissue from the beside table then wiped my eyes softly when I looked at her.
I sniffled as I looked at her.
"He didn't do anything to me."
Jay's eyebrows remained furrowed.
"Well he must have done something to make you run away from him like that. Not to mention these tears, sweetie."
I shook my head then sat up.
"No, he didn't do anything. Jay, I feel like I'm falling for him but he's a king. I know it's only been one night, but I feel a connection with him. I know he feels it too because he believes that I am his destined mate. But I feel like someone would get hurt in the end because he is someone I could never have…" I said as more tears welled within my eyes.
Jay scoffed. "Angelica, you can have anyone your heart desires and if it is the Vampire king, then have him. By the way, he was not lying to you. He is your destined mate." She said then handed me a tissue.
I stared at her with wide eyes after I grasped the tissue.
"What?"
She nodded. "Yes. He is your mate, Angel. He was not lying to you."
I shook my head, disbelieving what she was telling me.
"But how…?"
"I tried to tell you at the ball, but Glenn stopped me because it would be better that your mate tells you this sort of news. Also I say this because I am wise and because of what I saw earlier in the courtyard; by the way he looked at you and likewise. Then also with the way he kissed you. Angel, now that you have a mate, he will not stop pursuing you until he has you."
At my incredulous look, she explained.
"It is just like with Glenn and me. He has a drive within his soul that possessed him to pursue me. He would not stop until he had me by his side. That is the same way your king is. He will not stop until he has your heart, soul, and body."
I looked down at my hands as my mind processed everything she told me. She wiped my eyes with a tissue gently then smiled at me softly when I looked up at her.
"I also felt a connection with Glenn the first time we met, and I know he felt it as well. Yes, I thought that it must have been crazy to feel such a strong emotion for someone after just one evening but there are tales of love at first sight. Glenn and I are testament to that, little sister."
She shook her head like it all confounded her still. It probably did. It confounded me as it probably would for eternity.
"Now Glenn cannot stay away from me and I am the same way with him, as you have seen. If you allow Mark into your heart, then you will not be able to stay away from him either as he will be the same. I know that it is a shock, but everything will be all right in the end. Believe me, I know." She said and chuckled.
"But what if he wants to see me?" I asked, looking at her.
She shrugged then stood. "That is solely up to you, Angel. If you want to see him, then he will either flit here or you will have to travel to his palace in Aeroso. Anyway, come and have something to eat."
I shook my head. "No thank you. I'm not very hungry."
"Are you sure?" She asked and looked down at me caringly.
I nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"All right. Well if you change your mind during the evening, there is some lasagna in the refrigerator."
"Okay." I said and watched her walk to the doorway.
She paused then turned within the doorway and smiled at me softly.
"Do not ponder on the Vampire king, Angel. What I have told you is true. You two are destined to be together. He will want to see you soon and he will find a way to see you. So do not worry because everything will be all right. I promise you, Angel."
I nodded after a moment. She smiled then gave a silly salute that made me smile as well. She then turned and left to her and Glenn's room at the other end of the palace. I sighed and looked toward the window, thinking back to the way I had acted with Mark.
I stood from my seat on the bed and walked to the window, grasping the drapes in both hands then pulled them aside. I looked around the quiet grounds of the palace then looked up at the starlit sky.
I felt bad for the way I had treated him. He didn't deserve that as he was so kind and charming to me. And honest.
He was interested in me then.
I placed my palm flat against the cool glass of the window as I continued to look up at the sky. Would he still be interested in me? Like Jay had said, he would never stop pursuing me until he had me by his side. So I answered my own question just now.
I was not against the thought of him pursuing me. I knew I was wrong for treating him so badly as I didn't want to end up with another broken heart.
But would he hurt me? If I fell fully for him, would either of us get hurt for that matter? It was frustrating on not knowing the answers to questions such as these. But that's the way the Ancients have made things.
And sometimes there were unexpected surprises that crossed the paths of everyone. Maybe it wasn't my time just yet, but everything was pointing to the fact that it was my time.
I sighed as I drew the drapes back over the window. I then turned and walked to the bathroom for a nice hot bath…