"Mate", Ira growled within her. And the same word boomed across the hall again, but she didn't utter it. It was her mate, she saw that he was fast approaching her and also noticed that the whole hall went silent.
Riyana groaned she didn't want more attention than she already has, storming towards her mate she held his hand and dragged him towards the woods. The moment she touched him the electrifying feel shot through her body, she avoided it the same way she avoided meeting is eyes. His stormy eyes and the storm outside somehow symbolized the storm that was going to hit her life hard.
Once they were deep into the forest she stopped and reluctantly let go of him. She turned to face him, fear was soaking each and every cell within her, the same way the heavy droplets were soaking her clothes. The moment she turned she was yanked forward towards her mate's hard frame, though she was shocked she didn't let it reflect in her face, their proximity was not the only thing that was bothering her.
Riyana felt his hand snaking through her waist as he pulled closer towards him, his nose nuzzled at the nape of her neck as he inhaled her scent, making her mind go into frenzy and she found herself following his lead, she hooked her hands around him as she inhaled his intoxicating scent, she felt that the pull between them was magical. Her legs would give away soon, she couldn't handle this sensation, as her knees quivered pulling her towards the ground her heart skipped upwards thrusting her towards him.
The loud sound of a thunder snapped her out of her haze, making her immediately pull back from his embrace.
Her mate growled in annoyance, as she stepped back she got to have a nice look of him, he was at least six foot tall and his dark brown tresses was sticking to his face imitating his black shirt which was now completely soaked and was clinging to his frame showcasing each and every ripple of his body. With his stormy grey eyes, sharp jaw, slight stubble and chapped lips he was one of the most handsome male she has ever seen. She snapped her gaze back to his eyes and noticed him staring at her the same way. The air around him was pulsing with power and authority and his demeanor proclaims the same, and then it hit her .He was an Alpha, this is turning out to be worse than she had envisioned, she had to do it immediately.
"I Princess Riyana Lupus rejects you as my mate and king", her hazel eyes boring into his grey ones seeking a reaction from him. It killed her to utter those words, mate bond is a very divine and strong bond that connects the soul mates. Even if the human counter part of her decided to reject him, her wolf could not tolerate it because wolves loved their soul mate no matter what. She could hear Ira whimpering within her, she was struggling hard to hold her demeanor strong. But however his demeanor remained calm and cold but she felt the air around them get heavier as if darkness was submerging them with each passing second. Either he is very well versed in masking his emotions or is really unfazed by her rejection, because his face is giving away nothing.
His lips slowly tilted upwards forming into a smirk as he gazed her intently.
"I hope I have made myself clear", she said again irritated by his lack of response, then as she turned back on heels to move away from him ,her destined mate she heard him say,
"I did not accept your rejection princess, nor do I intend on doing so in future".
It is not what he said but the way he said made her halt on her steps...
"What do mean?" she asked over her shoulders, as anxiety creped through her.
"I deny it", he said moving towards her. She turned over slightly surprised by their proximity and his words, denial.
"You can't" she whispered, he can't do that really can he?
"Oh I can, very well".
He leaned forward his breath caressing her ever so lightly, she searched his eyes for any traces of lie but found only determination.
"I Alpha Asher Rufus deny your rejection to be my mate".
As soon as those words left his lips her heart beat accelerated as she anticipated whatever that is to come ,she had played her part and nothing she can say or do will undo whatever happened ,because she very well know what the denial will bring upon her, the wrath of the goddess herself..
Riyana felt her surroundings eerily calm; apart from the furious downpour and their erratic breathing she couldn't foresee anything. Suddenly she felt a white light engulf her, she frantically looked up at her mate not being able do decipher what is happening to her only to see his grey eyes darken in shock and fear as he launched himself upon her, in an attempt to safeguard her. This time Riyana hugged him back tight, as she relied upon him to keep her in safe. She hated this kind of helplessness; she planned everything in her life beforehand and was being able to dig out a solution to every problem the destiny threw at her, she was capable of protecting herself. But everything they tried was futile; the last thing she remembered before drowning into the abyss of divinity was her mate's gleaming irises and his cry for her.
He watched the scene with satisfaction as it unfolded the way exactly as he had orchestrated, the heavy downpour masking his scene as he hid behind a tree. The denial definitely was unexpected and even shocked him. But, now as he sees the Alpha crouched growling in misery as his mate vanished in thin air, he knew that even the fates were favoring him. He himself will change his destiny. He deny to let go of what is rightfully his.
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