*The palace, Daichi kingdom
"Rise and salute the crown prince," the guard said, drawing the attention of those in the meeting room.
"You are late for the meeting, crown prince," Prime Minister David said. He had been looking for Raymon since he brought Alyssa to Daichi but Raymon was out of the palace and no one knew his whereabouts.
"I'm sorry, I had other matters to attend to," Raymon said, defending himself.
"Other things like what?" Prime Minister David asked. "Do you mean there's something more important than the kingdom? '' he added, trying to fuel the anger of other ministers who had been waiting for Raymon's arrival.
"I already apologized, what's the point of asking about my movement? Or are you trying to accuse the crown prince of an offense?" Raymon questioned angrily.
"I didn't…."
"Enough! That's enough, the two of you, " King Yohan shouted. "Why are you two whining like kids, we have a meeting to attend to, let's get into it right now " he added.
The meeting ended quickly and immediately Prime Minister David stormed out of the hall.
"Why are you here?" Zayn asked Raymon as he walked over to him.
"Alyssa wants me to carry on with my duties as the crown prince," Raymon replied as they walked out of the hall.
"Well, I just found something you might be interested in, though it's not yet concluded," Zayn said.
"What's that?" Raymon replied.
"It's about Alyssa," Zayn said. "The person who brought Alyssa in from the human world is a powerful person here in Daichi," he said.
"What do you mean by that?" Raymon asked, confused.
"On the day Alyssa got here, all the guards monitoring the CCTV cameras went on break for two hours, turning off all cameras " Zayn replied.
"What? Who ordered them to do that?" Raymon roared angrily.
"They wouldn't do it if the command didn't come from a higher-up," Zayn said. "I'd work on it and give you feedback as soon as I get one but you should stay with Alyssa, her safety is a top priority " he added.
"I'd do just that," Raymon said as he turned to leave.
"Wait! Didn't Alyssa tell you anything from her end?" Zayn asked.
"She was too traumatized to talk, yesterday was quite eventful, I'd try to talk to her when she's better " he replied before leaving Zayn alone.
Raymon walked as fast as his legs, he was angry. He racked his head, thinking of who could have such powers to control the security men.
"Lissa, open up, it's Raymon," he said.
"Hey! You're back so early?" She asked.
"Well, I couldn't leave you alone for too long," he replied.
"What are you being nice to me?" Alyssa asked bluntly.
Raymon was stunned for a while, "what should I tell her?" He thought. "Should I tell her I've been expecting her ever since I was a child because she kept appearing in my dreams?" "Or that I'm helping her because I believe she's my fated mate, or just because she needs help"
"You don't seem to have an answer to that question?" She said so I'd tell you what I have to say anyway.
"My mission here in Daichi is to kill you, Raymon, " she said. "Scorpion and dark eyes have trained me for the longest time to carry that mission out".
"Scorpion? Who is he?" Raymon asked.
Alyssa:"..." She had expected him to at least get mad or disappointed at her words but he wanted to know who the scorpion was. "He is a powerful person here in Daichi, that's all I know".
"And dark eyes?" He asked again.
"Dark eyes are always covered in a cloak, I haven't seen the person's face yet". She replied. " They needed me to kill you, it seems like it's not something they can do," she added.
"I'm sorry, " Raymon said, patting her hair gently.
"Why are you apologizing?" She asked.
"It's all my fault, you must have been so scared being alone with them," he said.
"It wasn't that bad, though I was scared, I wanted to know why they chose me," she said. "Do you know why they chose me to kill you?" She asked.
"Uhm…" Raymon muttered unsure if he was to tell her the reason she was chosen to kill him.
"You know the reason, right? Please tell me Raymon, don't keep me in the dark anymore" she pleaded.
He looked her in the eyes and deeply exhaled before talking. "Do you believe in mates and fate?" He asked. She looked at him with confusion before nodding her head slightly.
"You're my mate, we've been destined to end up together," he said. He told her how he had been seeing her in his dreams since he was a kid and how he and his family did all they could to find her in all the kingdoms, to no avail.
"So you mean I'm your destined mate? Then why do they want me to kill you?" Alyssa was still confused.
"Because they know I wouldn't fight back if the enemy is you," Raymon said. "You're my mate, Alyssa and I would never hurt you even if it kills me and those people know it better," he said.
"What would they gain if I…" Alyssa's voice trailed off as she thought of what could happen.
"Those people are my father's enemies, they want to take over the throne, and Zayn's existence is posing a threat to them, so they need us out and besides they wouldn't want us to grow stronger," he said.
"What do you mean by that?" She asked.
"Our powers increase whenever we find our mate, our enemies know they can only get us when we don't have a mate," he explained.
"Doesn't that mean I'm a threat to your life?" She asked.
"Oh, don't say that again " Raymon put his fingers across her lips. "You are not and would never be a threat" he assured. "All I need to do is to ensure your safety because I don't know what I'd do if anything was to happen to you," he said.
"You should come with me to the palace, I want to introduce you to my family " he happily said.
"I look like a mess right now," Alyssa chuckled. "I'd get prepared and follow you tomorrow, " she said. She had thought about it, she was safer with Raymon than with dark eyes or scorpion.
"Yes!!" Raymon excitedly shouted. " You can't take that back okay?" He said. "Are you hungry? Should I cook for you?" He said happily.