My Surprise Mate

Tatiana stood unmoving, glaring at Apollo.It took him a few seconds to regain his composure.

"Tatiana, I have been looking for you all these years." He began slowly walking towards her.

She threw her hand up, stopping him in his tracks, "Don’t come any closer Apollo."It was then I saw the blade of a knife gripped tightly in her hand; Apollo saw it too.

His eyes grew wide, "Tatiana, what are you doing with that?" his voice was no longer as soft and gentle as before.

 A sinister smile spread across my mother’s face, "This?" she questioned as she held the knife up for everyone to see, "Oh, this is what I’m going to use to stop you from hurting my baby, your majesty."

She spits the last part out like venom.

Apollo looked surprised at her, but for just a moment I swear I saw pain flash through his eyes.

"What makes you think I would hurt her?" he took another step toward Tatiana.

She tilted her head to the side, "Is that a real question?" she scoffed.

"Tell me...did you forget why [ran in the first place? Tell me old age hasn’t affected your memory."

I stood in disbelief at the way my mother was acting.I wish she could have been this brave before I was born, then maybe my life would have been different.

Fury coated Apollo’s face, "Are you talking about the rumors you spread my dear? The rumors of me going insane over the thought of not having a male heir.Or the ones about me wanting to find my daughter just to kill her and my grandchild?"

She brought the knife out in front of her, "Don’t move Apollo."

I watched as the mighty Alpha King stood frozen in place.

What the actual hell is happening right now? I couldn’t seem to wrap my mind around their current conversation.

Argument? Whatever it was that was happening right now.

mean by the rumors she started? Why would she start such vicious rumors herself? I didn’t realize how tightly I was squeezing Dane’s hand until I felt his fingers

looked between the two

she turned to look at me, sending chills down my spine.Dane must have felt the same as he tried to pull me behind

began giggling, "Oh my, isn’t

circling Apollo, looking him up and down

would have thought y'all were smarter

stopped in front of Apollo, staring at him, her face showed

No, I’m not.I was his chosen mate because he hadn’t found his and thought he never would.I was ecstatic about it, of course.But then I found out, just

with hatred

no control over my mate.There was no reason to do all that you did.You would still have been taken care of and Holly would have been raised Tatiana huffed at his response, "I refuse to be the laughingstock of the royals.Now, if you don’t mind, I would like

found out I was expecting, I thought maybe now he would still choose me.But no, he made it clear he wouldn't.It didn’t take me and avery talented friend to

own anger was about to boil

so damn heartless? I was nothing more than a pawn in her

as his chosen mate, then what were you so worried about? We can only mark one person and until that person dies, we cannot mark another." Dane

looked at her expectantly, I couldn’t

began spinning in a circle, her arms held out in the air, "Do you see a mark? No!! He never marked me and never

like to get this over with, I have a b***h to go kill still"

making the whole earth feel as if it would crumble beneath our

as Dane pushed me behind him, watching the

eyes scanned, trying to so fast that my eyes had trouble

something!"

unwilling to get involved

faint shimmer on the

knife! Tatiana had dropped it when Apollo attacked her, now I just needed

so engrossed in the fight taking place before us they didn’t notice me

for an opening before

knocking the air from my lungs as I slammed