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.

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 wiggle a little bit in my

I looked between the two of them, "What is he

as she turned to look at me, sending chills down my spine.Dane must

"Oh my,

began circling Apollo, looking him up and

one figure anything out? I would have thought y'all were smarter than

staring at him, her face

not his true mate? No, I’m not.I was his chosen mate because he hadn’t found his and thought he never would.I

eyes glistened with hatred as

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 to continue with

her, but then that turned into rage.When I 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 come up with a revenge plan.It was one that would play out over time.Runaway and hide, start the rumors, and then when the time was right—make him

anger was

I was nothing more than a pawn in

he marked you 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

looked at her expectantly, I couldn’t

pulled her shirt over her head and threw it to the ground as she slowly began spinning in a circle, her arms held out in the air, "Do you see a mark? No!! He never marked me and never

over with, I have

move, Apollo let out the loudest growl, making the whole earth feel

as Dane pushed me behind him,

that my

do something!"

to get involved without

the ground

Apollo attacked her, now I just needed to get it before

fight taking place before us they didn’t notice me slipping out

opening before I

into me, knocking the air