Not Your Mate Anymore

Cayden's POV

To just simply call her beautiful would not be enough. Looking into her eyes was not enough, I want her near me, in my arms. She has taken up space in my head, consuming my thoughts.

For so many years I had given up on love or even the sick idea of it but here I am, welcoming it back into my life. This sneaky little fire cracker, came into my life for her own selfish reasons and I should be consumed with anger that someone would try con their way into my kingdom but I couldn't be more intrigued.

That same curiosity led me to a whole new world, meeting the very woman that led to my mother's curse, to my curse and only to have her daughter steal my cold heart. Risking my rule, my kingdom just to have her in my life, to have her with me as my queen.

I didn't want to manipulate her into coming here but I had no other choice. I will not force her into bed with me, I'm not that desperate. Maybe I am desperate but I'm not the monster everyone thinks I am. I will not violate her like that, I just need her to feel what I feel or at the very least, give me the chance to show her how I feel inside amd hopefully the vampire side of her will fall for me.

For what I have done, she will forgive me eventually. I just need her vampire to recognize me as her king and to recognize herself as much queen.

"So, where did our people go?” Josey asks me and I smile.

her voice and when she said our people,

pointing at the castle,

to death?"

I have an underground lair, built for when I meet gorgeous women who trick me into letting them be queen only to spy on my kingdom." I say and Josey

from me and looks at what is

and she follows. We walk all the way around the castle and a few feet ahead, was a small cottage. I open the door, letting Josey

not underground." Josey points out and I nod

side, revealing stairs that lead underground. I look up to a smiling Josey and I return the

first, leading the way until we get to a door. I bang on it three times then two times and lastly just once.

stand by door, bowing their heads in respect at me and making

layout of the place. I gently grab her hand and lead her away from the commoners who looked on with interest. Women start making their

like a castle underneath a whole castle.

plan I was going with when I was advised to build this. Who knew it would actually come in handy, stopping your people from making vampires an extinct species like dinosaurs." I say and

you kidnapped newborn pups.” Josey

I say

Josey, letting her walk into my private room first. I close

not much to the room except for a king size bed and two couches with a coffee table. The room had

up by the white sheets and white leather couches, by the lamps around the room and now, Josey. Who was standing in

castle for you and your people.." Josey says and I lift

so where to from here? We can't stay here forever you know. Also, don't tell your people about your