Damian
"You know why I was here" I asked Ronan, he chuckled.
"Of course Damian, you are here to know about the man who is a nuisance in your life, well, in many lives. Alrik."
In frustration I ran my hand through my hair. "Yes, the fucker is hiding somewhere. I was searching for him, but he always ran away before I got to him. His revenge runs deep within him".
"What can I do, you want my help to kill him?" he sarcastically said.
I raised my brows at him. "I am more than enough for him, you know that. I wanted to know why wizards were suddenly against the vampires and helping him. My informant couldn't find anything".
"They are not against vampires Damian, but against you. You did something to offend them."
"Me, why". I have so many things to deal with, I don't know why they are against me.
"You forget Damian, last time witches suddenly came on shadow land and attacked vampires it was because your father killed one of their witches. One man was with them, his name was Kyle. He was a wizard, he was helping the witches." He paused for a minute letting me process that memory.
Fuck. I remembered that day. Because of my father, witches wanted my head in return for revenge.
He continued. "You killed Kyle along with all the witches. Since Kyle's father Declan was burning in the fire of revenge, he wanted to finish you. And to make matters worse he was the wizards' leader. Because of his hatred he joined hands with Alrik."
The actual fuck.
So it is clear as crystal, they are helping Alrik, hiding him with their magical power. Ronan told me the main reason.
"Damn, I never thought of it this way," I said in frustration.
"I understand man. You have other things to see. Besides, because of your leadership our shadow land is safe. I understood this when I heard Declan's name for the first time, who he was. I connected the dots, just waiting for you to come here."
"Thanks Ronan, I knew you were helpful, your eyes are everywhere. Now I have to have a word with Declan".
He nodded. "Just let me know if you need something."
I waved my hand dismissively. "You have helped me enough".
"Well I am thinking I should be the king instead," he said with a smirk tugging at his lips.
"Ahh, you could take it man, I am not interested", I said genuinely. It was my compulsion, not my wish.
"Nahh, I have my business to look after. And now I have Alessia. After her father's death she is the rightful owner of the company. I have to help her settle in and take over the business." A determination was in his voice.
"Since when did you care about humans? As much as I know you are a selfish man, Ronan".
He laughed loudly like I had praised him.
But soon he sobered. "She is my best friend's daughter. When she was born I was there. I promised her father Bruce that I would be with her, if she ever needed me." That was all he said.
"It means she is like a daughter to you", I stated normally, just wanted to get on his nerves.
"Fuck no," he said in a slightly higher tone than before. "I am just her guardian," he quickly added.
I shrugged. I knew something was different by the way he was staring at the human girl. But it was his life, it was not my business.
"Enough about me. What about the werewolf girl, is she really your girlfriend?"
"Yes", I simply said. I remembered Evelyn's face when I introduced her as my girlfriend. I thought she would create a scene. Surprisingly she didn't. The memory suddenly brought a smile to my lips.
"You are smiling. Damian, it seemed like the sun rose from another direction," Ronan said.
I schooled my features.
"You love her Damian." It was a statement, not a question.
Love. I didn't know much about love but I liked Evelyn. She gave me peace and happiness which I had never felt before. One thing was certain, Evelyn was mine. I would never let her go even if I had to fight the whole world.
"She is the most important person in my life", I said to Ronan.
"Well that is good. And besides, you don't have a mate. It would not be difficult to choose her as your queen."
I sighed. Yeah, that was the best thing, to be honest. The truth was our bloodline was cursed. I didn't know what would happen if my real mate appeared and I was forcefully made to choose between Evelyn and my mate.
But one thing was certain, Evelyn would not be the one I let go.
We came outside. Soon I needed to go to wizard land. Maybe the fucker was hiding there.
As soon as I spotted Evelyn she was already staring at me.
She stood and in the blink of an eye I was beside her. I took her in my arms and buried my nose in the crook of her neck, filling my nostrils with her unique scent. She shivered but didn't pull away from my touch.
"Miss me, little wolf?"
She huffed. "You were just in the next room, why would I miss you."
"Well, but I was missing my little wolf. I thought if I didn't come outside you would eat the whole cake".
"Very stupid joke," she said angrily, but it felt like fake anger. No doubt this woman had gotten under my skin. After finishing Alrik I needed to do something to have her in my life till eternity.
After saying our goodbyes to Ronan and Alessia we headed towards the castle. I rarely drove the car, this thing was useless to me, but with Evelyn everything was amazing. I was driving but I felt her eyes on me.
My eyes flicked to her eyes, which were fixed on my chest. "You like what you see?" I teased her and her eyes went wide as she realized she had been caught.
She cleared her throat but said nothing. A blush crept up her cheeks. Fucking seductress.
She looked damn hot today in that dress. I had wanted to fuck her against the wall the moment I saw her.
I rested one hand on her thigh and caressed her soft skin. Her breath hitched.
"Little wolf, I could smell your arousal."