The Vampire’s Forbidden Mate.

Chapter 15

Lucien’s POV

After my public speech, the worst thing I was trying to prevent happened, and I was very upset, but I controlled my anger from showing. Elara left the hall after Lilith’s comment, so I followed after her.

“Elara!, Please wait”

“What do you want? I need to leave this place, I need to go back home”, she said while walking away trying to find a way out.

I caught up to her and quickly took her out of the house, which wasn't crowded with visitors.

“Let me go!” she exclaimed angrily and removed my hands from holding her arms.

“So what was your so-called plan? For you to announce to everyone that you think I'm your mate or better half? What will be the next thing for me to live here with you and all those people?! You can't just come into my life and want to change it, you do not have any right over me!” Elara said shouting angrily.

I didn't say a word, I did not know what to say or do to avoid making it worse. I closed the gap between us trying to wipe off the tears from her face, but she pushed my hands away and cleaned it herself.

“Elara I am deeply sorry about tonight. I felt it was the best approach to take because I did not want to publicly claim anyone asides you Elara. You are my mate and I know you know that, but you are in denial. I respect you a lot, so I will give you enough time to process it all. I am very sorry and I hope you can forgive me”.

She stared at me, but this time not with anger. “I just want to go home”, she said. I nodded and asked her to hop on my back and I ran towards the forest, to the border link between our world and the humans, then we both crossed over.

She got off my back, then murmured a thank you.

I didn't say anything nor did she after she had thanked me.

We both walked in silence while I was escorting her back to her place to ensure her safety.

We got to her house and on her porch, before she went in I apologized once more, then turned my back to leave. I felt a heavy pain in my chest. Elara is right. What was I thinking, what did I think would happen?

Honestly, things might get worse or could have been worse but I just hope I have not completely ruined my chance with Elara.

I need her to understand who she is to me, but how can I do that? I can’t force her.

I went back home still thinking of what to do to make it right with Elara.

As soon as I got back to the castle, Lilith was at the entrance waiting for me with an angry expression but I cared less about her or how she felt so I walked past her like there was no one there and headed to my room.

My mother came in after, uninvited, and slammed the door really hard as soon as she set foot into my room.

“Lucien care to explain this nonsense you did tonight?”

“Mother what nonsense are you talking about?” I asked like I was clueless.

“I am talking about that girl you and Lilith brought in”

“Ohh you mean the pretty girl” I said and inwardly sighed. “Well if you may know she has gone back, but will soon be back to stay.”

“To stay?! No way that can happen, I am not even aware of Lilith having a family. So there is no way some stranger can just come into my home and think she can stay”

What my mother said left me thinking “Stranger?”

“Mother have I known Lilith from anywhere before? You also brought a random stranger into our home claiming she is my mate. So the sooner you stop complaining the better for everyone in this castle”

After I had said this my mother stormed out of my room and finally I got to be alone without any disturbance.

Elara’s POV

The night I looked forward to with Lucien just had to be ruined.

When I got home, I passed my mother asking me how the night went but I could only say one word “fine”, then I went upstairs to my room, pulled off my dress, had a warm bath, and when I was done I put on my night clothes and jumped into my bed to sleep.

But the events of tonight kept flooding my mind. It feels like I was living in a novel dream. I wasn't scared when I got to know the truth, I wasn't scared of Lucien but I am scared of living my normal life to start all over again. Why me? Why do I have to be different?

My normal life did not even start perfectly, I'm an orphan adopted into a nice family but my grandmother to date hates me to the core, I don't know if my biological parents are still alive or dead.

I have not even clearly figured out this normal pattern and Lucien wants me to start another.

He claims me to be his mate, which sounds so delusional, how I feel towards him is a normal feeling a girl can feel for a boy.

I don't know if I should tell Rose about this. Besides she already knows there are creatures like that existing so even if I tell her I'm not breaking anybody’s secret I think.

My mom came knocking on my door, which pulled me back into realityfrom my thoughts.

“Elara, my love are you good?”, she asked through the door

“Yes mom I'good just tired. Please we will talk tomorrow I need to get some sleep.”

“Okay, goodnight love”

“Goodnight”

After she walked away from the door, I grabbed my phone contemplating if I should call Rose, but I dropped it back. It's quite late. I'll go and see her tomorrow and also return this dress.