Bonded by Fates; The Core of Life

15. The Comeback

Angeline POV:

“What I’m trying to say, Angel, is that you shouldn’t act like I did in the past. For a relationship to grow stronger, you have to listen to what he also has to say, communication is the key to everything. Do you understand that?” Mom asked me, gently, and I nodded.

“Mom is absolutely right” Delphyne said.

“You’re saying that I might have taken it wrong and he was probably acting because he was considering my words?” I asked her.

I had to know, if that was true, then it would change everything.

“Maybe, I truly hope and believe so, but you have to talk to him to make sure”, mom said and my heart swelled.

I hugged her while the tears were falling from my eyes.

But how could I face him after I ran away from him like that?

“Tomorrow I’ll talk to him. I’m ashamed now. It’s almost night. Besides, I promised the elves' kids I’d take them for a ride anyway. I wouldn’t break my promise”, I told them.

“That’s my pup” Mom said.

“But I’m missing him badly” Delphyne said, and I sighed.

The pain I was feeling was unbearable. I needed him. Actually, it was more than that.

I felt like I needed to mate him to make all the bad feelings and the pain go away.

“Me too, but what if he’s angry with me now or what if I was right?” I asked her. I was also feeling overwhelmed, I couldn't function the way I supposed to, being far away from him.

“There’s only one way to know”, she replied to me. I knew she was right, but deep inside, I was afraid.

This feeling was unsettling me because I always wanted to look like a warrior.

We all chitchatted for a while longer and we bid grandpa good-bye.

“Tell Susan, Hunter and Henry that we’ll come back soon to see them”, mom told grandpa and he nodded before giving her a kiss on the cheek.

Grandpa did the same to me and Dea.

“I’m sorry, Henry and Hunter are training until late and Susan is still managing things at the Pack Hospital. We’ll come up with something soon. They really miss you all”, grandpa assured us and we smiled at him before flashing back to the mansion.

The strong pine and tonka bean scent entered my nostrils, startling me and making Delphyne pace around in my mind.

“He’s here” I whispered.

I forgot about everything and everyone else and my feet took some steps in the direction of where his scent was coming from, they were walking on their own accord. I couldn't think about anything else, the shame, the fear of facing him, it was all gone at that moment. I just needed to see him.

I entered the living room and he was there. Our gazes met at the same time.

He approached me and hugged me tight.

“Oh Angel, I was so afraid I’d never see you again”, he whispered against my ear.

I just melted into his heated embrace.

“Werloth…”, his name was all I could whisper as I let the tingles and electric jolts do their job to settle my body again.

“Can we talk?” He asked me, still holding me.

I just nodded and he took my hand in his and we sat on the couch.

I didn’t even know if there was someone else there because he was dragging all my attention to him.

“Are you OK? I want to explain myself to you”, he said, and I looked down.

Even after I flashed away, he could still be so kind and sweet to me.

“I am. I’m sorry I flashed the way I did, I should’ve stayed and listened to what you had to say instead”, I said back at him. My voice wasn’t louder than a whisper.

I just couldn’t look at him in his eyes at that moment.

I heard him smiling and I frowned.

He cupped my face and made me stare at him.

He pressed a kiss on my cheek and I blushed, he went a few inches apart from my face and stared deeply into my eyes.

“Nothing could ever make me pull away from you, doesn’t matter what. I’ll always come for you, you’re mine”, he whispered while his arms were wrapping around me and he kissed me like his life depended on it.

Delphyne purred inside my head and I just melted completely into our kiss.

It had been only a few hours but it was enough to make me feel like I couldn’t function anymore.

Mom was right.

I’m blessed to have a family who support each other.

But still, the burning sensation was still filling me. I wanted him, all of him.

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Werloth POV:

I missed this. I missed her and having her lips on mine.

That’s the place where she belongs to and where she’s supposed to be for all our lives, having her melted in my embrace while I taste her lips.

We parted our kiss, panting and still longing for more.

But I knew I had to talk to her, explain myself and what I planned to do.

She was my mate and soon to be Queen, I won’t leave anything hidden from her.

I won’t leave anything behind Angeline. Her opinions also mattered a lot to me and to the elves' realm, even since I found out she was the one.

I held her hand again.

“I’m sorry I acted the way I did back there. I was going to explain to you later that you might be right but I had to remain expressionless so both of us could go to the bottom of it, collect evidence, and it wouldn’t be much helpful if she noticed I was distrusting her. I also don't know if there is another elf involved. I had to be careful. We have to be smart and keep one step ahead, having our enemy closer is our best shot”, I started.

She tightened her grip on my hand and I smirked.

“You’re right, I’m sorry I was reckless. I thought you weren’t trusting me because I had just got there and Melian had been there for 2 decades and it hurts me so much that I just wanted to run away from it, I should’ve waited and talked to you instead”, she said and my heart clenched knowing that I hurt her.

I didn’t want to hurt her, all I wanted was to make her happy and loved.

“I’m sorry” I apologized as I just laid my head on her shoulder, having my nose in the crook of her neck and inhaled her sweet scent.

“It’s OK, Werloth, we’re good now, aren’t we?” She asked me and I responded by pressing a kiss on the crook of her neck.

She felt goosebumps all over her body as she ran her fingers through my hair.

“We are, my Angel” I said, straightening myself up.

“It's better call your parents now”. I told her and she nodded.

“Liam, can you come now? I’d talked to Angeline” I mind-linked Liam.

Soon, Liam and Alice came in.

I glanced at my beautiful mate and stood up. She did the same with a frowning face.

“What’s going on?” She asked, clearly concerned.

“There’s more to it. There was a waitress elf we locked up in the dungeon. She was the one who let Melian come in to the restaurant and poison your food. She escaped last night. When I was making my way inside the castle, the waitress girl Belin and I locked when you were unconscious came to me, her name is Aubry. She went back to expose Melian. It turned out that Melian somehow tricked the competition. She’s the one who has been trying to kill Angeline and I’m so sorry this is happening”, I said the last part with an apologetic look to Liam and Alice, “she also told me that she only helped Melian because she thought Melian wouldn’t try to kill you. Then, Melian let her escape in exchange for calling a wizard to attack my Realm. I decided I would also share this with your parents because if it was me, I would want to know. Aubry didn’t look like a bad elf, she was just scared of her fate, but she still came back to share this precious information, she might be a witness against Melian”, I finished.

Liam and Alice were startled.

Angeline looked surprised but she soon hugged me.

“What are we going to do now?” Angel asked me.

“I hid Aubry in my private area of the castle. Melian shouldn’t know about her whereabouts and I’ll contact the Elves' Council, she’ll be judged and punished”. I let her know.

“If you need any help, let me know. It’s my daughter’s safety we’re talking about”, Liam said, and Alice nodded.

“True, but I think we have to let Angeline decide what’s the best thing to do”. Alice said and I smiled in approval.

If she chooses to be in the Human Realm, I’d be relieved.

If she wanted to come back to me, I’d be happy, but I’m aware that I’d have to keep my guard up. I’d protect her with my life.

I couldn't stand the thought of being away from her, not after I experienced today.

I was still fighting against the primal instinct of mating her right here.

“I’ll come back with Werloth. Of course, I won’t run away from my fate anymore. I’ve learnt to love and care for the Elves and I won’t be a coward anymore”, Angeline said, her voice laced with determination.

I was very surprised.

“Besides, tomorrow I promised the kids I'd be shifting and taking them for a ride. I can’t dismiss my duties with them”, Angeline chuckled.

We also chuckled in response.

Liam approached her and smiled while cupping her face.

“I’m so proud of you. That’s right, you’re a dragon and a dragon doesn’t bow to no one, we care, love and protect, we’re born to rule and to share the peace. Go, my child, and fulfill your legacy. We’ll always be here whenever you need to, both of you. Thank you, Werloth. I bless you both and the bond you have”, Liam said, and Angeline hugged him.

Alice was crying nonstop in the back, she couldn’t hold it back anymore and also embraced them.

After they parted, Angeline held my hand and nodded at me.

I flashed us to my room.

Once there, I couldn’t wait any longer and held her tight against my body and pressed my lips on hers.

“Don’t you ever run away from me again, my Angel” I whispered after we parted. My heart was still racing as the urge to throw her into bed was becoming uncontrollable.

“I won’t. I promise I’ll cherish you and the bond we have and I’ll always listen to you. I’ve learnt my lesson”, I told him and he chuckled.

“And I’ve learnt mine. I promise you that I will never take you for granted”. I assured her, taking some strands of hair off her face.

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Angeline POV:

Oh Goddess, how could I be so reckless?

Werloth had been through so much after I flashed away and I wasn’t there to deal with all of it by his side, it was supposed for us to go through things together.

“You’d never lose me, only if you want to”, I said back at him.

“Never”, he whispered, staring at my lips, and he kissed me hungrily.

He nibbled my bottom lip as if he was asking me for entrance and I parted my mouth for him.

He slid his tongue inside my mouth and I did the same with him, we swirled our tongues and tasted every inch of each other.

After today, the attack, Melian, the runaway and being here with him again, I realized how special our bond is.

Of course, I treasured it before, but now, knowing how it is to be without him. I felt like I didn’t want to go anywhere too far from him ever again.

Is it normal?

“Our mate bond and its pull are stronger with us somehow, Angel” Delphyne explained.

“And why is that?” I asked her.

“Maybe because we’re dragons and he’s an Elf, the specie who is the closest to the Goddess and we’re both royals, or it might be something else, but I don't want to think about it right now”. She said, almost purring.

Yes, that explains a lot, I guess.

I didn’t know, I also couldn’t think of it properly having him kissing me like he was.

It was raw but romantic, it was sweet but yet erotic.

He lifted me and I wrapped my legs around him.

He walked us to his bed and we quickly parted our kiss. He laid me down and hovered over me before he kissed me again.

We couldn’t stop, not at that time, not today. We needed this, I could feel it from the depths of my heart.

I was ready.

I felt his hands running on my sides and we parted our kiss.

He gave me an open-mouthed kiss on my chin and neck. Suddenly, I felt his hand cupping my breast and I moaned in response.

“Hm, that feels nice” Delphyne whispered and I threw my head back, giving him full access to my neck.

He left hickeys on my neck as his hand was pressing my breast.

“Werloth”, I moaned louder.

He stopped whatever he was doing and looked at me.

“I’m sorry, my Angel” he apologized, breathlessly.

Not today, Werloth…not today.

“Please, don’t stop”, I pleaded to him and he glared at me.

His face looked surprised, but in a good way.

“Are you sure?” He asked me.

“Yes, why? Aren’t you?” I asked him. I needed to know what he was thinking.

“I’d never been so sure about anything in my life since the day I met you, it was never so hard for me to control myself than when I’m close to you”, he said and kissed my cheek, then he nibbled my earlobe, “And having your body so close, pressing mine isn’t helping my self-control right now” he whispered in my ear and I bit my lips in response.

“I want you”, I whispered.

“I want you too, I want to claim you, my Angel”, he confessed.

“Then claim what’s yours”, I reassured him, looking intently into his eyes and he kissed me again.