Dragon Prince Fairy

Chapter 9

The next morning, I woke feeling groggy and aching all over. I kept myself in my room for the day, feeling drained. I couldn't eat, just the thought made me feel sick. I just need a day to myself and do nothing. All the old emotions mixing with the new ones and the old memories mixing with the new ones, I feel I am being torn in two.

A week passed, and I hadn't moved out of my room. My feelings were still conflicted. I wish my sister was here, even though she is younger than me, she was book smart. She was allowed to go to the archives and read up everything. I just wish I had answers. I'm pulling out my hair thinking on this. I was not allowed to find out about mates after the king claimed me, I wasn’t allowed to even go to school I had to be home schooled and learn what my parents picked. I missed out on so much and I wouldn’t know normal stuff that others learn if it came and slapped me in the face.

My eyes begin to get heavy, not able to keep them open I fell asleep.

I woke in a field. Beautiful flowers surrounded me. Trees so tall they looked like they touched the sky. It reminded me of home. Oh no, please don't say they have found me!

"Hello Aurora." A female voice said behind me. Turning around, I see a beautiful woman standing behind me, silver hair, blue eyes, and a lot taller than me.

"Who are you? Where am I?" Panic ran through me. The beautiful woman smiled at me and rested her hand on my shoulder.

"You are still in your room, I just stepped into your dream. I am here to help you, Aurora." A calm washed through me.

I sat down with her, and she spoke to me about mates. I never asked but she seemed to know what information I needed. I told her about my curse I have, and she gave me the answer. My curse, the only way to get rid of it is to let my mate mark me. How will I know who my mate is? What if I get it wrong and then stuck with the person?

The lady laughed at my questions to tell me, only my mate would be able to mark me, only their mark would stay. The thought of going around to everyone to see if their mark stayed sounded rubbish. Tyr popped in my head again. He is the only one I wanted. The only one I took an interest in. I asked the lady about Tyr, and all she told me was to go to the mountains and I would find out about him.

Before I could ask any more questions, the lady faded out, and I woke in my hotel room. Go to the mountains? What ones? Do I listen to the lady of my dreams? What would I do if he didn't and he was my mate. That I was right he had just claimed me as his mate the same as the king. I couldn’t go through with that.

Head spinning with too many questions. I got up and went to the shower.

Packing my bags ready for if I decided to do this, I planned my travel. I will have to pick where to go when I get there. I will find where to go even ask people along the way.

Sleep didn't come to me that night. Instead, I tossed and turned, Tyr filtering through my mind. Was he telling the truth that he was my mate, have I thrown away my future with him, wait what if he has moved on to a second chance mate, he said he was letting me go. With this I cancelled going to the mountains, I spoke to the ceiling telling the lady I was sorry, but I couldn’t go. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I got nothing.

I guess now I only have two choices. Live a lonely life maybe settle down with a human or go round to all shifters to mark me and hope one was my mate. I don't feel comfortable for anyone to mark me. I am leaning more on to the lonely side. I had the past couple of years been like this so nothing new.

Pulling my big girl pants and leaving my room, I made my way to the town I needed to get me a new job. I need to start living the life I had before Tyr. I sent a prayer up to the woman I spoke to in my dreams and asked for Tyr to be happy with his mate.

Walking through town all day no one was hiring, I mean not one shop bar or anything no one. I don’t know what to do. I need a job to survive in the human world to pay for my room at the hotel. Pay to eat.

Making my way back to the hotel I was going up stairs to my room and as I opened the door, I noticed someone is outside my room door. I hid behind the door watching through the c***k. They were trying to figure out how to open the door and looking at the key card slot. They kept looking around them. The lift door pinged, and the doors opened, this made the man move. When he moved away from the door to not be caught, I noticed he had glamour on him. They had found me.

The man walked off and went into the lift, this gave me a chance to go to my room, trying to keep it as a walk and not running to give myself away. I got in my room and shut the door, keeping all the lights off and waited by the door sitting on the floor. It didn’t take long, and the handle moved, and I heard someone touching the key card slot. I slowly pulled myself away from the door. I crawled to where my suitcase was, thankfully I had packed already.

Looking out of the bedroom window, I was only one floor up from the ground floor. I opened the window and slipped my suitcase down to the floor, thankfully I had grass to cover most of the sound with the fall. As I was climbing out of the window debating whether to jump down, I heard the door click and then see it open slowly, the hallway light filtering in.

I didn’t wait I jumped down. Landing I took a minute to gather myself as it hurt to jump. Making sure I have no broken bones I got up, picked up my suitcase and went to the wall to walk along. If they looked out, they wouldn’t see me running across the grass.

I managed to make it to the bus station. I kept looking around to make sure I wasn’t followed and I didn’t see anyone. I jumped on the first bus that came and took a seat near the doors so if I needed off, I could run. I stayed on the bus as long as possible, but when we got to the last stop, I had to get off. I don’t even know where the bus took me, till I got off. No fricking way, I was near the mountains.

Following my gut, I went to the first one that was closest to me. This was at least a 20-minute walk. When I got to the bottom, I followed my gut again and felt the forest spirits was guiding me. my imagination was going wild as it was getting dark and I felt someone was with me, but every time I looked around no one was there. I am sure I felt eyes on me.

I found a tree that would give me shelter, and the forest trees moved to cover me more, vines went round me to shield me from sight. I guess I am camping here for the night, it wouldn’t be good to walk at night not able to see where I am going. I pulled out of my suitcase a blanket and used another as a pillow. Should have grabbed one off the bed before I left. Whispering to the forest I asked to keep me protected tonight. With that I feel asleep.