CHAPTER 14 - DO YOU ACCEPT ME? - SIRI'S POV
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The fluorescent lights burned my eyes, as I opened them, so I quickly slammed them shut, and blinked a few times to try and help see clearer.
My entire body throbbed in pain, and my hearing felt like I was underwater, but it was becoming clearer.
I looked around me, in confusion. I was in a hospital room, but it smelled amazing. Like I was in a bakery, filled with sweets, cinnamon, vanilla, creams, chocolate and fresh breads, and my mouth was slightly watering, but then I frozen when I turned my head to the left.
The smell wasn't coming from the room. It was coming from a man asleep with his head on my bed. He was holding my injured hand and there was an amazing buzzing over my skin.
''Mate.'' I said in confusion. Wait. What? I thought the twins were my mate.
''They accepted our rejection.'' Ada reminded me, ''He must be our second chance mate.''
''But who is he?''
I could only see the top of his head, his dark brown hair was messed up, and over his face, half hidden by his arm, and I couldn't make out his face.
''Wait,'' I froze again, ''Is that... Is that Brayton?''
I couldn't believe this. Was this why I couldn't seem to let him go, even with me wanting the twins? Was it because I was actually meant for him? Everything I had ever thought about friendship, about love, and life, crumbled. I felt a profound shift, a new understanding of my relationship with Brayton. He was mine.
Would he want me though?
I gently squeezed his hand, and he shifted, slowly at first, but then he jumped up, and stared at me with his big gorgeous green eyes.
''Siri.'' He smiled and touched my sore cheek, ''How are you? Are you in pain?''
I nodded, unable to talk.
''I'll get the nurse,'' He smiled and linked someone. ''She's on her way. Do you remember what happened?''
Again I nodded, as I stared at him.
He smiled, clearly understanding my shyness, ''So, you can smell it now?''
''Mate.'' I got the words out, as the door opened.
''Good morning, Alpha, Luna.'' She said, and I widened my eyes at her words, and I looked back at my best friend, who just smirked at me. ''I'm going to give you something for the pain, and the doctor will be back in later to check on you.''
''Thank you.'' I said, my throat still stinging in pain.
Once the cool pain relief was flowing through my veins, and the nurse had gone, I looked back at Brayton.
''How?''
''Are we mates?'' He finished my sentence, and then shrugged, ''No clue. Just lucky I guess. I was... I was already planning on asking you to be my chosen. I never dreamed you'd actually be mine.''
''You wanted me as your chosen?''
''You have no idea how thrilled I was when I got your letter asking if you could come and live with me,'' He told me, with a massive smile on his face, ''I've wanted you for so long, but you always spoke about the twins, so I didn't tell you about my feelings, and then I met Sarah, and tried to let you go, but seeing how both our lives ended up I wish I had told you. I know you've been through a lot, and you've only just rejected those pathetic dogs, but I truly want you Siri.''
I couldn't believe what he was saying. This was a dream.
''I...'' I paused as I looked at him, ''I've always thought of you as my best friend. I trust you more then anyone in the whole world. Even when I loved the twins, I trusted you more than them.''
''Loved?'' He asked, cutting me off, ''So, you don't love them anymore?''
''No,'' I told him truthfully, ''Any love I had for them died the second Zain hit me, and they sent me to the dungeons.''
''Zain put his hands on you?'' Bray asked, angrily, ''I will make him pay. I will make them both pay for what they've done to you.''
I smiled and touched his hand, ''Thank you for waiting for me. I don't know what I would have done if you weren't there.''
''I'm glad I stayed,'' He said, ''So... Do you accept me Siri. Will you be mine?''
''Accept you?'' I asked in disbelief, ''I should be asking you that. You're a King. You're rich, and powerful, and absolutely gorgeous. What could I possibly offer you.''
He leaned over and gently took my face in his hands, and looked into my eyes, ''I have loved my entire life. Even after I met my first mate, I couldn't get you off my mind. You can offer me, you. That's all I need, all I want.''
I gulped nervously, ''Will you hurt me too?''
''Never.'' He said, his voice firm, and filled with conviction, ''Will you hurt me?''
''No. Not ever.'' I smiled as tears filled my eyes, ''I accept you.''
Brayton gave me the most amazing smile, before he leaned down and kissed me. Slow and gentle at first, but it turned passionate as his tongue moved into my mouth, as if he was claiming me, and I was completely breathless by the time he pulled away.
''Mine,'' He said with conviction.
''Mine,'' I smiled back at him, still in complete shock for how my life was ending up.
Yesterday, I thought I was going to die, and now I was safe, and loved and I had an amazing mate.
''Do you know what I don't understand?'' I asked, him, ''You were raised by a monster and you're amazing, but the twins, they were raised by such a nice King, or at least I used to think he was, and the twins turned out to be such trash.''
''Don't worry about them anymore,'' He told me, ''I will deal with them from this moment one. Your only job is to heal, and be happy, and enjoy me spoiling you.''
I smiled and shook my head, ''I want to spoil you to.'' I told him, my cheeks flushed slightly at me words, ''I don't want to be a burden to you.''
''You could never be a burden,'' He kissed my cheek, ''Are you hungry mate?''
''Starving,'' I admitted, and as if on cue, my stomach grumbled.
''Then let's get you some food.'' He said kindly, ''I need my Queen nice and strong.''
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