His Blind, Deaf Queen

chapter 7

King Royers pov

They entered my office and I composed myself as I stood. Seeing them hold hands I give the wolf a pointed look and he tries to release my daughters hand but her brip is firm on his. He then grasps her hand in his again and my anger almost boils over.

Kalistas pov

"You will release his hand Kalista!" My father yells at me through the mind link. "Father I'm not a little girl anymore. He is my mate. I will never let him go. You and mother need to give him a chance to prove himself. He did not ask for his mate to be future queen or for her to almost be married off to some random wolf because he was a few days late in finding me. You are a noble and just king. Do the right thing and give him a chance." I tell him as I sit in one of the chairs on the opposite side of his desk from where he sits feeling Deluka sit in the chair next to mine. "Kalista you know nothing of this arrangement!" He yells once more. "Enlighten me then father. What could possibly be more important than the happiness of your own daughter?" i ask flatly. "Her life!" He growls out sharply. I stand from my seat surprised. "What in the name of the goddess are you talking about father?!" I yell at him having lost my composure. He only sighs in reply as i feel his stress seep through the link. "The guest we had the other night was Elicro Rookery Kalista." My body froze my heart sank my stomach clenched and I had to sit immediately do to feeling faint. the name my father just spoke echoed through my head and was the last thing I remembered before regaining my conciousness and the smell of the hospital hit my nose like a centaurs hoof to the face.

Delukas pov

"Kalista!" I shout feeling her hand go limp in mine. "She must have fainted." The king said standing up. I took her gently in my arms and asked him where the hospital was. "She's my daughter I'll take her there myself!" He says trying to take her from me. Ryker lets out a growl that shakes the entire room and I stand up straight seeing that im taller than the king. "My king I may have been born at night but I was not born last night. Its obvious something you said did this to her and I think you've done just about enough to my mate. Either point me to a hospital or I will find someone here who will point me to it. Either way only a doctor will pry my mate from me." He points down a hall and says "Fallow me." When we get to the hospital I hear the king tell the doctors about the conversation between Kalista and him that put her in this state. "Who is Elicro Rookery?" I ask behind the king. He turns glaring at me. The wolf betrothed to my daughter. He says coldly. Kalista did say she had a younger sister. So I assumed he meant her. "Why would that make Kalista faint?" He looks at me like ive just grown horns out of my head and become a minotaur. Then it hits me. He meant Kalista not her sister. Ryker lets out a growl that shakes half the hospital and i grab the king by his collar. "She is my mate! Mine! No other wolf will have her!" I yell at him as his face stays emotionless. "You know nothing young wolf." He says irritated. "Elicro is the son of Malichai Rookery. The only wolf strong enough to over throw my entire family and kill us all. Kalistas marriage to Elicro was a peace treaty. And you ruined it." He said flatly. My eyes almost popped out of my head and I looked in the direction of the room Kalista was being taken care of in. "You mean to tell me that he will come kill my mate if she doesnt marry his son?!" I ask shaking with rage. "You're not as stupid as you look wolf. But not just Kalista. Every living thing in this palace. The centaurs you came with were to be here acting as extra security for the wedding and the king himself would officiate it." The king said annoyed. I felt the air leave my lungs and sat in a chair. "Mate is strong for us and you tremble in fear?! Pathetic! Stand Deluka! Fight for our mate! She fights for us!" Ryker snarls in my head. I stand back up knowing my wolf is right. "Let him come then." I say standing tall. The king looks at me as though ive turned into a fairy this time. "You listen to me you over grown pup! I'm already a dead wolf but you will not throw away the lives of my family!" he says in a firm tone. "As long as I'm alive keeping Kalista safe and happy will be my priority! No matter what I have to do. My mate and her family will live and be happy!" I shout then go to see my mate leaving no room for him to argue. I'm not sure what he meant by being a dead man but I have a feeling my mate will explain this all to me much better than the king did.

Kalistas pov

When the door to my room opened his sent filled me with more comfort than I could have imagined possible. "Deluka." I said in our link. "Kalista." He said gently taking my hand. "How do you feel?" He asks concerned. "Like I was hit from behind by the minotaur king himself." I say trying to sit up. My mate placed his hands under my head and knees lifting me softly into a sitting position. "Your father told me about Elicro." He said slowly. My body tensed and my blood ran cold. "What exactly did he tell you Deluka?" I asked him tightening my grip on his hand. "He told me about your arranged marriage to him. That he is the son of a wolf that could kill everyone in the palace. And that your marriage to him was some sort of peace treaty." he said sadly. "Peace treaty?!" I screached. How could he sell me off like that?! "Malichai Rookery." i scoffed in our link. "He only gave you a half truth. Elicro is his bastard son. Born to a witch he f****d when his mate was to sick to please him." I said disgusted at the thought of either of them. I feel Delukas disgust through the bond and squeeze his hand again. "You didn't know the reason for the arranged marriage?" he asked me confused. "My father told me it was because he wanted me to have a king to rule with me when he died." i said sadly. "That reminds me. He called himself a dead wolf. What did he mean by that?" My eyes watered and I breathed out shakily. "A witch cast a spell on him when he left her to be with my mother. She felt he betrayed her and since he is of royal blood the spell took much longer than the witch expected it would. But the spell finally caught up to him. He has only a week and a half to live before it consumes him. My father is dying Deluka. And there's nothing anyone can do." I say as I cry into my hands.