Lover Sacrificed - Chapter 15

Nalla closed the suitcase and looked around. Her room looked so empty… She had slowly been taking things to her new home, but still staying in the mansion. Now it was really time to leave. Before her needing hit.

She had talked to her parents about it and they agreed. With Darius having bonded with her, she needed to be far away so he couldn’t feel her needing. Only the Virgin Scribe could tell what would happen then…

She still couldn’t believe it.

He had bonded with her but would be taking another as his shellan. It was so unfair.

She took a deep breath and frowned when someone knocked on her door.

The door opened before she could say a word and her heart stopped as Darius came in.

- Are you crazy? What are you…

He rushed over to her with a finger over his lips, shushing her. When he stood before her, he kissed either side of her neck as all the couples used to do around the house.  He caressed her jaw as he looked at her and opened his mouth a few times, as if to say something. In the end it seemed he couldn’t find the words so he just groaned and put his lips on hers.

- My love…

She moaned at his decadent taste. She loved the feel of his lips on hers, his tongue seeking hers as he wound his arms around her…

In a blink he was gone and she saw him hide behind the door as her mother walked in.

- Do you need a hand with… Nalla, are you alright? You look flushed, has your ne…

- I’m fine mahmen. Just a bit warm.

Her mother looked her up and down, narrowing her eyes at her.

- Are you sure you’re alright?

- Yup. Will you ah… do my nails? Come, my nail polish is in the bathroom.

She motioned at Darius to leave before her mother found him, and he winked before doing just that.

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- You really need to stop doing that.

Jhade’s voice cut him short as he was leaving Nalla’s room. He lifted his eyes up at her, still amazed at how similar her eyes were to Qhuinn’s.

- I know.

- Obviously you don’t. Otherwise you wouldn’t be here.

- I…

- Look, I know you like her…

- I more than like her.

- Fine. Whatever. But you have obligations, so unless you are willing to give up everything for her, stop giving her hope.

- I… I can’t stay away Jhade. It’s like I am drawn to her. Like I am going to lose my mind if I am not with her. I have to hold her, smell her, hear her voice, see her smile… It fucking hurts to have to stay away.

- That’s the bonding. You will always feel that and there is nothing you can do about that, unless…

- I… I can’t. If I don’t go through with this, the glymera will kill my dad, you know that. And I can’t disappoint him. The race… I was born into this. It’s not like I have a choice. If I’m not the heir, if I don’t get mated, who will, Matt?

Jhade winced as he snorted.

- Exactly. I don’t want to do this. But I have to. I really do.

- I understand, Darius. I really do. But when you sneak into her room to do whatever, you are giving her hope. And when she remembers that she will never truly be yours, it breaks her. And what are you going to do once you are mated? Leave your mating bed to sneak into Nalla’s room?

He ducked his head, ashamed. He wouldn’t do that. Even if he didn’t love his future shellan, he wasn’t a cheater. He had honor.

- If you love her, If you really, truly love her like I think you do, you will stay away from her.

He knew she was right, but his heart still cried out in protest.

Mine!

He took a deep breath.

- Thank you Jhade. You’re a good friend. Please look out for her. I… I will do my best to stay away from her. Forever.