Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 92

My plan has been going quite well. I’ve somehow been able to get most of the ingredients without garnering any suspicion. Well Anika is the one who actually gets them for me, I usually just create situations in which it would seem like I need them. To be honest, Anika seems like the carefree type so she doesn’t really ask me what I need them for but I still make sure to be careful and not just ask for them randomly.

There is only one more thing that I need for this potion to work, the hair or b***d of the person or people for which it is intended.

There’s no way in this world I can get b***d from King Cassius so his hair will just have to do but still, getting his hair is not as easy as it sounds.

I would have to get really close to him in order to do that and for good reason too. I know that it’s risky due to the fact that King Cassius is very perceptive and one little mistake could expose my whole plan but still, I won’t let fear stop me from carrying out my goal. I’ve already come this far, I must accomplish my task.

I also have to get a strand of Lucia’s hair but how do I do that? I think about it carefully and come up with a plan. The only way this will be possible is if Kayden gets it, since he’s the one that she trusts. Besides, she’s a vampire hunter, I don’t want her to go all ninja on me.

I also have to get her to come to the palace somehow because according to the book, after both parties drink the potion, they have to make eye contact in order for it to work. Kissing would make it even more effective.

Putting this into consideration, this plan is quite risky, essentially drugging the Vampire king and getting him to meet in secret with his enemy who is a vampire hunter will probably be the trickiest and most difficult thing I ever do but due to my recent roll of luck, I’m confident I can get it done.

All that’s left to do is find a way to contact Kayden somehow so he can get Lucia to come to the party. The fact that Prince Virgil has already vowed not to let me out of this castle, is another problem I have to remedy.

He asked me about the vampire who supposedly ‘attacked’ me but I told him that the hit to the head was making the whole thing blurry so I couldn’t really remember his face properly. I pleaded with him to just forget about the incident but he refused and when he kept looking for the attacker that didn’t exist, he finally gave up after some time. Something which I’m grateful for.

Even if he miraculously allows me to leave the castle, how am I supposed to contact Kayden? There is no guarantee that he’ll be at the market again, I’m sure that our encounter that day was just pure luck and I doubt that I’ll be that lucky again.

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The party is only three days away and I have no idea how to contact Kayden. I’ve tried asking Prince Virgil about going out into the kingdom but each time I mention it, he just gets really angry with me and on the third try, he warned that I would be severely punished if I mentioned it again. He doesn’t even let me go outside the castle to get some fresh air. I’ve thought about it thoroughly and there’s just no way that I can go around this.

I can only hope and pray for a miracle to happen. I just hope that Kayden can somehow get Lucia to come to the party. Even though nothing is certain, I have to keep moving forward with my plans so instead of focusing on the impossibilities, I try to put more effort into what I can actually do.

All that’s left now is getting King Cassius’s hair. I don’t know how I’m supposed to do that but I’ll definitely find a way. He’s the King so I can’t just walk up to him and make conversation, I’m only but a lowly human (for now) so I must be careful.

I have to create such a situation in which he’ll be the one to talk to me. If I’m close to him, getting his hair won’t be a problem, hopefully.

I just have to find out where he is right now. I take a deep breath and walk out of my room slowly, I just walk through the castle’s long corridor with no definite destination in mind. A few guards pass by me and look at me harshly but they say nothing to me because I’m Prince’s Virgil’s pet. When more guards pass by and they give me the same reaction, I instantly start to get nervous.

What was I thinking? The King must probably be in his throne room, having a meeting or something and no excuse will be enough for me to just show up there so it’s better that I just turn back now but on second thought, I decide to head to the library instead.

The library is my favourite room in this castle, it’s actually the only place that I feel safe enough to lose myself. While I’m reading, I tend to forget my heartache and just bask in the happiness of experiencing some other distant world the book was portraying. The library has also been very good to me, it made my relationship with the king a little better and it was the room that I found the solution to my problem.

A smile immediately forms on my face as I keep walking towards the direction of the library but I stop suddenly when something catches my ear, a delightful sound.

A beautiful melody plays in the background, an enchanting tune that has me changing directions and instead going towards the direction of the sound.

I make a turn and soon arrive at a flight of stairs that I’ve never seen before, I’m left wondering just how big this castle is. I don’t contemplate on it too much and instead climb the flight of stairs and when I get to the top, I see a room.

Without thinking, I open the door slightly and coming into view, is a sight to behold. I’m both shocked and pleasantly surprised to see that King Cassius is the one making that captivating music.

I quietly walk into the room and watch as his fingers slide over the piano keys gracefully, his eyes remain closed as he plays, as if imputing his soul into the chords, completely drowning in the music. The more I listened to this beautiful tune he’s playing, the more it bewitched me.

The music feels more like a dirge, the rhythm is so deep that it touches your soul, though there are no lyrics, the tempo tells a sad tale, unmistakably of a lost loved one. The sound reminds me of my adoptive family, the ones who I miss dearly and it brings tears to my eyes.

This king never stops surprising me, though bitter and ruthless on the outside, he seems more like a hurt and broken man on the inside, the type of person who considers showing his true emotions as weakness so he puts on a tough, indestructible surface. But no matter what, all living beings must express their emotions one way or another so he vents out all that growing pressure through the piano.

This is indeed the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard and I almost never want it to stop but alas, my wish is not fulfilled. He soon finishes with a light decrescendo.

I found myself applauding on impulse and he instantly snapped his head in my direction.

I begin explaining without being asked anything. “I….. I….. I’m sorry for barging in but the sound was so enchanting that I couldn’t help but find out where it was coming from. That is honestly the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard.” I confessed, keeping my head down.

He got up and walked towards me while I moved backwards slowly, the expression on his face was completely unreadable and this scared me to no end.

He was probably going to punish me for coming into this room. I kept drifting backwards carefully and my heart nearly stopped when my back hit the wall.

“I’m…… I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to come into this room, you have to believe me.” I pleaded fearfully but his next action completely took me by surprise.

He grabbed my chin and crashed his cold lips to mine. I was so shocked that I could barely react, just blink repeatedly.

He bit on my bottom l*p gently as if to give me a jolt back to reality and I almost pulled away but his right hand wrapped around me, pulling me deeper into the k**s.

When his hot tongue plunged into my mouth and flicked around my tongue, he managed to arouse something deep within me, something I had never felt before.

I somehow found myself responding back so I kissed him back softly. He chuckled into the k**s and deepened it once more, claiming my hot mouth. It was completely clear who was in control.

His hand came to my neck as he kissed me harder, taking all my breath away. He sucked on my bottom l*p, giving it gentle bites before coming up and kissing me sweetly again.

I will not lie, I tried as much as I could but my body refused to listen to me and began reacting to his touch. Goosebumps engulfed my skin and my nipples stiffened. The tingle in my core was increasing and I was so embarrassed that I was getting all this just from one simple k**s.

He finally broke the k**s and I gasped for air, my lungs tried to get as much air as they could. He looked directly into my eyes and I could see something dark and feral in his. His eyes held that type of danger that made you want to stay and see the outcome instead of running away, his lips were sweet poison, killing you softly without your knowledge.

While looking at him, my brain finally thawed and I remembered the reason why I had been looking for him in the first place but I instantly dismissed the thought. He’s looking straight at me, reading my eyes. One stray thought could turn this passionate encounter into gore.

He claims my lips again, a little more gentle this time and his hand slides over my body slowly. I unknowingly m**n into the k**s and he bites my bottom appreciatively.

I blush furiously but I don’t dare to break from the k**s. Somebody please tell me that I’m only reacting like this to him because I’m sexually starved.

I close my eyes and open them again, quickly doing away with the thought. I wrap my arms around his neck and carefully snake my right hand to his head. It isn’t particularly easy since he’s so tall but I do it anyway. I gently and carefully pluck some strands of his hair and thankfully he doesn’t seem to notice.

His hand swiftly squeezes my left breast through my dress and I gasp. He suddenly breaks the k**s as if finally coming to his senses.

I try to catch my breath but keep my hands behind my back. I also make sure to hold the hair in my hand tightly.

I looked up at him, my cheeks still flushed but all sudden, all that dangerous sensuality that I had seen in his eyes was all gone and had all been replaced by anger of some sort.

“Get out.” He grunted under his breath.

“What?!” I questioned, genuinely confused. I had known he would make up an excuse for his actions but I certainly wasn’t expecting this. He’s making it seem like I’m the one who jumped and tried to seduce him.

“I said get out.” He ordered harshly. I quickly ran out of the room in fear, I don’t have any reason to stay anyway, I already have what I came for.

As I get closer to my room, I stop running and just walk instead. Only then do I realize the severity of what just happened. King Cassius Von Drago had actually kissed me on the lips but why? He kissed me like he wanted me and the next minute, he sent me away like I had committed the worst crime. It’s official, I’ll never understand that man no matter how hard I try. I still feel some sparks from the k**s and small tingles but I decide to think about something else.

I can’t concentrate on such lewd thoughts, the fact that I had reacted to him in the first place was wrong so I will not complicate things further by thinking about it.

I finally arrive in my room and lock the door, I take a look at the hair strands still in my hand and sigh in relief.

Despite the fact that my encounter with King Cassius had taken a completely different but yet teasing turn, all that matters is that I got what I wanted in the end.

All that’s left to do now is prepare for the ball. Three days from now I’ll finally be away from this place for good.