The Prince's Abused Mate
The Prince’s Abused Mate – Chapter 18

As we tour the museum, Ahyan suddenly backs me into an isolated corner, he has his arms on either side, trapping me. We are so close to each other and I’m blushing.

His dark eyes are fixed on mine and his warm hands are on my neck. My heart is pounding loudly and I bite my lower lips as we both lean in for a k**s, the k**s is deep and gentle, it’s electric and more than I ever dreamed it could. I want more and more.

When we pull away, we are breathing heavily.

” You’re blushing,” he says below a whisper. I gulp as I stare at his lips, they are attractive and I want to k**s them again. His eyes are on my neck and he leans in to k**s it softly, a shiver runs down my body as b***d rush to my face.

Warmth is radiating from his body and enveloping me..Ahyan seems amused and electric tingles erupt as he continues to caress my cheeks.

” What was that for?” I ask softly, he lets out a breath

” I’ve been wanting to do that for quite some time, and I couldn’t resist,” He says. I nod, is it okay that we kissed even though we are just friends? What are we? Again I can’t be too quick to assume anything or ask him right now, I’ll let it all play out as it should.

He grabs my chin and tips it so that our eyes meet.

” Ahyan, we-” my voice is quivering while I look at his luscious lips. His hands move from my face to rest on my waist. He smiles and whispers ” You look sexy in this dress,”

I frown and chuckle

” Do I always look bad?”

” No,” he chuckles ” you look sexier today and your hair, it smells so good,” he says taking a whiff of it. I gulp as I’m slowly standing on my tiptoes. We are leaning closer and closer and just when we are about to meet for another k**s, we pull apart as a scream erupts. We rush out of the corner to check what is happening. A little girl is pointing at the aquarium in wonder, waving at the mermaid happily.

” Hi Ariel, hi Ariel!” She exclaims. I sigh and smile. Ahyan is smiling too. He approaches the girl and strokes her hair

” You like her?” He asks softly

The girl nods furiously, jumping and waving at the mermaid.

” My little sister, Birdie is obsessed about her as well,” he laughs softly. He has a nice laugh. While he talks to the five-year-old, I watch him with a smile.

After he finishes talking to the little girl, he grabs my hand absentmindedly and I smile, looking at it. We later leave the place to go to a food court as he was complaining that he is hungry. We go to a drive-in and order so much food because he has a huge appetite.

We ordered burgers, fries, chicken wings, and drumsticks.

Soon, they give us the food.

Ahyan drives us somewhere I don’t know and he opens the roof of the car, I smile as the wind blows my hair. The area is quiet and we park in front of a tall building and eat. Suddenly, a movie starts to play on one of the large boards and I notice that they are half a dozen cars parked not far from us.

As we eat, we are chatting and laughing. Ahyan tells me bits about his mischiefs as a kid and I can’t stop laughing. He stops talking when he receives a phone call, he frowns.

” Excuse me, I have to take this,” he says, getting out of the car. I nod. I shift my focus to the movie playing on the huge screen, it’s a comedy movie, Jumanji.

Minutes later and Ahyan is still talking on the phone, he is pacing and he looks upset. Our eyes meet for a brief second but he moves away from my view. What could be the matter? ‘Should we listen in?’ asks Rhudo. I hear Ahyan sigh

” I’ll come over the four days break,”

He stays out a few minutes before coming into the car, his face is void of any emotions and he looks like he is miles away here.

” Are you alright?” I ask softly. He looks at me then frowns.

” Yes.” I don’t question further, I force my eyes to go on the big screen, it’s silence between us until he breaks it.

” I’m going to Minnesota next week, do you want to come?” He asks. I widen my eyes.

Ahyan Pov.

I’m with Amara when I receive a call from the private investigator. He tells me that they have remnants of a Dragon clan in Minnesota, and a few weeks ago, a white dragon was spotted in the clan but the clan members are very secretive about the white dragon and no one talks about it. I do hope he/she is there. My family. Don’t get me wrong, the Altamonte are my family and will always be but sometimes, I feel like something is missing or someone is out there, calling out for me, they are alone and lonely like I feel sometimes.

I agree to go there and go back in the car. I zone out as I think of it more until a small voice breaks my thoughts.

” Are you alright?” Amara sounds concerned, not wanting to burden her, I only nod and look away. I can sense her tension, she fidgets a little in her seat. I turn to look at her, her big grey eyes are looking at me expectingly.

The words were out of my mouth before I could tame them.

” I’m going to Minnesota next week, do you want to come with me?” I close my eyes momentarily, why did I say that. I’m asking her to come with me.

After getting over her visible shock, her eyes lit up then she frowns. Her expression changed and I hold her hand gently.

” I want you to come,” I say. This girl has me going crazy for her! I do the opposite of what I’m supposed to do. First, I enjoy her company and secondly, maybe I might f**k her and all these feelings will go away.

‘ Because she’s our mate,’ Drakon says. He is adamant these days, all he needed is to spend time with her.

‘ no, she’s not!’ I retort

” Well, my dad won’t like that, Prince Ahyan,” she says, letting out a shaky breath. I notice she doesn’t talk about her family.

” How is your family treating you?” I suddenly ask… Her lips quiver before smiling.

” Good,”

I learned that she was adopted by the Adamsons a few years ago, her family were warrior werewolves in a pack in Australia but they died during an attack.

Rumor has it that the Adamsons are not too kind to her because like everyone close to them, they blame her for what happened to madam Michelle Adamson.

” Are you lying?” I ask. She shakes her head.

” They treat me better than I deserve,” she bites her lips and looks out the window. I take her hair between my fingers. I like to do that, it’s long and silk.

” What happened to your mother was no one’s fault except those rogues,”

” Stop it,” she croaks, still not facing me.

” You can talk to me about anything, Amara. I won’t let anyone Ill treat you again,” she is heaving, her chest rising and falling as she takes a deep breath.

” Do you like me?” Her question takes me by surprise and I take less than a second to respond.

” Yes, I do,”

She turns to face me, her eyes are teary stained, and asks

” Why? Is this some trick? A prank?”

” I told you, my Dragon is fond of you and I enjoy your presence,” she smiles a little and nods without adding anything.

” I can’t come with you to Minessota even if I wanted to,” She says, I nod.

The rest of the time is serene and peaceful as she talks about her late mother. She loved her a lot. At 7 pm, I drive her home. The ride is silent and easy, I’m mesmerized by her. She is looking at the city lights. It is a nice view indeed. There are beautiful lights, making the city glow. The tall buildings and large bridges are entrancing to look at. I get out of the car just as she does. I stand in front of her.

” You’re home,” she sighs and frowns.

” I had a good time, thank you,”

” Thank you for coming out with me,”

I k**s her cheek even though my lips wanted to be somewhere else. As I go to the car, a voice shrieks.

” You… You slut! Is this the time to come home,” I stop in my tracks and turn to look at the person who insulted her? I stand there unmoving and watch as they talk, the other girl looks older than Amara and she’s shouting.

” What is going on here!” A man growls, coming out of the house to the two girls. He is tall and bulky.

” Where do you think you’re coming from… dressed like that,” He growls, moving closer to Amara and she flinches.

” I went out with my friend,” she says quietly.

” I told you she’s a shameless w***e these days, look at her dress! She is bringing shame to our name daddy!” The girl says in a high-pitched tone, I notice her clothes are barely containing parts of her body and she has the guts to call Amara a w***e?

They exchange a few words and the man raises her hand to hit Amara but with my inhumane speed, I grab hold of his wrist while my other hand wrap around his neck. I squeeze it tightly, and he growls trying to get out of my grip but I’m stronger than the wolf. The two girls are asking me to stop but I ignore them, just how dare he try to hit Amara? The man loses color on his face as he whimpers

” Stop, please,” Amara begs. I look at her, she is crying. I don’t want to see her like that. I break the man’s wrist and throw him against the wall. I turn to face Amara, wiping away her tears with my thumb.

” Don’t cry,” I whisper to her.

” You could have killed my dad, have you no control of your anger?” She sniffles. I cup her face and lay my forehead on hers. Closing my eyes and taking in her scent, calming my Dragon and me.

” I have no control sometimes, sorry you had to see that,” I apologize, the truth is that Drakon wanted to rip that man right there, I have a terrible temper and end up doing bad things. I turn when the man who was on the ground lets out a pathetic growl. He is massaging his neck with a scowl on his features.

” Just who do you think-” I take off my hoodie from my head and narrow my gaze at him. He gasps and takes a few steps from us.

” Prince Ahyan, it’s you,” his voice shivers as he bows very low several times. I ignore him.

” Are you alright?” I ask Amara who has stopped crying.

She gulps and nods. ” I’m fine, Ahyan,”

” My Prince, I didn’t know you were with my daughter,” He laughs nervously

I twist my neck to face the man, he and his daughter bow again with forced smiles, but I growl at them.