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The whole day felt like a gloomy rainy day to Aiyana.

As the whole pack was bustling with love and laughter, she, who looked very happy in the morning, now looked dejected, which pricked the conscience of their Luna.

Celestine tried to ask Aiyana if something had happened, but she just remained quiet and in a daze.

Another surprise awaited a gloomy Aiyana.

Apparently, her brother, Ajax, has just started dating a girl named Sasha, who had recently shifted into their pack.

While everyone congratulated the new formed couple, Ajax glanced at his sister to see her in a daze.

Maybe she doesn't like me getting a girlfriend. I won't be able to spend more time with her. But, I have life too. She needs to understand it.

Thinking this, Ajax showed Aiyana determined hard eyes, which she didn't even notice and looked the other way, still in a daze about Azazel's revelation. Ajax frowned and it was noticed by Sasha, who discreetly gave Aiyana a hateful glare, which was completely ignored by Aiyana again.

Just like that, the dusk came and the moon shined in the dark violet sky.

Aiyana layed motionless on her bed. A chain dangling in her hand.

The purple heart crescent moon chain with stars was intended to be a gift for him. Her Azazel. But she didn't have the opportunity to give it to him.

She started thinking about his secret. After roaming around whole day with a daze, she finally accepted the fact that Azazel was a king. Be it his clothing style, his impeccable majestic aura or his secret powers, all fell right into the puzzle. He really was a king.

But the questions were:

Why did he approach her? For what exactly? To be a friend? But there are so many other capable people on this world, why did he take so many approaches towards only her? Because she did not know him before?

Thoughts filled with anger and hurt like these were making her head hurt. She tightly pressed her head on her pillow to reduce the pain.

She was about to fall asleep when she felt the bed dip on one side and a hand softly massaging her head.

A sleepy Aiyana peeked her one eye open and as expected, it was him. Azazel.

Although she felt betrayed, she still couldn't find it in herself to recoil away from his touch. So there she laid, in his arms.

When her headache finally ceased, her drowsiness had already went away due to his magical fingers.

Surely, this being was entirely magical!

He still had the nerves to come and see her!!

Although she was wide awake as Valek, she still kept her eyes closed in anger. Yes! She was really angry on him!! The nerve of this man!! He may be a king but she doesn't give a cabbage on it!!

When he saw her lips pout in anger, he just smiled and kissed her forehead. In result annoying her further.

Our queen seems angry. His beast whispered.

I know how to convince her. He thought with an evil smirk. Just enjoy.

Slowly, Azazel started feathering soft damp kisses on her smooth skin. Starting from her forehead, to her nose, to her cheeks, to the skin around her lips. All were tantalizingly slow but burning with hot passion. When Aiyana's whole face had turned red, upto the tip of her ears in embarrassment, he just chuckled darkly in her ears, reddening them further. Oh! How he loved to tease her!!

He laid an open mouthed kiss on her ear tip, softly grazing it with his teeth to bite the soft flesh in the end and then soothing the burn with his hot tongue licking the spot slowly. This made her bite her lips to suppress the moan from slipping out of her mouth as her stomach clenched in his passionate touches.

He turned her completely towards himself. But she still kept her eyes tightly shut in refusal. He darkly smirked and whispered her name in her ears.

Although Aiyana couldn't decipher what he said, she still felt his wet hot breath on her ears. Making her clench her fists on the bed and breathe deeply in need for unknown.

He continued to whisper her name against her skin as he pressed a trail of kisses from the skin below her ears, to her neck to the open area of her chest.

When she couldn't handle his passionate touches anymore, she quickly opened her eyes and engulfed him in a tight bound hug. Her heart was beating so fast as she felt breatheless from his touches.

Azazel's heart felt warm.

He and his Beast, both felt sated from their desire as they had touched her to their heart's desire. Though it was very little compared to what should be there in mates, still it was more than enough for the time being.

Nothing was more precious than their mate's comfort.

After she recovered from her embarrassment, she backed away from his hold and signed to him.

I.. Somehow understand why you kept your identity hidden from me. But... Can you explain it in more detail.

She put down her hands and started fidgeting with them as her eyes lowered in self doubt. Did he thought that she was easy to fool?? Or did he plan something else..??

Witnessing her wronging herself, he caught hold of her hands and kissed them staring right at her, trying to comfort her. Then he gave her a nod, agreeing to her idea.

He took a deep breath and started explaining.

I am the rumored tyrant King Azazel. People fear me. I am not saying that they shouldn't. To be frank, after the chaos I caused years ago, they have all rights to be scared of me. I-I

He paused. Conflict and pain swirling in his purple orbs. Aiyana felt pained at that. She squeezed his big hands with her small ones, urging him to continue.

Azazel and his beast felt happy. Although she was hurt, she was still comforting them. This shows how much she cared for him.

I am a cruel person. I am bad. Very very bad. And everyone knows this. I thought if you knew I was the infamous tyrant, you too, would be scared of me like everyone else and avoid me. And I, no, we, didn't want to be avoided by you. You are our M-

His fast paced signing suddenly ceased and he glanced at her with an emotion she couldn't decipher.

You are my mate. You are our soul mate. Both mine and my Beast's.

Her eyes widened. Is this the reason he approached her? Because of a mate bond.??

She suddenly felt as if her existence had no value. No value at all. He, the person she trusted with all her heart, stayed with her just because she was his mate?

She thought he liked her. Like how she did. But now.... This was totally different.

Does this mean there would have been another girl instead of her if she wasn't their mate??

Hurtful thoughts shrouded her mind. Her eyes blazing with the fire of pure betrayal. Her previous shocked anger was nothing compared to how she looked now.

In her fury, her mouth wanted to make a sound of blaze. But she couldn't. How-How dare he take liabilities with her?

When Azazel saw her raging expressions he wanted to touch her but she slapped his hand away.

Only then did he notice her eyes. Pure anger and betrayal blazed on her face. She looked ready to break every bond between them.

His face lost its color, while his eyes widened.

She wanted to utter those words. The forbidden words in the world of soulmates. Words of rejection.

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