Everything happens for a reason.

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“Who?” he asked as he raised an eyebrow at me.

“Annabelle and Elijah, do you know any people who has those names?” I asked as I try to calm my breath, their faces, their voices, they seemed so familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

He rubbed his chin in a thinking manner before he shook his head and looked at me. “The only people who I know has those names were the later King and Queen of the castle you have entered, why are you asking this, Amor?” he said as he played with a strand of my hair as he moved them to the side of my neck as he exposed my neck and placed soft and light kisses, I moaned lightly before I answered him, (Love)

“I think I just found out who my parents are” I said to him seriously as I staree straight into his eyes.

We were at an old place deep in the woods, after I had said those words, Damien stiffened before he raised his head to look at me, looking for any humor but he frowned when he saw that I was serious.

He is rather confused at what I had said, he doesn’t know my life, he doesn’t know that I have been abused so I wasn’t shocked when he was starting to question but I just softly told him that I will answer him when I was ready and he smiled at me before he nodded.

He then concluded that we should visit Riley, an elder and a witch who had lived on Earth for almost a thousand years, at first, I didn’t understand why we needed to go to her, especially because she was a witch and I thought witches were bad, well according to the movies that I have watched.

He told me that we needed to know something and I reluctantly nodded, I also needed to know who that vampire was. I never voiced this issue to Damien because I fear that it will hurt him, I just want to solve this out by myself. I don’t know why I prioritize Damien's safety but I just feel that if he were going to be hurt I’ll eventually lose my sanity.

As we walked towards the creepy cabin, like those ones you found in horror movies, I couldn’t help but feel scared.

Damien noticed this as he intertwined our fingers and place a soft and sweet kiss on my knuckles as he smiled at me assuring, I smiled back at him, I am glad that he did that, somehow his touch made my fears and worries fade away.

Damien knocked on the door and I clutched on his shirt and he chuckled at me.

“Relax kitten, she won’t bite” he whispered to my ear and I shivered before I nodded, the door opened and I expected a woman with a pointed nose, frizzy hair, dark clothes, wearing a pointed hat and holding a witch broom but I didn’t expect to see a middle aged woman who looks... well, normal I guess.

She has light brown hair and sparkling grey eyes, she also wore normal clothes, a blouse and jeans. Nothing out of the ordinary I guess.

“Damien, to what do I owe you this pleasure?” the woman spoke up, seeming surprised at the sudden visit; she must have noticed that he wasn’t alone as she gave a surprised gasp.

“Scarlett?” she said, startled, my head shot up as I heard my name being called, how does she know me? As if she exactly read my thoughts she answered.

“Your parents and I were very close to each other, when you were born, that was when the prophecy began and I was the one who warned them to hide you and look at you now! You are so strong and beautiful!” she said as she hugged me tightly and I just stood there, startled with my hands at my side. I looked at Damien and he smiled at me, I hesitantly hugged her back before I heard Damien clearing out his throat and that is when she pulled back.

“I am sorry, it’s just that it has been years since I last saw you, you were just a baby when I saw you, oh my God, I am sorry, come inside, how hospitable of me” she muttered the last part and I couldn’t help but giggle at her, she led us inside and I marveled at the inside of the house, it was homey inside, unlike the outside interior of it.

Riley ushered us to sit down on one of the chairs.

“Do you want some tea? Coffee? Water?” she offered as she held a kettle.

“No, thank you” I said politely as I shook my head.

“Anyways, what are you both doing here?” Riley asked as she herself sat down.

Damien and I looked at each other; Riley sat there, with a smug grin on her face.

“We are to talk to you about the prophecy, is the daughter of Elijah and Annabelle the one that the prophecy has been talking about?” Damien asks and Riley’s smug grin slowly was wiped away from her face before she sighed, a frown marring her face.

“Unfortunately yes, she is the girl in the prophecy” she said as she nodded her head.

“Wait, what prophecy are you talking about?” I asked confused with what they are saying.

Riley looked at me before she answered, “It is a prophecy written years and years ago, as you know, the world is full of supernatural beings, one which are filled with werewolves, vampires, witches, mermaids, demons and fairies. There were two Werewolf Kingdoms, Damien’s Kingdom and your parents' Kingdom which has been destroyed by the Vampire King” she paused before she continued, “the 5th child of the Northern Kingdom will have a child, joy will be brought upon the whole Kingdom, but after the light, comes the darkness, the Vampire Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom has always been rivals, the prophecy states that the Vampire King will fall in love with the child, and that child is you Scarlett” I gulped before I continued to hear the story.

“Your parents were mortified and refused, and knowing that the vampires will not stop until they got what they want and their King wants you. I told your parents to hide you, successfully they completed that, but the day after the vampires came and attacked the Kingdom killing everybody, they were angry that they tried to hide you, no one survived that day, not even their precious King and Queen. That’s why today the Kingdom is abandoned, but in the prophecy the 5th King of the Southern Kingdom will also meet his mate and love. The 5th King is you, Damien. Your love will blossom, but watch out because war will be declared, blood will be spilt, many will die, one of you will die because the Vampire King will come back and claim what is his” Riley ended and I couldn’t help but be scared.

“One o-of us will die?” I questioned myself, my voice shaking.

“Was the vampire that had attacked me the Vampire King?” I bluntly said, my eyes widened as my thoughts were said out loud, I glanced at Damien whose eyes turned black instead of his gorgeous brown ones, his lips were pulled back revealing his canines that were elongated as he snarled, his hands were curled into fists, his knuckles turning white.

“Ah shit” I muttered.

“Why haven’t you told me this?” he asked calmly but deep inside he was raging, burning in anger, trying to control himself from shifting and attacking anyone who crosses his path.

“Scarlett, control your mate, I don’t want any of my things being destroyed, they cost more than you think” Riley muttered.

“Why haven’t you told me this?” Damien asked angrily again.

I chuckled nervously but immediately stopped when he looked at me with pure seriousness, “Well, you see, I thought that it wasn’t that important, so, yeah” I said looking anywhere but his eyes.

“We are going to have a very long talk back at the Kingdom and you have a lot of explanation to do” Damien said and I looked back at Riley who was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

“Riley, if I were to mark Scarlett as mine, would the Vampire King still want her? I mean if I did mark her it will be permanent and it means that she will be mine forever, nothing is stronger than the mate bond’s mark, even if he does force her to love him that will never happen” he said as he growled out the words, hating the conclusion. I, myself frown, I hope that the mark will scare him off and erase all of his plans, the mere thought of him intervening with fate’s plans disgusts me, why bother with a relationship that has been destined since they were born?

“That may be, you also need to be alert 24/7 because who knows when the Vampire King will strike next, the mark will serve as an alarm, it can alarm both of you when one is in danger, you can also mind-link each other which is a plus one, but that isn’t the problem” Riley sighed sadly as she looked at the teacup that she was holding.

“But the mark can be undone, removed, extinguished”

Damien abruptly stood up, angered, “What?! What do you mean it can be removed?! Fuck!” He said as he clenched his jaw and I was afraid that his teeth would go back inside their gums. I too, stood up and rubbed circles on his palms trying to ease his anger, he relaxed a bit as I spoke up,

“What do you mean by that Riley? How can a mark be removed, it isn’t impossible, it is a permanent mark that no magic can remove, for it was made by fate”

“I wish that there is no magic that can be able to remove it, but unfortunately there is a certain magic, a dark one that is, it is one of the rarest and darkest magic that a witch can know, and only one witch only knows how to do it, I don’t know where her whereabouts are, but I don’t doubt that she will help the Vampire King in succeeding in his cruel ways, for she desires to use her magic for evil” she said with disgust and insolence. Damien let out a frustrated sigh and looked at me before his eyes softened.

“I don’t care how many battles it will take, how many scars I will take, I will take in the pain as long as I will die protecting the person that is destined to be with me, my mate and my Queen” he said with tenderness and passion before he dipped his head down to meet me as he placed a sweet kiss on my lips that left me in shock and my cheeks to aflame.

“Ew! Get a room you guys! Person present!” Riley yelled mockingly as she impersonated a high school girl seeing her parents kiss. Damien chuckled as I buried my head into Damien’s chest, trying to hide my embarrassment as I playfully slap Damien’s chest.

After talking for a bit with Riley we went back to the Castle, I directly went to the room and grabbed my bag pack that Jace, Damien’s beta, gave to me. I opened the zipper and pulled out the necklace as I stared its pendant, I touched the pendant as I get lost in my thoughts.

I have such a complicated life, what would have happened if I had lived a simple and happy life? Would I be as happy as I am right now? Would I have met Damien? My mate and my King? But out of all the unpleasant events that had happened in my life I am glad that they have happened because I have a loving and caring mate- even though he cheated on me.

I smiled at the mere thought of Damien, my feelings for him just doubled up, so many things have happened, I found out who my mate is in the most unpleasant way there is, who my parents are and that I am part of a prophecy that I have never heard of.

Not exactly the kind of life that many has, I put the necklace on the nightstand. I went to the spacious bathroom that has a huge tub that can fit three people and it also has a remote controlled shower. I stripped out of my clothes and went inside the shower, the water soothed my aching muscles as I sighed in relaxation.

After 20 minutes, I got out of the shower and went to the walk-in closet and wore a pajama that Damien got me. I walked towards the bed to see Damien lying on the bed, shirtless, I almost drooled as he gestured for me to come to his side.

I was still staring at his naked torso, his muscled and defined abdomen were on display for me to see as my mouth watered at the sight. Bulging muscles are in my view and all I want is to run my hands all over them.

But I obliged as I went to his side and he wrapped his arm around my waist as he pulled me closer, he played with my hair and I let out a small and soft moan, he hummed a soothing and relaxing tune that effectively lulled me to sleep.