The Cursed Lycan - Chapter 10: Chapter 10

Dracula's POV
It was like I was under a spell. Everything happened so fast that I found it hard to believe it was real and not an illusion. My face squeezed into a deep frown as I plopped heavily on the bed feeling tired, yet I don't know what sapped my strength. I have no idea what was wrong with me.
"What did we just do now? What were those cute romantic words we spilled in front of her door. How the fuck did we leave our room in the middle of the night to confess feelings to a girl we should disdain and even kill?" My wolf exclaimed as he lay low inside me, howling.
I buried my head in my palm, taking deep breaths to calm my nerves and force myself to believe I didn't mean all that rubbish I said in front of her door.
"Did we even realize we went to the mines to look for her, lying that we just wanted to check how the work was going as a form of leisure? Can we recall how frustrated we were all day because she was out of sight, despite the fact that we were the ones who sent her away? Now that we couldn't sleep, we left the bed to...
"Stop!" I growled, gritting my teeth as I gripped and tugged my hair hard. It was unbelievable, and now I wish it never happened. I badly wished all the things my wolf said were lies, but hell no, they weren't.
We were both idiots today, our first day meeting the young girl.
"How did we get a mate here in the werewolf kingdom? I am confused. Does love appear anywhere we go? So if we travel to the human world, would the moon goddess make a human there our mate? What nonsense!" My wolf bawled, with pure anger and frustration vivid in his voice, but his couldn't be compared to mine.
I was literally going mad in rage, and my resentment for the moon goddess could only spike higher, so at that moment I prayed she would come down here and have a fight with me. I wanted to fight her with my last breath, even if I didn't kill her, I would give her an everlasting scar.
What sort of joke is she using my life to play?
I left the Lycans to avoid having mates, and just that very day I arrived here, another dashed in, having my mate's pheremone.
Words can't explain how enraged I was the moment she walked in like a madwoman. She also realized I was her mate and was acting like it was normal, I mean, she freaking expected me to hug her, accept her, and mark her as mine...
So irritating, but the unbearable part was hearing her call me her mate! Ahh, even if she wasn't lying, I definitely won't allow that word to enter my ears.
I really hate that girl for coming into my life and ruining it. She has a royal aura, but it seems to be hidden by suffering and maltreatment.
But I don't care, the most I would do is get the hell out of here. We won't meet, and that would save her life and save me from the terrible pain of killing my mate after she had made me fall madly in love with her.
"Aren't we lying to ourselves?" My wolf chimed in, sulking and cooing inside me.
"Where? How? I am not lying!" I yelled, growling.
"Her eyes are lovely, but the light in them has been dimmed, darkened, and gloomed with great sadness and weary. She had been hurt and crushed by the people she loved. We both feel it. Something isn't right with her stay in this place, even when everyone is acting innocently now. She needs our help, and we are her only hope." He purred, and I could sense his tone brimmed with care—feelings we both hated and agreed never to allow into our hearts.
"You are about to repeat the same mistake again. This was how it all started for my other mate at the end, you know how it all ended." I hissed, taking deep breaths as my heart thumped harder.
All my wolf said was true, but we had no choice. It was because of our love for my mate that we should stay far away from her, or we would eventually kill her.
What a messed-up life I was living. Many despised me for being a cruel being, killing without restraint, and having a heart of stone, but none of them knew how ruthless and cruel life had been to me. Not a single soul would understand how deep it hurt me, how much it crushed me with consuming pain to be a killer to my mates.
Love is evil and should never exist!
It didn't take long before dawn approached. I closed my eyes to catch some sleep, as I really didn't want it to turn out that I had a sleepless night because of Ella.
Well, I could tell that it actually turned that way because no sleep could enter my eyes. Each time I closed my eyes, the image of her beautiful face was all I would see, clouding my head. I would open my eyes again and try thinking about something else.
That was the struggle till morning came and everywhere brightened to the ray of the sun which radiated into the room through the transparent curtain.
I hissed angrily and left the bed, went to the bathroom, and sank myself inside the bathtub.
A knock sounded on my door, and my heart skipped. I jumped out of the tub and wrapped a towel around my waist, sprinting out of the bathroom with water dripping all over my skin. I almost slipped while rushing out to open the door.
"Our mate must have heard what you told her last night, because she is here to see us for the last time!" My wolf screamed while I clenched my teeth to contain the squeak of excitement that was threatening to burst out.
I had no doubt it would be her, and the thought really drove me crazy. I would not hesitate to apologize to her. Yes, I would make her realize I never hated her.
I really needed to feel that spark of our skin contact again. I was going crazy in love once again, and I knew it. Even though I would stay far away from her, I would make one last effort to make her happy before I leave.
With those bubbling thoughts in my head, I dashed out of the bathroom and reached for the door. My hand twisted the knob, and the door opened.
"Sir, your food is ready." I heard the voice of a maid who was bowing there in front of my door, shivering in fear.
Anger, rage, and frustration took over me so hard that I slammed the door shut in her face, growling and breathing heavily.
"We were wrong!" My wolf sighed sadly, and I gnashed my teeth, feeling like my world had crumbled. I kept hissing countless times while dragging my feet back.
"But she might be waiting for us somewhere." My wolf added, and I felt a spark of hope in my heart. He was right. We could still meet somehow.
I hurriedly dressed up, and on reaching the last floor, the maids directed me to the dining room, where my food was served. I sat there and ate without saying anything, but my neck wouldn't stay in one place. It kept spinning and twisting at every angle, searching for her.
Just a single glance was all I badly wanted. I hissed once again while scooping the food reluctantly. Everyone deserted because they were scared of me, and I loved it that way because I had this hatred for these animals who called themselves werewolves.
Everyone who passed through the dining room would quicken their pace to get out of my way because I would quickly raise my head to see who it was, hoping to see Ella, but none of them were her. They were all extremely scared of me, and the only person who shouldn't be afraid of me seemed to abhor my presence and vowed not to allow me to see her.
It was somehow weird because Ella was someone who had acted quite clingy all day yesterday. As her mate, I felt the pure love and affection she had for me, so it was unbelievable that she wouldn't see me before I left.
I called for a maid, and she came running in.
"Where is Ella?" I asked because I couldn't bear it anymore. I wanted to have her sit here with me while we ate together. Yes, it would be weird, but I couldn't resist the urge to be close to her and look into her sparkling eyes.
"She had been missing since yesterday," The maid replied with a curtsy, and my eyes widened in shock and annoyance, which made my heart heavy.
She can't be serious. This can't just be!
Missing as how?
"What do you mean?" I almost yelled but succeeded in toning my voice down.
"We haven't seen her since yesterday afternoon." the maid repeated under her breath, and just then, I recalled what that woman, who I guess was the Luna told me about Ella.
It was beginning to make sense.
"Is Ella a demon wolf?" I inquired the maid, who flinched at my voice, which was now deep and guttural as rage began to bubble inside me like boiling oil.
Before she could reply, the Luna stepped in with the Alpha.
"You are right. Ella is a demon wolf in this pack, and we have been keeping her only because her mother was the former Luna. Now she has run away from this pack because of you. She knew how much you abhor demons and would execute her if you ever saw her again. She sensed you might have known her true identity." The Alpha explained under his breath, bowing in respect.
"We are so sorry for not telling you. It is my fault that I hid her identity because I wanted to save her from your wrath. Forgive me." The alpha added, falling to his knees, and the luna joined, even the maid. They all knelt to beg my forgiveness for not telling me my mate was a demon.
The Luna had hinted at me, but I never believed. Now, as I watched the Alpha utter all these into my ears, my heart tore apart. I was so upset that my breath became choked, and I couldn't even speak.
I was mated to a demon. Those heartless demons who killed my Lycan members and almost wiped the entire Lycan race into extinction. We were few in the kingdom because the demons destroyed us, and since then, we had vowed to kill anyone on sight.