Marcus pulled her in a hug the moment she stepped in and she clearly looked uncomfortable and didn’t hug Marcus back even if she wanted to. Marcus disengaged from the hug and kissed her. Her eyes went around. Lucian was watching and laughing inwardly at Zendaya. She’d gotten a lot of trouble for a mate. Their intimacy reminded him of Alexia. He missed her. When Marcus disengaged from the kiss, Zendaya turned to face Lucian swiftly.
“I know. And it’s okay, that’s why we are here.” His voice sounded calm and smooth. Zendaya looked from Lucian to Marcus and from Marcus to Lucian. She was clearly confused.
They were still waiting for Marius when he came into the throne room. He walked to his throne and sat on it. The three of them bowed in his presence and he told them to rise.
“We have an issue father,” Lucian spoke first. His father nodded his head slowly, an action that meant that he should go ahead.
“Marcus has found his mate.” The Lycan king looked at Marcus.
“Ah. Were you waiting for your friend?” The Lycan king tried to sound sarcastic but the room was tense up and both Lucian and Marcus were nervous. Marcus only gave the king a weak smile.
“It’s Zendaya.” Lucian dropped the bomb and the room went silent. The king looked from Lucian to Marcus and then to Zendaya. He also noticed for the first time he walked in that Zendaya and Marcus were holding hands.
“And you know this because…” The Lycan king spoke. His voice was full of doubts.
“Because of this.” It was Zendaya and she pulled down her scarf, exposing the mark on her neck. The king looked at the mark and went silent for a long time.
“Your father will be a very disappointed young lady.” He finally spoke up after a long time.
“I will take full responsibility for my actions my lord.” She bowed.
“Let us set out to your Kingdom tomorrow then. We will nullify your marriage to my son.” The king’s voice carried finality. The three of them excused themselves and left. Lucian went to his room to prepare for the journey to the vampire kingdom and the mates went their way.
He was arranging his attires in a box. He was happy that his father did not have an issue with the couple. He will be glad too if the vampire king did not have an issue too. He didn’t notice his door open and his mother come in.
“I heard from your father that the vampire is mated with Marcus” He was startled when he heard his mother’s voice at the door. She smiled.
“Yes, mother.” He confirmed the news.
“Poor Marcus. The vampire is such a troublesome being and poor Marcus is so easygoing. The moon goddess mated them two personalities apart.” His mother walked to his bed and sat down. He did not say anything about what she said. Marcus was not an easygoing person as they all thought. He was troublesome when we wanted to be.
His mother reached under his pillow and took out Alexia’s hairpins. Lucian snatched them from her immediately and she started laughing loudly.
“How pathetic of you Son,” He glared at her and continued his job. She stood up and left his room.
The Lycan king, the Lycan prince, Marcus and the vampire princess started their journey to the vampire kingdom the next day and they arrived after four days.
They arrived at the vampire kingdom and the vampire king was happy to see his daughter again.
Zendaya was his only daughter and last child and the whole vampire royal family members loved and cherished her so much.
The vampire queen took her daughter into her champers and the men were left to talk. Rooms were shown to the Lycans and they freshened up and came out for dinner.
The dining room was large and looked like it had never been used. It had not. Vampires don’t eat food but feed on blood. The table was set and the vampire king and his family were already sited when the Lycans arrived.
Everyone sat down and the Lycans ate meat while the vampires drank blood in glass cups.
They were still eating and drinking when the Lycan king spoke.
“There is a problem Charles.” The dining room went dead silent.
“Speak your mind, Marius.” It was Charles, the vampire king.
“Your daughter found a mate.” The vampire queen looked at her daughter. She didn’t tell her when she took her to her champers. The vampire king asked who it was and Marius told him. It was Marcus, Lucian’s best friend. The room went silent. The vampires knew that the Lycans and vampires have never found mates in each other. They all were surprised.
“I think this is the moon goddess’s way of uniting both the vampires and Lycan and I’m glad that my daughter is the first to be mated with a Lycan. I’m honoured,” The vampire king finally spoke and he turned to Marcus.
“Welcome to the family.”
“Thank you, my Lord.”
“I want my son’s marriage to your daughter nullified you.” It was Marius.
“I could not agree more.” The vampire king agreed and dinner went on in silence everyone left for their rooms when it was over.
The next few days, the vampire king summoned all the vampires and when he announced the annulment of the marriage between the Lycan prince and vampire princess, the vampires were puzzled. But he told them about the mating of Zendaya and Marcus and they were shocked, they did not hide it. But they were happy. The moon goddess indeed wanted them united. There was a feast, especially for the peace and marriage between both Species.
The Lycans and vampire princess left the vampire kingdom two days later and returned to the Lycan clan.
When they arrived, Lucian left the Lycan clan a day later for the werewolves’ territory. He arrived at the werewolf’s territory and went straight to her house. She wasn’t there.
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