novelREJECT ME
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"I was on my way to see you when Lyrus told me that you were looking for me, " Lilac said as she sat down on the chair across from him."What happened?"
"Why were you looking for me?" Jedrek put down a doc. u. ment in his hand and put his focus on his mate now. The same doc. u. ment that he had inspected for more than an hour now.
"I visited Serefina's room, " Lilac told Jedrek casually."And she said your brother, Kace, has a condition for you before he is willing to bring his people here."
"Then don't. We don't need his people." Jedrek knew his brother, his demand would never be the pleasant one or tactful. Not like Torak, Kace would act out of impulse.
"We do need as many people as we can find." Lilac emphasized her words. Both of them knew this. It was just Jedrek, who was too arrogant to admit it.
Like Lilac, Jedrek also had issued an order to kill Kace's mate in the past and the last order from him that was interpreted wrongly by Maximus had injured him. Of course, that fact wouldn't help to ease the tense between them.
"What his condition?" Jedrek pinched the bridge of his nose. He didn't want to deal with this.
"I don't know." Lilac shrugged her shoulder."I let Serefina to talk to you directly. We will have a dinner together."
Jedrek raised his head and looked at Lilac as if she had grown another head."What?" he asked in disbelieve."I let her stay here because you said she will help us with the coming war."
"She will. I didn't say she will not." Lilac put on an innocent face upon facing the furious king in front of her."This is just a dinner and we will discuss about our plan. Isn't that our original plan?"
At this point, Jedrek clenched his jaw tightly, until Lilac was worried he would crush his molars.
"We had agreed..." Jedrek started, but Lilac cut him off mid- sentence.
"Yes. You told me to stay away from Tordoff and I did." Lilac played with one of the doc. u. ment in front of her, to avoid Jedrek's intense gaze."But, I have never told you to stay away from Serefina, right?"
Jedrek stood up from his seat, round the table and sat on the chair next to his mate."What do you want?"
Lilac bit her lips and stared out the window for a few moments before she could look at the king and said what she thought."I give you a chance to be with her, " she said grievously.
"We have agreed with this, " Jedrek said rigidly."What chance you want to give me? When I have chosen you."
Lilac lowered her head, she didn't want Jedrek to see her bitterness."I know that she still loves you and so do you. You urged the mating ceremony because you want to strengthen the bond between us, so you can cast away your feeling for her, right?"
Lilac raised her head to see Jedrek, who refused to answer her question.
"You don't need to do that." Lilac smiled at him, but there was tears rolling down her cheek and this made Jedrek knitted his brows.
Lilac thought she could endure it, going along with Jedrek's plan to strengthen the bond between them with the mating ceremony. However, her selfishness couldn't overshadow her conscience. 𝑓𝙧e𝒆w𝑒𝘣𝒏ov𝐞l - 🅽🅽novel
She realized the feeling between Jedrek and Serefina the moment their eyes met at the entrance gates. No one noticed this, as both of them were staring at each other with longing.
"Your feeling for her is genuine." Lilac stretched out her hand and caressed Jedrek's face, "Not like what we have. We started it wrongly. There was so much hatred between us and disappointment. I don't even understand why the moon goddess paired us, when you look so perfect with her."
Lilac hated to admit it.
Lilac hated to admit that she loved him. After she learned more about Jedrek and what he had endured all this time, she only wanted him to be happy.
And if his happiness laid on Serefina, so be it. Lilac could never forget the way Jedrek stared at Serefina at the gates. Those eyes... held so much pain.
Just like what Eaton said; Jedrek had been hiding his true feeling for so long, until he forgot how to show it.
"Reject me, " Lilac said softly."Reject me and free us from this situation. There are much more important things we have to think about. So let's end the awkward situation between the three of us."
How they could talk about war ahead when they had their own war within themselves?
Lilac gave Jedrek a few moments to think about this, but when Jedrek didn't answer her or make any decision, she took his arms and heaved a deep breath.
If it was hard for Jedrek to do this and would be painful enough for him to reject her, then Lilac would do it for them.
"I reject you, Jedrek..." Yet, before Lilac could finish her sentences, Jedrek leaned over and sealed her lips with his. He stole the remaining words from her.
Lilac cry over their kiss and this stopped Jedrek.
"I will never reject you and you will be my queen. We will face the war ahead, " he said firmly."The problem regarding Serefina ends here. I don't want to discuss about this anymore."
Jedrek wiped the tears on Lilac's cheek and kissed her forehead.
This is the right decision. He thought, but more to convince himself.
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The night was dark, especially the place where there was no light, such as this corner of the castle.
But, it didn't bother a man in black cloak at all when he stood there, talking to himself. No. He was talking to his own shadow.
"The witch is already here and the other guardian angels are on their way, " The man spoke in guttural voice."We just need to wait."
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