The Alpha Prince's Abused Mate Chapter 160

ALANA

“It’s okay. You are going to be alright. I am just here with you.” He kissed my head while he’s rocking me gently on his lap. We are on the balcony of his room relishing the air while I am still catching my breath from what happened earlier. “You are never alone, Alana. I am here. Always for you.”

I sniffed his scent and felt my heart rate going down. Back then and now, he is the only one who can comfort me in the ways that I never know he can.

“Did she trigger you?” he asked after a while of silence.

“Yes,” I answered while listening to his heart beat. Counting his heart beat seemed to be a hobby that I could never get bored of. “But it should not be about her anymore. I should be able to control myself. If I always get triggered by her, then I am just giving her another reason to control me. It should be the other way around.”

I looked up at him who’s already staring down at me. “I want to be strong for the both of us, William. I don’t want to be a burden on you. I want to protect and fight for this love just like you. I don’t want the truth of our clans or our being allergic to each other to get in the way between us.”

I raised my finger and he leaned down to me so I could pinch his nose that I always love to do before.

“I want to be able to love you without fear, without thinking of what will happen next. I want to love you despite my insecurities. I want to give my all to you despite who I am.”

“Alana…” He kissed me with all the intensity and love for me. “You are never a burden for me. By being with me, you are already strong enough. You are the reason why I got more serious in life. You made me who I am today. You are loving me fine, my love. I could never ask for more but for this love to be stronger than ever.”

He pressed our heads together. “We will help each other. We will love each other. Our cute asses will get through this together, alright?”

I grinned and then laughed. He laughed too as we shared another passionate kiss.

“No secrets,” he declared and pulled me back down to his lap.

I gulped the guilt down my throat when his words hit me. No secrets but I have this secret that I have been keeping for a long time.

“I already knew about your identity when you are already a few weeks in the palace. I just kept it a secret from you to not confuse and hurt you. Since then, I kept looking for a cure around the world because I won’t yield to their beliefs that karmic mates cannot be with each other. We are mates, Alana. Nothing will ever change that.”

I gasped when I remembered something. “So, all those trips and going back home exhausted and spent were all because of that?”

He brushed his hair and winked at me. “Yes. That is how much I am madly in love with you that I manage to go round the world every afternoon after my duties to look for a remedy.”

But looking at his face, I already know the answer. He didn’t find any cure for us.

I stood up from his arms and took the seat next to him instead. “I also have something to tell you.”

I took in a long breath to pacify myself but I just can’t look him in the eyes.

“Alana,” he called for my name softly. “Come on, my love. Tell me what it is you want to tell me.”

I clenched my hands and forced myself to look at him. I was greeted by warm and non judgmental eyes that brought me courage to speak up. “William, there is one thing that I want to tell you. I want to be completely honest with you. I regretted that I did not tell you this and just kept it all in.”

“What is it, Alana?” He cupped my face and smiled at me. “You can tell me anything you want. Do not be embarrassed. I will never ever judge you.”

“Lucas…” I spoke his name in a sharp tone.

William’s back straightened and there was a sudden change of temperature around him. “What about him? What did he do to you? Tell me, Alana. Please, tell me my love.”

I breathed out before deciding to let it out all once and for all. “Remember back then, when I would have a hard time breathing? Or when I am always uncomfortable when he’s around us?”

There is a dawning look on William’s face but he did not say anything about it. Instead, he pulled me back into his lap and caressed my face.

“Yes, what about it? isn’t it because you are allergic to me?”

“No, it was not just about that.”

I let out another shaky breath.

“The truth is…” I looked directly into his eyes. “He was my mate too, just like you and Zuleik. I had two mates, William.”

I did not peel my eyes away from him to catch any emotion in them. I even fear that he would be angry but nothing of that sort showed.

Instead, he just embraced me tightly into his arms.

“Are you going to get mad at me for not telling you before?” I asked while crying.

He laughed and wiped the tears away from my face. “No, of course not. Why would I get mad at you when all I can think of right now is how you must have suffered alone back then? I was insensitive of not digging into it because I was thinking of other reasons why you have become suddenly awkward around him.”

“It’s not your fault at all to have three mates, Alana. And who cares if you have other mates? I want you and love you just the way you are,” he said sincerely. “And I will fight for you forever. No one can take you away from me again.”

“I don’t want them, William. You are all I ever want.”

I kissed him on the lips. “You are the only mate I would consider.”

A big smile crossed his eyes before lapping at my mouth again. “Good because I intend to kill them all so I could have you all for myself.”