Filed To Story: Fated is Overrated Novel Free by Brenda Minnaard
“Lola isn’t here right now, she needs to rest. Please take her home father” she whispers whilst still staring ahead. Zeke and I try to move closer, but a death glare from Damon stops us in our tracks. Out of all the people, we weren’t expecting that from him. We used to be on good terms with him. I know we f*cked up, but so did he. And we have been trying to amend things ever since. I look at him confused, prying for an explanation, but he doesn’t say anything and shifts his attention back to Lola. Drake scoops Lola up in his arms, cradling her to his chest. As if this was all the comfort she needed, her eyes shut and she falls completely limp in his arms. Zeke and I can’t restrain ourselves and rush forward, to check if she is OK. Drake is glaring at us as well, but he doesn’t comment. Zeke grabs her hand and I cup her cheek with my hand. Thankfully, she is still breathing, and I heave a big sigh of relief.
Drake clears his throat softly as to not wake her up, and Zeke and I get the hint and move aside for him to take her away. “Drake, where are you taking her? You know our Lycans can help her he….” I don’t get to finish my sentence, as Drake cuts me off “not now, Zane. I am taking her back to the castle. She needs to rest. Alone”. He gives me a pointed look upon saying the word alone. “But…” Zeke starts, but he also gets cut off immediately “no buts. If she wanted you there, she would have asked”. My heart feels heavy at his words, because I know he is right. But regardless of what she wants, our Lycans could definitely help Liberty heal her faster. And who am I kidding – I need to be with her. My heart feels constricted and I need to be near her, after having just thought I had lost her definitively. “Drake please, we don’t have to be in the same room, but please let us be close to her” my voice cracks with emotion, and Drake’s features soften just a little towards me. “You can both stay in our guest quarters, just don’t come near her room uninvited. It wouldn’t end well”. I know I should be scared of her power, after what I have just witnessed. And if not even that – scared of the protective father and dragon King, whose daughter we have wronged. But somehow, I am not. I could never be scared of our mate. If she happens to kill me in her anger, then so be it. Looking over at Damon, he might be the only one that frightens me a little, as his father is a King and needs to be composed, he is not. And if looks could kill, we would be dead right now.
Drake POV
I was there this afternoon, but I still can’t seem to fully grasp what truly happened. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have never believed anyone who would have told me. I knew my daughter was special, I just never knew it would be to this extent. I have never seen such a massive display of power, and I wonder where it stems from. Although I am the dragon King and not exactly a pushover myself, I do not possess any special powers. Her mother was a Lycan, but she wasn’t white, and she also didn’t have any special powers. I already know this is going to lead to trouble in the Kingdoms. Not only in the werewolf and dragon Kingdom, but also in the other Kingdoms, where the news will inevitably spread. And news like this unfortunately travels fast. People were already scared hearing she had an ice dragon, as ice could convert the entire dragon Kingdom to dust, let alone having all the additional powers she has. I haven’t figured out all of her powers precisely, and maybe she hasn’t even herself, but one thing is for sure – she can control the elements. But the most shocking thing would be the aura leaking from her, the black and red flames. Her aura was so powerful and dark, it had everyone including myself and the Lycan King backing away from her. I wonder if this is something she can control at will, or if it was triggered by her anger and she has no control over it whatsoever.
Once I found out my long-lost daughter was alive I was ecstatic. I had to wait 2 agonizingly long years to find her again, but I was sure to immediately arrange everything for her in case she would like to come home. I wish it were under better circumstances though. I know she was very fond of Nick. Actually, I think she loved him. She had even told me she wasn’t moving to the castle unless Nick would join her. He seemed like a good kid, and if my daughter loved him that much, he must have been a great guy. It’s too bad we never really got to talk. I feel so sad that she has to endure this loss, after all the losses she has suffered already in her life. As far as I understood from her in the brief chats we have had, Nick was the first man she ever truly loved and the only person in her adult life she could depend on. If it were me in her shoes, I would have done the exact same thing she just did. If not more.
Although the entire situation was incredibly f*cked up, my heart swelled with adoration the moment she fell limp in my arms. The fact that she would already trust me to take care of her in an unconscious state, warms my heart. My son and I took her back to our castle, where she has been in her room ever since. It hurts my heart seeing her like this. She hasn’t eten since it all happened 9 days ago, and she has visibly lost weight. Every day I go in to bring her food and drinks and to talk to her for a bit, but she barely drinks enough to survive and she seems so be in some sort of catatonic state. I know what it feels like, I went through the same when her mother passed when I thought I had lost my baby girl too. She will need time, and I will give her all the time in the world. Damon has also been dying to go to his sister and comfort her, but considering her state, I told him to wait for some time. I am hoping to get through to her a little first. Zeke and Zane have been nagging me endlessly to visit her as well, boy are those pups persistent. I can’t blame them as she is their mate and I would have a hard time staying away as well, but I don’t know what happened between them. Lola hasn’t asked for them and doesn’t seem to want them around her, so I am denying them access to her. They have remained in the castle however, waiting for when they will be allowed to visit her. If ever.
I have to say the pups make me laugh at times. They have never been to the dragon Kingdom, only their father has, and it shows. The pups don’t know where to look during dinner time, when the dining hall is filled with about 200 of the dragons that live at the castle. Although they are royal Lycans and powerful for their kind, they are no match for a lot of the dragons here, especially the male warriors. Let alone some of the Alpha dragons that have their own lairs across the country. Luckily for them, I have a treaty with the Lycans and they are here under my protection. Although that doesn’t stop the looks and comments about them during dinner, which seems to make them very uncomfortable. I can’t help but secretly snicker at the sight. I know, I am a d*ck for enjoying their misery. But they must have wronged my daughter somehow, judging by the way she reacts towards them, and of course the obvious fact that she rejected them. Although we haven’t spoken much, I can tell she is a kind hearted woman. Just like her mother. And nobody gets to wrong my precious little girl in any way, not while I am here. I hope she will confide in me at one point and tell me what happened with them. And not just with them, but everything about her life thus far. I want to know everything. I hope for the pup’s sakes and for the Lycan Kingdom that they haven’t crossed a line with her, because I wouldn’t think twice to end my treaty with the Lycans and to go to war with them if they had.
Lola POV
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