You Kissed My Soul novel Chapter 41

Aderyn Pov

“What’s with you always running away?” He asked as he walked towards me. The more he came closer the more nervous I grew and I hated it.

“Well a captive do have right to run away from its captor” I told him and he sighed rubbing his hand on his face.

“I am not your captor Aderyn. I am your mate. How many times do I need to tell you this?” He asked and I turned around avoiding his gaze.

“I saw a wolf” I spoke and heard him humming in response.

“It was way too bigger than a normal one” I told him and stood their silently for some minutes before speaking again “Was it you?” I asked and turned towards my side to face him.

He nodded reluctantly and shoved his hands into his pant pockets.

“He is the King. His name is Black” he told me and I nodded and pursed my lips.

“I saw him once before” I told him to which he gave me confused look.

“I never shifted into him nor did I ever showed my wolf form to you beforehand. So how and where did you see him?” He questioned and I smiled to it remembering where I met him.

“In my dream” I told him and looked up at him to find him already staring at me.

“What was he doing there?” He asked and shook my head negatively which made him frown.

“I will never tell you that” I said and sat down on one of the stone placing my leg inside a puddle of water.

He took his seat on another stone before me and copied my action.

“Black is beautiful” I told him and he smiled looking the other side.

“He is glad that his mate finds him beautiful” He spoke and I lowered my head hearing the word mate.

“How did you find me? I thought you were away to somewhere” I asked unasked question that I wanted to ask the time I saw him emerging out of the woods.

“I already told you, I can find you easily even if you went to the other side of the world. Nothing could ever stop me from finding you. I could always feel and sense you” he told me and I felt my heart fluttering hearing him. I felt truth laced in his words.

“So you are not going to yell at me or something for running away?” I asked and he looked at me and then chuckled. He took some pebbles and started throwing them one by one into the water.

“No I am not going to yell” he told me to which I raised my eyes questionably.

“Why?”

“Because I know why you ran away” he said and I gave him a blank look.

“When I was hardly seventeen I was to be crowned for my position. The day I was to be crowned, do you know what I did?” He asked and I shook my head negatively.

“I ran away” he blurted out and I blinked my eyes processing what he just told me.

“What?” I asked not believing him.

He heaved a sigh and using his hands he leaned back looking up towards the sky.

“Although I won the battle from our enemies to win my kingdom back, I was still a kid and it was too much for me to take a responsibility. I was under pressure. I was scared what if I failed my father, my people, my King who was my father” he spoke lowly the two words and I noticed the sadness which marred his face.

Perhaps recalling those days or maybe his father.

“It was too much for me. I knew my life would no longer be the same after I take the responsibility. I too wanted my freedom. Responsibility was killing me. People were looking at me with hope that I will be protecting them and the kingdom”.

“So at last I ran away” he gave me a small smile but I could see the sadness in his eyes.

“I ran and ran into this woods” he smiled looking everywhere “This same woods and finally ended up here. Right here in this stream” he smiled recalling the day.

“I was tired and frustrated. I just wanted a break from my life. I had already lot of things full in my plate and the crown weighted the most on me. It felt like a burden to me. I knew if I wore it, I had to bear it at any cost”.

“Finally I decided that I would run away. Run away to a place where nobody could ever find me” he stopped for a minute and exhaled loudly as he kept his head on his knee.