13 Soulmates. (Chapter 12)

I wasn't allowed to go to the lake so I make my back to my room. My parents are still in the hall talking and 'making peace' with the Nightslayers. I needed some space to think about what to do. The woman who healed me is the Princess. How am I supposed to find the power kill her? A woman that could not kill me? I felt such fascination for this woman. So strong and dangerous to the world. But when she was in my arms, she was fragile and shuddered at my touch. An angel of darkness....NO I needed to focus she needed to get OUT of my head. I punch the wall as I am not in control of my emotions. I look at my hand for it hurts more than I expected. Suddenly, a rush of unbearable pain shoots towards my head. I fall to my knees cradling my head in my arms as I grunt continuously in pain. I hear a high pitched sound ringing in my ears as I suddenly loose vision and very thing goes black. I cannot see! The pain rushes to my heart almost as if it were being crushed causing me to fall on the floor clutching my chest. I cannot breathe. Then I see her. Karina. At the lake. She is smiling. Offering me her hand. At the sight of her, The pain mellows into a soft ache as I can breathe again. With all my strength I take her hand. I snap out of the vision allowing me to see again as the ringing has stopped. The pain leaves my body almost as quickly as it had arrived. What the fuck was going on?!

I stood up too quickly, my body couldn't handle the sudden movement so I fell . I felt uneasy. My head ached. My chest burned. But I needed answers now. This place was messing me up emotionally and physically. I needed to leave and the only way to leave. Was to kill the princess. I knew where she was and she was alone at the lake. It's now or never I think to justify my irrational thinking. So it was time to end this. I grab my sword and head towards the door. Just as I'm about to open it. There is a knock.

"Who is it?" I ask Sword at the ready.

"Karina, open quickly" she whispers impatiently. I chuck my sword to the floor and open the door. She barges in walking to the far side of the bed. She beckons me to close the door. I do locking it.

"Did you by any chance have felt some unexplainable agonizing sense of pain throughout tonight?" She asks her hands sweaty and her breath shaky like she had been sprinting.

"Yes.." I say Confidently bit confused as to how she would know. Her breathing almost stops and her eyes wide as if she had heard devastating news. She fumbles on her feet as she needed to sit down after hearing the 'shocking' news. She sits on the bed and gathers her thoughts breathing heavily. She averts her eyes from me. I can see she is about to break, mentally and physically. Something more than before is making me more attracted to her. She seems even more beautiful than before. But this time, somewhere deep in me I can feel her overwhelming feeling of sadness. Like she is connected to me. I start to make my way over to her to comfort her.

"DONT COME NEAR ME! Don't!" She snaps, her eyes full of tears as she looks at me. My heart sank. I couldn't stand seeing her upset and I wouldnt. I make my way over to her and embrace her. She trys to pull away banging on my chest crying but eventually gives in and wept uncontrollably, holding me tight, like I was her lifeline. She was clearly distraught. I held her there, until I felt it ready for me to let go. She sniffled, her eyes wide and puffy from the tears. I didn't mind it. She looked cute like that. But as she was so close to me. I saw how easy it would be for me to kill her. I see a dagger behind her dress and think how I could kill her right now. end it all. I pick it up. And position it. She takes one last breath and looks at me thanking me for a shoulder she could cry on. Ready to strike. She lets go wiping her eyes and then finally turning to me saying.

"I saw you at the lake. The lake showed me you. You are my soulmate. And I guess, I am yours.."

I drop the dagger and laugh as I do not know how else to express my confusion. I look at her but she does not find this funny.

" Wait you can't be serious right? I mean we met today! And you almost killed me!"

"I did not! I actually went EASY on you AND I healed you!" She said her arms crossed and her eyebrows furrowed.

"No there has got to be some rational explanation for it. I mean MAYBE you thought you saw me." I say pacing.

"I thought I was mistaken too. But I followed the moons light and it led me STRAIGHT to your door. But Yes, maybe YOU'RE right because in Valtor, Blonde hair golden eye guys are SO easy to come by!"She says sarcastically.

Now I'm pissed. I walk up to her and she backs up against the wall. She pushes on my chest to distance me but I grab her wrist with one hand. I slam one arm on the wall and put my face close to hers trapping her with my body.

"Look at me." I say menacingly, twisting her face forcing her to look into my eyes. "Do you really think I am YOUR soulmate!? Hmm? No. I'm not. I don't care about you. I don't even know you. To me you are nothing. This fuckijg lake may say we are soulmates but I don't trust a damn thing around here. So, you got it wrong. Do YOU understand me?" I say not changing my tone even though I could see the fear in her eyes. She was afraid of me. That pissed me off even more.

"We are soulmates Damien." She says breaking the fear in her eyes. She pushes her way out from my trap with force. "I came here to tell you that I can't be your mate. I don't love you and like you said. I don't know you. I came to tell you to stay away from me. I'm not afraid of you. Because honestly, you should be afraid of me." She said before leaving. She slammed the door behind her. Leaving me in a room of silence. Alone with my thoughts.