28. Force-mate.

"Huh?!"

"..." She glanced at their face, they were both filled with resentment.

"Things only changed for us after His Majesty found out I'm his daughter... Nothing more, he cares lesser about what my father might be facing,"

"Do you think His Majesty can help... Nick?" Her eyes bulge weirdly as she said to Nick.

There was an awkward silence, they both knew their father, he is not the type that keeps untalented wolves closer to him, wolves that are not useful are not his caliber.

Yet, Nick and Naya cannot resent him.

Although this is why the rebels are numerous in the kingdom, fighting desperately for the lesser privileged ones, they believe the King did not care for them, all they do is to find ways to dethrone him.

Now that Ellie reminds them, it hit them at the core of their hearts.

They were in silence sitting on the bed solitary.

"Uhm! Uhm!" Naya cleared her throat after a while, she needed to divert the topic from His Majesty, her pitch whispers, questioning,

"Has your mate not come to find you yet?"

Ellie rolled her eyes up, she somehow feels calm maybe because she poured out some of her burdens, she replies, reciprocating Naya's tone,

"He came for me almost two weeks ago. He told me he foreseen me and asked if I had seen him too."

"I could only nod to him, he drew me closer and I felt his warmth, when he wrapped me in his embrace, my heart aches... because I can't feel his warmth for long, I think we can't be together."

She spurts gently from her teary eyes that catch Nick and Naya's attention the more, her voice made them sober, they could only watch her from afar.

"He told me to come to see him the next day but that next day... was the same day we visited the old man and till now I haven't met with him."

They were unable to hold back the saddest feelings rushing out from Ellie's voice, yet, somehow she seems happy and sad at the same time. What could have been the source of her happiness since they've known the reason for her sadness.

Naya pulled her by her shoulders, she made eye contact, "Ellie! Tell me who your mate is!"

Ellie smiles dreamily, her head nudges in pity to avoid Naya's eyes, she feels like how on earth will that help her. Her lips mutters faintly as she tried to clean a droplet of tears from her right eye, she sniff slightly,

"The Crown Prince, Prince Eldaxon is my mate."

It was like heavyweight was placed on both Nick and Naya. When she said 'he was up there' they never thought that could be their brother, now things are getting twisted than what they think it to be.

Nick stand by the window, his gaze was outside, Naya leaned against the wall, her arms folded while she gaze at the floor, Ellie was still by her seat, she cover her face with her palm resting on her elbows.

The atmosphere was dark and dead, shallow and saddened, it lasted for several minutes.

Naya was thinking about what to say, if her mate is the Crown Prince, then, it will be easy to file for ransom as money but the situation out there is not favorable for the king, the clans will term it as cheating since they never side with His Majesty.

"Ellie, who is this rich old man?"

Maybe If they know him they can try and settle it amicably between the families. There is no way Prince Eldaxon will want to let Ellie be with the old man while he stays single for life.

Action must be taken.

"Pilate Zakirogue," Ellie replied simply.

"What?!!!"

"The pilate?!!!" They both exclaimed, their gazes returning to her sharp and bitter.

Nick banged his hand against the wall of the window, Naya peeled her fingernail with her teeth nervously, they just understood the reason Ellie was crying bitterly.

The Pilate as he usually referred to, Is a rich scandalous man, notorious for his empire where he built up gangsters into mafias. A rumor about him says he was the key foundation of the rebels in the kingdom but no evidence against him, likewise, he never cares about the King's orders or regards him, he built a haram but he never has a wife nor a child.

How could Ellie of all-female wolves fall into such a man?

"This is why it is very difficult," Ellie mumbled still covering up her face.

"I indeed have the ambition to marry someone with the upper hand but not someone like him, ever since father told me, I thought it was a joke until he took me to visit him..." She burst out into a cry.

Naya approach her, she pat on her shoulder gently, her voice console, "Ellie, I'm sure things will be fine, right now we can still have hope, Prince Eldaxon already knew about you, he won't want to leave you either."

"I think it'd better you tell everything to him... He Is wise you know."

"Yes, Naya said the truth, that's the best thing we can do... Ellie," Nick said.

Just then, Nurret rush inside, "My Lady, your table have been prepared,"

Naya nods even though she still did not have the appetite, she will have to pretend she's asleep for some moments.

Nurret then approach Ellie, seeing how her face look like, she was restricted but later summon her voice in a very low pitch,

"Lady Ellie..." She called and paused.

Ellie raises her head slightly to her, this way, Nurret bows slightly and mutters simply, "Crown Prince asked for you in his chamber, he said to bring you."

Nick and Naya rush to her, "What?" They all shuddered including Ellie.

Ellie look through the mirror, her face was messed, she turn to them in a grumpy face, "I can't meet him this way, It all messed..."

Immediately Naya tilted her gaze to face her, "Nurret, take her to watch up, it's our opportunity now... Let's utilize it huh?" Her brows raise weirdly,

She huffed with clapping hands to make Nurret be in hurry,

"Be quick and faster!" Nick added reciprocating how Naya claps.

Ellie could only watch them in numb while Nurret follow her to the bathroom.

"Fighting!" Naya witted.