Chapter 30 - The Attack

(Damian POV)

"I've convinced the king to let me stay with you while he's gone. He gave his guards the night off. You will have fifteen minutes to get away before he realizes that you're gone. I want you to be safe."

I stared at Maria while I paced back and forth. She's been rambling since she came back with a plan.

"Damian, before I give you these key's there's something I need to say." I stopped pacing and faced her,

"Say what you have to say so I can go get my woman."

She took in a deep breath and closed her eyes.

"I love you and I want you to get your woman back, so, I can have a fair shot at winning your love. I love you so much that I am willing to take some risks. Just know that whatever you see up there that may hurt you, I'm here."

I stared at Maria with slight confusion...

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked as I walked towards her slowly.

"Angeline has a mate, the king told me. I had the opportunity to destroy her myself, but I love you too much to do that. She's not in love with you Damian, she has someone to love and you have someone too, me."

I stared at her for what felt like hours...

"Don't fucking lie to me Maria, don't fucking lie. Are you that desperate to be with me that you'd lie on the one girl that I truly love, are you really that desperate?"

I slowly backed up into the opposite corner... I listened to her tell me over and over and over that Angeline didn't love me, that she had a mate.

All these words, sending me into overdrive..

I closed my eyes and balled up into the corner. I covered my ears and hummed to myself in an attempt to drown her out.

'Damian, baby she's lying to you, she's lying to you.. you're the only one for me....kill her, she's lying, she's lying.. SHE'S LYING!"

Angeline and Maria were going back and forth as I held my head tighter.

"Please, JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I reached my hands out and plunged them into both of their chests...

"Please stop fighting with each other.."

"Damian..."

Maria's whispers pulled me out of my trance..

"NOO!" I screamed as the body of Maria fell into my arms and her heart slowly fell to the floor.

"No, No, No Maria, Please no, I'm sorry."

I held her body close to mine..

The fire that exploded throughout my chest proved to me that Maria was right. She was my mate, the one made just for me and I killed her..

I pulled out the one thing I had, the one thing that was mine.. her heart.

I gently laid her down on the cell floor and reached into her pocket for the keys. I unlocked the door to the cell and pushed it open with Maria in my arms.

I carried her in my arms to my mothers' house. I banged on the door with one hand as I cradled Maria close to me with the other.

My mother hesitantly opened the door as if she was afraid. The minute she spotted my face she smiled and then she looked down..

"What happened to her Damian?. WHAT HAPPENED?"

She screamed as I pushed past her with Maria's lifeless body still in my arms.

"I killed her, I went crazy in that cell and I killed my mate, my true mate."

I gently placed her on the kitchen counter and ran up to my room to change clothes.. When I came down the steps my mother's face was buried in Maria's chest.

"Take care of her Mom, I'll be back soon enough." I walked towards the door but stopped when my mom looked up and stared at me with red eyes.

"I have something to tell you." My mother said with a raspy voice. I turned around and stared at her.

"What is it?" She stood up and wiped her hands on her apron...

"Maria was taken by the king because of me, not because she betrayed you.."

Before she could finish I stopped her and headed back towards the door and walked out.

"I'll deal with you later.."

I slammed the door and headed towards my fathers' car...

"Angie I'll kill him before he even thinks about putting a hand on you."

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(Angie POV)

"Tonight is perfect, it's just perfect Levi.."

I whispered as I placed my head on his chest...

"I love you," I said, as I closed my eyes and drifted away..

It felt like I was on cloud nine. Almost as if nothing in the world could mess this up.. nothing.

"Angie, baby.." Leviticus said as my name vibrated through his chest.

"Hmm.." I silently replied,

"Your father he's outside.. he's here to see you." I pushed off of Leviticus's body and headed towards the door...

"Stay here," I said.

I stormed off. Why the hell is he not dead yet? Why the hell did Damian not finish the job? This is what happens when you send a chihuahua to do the job of a pit-bull. I followed the scent of my father to the end of the driveway.

"I can smell you, you fool. Come on out." I was furious but curious.

"Who said I was hiding?" My father said as he slowly walked in front of me.

I smiled, "Why the hell are you here?" I folded my arms..

He smirked and folded his arms as well.

"I'm here to finish you off.. you think I don't know what you had planned.. trying to get that little puppy dog of yours to kill me. Do you not know how much shit he caused down there.? Crazy thing is, his mom ratted him out and his mate saved him, but get this."

My father said as his eyes lit up while he paced back and forth.

"He couldn't feel the mate bond because he was so fascinated and enamored with you. He almost had a heart attack because he heard that I was going to kill you, but of course, his mate begged me not to kill you and begged me not to kill him too. She loved him so much that she didn't want me to kill you because that would mean Damian's death as well."

He clasped his hands together and released the evilest laugh.

"The funniest thing of it all is that his mate, Maria, of course, would've done anything for him...she loved him even though he loved another, you, of course."

He stopped laughing and then he slowly walked in front of me.

"He killed her...She took initiative and told Damian about your little mate and he went into overdrive. He was doing that a lot since we mentioned your death. Hmm, anyways, he plunged his hand right into her chest and pulled out her heart. He even mentioned your name as well. My guards watched them from a distance..I gave them orders not to interfere anymore."

He stopped ranting as his eyes grew darker and stared at me.

"Now, any last words my lovely daughter ?" I drowned him out and thought about Maria.

I know the feeling of having a mate, I know the feeling all too well... I took that from her and her life as well. I didn't mean to cause all of this to happen. I wanted him dead because he killed my mother, but I left for my daughter. I just wanted to find my daughter, that's why I left.

"I guess not." My father said as he launched towards me with pitch-black eyes.

Before I could get the first swing in, warm liquid splashed on my face as my father's headless body stumbled to the ground.

Standing before me was Damian covered with blood while holding my father's head..his body was rigid and his eyes were bloodshot red. I couldn't do anything but stare back at the head of the man who I wanted dead for so long.

I grabbed my chest and laughed as the tears flowed from my face. I wiped the blood from my face with my dress and smiled at Damian who placed my father's head on the ground. He slowly walked over to me, neither of us refusing to break eye contact. When he was in front of me I reached out my hand and wiped the blood off of his face.

"Thank you, Damian, Thank you so much."

He didn't respond, he just stared at me. I tried to remove my hand from his face, but he placed his hand over mine and closed his eyes... He leaned into my touch as tears fell from his eyes.

"Let's go home.. we can rule the kingdom of hell together."

"No, Damian." I tried to pull my hand away, but he kept his grip firm.

"I still have unfinished business here and I'm not going anywhere without her." He opened one eye and sternly talked to me.

"Her? Unfinished Business? I just killed your father, the fucking king, and all you have to say is 'No'. What the hell else is there up here to handle? Who the hell is 'her' Angeline.. Is this 'her' your mate?"

I stared at him..

I've been keeping this inside for too long.

"I.. look Damian, I have a daughter. The first time I left, I got pregnant... I fell in love with a vampire and had his child..."

Damian pushed at me..

"Is this vampire, your mate?" I shook my head.

"Uh, it's more complicated than that.. my mate is a vampire, yes, but my baby is not by my mate.. It's by my mates' brother."

Damian stared at me, but, before he could say anything his attention turned to the person standing behind me. I could feel him, his sweet breath on my neck.

"My brother's baby, huh?" His voice laced with deep, dark venom.

Before I could say anything to Leviticus he pushed me on the ground and stormed back to the castle.

I looked back in the direction Damian was in to see him gone, along with my father's head and his body. I sighed and brushed myself off and headed towards the castle..

Shit was about to get real.

TO BE CONTINUED.....