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"I will in my office, inform me if they find something new" Dominique walked off to his office, saying over his shoulder.

"OK, I will go check it out" Adrian moved toward Investigation building.

While walking he came across Erick who is not far from him, sitting in front of garden with Keith in floor trying to crawl here and there. Seems like both having mini picnic alone. Instead of going to them, he decided to observe them from far. For some time, it become his habit to observe Erick from far as if he is afraid, he will disappear if he goes near him more than necessary.

"How long are you going to stand there?" Erick ask without turning when he feels his gaze on him.

"Hmm... You look beautiful so I can't help it" Adrian flirted.

"You look handsome too" Erick flirted back still without looking at him.

"You are not even looking at me" Adrian complain coming near them.

He kissed Erick on his hair before pecking his lips which soon turned to make out.

"Ad.... hmm Adrian ... wait... Keith ... He is looking..." Erick said more like moaned trying to stop Adrian.

"He's.... not..." Adrian replied stopping himself even tho he doesn't want to stop but at the same time he doesn't want others to see Erick flustered. What can he do? He just a possessive freak who loves his mate too much. Erick look at Keith who is flapping around trying to break free because Adrian covered his eyes. Adrian let him go. Keith stared at both as if accusing them they did something without letting him join. These days whenever Adrian tried to get close to Erick in presence of Keith. Keith tried to break them apart as if his mommy will be taken from him. His movement are not that stable but as a wolf cub, he stable enough to disturb them.

"Sometime I think he don't like me. Aren't I given my precious sperm to made you? How could you betray me like that? I am not sure who he takes after?" Adrian whined while sighing. Since Keith was most of time glued to Erick, he keeps cockblocking Adrian. Erick laugh at his childish complain.

"I can assure you it's not me" Erick said while lifting Keith who started whining for Erick to carry him.

"You should pay attention to me too sometime; my balls are turning blue" Adrian said pouting. Since Erick is not omega or anyone with female organ, he had some complication while having Keith. Even if Adrian keep complaining about his blue balls, he is the one who said they should restraint from being intimate till Erick body recovered fully. To him Erick is dearer than anyone or anything.

"You were the one who said you don't want to do anything which will stress out my body" Erick said rolling his eyes. At this point Adrian was resting his head on Erick lap, just gazing at him deep in thought.

"Umm... because I love you more than myself so I want you fully recovered" Adrian whispered without breaking his gaze. Erick blushed at Adrian heated gaze. Adrian always have this habit to look at him as if he will disappeared if he will take off his eyes from him and Erick knows that.

"Why you keep staring at me? I am not going to disappear" Erick said.

"I did not do that" Adrian said turning his head toward garden still in Erick lap.

"You know I can always feel your gaze when you think I am asleep or not looking" Erick replied stroking his hair. Suddenly it feels like the atmosphere around them turned chilly for no reason. It may be because of Adrian being quiet. He just look at the garden in front of him. Whenever he tried to avoid things, he will avoid looking at him.

"But you didn't feel my gaze in those two year when I was looking at you secretly" Adrian mumble lowly to himself breaking the silence which Erick can't hear because of Keith who keep gurgling in his shoulder near his ear.

"I didn't hear you" Erick replied patting Keith to make his sleep.

"I will tell you someday" Adrian said avoiding the topic.

"You saying this for years" Erick sounded annoyed. Erick was hearing this excuse for years. Adrian always called out to him randomly and when he will ask what? He always replied with "Nothing, I will tell you someday". Adrian sit up and rested his head on Erick's.

"Baby, please just give me some time. I am just afraid to lose you. I can tolerate anything but this, I can't gather the courage to come clean to you even tho I am trying. I am afraid you will leave me" Adrian said keeping his eyes closed. Sometime Erick don't understand Adrian fear because he can't remember anything Adrian did wrong to him.

"Fine, I am hoping you will tell me soon" Erick pressed his lips to Adrian to calm himself down along with Adrian. It sometime frustrating when he keeps avoiding the topic but He willing to wait for Adrian to be comfortable enough to tell him.

"Thank you, I love you" Adrian smiled which didn't reached his eyes but it was not fake either.

"I love you too" Erick smiled back at him.

"Did something happen? There seems some commotion in investigation building" Erick ask changing the topic.

"Yes, but I can't disclose them. Dominique ordered it and I want you to not step outside of castle for while not even with guards" Adrian said seriously looking at him. Erick can tell whatever it is, it quite serious.

"Ok" Erick didn't ask further. Dominique rarely order to keep things from disclosing unless it is grave matter.

"Keith have fallen asleep, let me take you to room before I head out" Adrian said getting up. He takes Keith from Erick before helping him stand up.

"We can head back, you can return to work" Erick said.

"It's fine, let me take you"

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One week later...

Even after a week they were not able to find any lead on those Skeletons and it gone cold because they found nothing. Even those blood sample were not able to help them in any way. It somewhat frustrated everyone but they can't do anything about it.

On the other hand, Dominique didn't talk to Celestine in week. He tried many times to go to her door to talk but he will always return without knocking on her door. His family start to scold him for treating his mate as if she didn't exist. He knows he have to do something because it's not fair to her. Celestine was very patience with him, she knows he came to her door but never called out but now her patience was wearing thin as days goes by.

"Do you think he going to reject me?" Celestine Ask Erick. They become quite close in one week of span.

"I can assure you Dominique is not the type to do this, He just lost because he not used to getting close to people other than us" Erick replied.

"I am started to lose confident what if he never able to accept me?" She said feeling dejected.

"Just give him little time" Erick tried to reassure her.

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Some time goes by and Dominique seem quite busy in his office but no one knows what he is busy with. He didn't even told Adrian. Adrian started to become worried over Dominique secretive behavior.

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One day, Dominique was busy concentrating on something in office when a sudden knock pulls him out of his concentration.

"Yes, come in" Dominique replied.

Celestine came in view, they haven't talked much in past few weeks except occasional small greetings. After seeing her Dominique stand up awkwardly closing his work in front of him before putting it away in drawer.

"Hi" Celestine said awkwardly.

"Hello" Dominique replied awkwardly too but still he moves towards her. When he came near her, he smelt an intoxicated smell of Lilac which he smelt when they first time met. It weird he hasn't smell it after that day. Maybe she learned to hide her scent very efficiently because of her circumstances that even he was not able to smell her. But at the moment her scent is quite strong which causing him discomfort even tho he was severely trained to tolerate various smell.

"Please take a seat" Dominique said as if he talking to one of his guests. To Celestine, those words are like stabbing swords but she hide it with small smile and took the seat in one of chair.

"Did I disturb you?" Celestine ask him.

"No, i was planning to meet you today anyway" Dominique replied, after thinking for days Dominique decided to talk to Celestine about his worries, Concerns and try to give their relationship a chance. After hearing his reply, Celestine face lit up.

"Why? Did something happen?" Celestine ask trying to maintain her poker face.

"No, Umm... i just wanted to ask if you like to go on date with me today?" Dominique ask her awkwardly.

"YES...." Celestine almost yelled but then calmed herself down.

"Ahem... I mean yes ... I love to go on date"

"Ok, I will do the preparation and meet you tonight" Dominique said moving towards her and moved his hand forward for Celestine to take. She took his hand, Dominique pulled her towards him and buried himself to her neck which surprised her the most because Dominique never initiated any intimacy till this date. Dominique can't help it, her scent is too intoxicating for him at the moment as if he was starved for days and many luxurious food were served in front of him. If he didn't smell her, he feels like he will go crazy.

"Umm... Royal King...."

"Just call me Dominique" Since they rarely interact, she still called him Royal King until now. Celestine was shocked at Dominique comment.

"Dominique...." When she called by his name after getting over her shock, it brings him back to reality and he awkwardly remove himself from Celestine.

"I.... Am sorry... I lost control" Dominique whispered.

"It's okay, I am your mate after all, you can do anything to me" Celestine replied shyly.

"Umm... We will meet you at night" Dominique said.

"OK" She sounded disappoint. She left his office and moved towards her room. She wanted him to at least kiss her, she wanted to be mated with her mate and carry his mark but Dominique haven't open enough to her to initiate anything intimate. Till when she has to wait before she can carry his mate mark and carry his children? It was always been her dream to have a mate and be a mother.

"Be patience, I have to be patience. My dream will be completed soon" She said to herself.

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At Night....

Dominique Knock on Celestine door. She eagerly opened the door.

"Hello" She said with a big smile. Her smell was not strong as morning at the moment which alright for Dominique because he doesn't want to lose control. Dominique was concerned when he almost lost it. After Celestine left, he enquires about it to Adrian.

"It's completely fine and normal, sometime mates just emit their scent to attract their mate. In your case It's understandable because you keep running away and if you forgot mates get heat too after finding their mates. Soon either you or her going to get Rut or Heat.

Dominique frowned remembering Adrian reply.

"Hello, are you ready?" Dominique ask her still being expressionless.

"Yes, I am ready" Celestine didn't mind Dominique being expressionless because that what he is at the end. She will learn to accept him as he was.

"Where we going?" She questioned excitedly.

"You will know in bit, can I blindfold you?" Dominique asked her.

"Ok"

He blind folded her before taking her hand and taking her slowly toward somewhere.

"How long it takes before we reach there?" Celestine enquired.

"May be 10 minutes?" Dominique replied more like in question because he himself don't know.

"Can I ask you questions till then?"

"Yes"

Today is the most they interact in weeks. They never got to know each other personally till now.

"What your favorite color?" She started with a cliché question.

"I never thought about it, they all look the same to me" Dominique replied.

"Umm.... OK mine is Red, next What your favorite food?" Celestine tried again.

"I am not picky, I can eat everything" Dominique replied again without much of care.

"Me too, I am not picky too because we never have privilege to be picky" She sounded sad at later part.

"You can be picky now if you want to"

For some reason his reply made her happy.

"Thank you"

She asks him some more question as they move towards their destination slowly.

"Do you hate having mate?"

Dominique was somewhat taken back by the question. He was quiet for few moments before breaking the silence.

"No, I don't hate having mate but i am having difficulty getting close to my mate" Dominique replied truthfully.

"Do you think we can cross this hurdle?" She asks him again.

"I am not sure about future but I will try to get closer to you from now on" Dominique confessed.

"We are here" Dominique said removing her blindfold.

They were standing in middle of dark place with no lights, just pure darkness.

"Umm... Where we are? Are we outside of palace?" She asks trying to look everywhere. It causing her to panic.

"Don't worry, it's just illusion inside a room"

Celestine look at him confused.

"We have a room where we have a door. Inside that door we can see illusion of any place, era we want to see" He said tapping in air and it slowly turned to light and start changing to a beautiful place. It was beautiful, she has never seen any place more than Kingdom Velaris until now.

"Where was it?" She asks in awed.

"It's Kingdom Sleteron" Dominique replied.

"Kingdom Sleteron didn't look like this?" She frowned.

"It before it got destroyed" He replied to her question calmly.

"Why did you bring us here?" She asks still frowning.

"Do you not want to see Kingdom Sleteron when it was normal kingdom like us" Now it's Dominique turn to frowned. He thought she will miss her Kingdom.

"Oh, you wanted me show Kingdom Sleteeron Before it got destroyed"

"Yes, we are not sure what to do so we thought you may like it when you see your home beauty" Dominique said looking around.

"I love to see my Kingdom before it got destroyed but I was shocked when you took me to this door, I am sure it is too precious to be shown to a stranger like me...." She swallowed the rest of word she wanted to say. Dominique can guess what she would have wanted to say.

"But you are not stranger, you are my mate. One day you will share all the secret I have kept about our world" Dominique whispered suddenly feeling awkward to say all these lines he never thought he will say one day. Celestine blushed too.

"Shall we take a walk around a little bit?" She asks him.

"Ok, we can"

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After walking around Kingdom Sleteron for a while, it's time to return.

"I have to blind fold you for now because at the moment I can't disclose this location because of safety purpose" Dominique said while looking at her guiltily.

"I can understand, please do" Celestine replied.

He blind folded her before taking her out of the door and they move towards somewhere else.

"Where we going?" Celestine asks.

"I am sure you didn't have dinner yet" Dominique replied leading her slowly. After hearing him, Celestine stomach rumbled which causes her to be flustered.

"We got the answer"

After few more steps they reached the destination and Dominique removed her blindfold. When she opened her eyes, she was standing in front of room door. She gasped when she looked inside, even Dominique eyes twitched.

"F*cking b*stard, you overdo it" Dominique growl at Adrian head through link when he got over his shock a little.

"Love you too" Adrian replied back laughing at him. Adrian knows Dominique too well. Since he won't be going to do anything extravagant, Adrian took this task upon himself. He somehow convinced Dominique to let him prepare for his dinner setup.

"It's so beautiful, I love it" Celestine looked awed while moving further inside room. Path was made of roses which are bordered by container candles and it leads to table in middle, room was also surrounded by different beautiful scented candle all over but it's not so bright. Since today there no moon out in sky Adrian tried to create an illusion of moonlight inside the room. Flameless candles are set in middle of table and two chairs sat opposite to each other. There some dishes which are covered with two glasses on each side and few bottles of wines. Celestine looked pleased with the set up but on other hands Dominique was cringing so hard, he can feel goosebumps forming all over his body.

"Umm.... Thanks... Shall we have dinner?" Dominique said still trying to control his shocked expression.