CHAPTER 19 - YOU ARE MINE

She shouldn't be responding to his kisses, but she did. Controlling Helena's body toward Elias was too hard for her.

Elias' slightly smiled when he felt Helena's arms wrapping around his neck. He was also relieved that she responded to his kisses. It angered him when she first rejected him so it felt good that she reacted differently.

The wolf inside Helena's body was in chaos. It wanted Elias so badly. But she wasn't sure if it was the mating pull or just pure lust. 

She had never experienced the feeling of being wanted. She didn't know what it felt to be in love and to be loved by a man. She was a human and never knew the dark creatures' view of having a lover.

There are a lot of things she couldn't understand. All she wanted was to avenge her death and her family's. Elias was his only way to get it.

Elias gently backed away from her, but he didn't let go of her waist. He stared at her flustered face and slowly leaned toward her neck. She gulped when the warmth of his breath brushed through her skin. He was sniffing her.

"Oh my Goddess! You smell so nice." He whispered.

"Do you intend on forcing me to like you?" She asked.

He stopped and tilted his head to look at her.

"If that was my intention, I should have done it when we met at the river. As you said, I am the Crown Prince and I could just use my power to have you. But I didn't."

She stared into his eyes and saw sincerity to his words.

"Why didn't you do it?"

Elias chuckled. "You don't get it. It's true that I was mesmerized by your beauty. But there was something in you that I couldn't explain. Your scent. It's intoxicating. Your voice is like music to my ears. I want you. Your body, your heart, your soul. I want all of you."

Her heart pounded. She couldn't stop it and she knew Elias could hear every beat of it.

"I am a servant. The lowest rank. You don't know anything about me. If I am to become your lover, I want to start as a servant."

Elias frowned. "What do you mean?"

"I heard that the women of the palace are owned by the King and the Crown Prince. One of the reasons they wanted to be a servant here is to get noticed by them. But there are rules. If you have other women, I need to prove myself and get recognized to get to the top."

"So, you want to go through that process? I can just mark you now and you'll be the next Queen of Elysium."

She was surprised and at the same time, she was dancing with joy.

"You want me to rule beside you? Are you sure?"

"Why do you keep on asking questions?" Elias sounded suspicious.

She pushed him gently and stepped away from him.

"I want to make sure that everything about us is clear." 

She took a deep breath and stared back into his eyes. She should play the part of a maiden who didn't want to get her heart broken.

She bit her lip and her eyes started to sparkle because of a tear.

"This is all new to me. I have never been with someone. All my life, it was just me and my mother. All the men who saw my face tried to force themselves on me. They just want to get a taste of me."

She pulled the collar of her dress to show Elias the bite from Alpha Lucian.

"I got this from one of the men who tried to take advantage of me. All the scars on my body were from those men who only wanted to sleep with me. Do you think I could just believe everything you said? This bite mark would never heal unless I get to kill that man."

Elias gritted his teeth. He didn't know she suffered in the hands of other men. And she felt the rage from Elias' heart.

"Who is that man? Do you know him?" He asked.

She nodded. "But I will not give you his name. I don't want you to kill him for me. I will do it. And he is not the issue here. It's our relationship. Now that you know that I am tainted, do you still want me to be with you?"

Elias didn't hesitate and rushed toward her. He pulled her again by grabbing her waist.

"Don't ever question my feelings for you. I will not act for now. But remember this, I will burn the world for you."

"What if you have a mate? The mating pull is stronger than what you have for me."

She didn't know how she managed to utter those words. Elias' declaration of his affection was too much for her heart. Helena wanted to stay in his embrace, but in Amelia's mind, the plan must go on.

"There is something more powerful than the mating pull." He said.

She didn't ask what it was because she already heard the answer from Jolene. Instead, she just nodded and didn't respond.

"Now, I will ask you. Do you accept me as your lover, Helena?"

She looked directly into his eyes and gave him the sweetest smile. "Yes."

Elias smiled back and tightened his embrace.

"I will allow you to stay as a servant for now and do whatever you want to step up. But I will not let you stay in that room."

"But—"

Elias stopped her by putting his finger on her lips.

"Everyone knows that if a woman in the palace caught my interest, she should be moved into a more comfortable room. I thought you knew the process." He teased.

"I just missed that part." She pouted.

Elias tilted her head by touching her chin. 

"Now, you are mine."

She closed her eyes when he leaned forward to give her another kiss.