Page 2 of Rejecting My Lycan Mate: The Throne

I started leaving soft pecks all over her cheek and jaw. I kept my eyes on hers the entire time. I finally reached her lips and kissed her as softly and as gently as I could.

She grabbed the back of my shirt and buried her head in my neck.

“Oh, princess,” I mumbled as I kissed her temple. “It’s okay. I’m here. Nothing bad will happen, I promise. I won’t let anyone or anything hurt you.”

I rubbed her back gently and took a deep breath, letting her scent soothe me.

“I am not a threat,” she mumbled. “I promise. I won’t…”

Her voice broke and she stopped talking.

I furrowed my brows. A threat? What the hell was she talking about?

I made her lift her head and look at me.

“A threat?” I asked. “What do you mean, Maddie?”

Her eyes widened and she shook her head.

“I am not a threat,” she said, her voice trembling. “I won’t do anything, Dimitri. I promise. I don’t care about it. I never have to shift. No one has to know.”

She sounded more and more panicked with each word she spoke. I could feel her trembling.

I was so fucking confused. What the hell was she talking about?

“A threat to who, Maddie?” I asked, caressing her cheek.

She furrowed her brows a little.

“To you,” she mumbled, making my heart stop. “I won’t take your throne, I promise. I am not a threat. I don’t need it. I don’t want it. I want you. I only want you. Please, please don’t be mad at me. I didn’t know. I really didn’t know.”

She was sobbing and shaking by the time she finished talking.

I was in shock.

What the fuck was she talking about?

She buried her face into her hands. I was too shocked to move.

Did she really think that I saw her as a threat?! Did she really think I was angry at her?! Did she really think that anything between us would change?!

The only fucking thing that would change would be the number of guards she would now have. The main one would be me. I was going to glue her to my side and never let her out of my sight.

I didn’t give a fuck about the throne. She could have it all. All I cared about was having her.

I forced myself to move. I had to tell her all that. I couldn’t just keep it inside. She had to know.

“Princess,” I said as I moved her hands from her face. “I am not angry. I don’t care if you are the heir. I don’t care if you have more right to that throne than I do.”

She gulped and I wiped the tears from her beautiful face.

“All I need is you,” I said softly as I leaned in and kissed the tip of her nose. “I don’t see you as a threat, Maddie. I don’t care about any of that. All I want is you. All I need is to keep you safe.”

I pulled her into a hug and kissed her temple. She wrapped her arms around me tightly.

“I love you, Madeline,” I added as I tangled my fingers into her hair and held her close to me. “Nothing will ever change that. Nothing is more important to me than you.”

She sobbed and tightened her arms around me even more.

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