Sky's Rejection
Sky’s Rejection Chapter 53

(Diane’s POV)

Alaric barges in the room, screaming like the psycho he is.

“Did you poison her? I thought you wanted her as your mate. Why would you just poison her like that? She could die with me suppressing all of her abilities as you have demanded me to do. I have hurt my Queen, only for you to kill her.” I rage in frustration. I am trying to help her get out. Dimitri will not take it lightly if I bring him his dead mate instead of her alive. I wish I could break the pact I have with these vamps but I am not sure how to. Though, for some reason, I don’t feel the hold I use to. I am able to do things against his command. I am able to do things Sky asks from me.

“I did not poison her, you arrogant woman. Do not ever speak to your master in the way you just did. Do you understand, my little witch? I will not release you from my hold if you can not control yourself.” Alaric hiss as his face contorted to pure rage. I nod allowing him to continue with this speech. “Now, tell me what has happened to my mate?”

“I do not know.” I say lightly as I look down at my feet. If he did not poison her then why is she ill? “You sent in Dracus and he went off his lid. As he stormed out of the room, she became ill and emptied her stomach right before passing out.”

“I see.” Is all Alaric says as his eyes gloss over. Within a few minutes the man who was trying to give Queen lessons to Sky, Dracus, shows up.

With a bow he greets Alaric formally, “Your majesty, how may I be of service?”

With out as much as a word, Alaric slices his hand threw the air. I watch in horror as the man’s body slices in half and falls to the ground in a heap of b***d. Holy. s**t.

Before I can fully react I watch as Alaric grabs Sky by her hair, dragging her unconscious body out of the bathroom, out of the room and down the hallway. Where is he going?

“Sir, please. She needs medical help, what are you doing?” I begged as I followed behind him in an attempt to try to stop whatever his mind thinks is right.

“Do not tell me what she needs. You work for me, not the other way around. If I tell you to jump, you will say how high. If I tell you to kill someone, you would say when and where. Now just follow and keep your mouth shut. Dracus told me how disobedient my little mate chose to be and now she will learn how to be the Queen and mate I need. No matter her state.” Alaric said calmly, as if what he was doing was a normal occurrence and everything about this situation is an ordinary day.

I follow along helplessly as I watch him drag her to a wooden pole outside his housing area. It was in the middle of the cave, where traders are staked to until the sun rises and burns their existence away. He ties her up, as her back is facing us. Before I can ask any questions or stop this madness, Alaric begins to whip her. She awakens, as she screams in agony. Her pain echoing through me as I watch in horror. I need to stop this. But how?

‘Dean, please tell me you can hear me?’ I mind link my mate, hoping he can here me through our bond. I need to try anything to help her.

“King Alaric, I beg of you to stop this madness. You will kill her.” I cried out in horror as I watched the whip slice through the air, echoing as it rips her flesh apart right before my eyes. Sixteen.

‘Diane? I am so sorry and I hope your not mad at me but if you are I totally understand. I will do anything for you to forgive me and I will prove myself a better mate every day for the rest of our lives.’ Dean blubbers in the link as I am in a state between wonderment and admiration that he would even care about my feelings that much. Right now I had to focus on saving his Queen, our Queen.

‘Dean, shut up and listen.’ I link, cutting him off. I hate being rude to him and hate the way my words may make him fell. I need to save her first though and I don’t have time to discuss our mating right now. ‘Sky won’t give in to King Alaric, so as of right now he is whipping her to make her obedient. We need to get her out of here and fast. He plans to mate her in three days and I am not sure if he will kill her before that. I can teleport her to the cave entrance. If you guys can meet us there. Then we could sneak out while the vampires are sleeping. Either you guys can come back and take care of this or we could get the council involved.’

‘We already have the council involved. How long till they go to sleep?’ Dean asked, entering his Beta mode that turns me on so much. s**t, I shake my head as I try to clear my mind of my lustful thoughts.

‘Four to Five hours.’ I mind link back. There is a pause and I almost thought I lost him. It is hard to connect with anyone outside of the cave. I assumed Sky could only do it because of how powerful she is. The mate bond has to be a strong connection to allow us to stay connected this long. If it wasn’t for his presence I still feel, I would have felt defeated. Sky screams turn into uncontrollable sobs. I see a stone, icy glaze roll over her eyes and I know that this isn’t a good sign. She is putting up a blocker, going into her own little world to deal with the torture. I fear we may lose her this time around.

“Repeat after me Sky. You will be my mate. You will love me. You will be an obedient Queen.” Alaric yells as b***d pours down her back. Another whoosh from the whip as the b***d splatters across the ground.

I watch as she stands back to her feet, squaring her shoulders as if nothing has even happened to her. She looks emotionless, fearless. “I WILL NEVER BE YOUR MATE. I BELONG TO DIMITRI. I WILL NEVER LOVE YOU, I ONLY LOVE DIMITRI. I WILL NEVER BE AN OBEDIENT QUEEN, I WILL RULE MY KINGDOM WITH MY MATE.”

She didn’t care when he began whipping her again. She didn’t cry out or scream she stood there taking every ounce of pain until she went limb on the pole. Passing out from the b***d loss this time. Fifty – six whips. The night air silent other than the crack of the skin.

“Stop or you will kill her.” I begged as I fell to my knees. I couldn’t let him kill her. This can’t be how her life ends. After finding her second chance mate. Dying at the hands of a power hungry, psychopath of a vampire.

‘We can meet you at the entrance in six hours. You and Sky be ready. I will see you soon, baby.’ Dean linked me back before cutting off the connection. I am sure he felt and heard everything during that time. I wonder if he told Dimitri how his mate is already half way towards deaths door.

I can’t just sit tight and watch Sky be whipped while unconscious. It isn’t a crime to want to have her Goddess given mate.

“I will not obey you any longer. I am mated and belong with my mate. I release myself from your hold and announce the acceptance of my mate’s mark.” Words flew from my mouth, as if I was possessed but I knew I made this choice by myself. I needed to save Sky and no matter how scared I am, I know I would never want to be isolated from my mate. I want that undeniable, unbreakable connection. My mark glowed as I watch it become a full moon with the witches symbol in the middle. Dean written neatly beneath it. I have accepted my mate and his mark. I released my hold on Sky’s powers as Alaric turned towards me with an evil glint shining in his eyes. I realized how stronger he was than I am and how fast the tables had turned. I may have given Sky a break from the whipping but now it seemed I may be punished next, or worse, killed.

“What did you say?” Alaric said slowly through gritted teeth. I watched as his eyes turned bloodshot. Lines of b***d protruding off of his face. He looked as if he was about to blow a gasket. What have I done?

“I.. I… Said, I want to be… w..with my mate. I.. I… You don’t have… a..hold on me any…. more.” I stuttered out in fear. He strides towards me and I knew this would be the end. I knew I would never get that happy ending I always dreamed of. How could I have been so foolish to say those things to him?

‘I am so sorry. I accept you as my mate Dean. My only regret is not getting to know you sense the first time I laid eyes on you. Block the connection so you don’t have to feel what is to come next.’ I linked with regret and fear leaking through as my body shock from the energy coursing through me.

I close my eyes, imagining my mate and how our life could have been, as I wait for Alaric to finish me off. I hear his foot steps becoming closer, my teeth clattering in fear and my eyes squeezing shut as I keep wishing this was only a night mare.

I feel myself awake.

I feel my end coming.

Goodbye Dean.