Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 202 As sacred as a mate

the main room. There was wine and food flowing while people watched William even more intently than she did. Doris disappeared into the crowd and went straight for the buffet with two guards on her heels. She didn’t have to guess who sent them to look after her for the night-and she didn’t blame him in the slightest. “Doris,” A familiar voice called. Doris blushed a little as she turned to face Enzo. She held a plate piled high with all sorts of food but he only smiled at her as if the sight of her was merely charming. “Do you have a moment to talk? There’s something I’ve been meaning to talk to you about.” “Of course.” Doris glanced to where William was across the room. He seemed deep in conversation with a group of men that looked at him as if he was a diamond. Doris smiled a little and followed Enzo away from the buffet. He led her through the wide doors and outside where many had ventured. She assumed they needed air with how stuffy it became in there. Doris seated herself on a wooden bench and moved her skirts for Enzo before she started to dig into her food. “What did you need to talk about? Are you thinking about going back to the north?” Enzo smoothed out his fancy jacket before he seated himself. He looked utterly elegant today, much different from his normal attire that screamed rogue. Somehow,

going to do?” Doris asked. “How did William get you to come around?” Enzo asked. He leaned back against the seat as if he was exhausted. “Oh…well… It didn’t happen overnight. It took quite a long time for me to see him for who he is. I resisted it for a long, long time. I didn’t want to have any feelings for him. I didn’t want to have a mate or a wolf. And it didn’t help that he was so grumpy and mean all the time. One minute, he would be kind—the next he would tell me he didn’t need me.” Enzo stared at her as if she was crazy. He glanced at the door. “What on earth are you still doing here then? I can sneak you out of here before he comes around for you.” Doris laughed. “He said those things to protect himself, as awful as that sounds. I resisted him as much as I could and he tried to do the same to me, but we always came back around. I used to promise myself every night that I wouldn’t have a single feeling for him. Somehow, all the prep talk to myself didn’t work. I fell right into him and I can’t even remember it happening. All of our fights and our resentment made us pull into each other more.” “You both are quite mad, aren’t you? Perhaps I’ve been going at this flirting thing all wrong. I should shove her down hills and insult her dress and see where that takes me.” 1 Doris laughed and shook her head. “No. She wants someone nice, she doesn’t want anyone like William.”   “Well… I suppose I didn’t know what exactly I wanted. I never saw myself