Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 202 As sacred as a mate

away by lords in the kingdom. He sought her out with his eyes over the crowd. He towered over everyone around him and it wasn’t hard to keep track as he moved through the room. He, of course, drew attention from the some of most beautiful women Doris had ever seen and she had to swallow every ounce of jealousy that bubbled as a result. It wasn’t the time to focus on that –especially when he didn’t even seem to notice them all around him. m He looked at her as if he was helpless to those that demanded his attention. She smiled and waved him away, it was his time to shine. It was his time to prove he was the right choice, she didn’t need to take him away from that, The crowd had broken off into the ballroom that connected to 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.

if I held my mouth open like that.” “I’m sorry… what did you just say? Are you talking about Beth?” Doris set her half eaten plate aside   and turned her full attention to Enzo. “How… what? She doesn’t have a wolf!” “Neither did you before you met William. He brought it out of you, didn’t he?” Enzo kept his voice calm and low, she tired to do the same. “How… how do you know that she’s your mate? I thought it was rare for a wolf not to show itself like mine did.” “It is rare, but not impossible. Usually it occurs when people suppress a lot of themselves into something else. When you two became slaves to the palace at such a young age, you were forced to be someone you weren’t and suppress all of your feelings to the palace. It’s possible that it caused both of you to suppress your wolves.” “I just… I don’t understand.” Doris glanced around for Beth, but clearly she wasn’t in this crowd. “I feel her… my wolf feels her when she’s near. It’s like a distant hum in my bones that calls to her. She doesn’t answer yet, but my wolf can feel her own deep inside her.” “How long have you known?” “Since we met in the cells. I felt it instantly the moment I touched her.” Enzo wiped his hand across his face. “I haven’t been able to sleep since I met her. She is… she is all I can think about. My wolf wants to claim her as my own already, but I know I can’t do that.” “Oh no, you definitely can’t try that. You’re going to have to have her warm up to you on her own terms. She’s been terrified of rogues since she was a child—but I can see that she’s already started to warm up to you.” Doris bumped him lightly. The thought of her best friend having a mate was wild to Doris. It wasn’t that long ago that both of them were just normal maids trying to make it through the day. Now… now it felt as if they were in another universe that was no where near the one they belonged in. “What are you 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