The Alpha King's Rejected Mate (Nyx and Lycus)

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Nyx's pov.

Is he ever going to come meet me? I wondered about my mate as I sat down on the cold prison floor drawing patterns in the sand with my fingers.

I have been here for over a week now or more. I am not sure, I lost track of the days and the more we stayed, I noticed that the comfort we were provided were taken away too. We didn't have a mattress anymore nor the blankets neither the meals that came in often.

Amara and I were starving and we craved for food more than we ever had in our entire lives. Even the petty thin bread and soup given to other prisoners didn't get to us anymore and I wondered if it was his new method of tormenting us.

"Hey nyx." I looked up and saw Andros already standing close to his cell bars, "Here you go." He said flinging the bottle of water in his hand towards my cell. He had a very good throw, it landed very near as always.

"Thank you." I mumbled as I went to pick it up, "Thank you very much."

I took the bottle and went back to where Amara was seated. She looked up at me as I crouched next to her. She had become thinner due to lack of food. I opened the bottle and gave it to her to drink from. This had become our routine ever since we stopped getting food. Andros giving us his water and I handing it all to Amara.

He had been of great help. At first I never liked him since he kept bugging me of what relationship I had with the King and I didn't trust him since he was a rogue. But I got used to him and he was the only one I could talk to since our cells were opposite each other. Although, I still fear him since he is a man but he couldn't do me any harm, we got bars between us and a bit of distance.

I watched as Amara emptied the whole bottle of water and kept it aside. She wiped her hand over her mouth and looked at me.

"What about you mummy?" She asked looking at me with worry in her eyes, "You always give me everything."

"Don't worry baby." I smiled sadly at her, "I will be okay you know, I just want you not to go really hungry."

She nodded at me and looked down at fluffy, "We will be okay, right fluffy?" She smiled at it, "Fluffy says we will be okay mummy." She looked up at me.

"I know child, I know." I nodded at her and went back to my sitting position, I couldn't tell her that it couldn't talk and I couldn't tell her that we would probably die here if we went on like this.

"What are you thinking about?" I looked up again, it was Andros.

"Nothing." I sighed, "What were you put in here for?" I asked him changing the subject, I didn't want him to drill me for questions or try to get into my thoughts.

"A lot of things." He said, "Very scary things."

"Like what?"

"You don't want to know Kid."

"Don't call me kid." I growled at him and he laughed, "You are only barely older than me."

"You do not know that." He argued.

"So, how old are you then?"

"About 400 years old." He said and I gasped in shock. He couldn't be that old, he looked really young

"You speak no truth." I argued, "What are you? A vampire?" I questioned him with a laugh.

"Actually, half werewolf and half vampire." He said and I stared at him in amazement, I had never met a hybrid.

"Shocked?!" He laughed and I nodded.

"So what are you in for?" I asked again and this time he sighed before looking downwards.

"I am here because someone hates me." He laughed dryly, "I don't want to talk about it."

"Oh." I played with my fingers, "And your mate? Isn't she worried?"

"She died hundred years ago." He mumbled.

"I am sorry." I said to him not knowing how to console him any further.

"It's okay." He sighed, "At least I got a taste of what loving someone was like and she was the most wonderful person I have ever met."

I smiled at him still not knowing what to say as I wondered if I will ever get a feeling of what loving someone or being loved was like. I looked over at Amara and saw that she had fallen asleep. My stomach growled in hunger bringing me back to reality.

"What are you in for?" It was Andros's turn to ask me this time, "What must you have done to be held captive with your child?" His voice was teasing.

"I…" I stopped not knowing if I wanted him to know the reality of things, did I trust him enough to know? Was I ready to tell him anything? "I am here because someone hates me too."

"You are lying." He laughed, "You are his mate aren't you?"

My heart skipped a beat as I heard his words and my breathing increased rapidly, how did he know? I never told him anything, "No, I am not his mate." I lied, "I am just here cause someone hates me."

"You are lying."

"I am not Andros." I wasn't happy with the fact that he knew. How many other people know? I questioned myself, what if he thinks I told everyone and then comes down here to kill me?

"If you are not his mate, why do I hear him coming in this direction with various warriors on guard saying your highness, she's in the last cell!"

Shit! I am fucked! I could here the greetings too with heavy thumping of feet, his scent wafted through my nostrils and I felt pleasure fill me which was soon over come by fear.

Gosh! What is he going to do Hera? First time we are meeting him in person and I don't know what will happen! I said to Hera.

I am scared too Nyx, She said sounding really tired from the lack of food, the wolfsbane and silver in our system kept weakening her more over time.

"He's really close now…and oh! I saw your face when you perceived him, don't lie to me. " Andros smirked and withdrew into the darker part of the cell.

His footsteps got closer and closer, in panic, I stood up immediately and went into the darker part of the cell next to Amara and laid next to her pretending to be asleep.

He was before my cell now and his scent filled my nostrils more and I heard his feet stop.

Wow, Hera purred, fuck he smells heavenly.

I rolled my eyes at her and laid there. I could agree with her, he did smell like heaven if only he behaved like an angel to match his scent.

"I know you aren't asleep." His voice boomed, it was so deep and pleasant to hear. I almost purred along with Hera, "Come forward." He commanded but I remained where I was.

"I said come forward!" He spat with a growl and I hurried to my feet with my head bent and walked forward to meet him. I didn't dare look up, I kept staring down at his well polished shoes and I noticed that he had huge feet from how big the shoes were.

"Look at me." He said, "Don't make me repeat myself." His voice was harsh just like Alpha Titan's and I shivered in fear and took a step back.

He reached his hand through the bars and grabbed me pulling me closer to him, I felt sparks run up my arm and I know he felt them too, "When I talk to you, you do as I say!" He gritted before pulling his hand away like he just touched filth, "Now, fucking look at me!"

I looked up to see his face, he was damn tall for a start, taller than most men I had met. If it was possible for good looks to be a crime, he would be hung, damn! I had never met someone like this. He had short black hair which was swept backwards, his skin was tanned with an nice shaped face, well arched brows, deep black orbs just like when we first met, his nose was pointed and his lips were well shaped with a pale shade of pink, I suddenly wanted to know what his smile was like and he had a slight stubble. I wanted to reach out my hand to touch him and know what he felt like which I did, a very stupid mistake.

"Keep your fucking hands to yourself!" He glared at me and I withdrew with a sob.

"Why?" I finally found the courage to talk, "We are mates." Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"We can't be."

"Not again." I mumbled.

"What do you mean by not again?" He moved closer to the cell, "Tell me."

"Why don't you want me?" I asked changing the topic, I didn't want to tell him that I had a mate before.

"Because you are an omega! a rogue! You are weak and pathetic, probably a whore too cause I know not where the hell you got that child from."

"I am not a whore." My voice broke as I began to cry from his mean words.

"What is your name?" He asked.

"Nyx."

"Nyx what?"

"Nyx Evander."

"Good." He hummed, "I am going to reject you."

He said and I felt a stabbing pain in my chest. I wanted to beg him not to, to tell him that I will do anything for him not to reject me.

"And you are going to accept my rejection and forget about me, we can never be together! I am an Alpha King, I do not need a mate like you."

I cried more as his words rolled off his tongue, "Stop your crying, it is fucking irritating!" He said and I sobbed.

"You are going to leave after the rejection and never set foot within my territory again, mutt!" He warned, "Is that clear?"

I nodded at him and watched him do what I feared the most.

"I, Lycus Dardanos." He began, "Alpha King of the werewolf community, the next in command after the wolf's council and the Alpha of Blackmoon pack reject you Nyx E…"

He never got to finish his words as a blinding white light suddenly shone through the room followed with a harsh gush of wind that threw me back against the wall.