Mikayla's P.O.V

Cade continued to assault me with his disgusting lips.

"Get off of me!" I yelled as I was finally able to fling him off me.

He landed a foot away from my shaking self.

With a malicious smile on his face, he stood up and looked down upon me.

"Fiesty, I like it," he growled. He crouched down and ran his index finger down my cheek.

"I'll be back for you, baby," he took a big whiff of my scent and exited the room.

I sat there, terrified and angry.

Before I could do anything, I threw up again. Even though I had emptied my hurting stomach, I remained in a nauseous state, I had a serious headache and a turning stomach. It felt like my body was melting, organ by organ.

Though I tried to fight it off, the tiredness was too much to handle. So I fell back asleep.
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I woke up to the sound of angry voices. One of the voices belonged to my mate. I wanted to get up and jump into his muscular arms, but my body was fighting against my wanting mind.

"Well, well. Isn't this cute. I thought it would be nice to out you together before we kill her. Spend some quality time with your mate before she dies," I heard the other male voice cackle.

But his voice sounded so familiar. The baritone voice that held seriousness with a hint of evilness. It was the voice I had grown up with.

It was my father's voice.

I finally pushed myself to sit up. I saw Xavier throw a punch at Bob, but he missed by a millimeter.

"Bob?" I said, breathless.

Both men turn toward me.

"Mikayla! You're finally awake!" Xavier ran over tone and up to the bars.

I met him there and wrapped my battered hands around the steel bars.

I immediately pulled my hands back in pain as a burning sensation ran through my hands. Xavier struggled to hold back his wolf when he saw me in pain.

Without touching the bars, he leaned in and pecked me on my lips.

"I've missed you, Princess," Xavier said.

"I missed you too, Alpha," I smiled brightly.

"Mikayla? As in, Mikayla Lancaster?" Bob's surprised voice interrupted our moment.

"Yes, Bob," I spit his name out.

"I didn't know that you were the one who was mated to Xavier....."

"Yeah, so it was just a coincidence that we both have the same name, age, and description? I find that a bit hard to believe," sarcasm was evident in my irritated voice.

"I-."

"No. You're a fucking pice of ass. That's what you are, Bob. You an just go fuck a hole," I pointed at Bob accusingly. I connects the dots and realized he was King Vladimir. The asshole who wanted me dead.

"I haven't seen or made contact with you since Cade brought you here," my father explained.

"Really?"

"Yes. Yes, I wanted you dead. But I didn't know your name. Though I was stupid to not connect the dots."

"Oh."

"Do you forgive me?"

"Not really. But what's with you being a vampire."

"Wait a second," he exited Xavier's cell, taking Xavier with him. A few seconds after the door slammed shut, they entered my cell.

I immediately ran into Xavier's awaiting arms and wrapped my legs around him.

We brought our heads up and connected our lips in a passionate kiss. It felt as if a part of me was returning after being away from Xavier for so long.

"I missed you, Princess," he whispered into my hair.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

We stood in silence, wrapped in each other's limbs.

When we finally detached ourselves's from one another, Xavier noticed my whip burns. His eyes started to blacken and I could tell Aidan was surfacing.

I quickly wrapped my arms around his neck again, trying to calm him down.

"It's okay. I'm fine, Xavier," I whispered into his ear.

His body was still tense under my hold.

I gently kissed my mate's shoulder and made my way up to his mouth. He immediately responded. After the kiss was broken, he lay a gently kiss on my sore mark. A pleasurable shiver ran down my weak spine.

"Mhm," my father cleared his throat. I let go of Xavier, embarrassed.

"I'm glad that you're happy, Mikayla. That's all I really wanted for you and your brother," Bob said to me. He started to move closer to give me a hug, but Xavier moved in front of me in a a protective stance. He let out a low growl.

Bob backed away, careful not to provoke him.

"Why did you do it?" I asked as Xavier went behind me and wrapped his arms around me waist. He laid his face in the divot of my neck and took in my scent.

"Your mother was the late Queen Whitney. She also was the mother to Alyssa and Scott. After she died, I married Queen Eliza. Eliza is actually your brother's mother. She died at the hands of another vampire. That vampire was executed. Next, there was Queen Catherine. She was the mother to no one. But after she died, I was empty. She was the only one who I actually loved."

"Well, why are Scott and Alyssa vampires, and not Alex and I?"

"The thing is, I'm not a vampire. I was just the only child, and my mother couldn't give birth anymore. So I was King by default. You just took more of my traits than your mother's.

"Why didn't you keep me?"

"It wasn't actually my decision. After you were born human, Whitney demanded you be executed right away. Same for Alex and Queen Eliza. The only reason they married me was because of my power, beside the fact that I was human. In this family, it is dishonorable to have a human baby. I couldn't let you be killed, not because of my genes. So I took you guys to the city and raised you there."

"You didn't do a very good job at it."

He chuckled,"I know. But I want that to change, I want to be a better father. I couldn't do that before because you couldn't know about this world. Anymore questions?"

"What was the situation with you and Catherine?"

"Ah, sweet Catherine. We met one day in the city. I was there after taking care of you guys. We really hit it off, so I revealed my identity to her. Turned out, she was also a vampire. I took her back and made her my queen. She brought out the real me. She was kind and tender-hearted, unlike Whitney and Eliza. I loved her with all my heart, and she loved me. That was, until those mutts killed her."

"No, you have it all wrong. Cade killed her and Xavier's father. Even though he is also a vampire, he is way more cruel."

"What? No, I've known that kid since he was eleven. He was a sweet boy. I treated him as my son. He would never do such a thing."

"But he did! He killed her!"

Bob rose up form his seat, getting angry,"Look , even though you're my daughter, you can't just come in here and start pointing fingers. Cade is a nice boy! Now, after your little hissy fit, I think you need some time to straighten up."

Xavier growled loudly at Bob, mad that he raise his voice at me.

"Shut your mutt of a mate up. I will leave you two in here until I straighten things out with Cade. Hopefully, he will agree on letting you go. As much as I hate you, I must let go of Catherine's death," I saw a tear dribble down his cheek. Though he wasn't there for me most of my life, I still had a tender place in my heart for my dad.

Before we could do anything, Cade burst into the cell, with a gun in his hand. His finger was laid on the trigger, ready to shoot.

"Cade!" I lunged toward him. He unexpectedly aimed the gun at my father's head and a shot rang through the small space. Bob fell to the floor, lifeless. I fell to my knees and laid next to his dead body. Tears were streaming down my face. He was my father and I loved him.

Xavier rubbed my back and whispered comforting words into my ear as I cried over my father.

I looked up at Cade with pure hatred in my eyes.

"You sick bastard!" I yelled at him in a accusatory tone. Xavier held me back, not attack because Cade had a gun pointed at us.

"I've waited fifteen years to kill that old man."

"You monster! What do you have against him?"

"Oh, I don't know. Nothing much. I just had to get him out of the way. You know what this means, right?"

"What?"

"Since you were the first born child of Vladimir, you are now Queen of all vampires. That means me, being your mate and all, am the king."

He held Xavier at gunpoint and he'd him back to the other cell. He then returned to mine and stood in front of me, trying to intimidate me.

"No! Even if I am Queen, you will never be my King. No matter how much you try, you will never break Xavier. He is the only person who would be my king."

He let out a dry, humorless laugh. The, Cade raised his gun toward my right thigh and shot. Pain pulsed through my body and I collapsed onto the cold floor. Xavier yelled through the bars and tears left my eyes. The nausea came back and I vomited on the floor again.

"So ignorant Mikayla. This whole thing wasn't only to break Xavier and become most powerful alpha, it was to become King also. I would be the most powerful of the powerful. I would be invincible."

"You killed the king, your father, and the Queen just so you can have some lousy titles. Even if you do become king and most powerful alpha, it's just a title. Any other vampire or werewolf could pin you down in a second. You would just have a title to bring down with you," I stated, disgusted by the werewolf in front of me. Every movement I made caused more pain in my leg.

"That may be true, but the power would still be with me. You see, even though I was the weakest, with power, I could defeated the strongest. I don't know if you've noticed, but I have killed the King, Queen, the former alpha of the strongest pack. I have defeated the most powerful. All I want is more power. It's a simple request, yet so hard to retrieve."

"You disgust me. Power can't buy you anything but arrogance and guilt. You will never experience love, family, or friends. Nobody loves you Cade. Nobody." I spit in his face. Cade slaps me and grips my hair tightly. His hot and humid breath fanned over my neck.

"You may not speak to me like that. I thought we could be a good old couple, but apparently, that won't happen. You will address me as master. Kings have significantly more power than their Queen, so say goodbye to your rights. You belong to me."

"Never."

"Be that way. You will spend the rest of your miserable life in this cell. I will mate you tonight, so spend a bit of time with your old mate before I make you mine."

He exited my cell and locked it.

"Xavier?"

"Yes, Princess?"

"It think I'm pregnant."