Candela

“What if they don’t want me for you? What if they throw me outside this castle and forbidden me to get close to you ever agin? Blade… I don’t want that to happen.”

“Me too… I don’t want us to separate that’s why leave this matter to me, Rabbit.”

“But how can I?” Candela asked Blade with worries in her voice.

They are in her room. Fixing herself just like what Primo told her before the child leave them alone. After Primo caught them in the garden, the child instantly decided that he will going to tell to his parents what he just heard. Blade, on the rescue… tried to stop his own brother but to no avail, his efforts were futile.

Primo had decided. The child’s decision is already final and seems like no one will ever stop him. Primo will going to drop a bomb on his parents’ face and that was all about her and Blade’s mate bond.

“The hell, Blade… I’m so nervous. Nervous as f*ck! What if they will be mad after Primo told them what he had heard? What are we going to do, Blade?” she asked, combing her hair with her fingers.

Blade draw near her and hug him. Even though Blade’s hug felts secure, it can’t wipe Candela’s tension. What happened earlier is shaking the hell out of her to the point that she suddenly forget the meaning of the word calm. How can she calm down when any moment from now, there will be a tendency that she will throw outside the castle. And the connection of her and Blade… the mate bond between them will be cut.

She can’t endure that if that’s happened. Heck! She gave up everything just to be with Blade. The day she surrendered herself to Blade, she already gave up on her true purpose. Candela gave up her revenge, the justice she wants to give ln her beloved parents. She gave up that will in order for her to be with Blade. She can’t just lost Blade in just a flick.

“Blade…” she called him almost crying. Her hands are on tight grip on Blade’s clothes. “Blade… I can’t live without you. I can’t be mateless. I can’t take it if they will force us to be separated.”

“Calm down, Candela.” Blade rubbed her back, comforting her. “What ever their decision will be, I won’t let them take you away from me. Nor me, take away from you. No one can ever separate us, Candela. They will need to kill me first before they take you away. Trust me.”

“Your father, Lord Magnus… your mother, Lady Lorraine. What if… what if they don’t like me?”

“The hell I care? So what if they don’t like you? So what if they can’t accept you? I won’t seek for their blessing if they don’t like you for me. No one in this world can separate us, Candela… remember that. Not even the most evil in this world. Not even the God who gave you to me.”

“I love you…” she breath before tighten her arms around Blade’s waist.”

“I love you too…” Blade answered, answering her hugs with a tighter one. “I Blade Crimson, the first prince of Crimson Palace, promised that I will only love one and only woman. The woman who is mated to me, who is destined to me. I do promised to love the woman named Candela Rios, beyond eternity.”

“Can you protect me, Blade?” she asked.

“Oh, Rabbit.” Blade chuckled. “You don’t know who are you talking to. What’s my property, remains my property. I will do anything to protect what’s mine even if it means my blood, my own life…”

“Blade, I’m tense.” Candela faced up at Blade who’s standing next to her.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

Blade hold her hand tightly before pulling her closer. “Don’t be, Candela… don’t be,” he said before putting a peck of kiss on top of her head.

Candela forced a smile before locking he eyes again on the door in front of them. She could not help but to breath in and breath out heavily. For the fact that she is just standing outside Lord Magnus’ private room, her body almost went into hard black of cold ice. She’s tense as hell to the point that she could felt that her heart wants to jump out of her chest.

“Shall we?” Blade looked down at her, she nodded before they both step towards the closed door.

When Blade twisted the knob, all that Candela could heard is her own heartbeat. Beating erratically, pounding hard against her breast. Her breathing was also rugged and the tension she’s enduring inside seems doubled… or maybe tripled when they finally step inside the private room.

There is no one inside aside from Lord Magnus who is sitting in the middle of the room, in the swivel chair. Beside him is his wife, Lady Lorraine who is staring at their direction same as Primo. The three seems expecting their presence that is coming any moment.

Candela hold Blade’s arm tightly as she slowly lifted her eyes on him. Tension is definitely gnawing her alive and all she can do was to hold onto Blade… on to her mate. Strength and her will, as well as her composure seems leave her.

“Mom… Dad… Brother.” It was Blade who cut the silence engulfing in the whole room. “We’re here. So, let’s start the discussion.”

Blade guided her towards the table. He even pulled a chair for her to sit and as expected, all eyes are on her. She is obviously the center of their attention. Even Primo, his eyes is far from his usual eyes as she spoke with him usually. The aura… the aura of each member of the royal family is different right at this moment.

“I guess, Primo already told you what’s with us, right?” Blade glanced at her. Candela can only smiled awkwardly.

Who the hell would smile in that kind of situation? She’s in the hot seat for pete’s sake!

“Uhm…” Lord Magnus faked a cough before fixing his not-so crumpled necktie. He shoot her a kind of glare that almost take away her breath. “As what Primo told us, this lady… in front of us… is your destined mate, right Blade?”

Blade nodded instantly. “No doubt. You get it correctly, Father. This woman, beside me.” Blade hold her hand under the table making her heart to calm for a bit. “is my destined mate. Candela Rios is my mate, father and I won’t allow anyone to take her away from me.”

“Blade…” she whispered, trying to stop him. After all, they are still in the front of the royal king and queen.

“So, if anyone in this castle will be going against us… then I must say, they need to fight me first before they touch Candela. Not even you, father is allowed to touch my mate.”

“Blade…” she stopped him again but Blade just ignored her. Candela turned her eyes on King Magnus. His looks remain stoic while on his side, Lady Lorraine seems wanted to cry as her eyes slowly gets watered. When she looked at Primo, the child only gave her a formal look.

“What if I take her away, Blade? What if… Lady Candela thrown out from our castle? What can you do?” Lord Magnus asked.

A kind of questions that she feared out from the very beginning since she accepted Blade as her mate. Those questions makes her afraid. Because what if… what if that really happened? What will she do?

“Just like what I’ve said… no one is allowed to take her away from me. My mate will remain untouchable. Candela will remain on my side. No one can stop me for having her, not even you my father… not even you as the king.” Blade gritted his teeth.

The tension didn’t leave Candela. Seems like this discussion with the royal family will be her death soon.

“What about you, Lady Candela… what are you willing to do for my son?” Lord Magnus fire her a question.

She first look at Blade who’s already staring at her. Then she turned back her eyes in front, meeting the intimidating eyes of King Magnus.

“I gave up everything just for him, my lord. Since the day I accepted Blade as my mate… I already gave up my whole selft to him. I surrendered what all I have. And if you’ll going to ask me that question… to answer that. I am beyond willing to put my life on stake if it’s means that I’ll be staying on his side. My life, my own life…. that’s what I am willing to sacrifice just to have him, my lord.”

“Your life, I see. But what if Blade fell out of love? I know my son, he is a playboy. He plays a lot. What ate you going to do then, Lady Candela?”

Yes, she knows that Blade is a playboy. Just like what Primo used to remind her before… the first prince loves to play. But she trust him… she trust her mate.

“I trust him, my lord. I trust Blade. I trusted him for not breaking my heart. And I guess, trust and faithfulness is the key for us to stay together. Blade loved me, I loved him too… the way he loved me. That’s enough for me to trust him, to gave him all my trust.”

“Listen, Candelita…” Primo butted in making her turned to him. “Do you think my brother will remain faithful to you? Do you think he will stay in your side ’till the end?”

She breath out. “Yes, I do believe your brother, my lord. I do believe in Blade. I trusted my mate.”

Despite of the quarrel they just fixed earlier, Candela still trust him. She still trusted Blade with all her heart and that’s all what’s matter.

“What is this all about? What are you trying to say, father… shoot it. But to make it clear to you. I. Won’t. Leave. Candela.” he gave emphasis on every words. “I won’t leave my mate. She is my everything and whether you agree or not on our connection, I have nothing to do with it. It won’t change my mind for standing in her side.”

“Blade… my son, calm down.” Finally, she heard Lady Lorraine spoke up. “We are just making this clear to everyone. We have no intention to separate the two of you. Our only concern is the mate bond between the two of you. You know that mate bond is so sacred and even if we are powerful enough, we still can’t do anything to break the sacred rules of mate bond.”

“You’re saying what, mother?”

“Idiot!” Primo butted in. “Look, father… look how idiot my brother is. Look how he can’t get a very simple point of our mother. I pity him, holy molly!”

“Shit up, kid!” Blade groaned.

“What? Do you think your idiocy make you handsome? My God! Of all the person I know, you really are the impossible one. What mother trying to say is… we have nothing against the two of you. You heard it clear, brother? We agreed on your relationship with Candelita. God! Are you really sure that you want to be him, Candelita?”

Candela all can do is to smiled wide as an answer. No words came out from her mouth as her mind is still processing what Primo had said.

The Royal Family is on their side. They are on their side. It’s a blessing right?