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I exhaled slowly, trying to come to a decision of what I wanted to do. I know I probably shouldn’t and I should just turn tail and run away, but I know that’s not the right answer. I let out a small sigh and ended up messaging him back, sealing my fate.
To Malcolm ~ Sure,I would love to meet up for lunch. There are a few great cafes in town that I’m sure you will enjoy. Just let me know.
I’ve sealedmy fate for good… I just hope that I don’t regret it.
Chapter Three
Malcolm
I nervously wait inside one of the cafes Eleanor had suggested, staring out the window as I anxiously wait for her to arrive. I’m eager to see her again as we have been texting a little bit back and forth but it’s nothing to get blush over. I’m not even sure if she is just making small talk or if she is even interested but I have every intention of finding out. I don’t want to regret opening myself up to her, afraid that if I let her back in, I’ll end up getting hurt like last time.
I know it wasn’t quite her fault that she rejected me because I did end up learning that her parents had something to do with it. I didn’t get the full details about it but I kind of knew that they were doing everything in their power to make sure that we were separated. I wanted to rip their heads off and tell them where to kiss it but as a leader, I can’t. I have a reputation to uphold and I can’t just get mad at someone for something like that. I know many people who would be against me and tell me that I’m being delirious and dumb. That doesn’t matter so much to me because I know that I don’t make small decisions.
Every decision that I have made growing up has seriously been calculated, debating back and forth on where I want to take it. I kept thinking that I would regret allowing her back into my life but right now, I’m just anxiously awaiting more. If I let her in, who knows what could happen? It’ll either be the greatest or the worst days of my life. I know it might sound cheesy and stupid, but I’m going to make it so that she will never have to be without me. I’ll make it known that she’s going to forever be a part of my life…
I know it’s strange to still have these feelings about someone but it honestly never ended. I don’t know why it didn’t but a part of me has missed her so much over the past years. I would have never done anything until she was of age since she left a few days before turning eighteen, but I would forever regret not chasing after her. It’s like inside, I knew something that my brain wasn’t really telling me. I’m not sure exactly what it was but I had this bad feeling that I missed something important.
It is a strange feeling indeed, one that would haunt me. I don’t want to regret something like that, something that I feel could change everything about anything I know now. I guess I’ll learn what it is when I see her but I hope I don’t live with regrets.
I should have known I wouldn’t get it so easily.
“Malcolm?” I hear her soft, musical-like voice enter my ears, making me almost immediately look up, “Wow, you really haven’t changed a bit.”
I look up and it’s like I’m being struck in the face. Obviously, it’s different when you see someone on video, it’s just not the same. But seeing her in person is enough to have my heart racing, wanting to jump to my feet and draw her closer to me. She has not changed much in the years that have passed but has grown to look much more mature. She still has her sharp but delicate features, enough to make any man’s heart race. Her long, wavy brown hair falls to the middle of her back, one littlebraid in the middle to hold back her bangs. Her blue eyes are filled with a light, a beautiful smile gracing her lips. I don’t know why but something is screaming at me to touch her.
I held out my hand for her to shake, wondering if she would deny me that. I wouldn’t have been able to blame her if I’m being honest but I just keep staring at her. She hesitates momentarily before reaching out and taking my hand. Both of us jump at the electricity that courses through our bodies from that simple touch. It’s like everything has fallen into place, causing perfection at this point. I want to scream and jump with joy. I want to pull her in as much as possible and love her like I have never loved someone before. It makes sense now as to why I was so hung up on her but we didn’t know it because you can’t find your soulmate until after you both are eighteen.
And now here she is.
She lets go of my hand and sits across from me, staring at me in wonder. I find it really cute, my heart racing as I go back and forth on what I’m even going to say to her at this point. I know why she ran away that time ago with her parents but it is different now. Everything is falling into place and I need for her to know this.
I’m not sure what’s going through her head anymore but I’m going to figure it out. I’m going to make her happy so long as she will let me. I’m not going to just back down even if she tells me to because that would be the cowardly thing to do and I’m no coward. I can tell her that continuously for as long as I shall live that she will NEVER be put on the backburner in my life.
I don’t know how to make her believe me though.
“Wow.” I whisper softly, shocking myself because I have no idea what to even say at this point, “I didn’t realize that you were my soulmate. I honestly feel a bit like an idiot because I feel like I should have known but also, why would I have known? Like?”
I can see on her face that she knows exactly what I am talking about, nodding her head, “It’s okay. Neither one of us would be able to tell… I’m sure you’re disappointed to learn that I’m your soulmate.”
That makes me mad because there is no way in hell, I would EVER be disappointed, “I’m not disappointed at all. If anything, I’m relieved because that means I have every reason to keep you in my life and not let you go like I did last time… I’m happy that you are back.”
“You really mean that?” She asks me, raising an eyebrow because it doesn’t make much sense to her, I can see that as well, “I don’t know why you’re… Why would you even want me? I don’t come from an influential family. I have nothing to give you. Nobody will accept us to even be together even if we wanted to be.”
That’s kind of like a punch to the gut because I worry that maybe she doesn’t want me to be a part of her life, fiddling with my fingers, “I see… Well, I’m not trying to be a stick in the mud but I could give a rat’s ass about what anybody thinks. I’m the Clan leader, I can do whatever I want and I don’t have to listen to anyone. If they have a problem with it, they can come and say it to my face… Then, I can rip their heads off.”
Her eyes widen slightly, “don’t do that! Everyone would get mad at you and you could lose your title.”
“They would have to fight me for it.” I disagree with her, smirking because it’s the truth, “They don’t have to like what I do with my life but by God, they are going to respect it. I don’t have time for these childish games anymore because I have too many people counting on me. I understand if you feel like you’re not going to accomplish anything because of what people have put you through but I promise that they won’t like me if they have to face me. Okay?”
She looks like she is about to cry, reaching out to take my hand. I take her hand in mine, gently squeezing to give her some kind of comfort. I’m not so sure if it’s helping but I’m going to do my best to make her feel alright. I know what it is like to have people turn against you like you never even mattered; I hate the bastards who did that to me. But I can prove to her time and time again that she will be my everything. I don’t care who I piss off.
Chapter Four
Eleanor
Realizing Malcolm is my fated mate changed everything in my life. I didn’t even know what to make of it but he doesn’t seem to hate it. If anything, he wants more. Whenever we would meet up to get to know more about one another and see where things go, I feel myself growing even closer to him. It’s a strange feeling indeed, something that scares me just a little bit and I try not to think about it too much. I know that if I do, I would really end up freaking myself out and then I would just run away. I hate to admit that I’m a runner and I don’t know what else to do about it. I don’t like the fact that I continuously keep getting stepped on and treated like dirt, but Malcolm doesn’t treat me that way.
Honestly, he treats me like I’m the only girl in the world and I love it. I kind of feel like I’m his personal lover and how he promised me that he would never choose to be with someone else. A part of me of course wonders if he is just lying too me because I honestly have no idea what he sees in me. I would like to think optimistically about myself but that’s not an easy thing to do, especially when I’m continuously being placed onthe backburner. I know it might sound stupid or whatever, but I have never had someone choose ME. For whatever their selfish reasons were, they made me feel like they were choosing me but I don’t really think that they were. It irked me more than anything when I learned that about my parents because they would always get mad if I dared to say that they were not doing anything for me. They were just doing it for themselves.
