Elijah: The Vampire King (The Hybrid Series) Book 8

Chapter 24: Lauren's Loss

(Trigger Warning, Self Harm)

(s****l Content)

Six Years Later

Lauren

I have been dating Gale for a while, he came into my life when I least expected it, we are mates and I haven't told my father as yet or my uncle, they are both my fathers. I have been struggling with my mental health for years and go in random bouts of paranoia, sometimes but the meds I am taking seem to help. I haven't told Gale about my problem for fear he won't stay with me, I have a therapist who helps me cope and my father, Elijah visits me at least once a week to see my progress. He pays for my apartment and my daughter visits when she can. She doesn't know who her father is because as I said, I have a history that I am not proud of, I do have an idea who he might be but we went our separate ways a long time ago and he has moved on, even mated and married his mate. I was violated as a younger woman and my grandmother covered it up, I missed her so much, she died trying to protect me and I know my other father, Piot is still looking for the culprits.

Kenna became my mother and I love her, she visits me often and we do lunch or shopping together, my brother Pheonix is very protective of me and checks in on me often. I hide Gale from them in fear that they won't accept him, he is not a vampire, he is a shifter and he respects me. He knows I am royalty because of who he thinks my biological father is and that is Piot, I respect that my real father is protecting me and we keep that I'm his biological daughter a secret but hopefully one day, everyone will know the truth. I saw my father walk in and he smiled, Elijah hugged me and I was so happy to show him what I did today in the studio, I feel his love for me and it is unconditional. I don't work anymore because of how much I deteriorated over the years but he gave me a studio I can paint where I am mostly happy. Last year for my birthday, he bought me a cabin where I can vacation, I am only allowed to go with guards so they can keep an eye on me and I don't mind because Blair comes with me.

After spending about an hour together, he kissed my forehead saying, "I love you, ladybug," I hugged him like I didn't want him to go but I knew he was busy. Later in the evening, Gale came over and we decided to watch a movie, Piot called and asked, "Who is the gentleman in the apartment?" I smiled saying, "It's just a friend, Dad," and he asked, "Will I ever get to meet this friend?" I said, "We can have dinner next week," and he agreed before hanging up, Gale looked at me smiling touching my face and feeling the tingles of our bond. We started to kiss and it started getting heated, he laid me back on the couch got on top of me, and sucked my neck as I slightly moaned. My panties soaked through and he took them off before burying his head between my legs, I closed my eyes and he licked and sucked to my first orgasm. He kissed me after tasting myself on his tongue feeling him poke my entrance with his c**k before thrusting into me.

I scratched his back and open my legs wider for him to go deeper as he moved his waist in a circular motion burying his c**k deep. The moans were loud between us as our bodies heated up, he sucked on my breast and I wanted him to mark me, he hooked my legs with his arms and started thrusting harder into me. I was lost to passion as I felt my orgasm rising again, I begged him to keep going as my body start to shake squeezing his c**k and I c*m around him. He moans, "f**k," push my legs back, and pounded faster, I knew he was about to c*m, he c*m deep in my womb before pulling out and catching his breath. He got up to go the bathroom as I tidied the couch back and cleaned myself up, I was happy and switched the movie before he came out and sat next to me, and I fell asleep in his arms.

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It was the night of the dinner and I invited my family ready to tell them finally, Gale was my mate, Gale showed up an hour early looking sad and I asked him, "What's wrong." He said, "I Love you, Lauren but I can't be with you," I was shocked and hurt, I asked "What do you mean, Gale? We are mates," he said, "I know but I was already betrothed and when I met you, I never thought I would find my mate but my family doesn't care." I tried to hold my tears back and said, "So this was a tryout for you," and he didn't answer, he showed me my bottle of medication he took and said, "I can't have kids with you if there is a possibility you could pass on your crazy," and that stung so I said, "Go on, say it and get it over with." He looked at me and said, "I, Gale Breastbrok reject you, Lady Lauren, daughter to Prince Piot as my mate, severing this bond forever," we both held our chests in pain before I accepted the rejection. I told him, "Make sure she marks you," and shut the door, I knew if she didn't, the bond would still be intact because I was Elijah's daughter, not Piot's.

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Elijah

I decided to stop by before Piot and his family showed up because I felt uneasy and had slight pain in my chest, I saw that her door was open so I went inside, and I heard faint cries in her bedroom. I heard a faint heartbeat, I went in and saw that she had overdosed on her meds and I linked the doctor on site, Piot rushed in asking, "What was going on?" He saw a note next to the bedside table, she tried to kill herself and I didn't realize that I was crying until my tears hit her cheek. I was failing her badly and was at my wits end on what to do, Piot called Marion as the doctor arrived and we rushed to get her to the hospital. We waited and Jasper showed up and he hugged Piot, and then Kenna, offering support. Jasper asked, "What triggered this," I said, "According to the note, a rejection, Gale was her mate and he rejected her." Jasper looked at me and said, "I know she is dear to you because of how close you and Piot are but let him handle it," and I smiled saying, "He will."

I left Piot and his family to comfort Lauren, Jasper headed back to the office for our annual meeting, and Marie was with my mother in the human territory visiting Amara. I filled in Kolie on the situation and two hours later, he sent me everything he knew about this Gale guy and I went to his house. He was having his mating ceremony in a few days and I would invite myself before Piot linked me saying, "Lauren is having a seizure," and I headed back over there. I reached the hospital in no time and saw Piot waiting on me, he stopped me and said, "Gale was having s*x with whomever he is mated to, it caused Lauren to have a miscarriage," and I felt my heart sink at her losing my grandchild, I asked, "Did she not accept the rejection?" Piot said, "She did but he doesn't know you are her biological father so he would reject her using my title which is incorrect, the bond is not broken, Elijah, she is in pain." I left there with one mission in mind, to get that jackass to reject her properly or kill his ass if my daughter has another seizure.

I reached his apartment before he left to go to Ironside for his upcoming wedding, according to his file he was mating King Silas's only daughter. I won't even get started on his infidelity because at this point, my priority is my daughter, I didn't knock, I pushed the door probably breaking it to find him in bed watching TV with his betrothed. I thought he was cheating but she is here in Vampora with him. He looked at me begging me with his eyes not to say anything and I looked at Lady Zaina and she said, "My lord, what is the meaning of this?" I said Gale can tell you later and I grabbed him by the hair dragged him outside and told him, "You will reject Lauren properly or I can kill you right here because you are not royalty yet." After explaining she was my daughter and that she was in the hospital, he felt remorse asking about her well-being.

He eventually said the correct verbiage and he felt a weight life off his chest as he put it, saying, "I am sorry," before I compelled him to forget Lauren and knock him out. I returned and Lauren started to get better. I spent days on end by her side without anyone knowing and when she finally came through. She cried saying, "I am sorry, Papa, I thought having a mate finally would help me, I loved him, will I ever find love?" I assured her that she would but didn't rush it and then she was allowed to go back home under the supervision of her daughter and the therapist. This time, I didn't let the doctors tell her about the miscarriage and I made sure anyone she saw in the future was background-checked before getting serious. I am tired of my daughter being vulnerable because of something someone did to her years ago, and I will stop at nothing until I find a cure for her.