His Rejected 'Queen'.

Worries, Feelings And Roses.

"No matter the difficulties they don't run away from each other, not anymore!"

~some hours later, early at night, palace~

Diana’s pov

I sit heavily next to Ellie that is sighing nervous and Violet comes and stands behind me to caress my shoulders.

I am dying all these hours, Daniel is still missing with Derek’s team and Jeremy while Elias with Aiden are collecting the rogues’ dead bodies from the battle field.

The fight lasted for about two hours and the rogues were more than the usual but with Daniel in lead we won and once the last rogues realized that they would die they run away to save their lives but Daniel took Derek and his team and till now they are chasing them, probably…

It’s the first time in my life that I am so f*****g scared and I hate it! Feeling that Daniel is in danger is a torture even though I know that he is the strongest werewolf there is and he can protect himself. It’s not that I don’t trust him, it’s just that…

“You don’t trust them!” Destiny cuts me off and I nod nervously.

“And now you understand why he doesn’t allow us to fight and he didn’t want us to meet Lucas.” She continues and I stiffen guilty.

Okay, he was right, I admit it, I understand now but…

Anyway!

“Destiny… Can I ask you something?” I ask her timidly and she growls shortly in agreement.

“Um… Why did you change your mind about Daniel? What happened back at the waterfall?”

I have so many days that I want to ask her but every single time I decide to somehow delay it because everything is too much for me till now, I mean having a room with Daniel, being so close to him, getting used to all these…

“Diana, I am just trying to be logical and give it a try. We can’t get rid of him now and you know it so… We can do nothing else than wait and see if he is really changing or playing!” she replies quickly.

“But you are defending him… I mean, for my suspicions before…” I say and he rolls her eyes annoyed.

“Look Diana! We have been accusing him for many things but right now accusing him for being with other women is at least stupid and you understand pretty well what I mean! You feel nothing wrong, he has no other females’ scent on him and he is honest about it! The fact that you feel insecure as a woman when it comes to Daniel doesn’t give you the right to accuse him for something so serious! If he was lying I would have already killed him but this time I am sure that he is not so stop doing this! You are more than enough and he said it clearly some hours ago! If you want more proof ask him again!” she replies in frustration.

I don’t reply back to her because I have nothing to say, both of us know that she is saying the truth and I have no clue to accuse Daniel but I still feel like I am not enough for him and this is triggering my jealously. And moreover if I want to be completely honest with you Daniel is doing the more he can till now and I am distant, I don’t give him so many chances and I know I am right at this but what I am trying to say is that I am not helping him open up more.

Shit!

You have f****d it up Diana!

“Do you need anything my child? You are pale!” Jonathan says walking to me and I snap my head to him realizing that I was too lost in my thoughts.

I give a quick look to everyone around me and see the concern in their eyes. Ellie is holding her breath, Victoria stands up from her seat and approaches me after Jonathan, Alice is frozen with her eyes locked on me, Violet has stopped caressing my shoulders and walks around the couch to come and sit next to me and Nikki with Landon that had been talking in low tones till some seconds ago have now turned to me worried.

“Do you feel any pain? Any annoyance?” Victoria asks getting panicked and Nikki rushes to me in tension.

“I am fine, I was thinking of something, that’s all! Relax…” I say in hurry and they seem to calm down a bit with Jonathan kneeling in front of me and Victoria standing beside him.

“If there is anything you need just tell us sweetheart, we are here for you, yes?” he asks taking my hands in his.

“Thank you Jonathan, I will but I am worried. It has been more than six hours since they left to chase them. What is happening?” I ask worried and he smiles to me in sympathy.

He starts caressing my hands and Ellie taps my back gently sharing my wary as Jeremy is with Daniel, we are in the same condition and I can see that she is holding herself from crying with difficulty. She wanted to go and fight with them but Daniel asked from her and Thomas to wait here in case he needed them later with my team but the second team that had to go and help was Aiden’s and only Thomas left with Elias to collect the dead rogues.

“Ellie have you felt anything?” Nikki asks her calmly and Ellie shakes her head negatively.

“No, Jeremy is fine, I haven’t felt even the slightest pain.” She replies and I give her a weak smile.

They are asking us because Ellie and Jeremy have marked each other and if anything had happened to him she would have known and as for me and Daniel… We are the strongest couple and we already have a strong connection and this is proved as Daniel has felt my pain two times till now.

“I guess that not feeling pain is a good sign…” Ellie murmurs and Victoria nods.

“Definitely!” Violet whispers and Alice stands up like something happened and runs out of the living room with Landon behind her.

What the hell?

“Elias is here!” Jonathan states and we all jump up and run outside the palace in hurry.

I get out of the palace’s main entrance some seconds later the moment Alice is falling in Elias’ arms and Aiden appears from behind a tree with Thomas. Aiden’s team is gradually walking out behind him and Violet runs to him with me looking around me worried and relieved at the same time.

“You are thinking of Daniel, aren’t you?” Ellie asks me and I sigh making amends not to cry.

“Like you are thinking of Jeremy…” I whisper and she wraps one arm around me.

It is quite dark, the sun has almost disappeared behind the mountains and this is making me worse.

This is a living hell!

“Diana, Daniel mind linked me a while ago…” Elias says walking to me with Alice still holding him and I gasp breathless turning to him.

“Yes?”

“He is coming with the others, everyone is fine. They caught most of the rogues that tried to run away!” he continues and I smile exhaling relieved.

“They did it, see?” Landon says hugging Ellie and me and Jonathan with Victoria smile emotional.

“So now you can go and eat something, take some rest and wait for them in your rooms girls.” Nikki continues and Landon nods but…

Something is wrong, he is nervous, I know this look…

“Are you kidding me? I can’t eat, I am going to wait here and…” Ellie begins but she locks gazes with Landon and stops.

She turns to me again and smiles forced, takes my hand in hers and most of the others start walking again back to the palace in silence.

“Come, we need to eat something, they are right!” she tells me ‘cheerfully’ and I pull my hand back narrowing my eyes.

“Landon what is wrong? Why don’t you want me here when Daniel returns?” I ask furious and Destiny appears in my mind growling and taking my side.

Do they really believe that I am so stupid? I know them all, something is happening here!

“Diana, come on! We just want to take care of you like he would have wanted to. Do you want him to get more worried than he already is?” he replies with a fake innocent smile and I growl walking to him shaking.

If I could kill him right now, I would!

“Land you are lying and you are pushing it!” I shout and they all freeze turning to look at us.

“No, I…”

“SHUT UP BETA!” I scream with Destiny ready to take control and deal with him in her own ways (even though she loves him very much) and he bows with me taking once step to him.

I suppose that when it comes to Daniel I don’t hesitate to use my power…

“I am going to ask you only once! What is happening?” I ask demandingly one last time and he sighs exchanging some gazes with Jonathan, Elias and Aiden that nod to him timidly.

“Fine, I will tell you but at least trust me and let me give a solution that will be fine with you and Daniel!” he states and I sign impatiently in agreement.

“Daniel and the others have the rogues with them. Daniel told me not to let you see their condition, I don’t know what is happening exactly and I didn’t ask him because he was too angry and I didn’t want to make it worse. If you want to wait him then let me mind linked him to take the rogues in the dungeons from the back side.” he says and I close my eyes in frustration but I decide to calm down for now and wait until he comes back.

“Fine damn it! Tell him that I want to see him so he can decide what to do with the rogues!” I say through my teeth and he sighs relieved.

“Alright! Thank you, let’s go inside and once he is close we will come out again!” he replies and I nod defeated.

What happened and he doesn’t want me to see them?

~about one hour later~

I snap my head to Landon when he clears his throat and I stand up running out of patience.

About one hour now I am boiling and I am trying to think of a good reason for Daniel’s order but nothing makes sense. I am not scared or unused to these things, I have killed before, it is my job to protect my pack and I am a fighter, my eyes have seen lots of things and this won’t be a shock for me so…

Why?

“He is here Diana.” Landon states and I break out again but this time I am in front of everyone.

No one dares to pass by me, even Landon is scared and I understand that I wasn’t so fair with him some time ago but I couldn’t do otherwise! He was lying, I knew it and he was insisting! We were talking about Daniel and I lost my temper, I am getting more and more possessive as the days pass…

I stop at the head of the stairs after I get out of the main entrance the moment Daniel walks out from the woods dressed only in a jeans.

My eyes travel on his bare chest, stomach, arms and shoulders and I gasp as he is covered with blood everywhere. I am sure it’s not his but the rogues’ but I can’t stop my heart from stiffening from wary.

The second our eyes meet he stops walking and although lots of meters are separating us and it is dark I can distinguish his tired yet angry expression that gradually changes and his face’s features soften.

I start walking down the stairs quickly and ignore the others that have stopped at the top of the stairs behind me. Two of Daniel’s most trusted men appear behind him and stop walking about a meter before him while Daniel stays frozen on his place with his eyes never leaving mine.

I reach him some seconds later and I hug him instinctually catching him off guard. He seems surprised from my move but soon he wraps his arms around me and kisses the top of my head. I calm down almost immediately and tighten my hold around him to realize that he has been shaking all these seconds and when I lift my head and eyes up on him again his eyes are way too dark and his jaw is clenching.

He is… Angry!

It’s like Landon told me but I thought that he would have calmed down a bit till now…

“Daniel what happened?” I whisper breathless and he buries his face in my neck without replying.

He starts taking my scent with deep, steady breaths and the men behind him give me a weak nervous smile. Destiny has her ears perked and it’s like she is trying to communicate with Devon but I don’t know if he is opening their link from his side.

Daniel keeps on taking my scent for some more time and I don’t dare to move of talk, he is still in tension and the fact that I am not helping him that much as in the past is terrifying me.

Something really serious happened, I feel it!

“Are you alright?” I ask him timidly through our link and he exhales tightening his hold around me even more.

“Now I am…” he replies and pulls back making me stiffen in disappointment from the sudden cold air that hits my skin.

“I made you a mess… I am sorry…” he murmurs staring at my clothes with a blank expression.

I narrow my eyes confused and it takes me some seconds to understand, I look at my hands and top and they are covered with some blood but I don’t care. This is the last thing that matters me, Daniel is not alright and this is driving me crazy.

“Don’t worry about it, it’s fine! What happened? Why all these?” I ask in agony and he turns to the two men behind him.

Both of them nod and leave heading to the palace and I listen to some footsteps getting closer from behind me.

Landon, Victoria, Jonathan and Ellie…

“Are you going to answer me?” I ask again running out of patience ignoring the others and he bites his lower lip in frustration.

Great! Now he is going to tell me that I am pushing it!

“I can’t say a thing right now. I have to go and interrogate the rogues with the others. Go and try to sleep, okay?” he finally says after a while and I blink my eyes surprised.

“Huh? What the…”

“Diana, please!” he cuts me off firmly and I turn around not wanting to create a scene and walk back to the palace like crazy.

I can’t believe him!

~some time later, dungeons~

Daniel’s pov

“Speak or else I will lose the less patient I have left!” I roar and punch him again on the stomach making him scream in pain.

I have the ‘leader’ of those bastards and he doesn’t seem so willing to talk.

I have already listened to some cut words from some other rogues during our way back to the palace and this is making me insane! The more I thought of some things the more I got sure that…

“Fine! I will tell you everything I know!” he says coughing and I smirk.

“Thomas tell the others to come here!” I order as he is with me all this time.

He gets out of the cell and I cross my hands in front of my chest observing the coward in front of me.

He is almost naked and chained on the wall, his body is full of bites, cuts, bruises and woods that I did to him and he is bleeding almost everywhere. I have to admit that he is quite tough as almost everyone would have already died in his place but I am pleased that he hasn’t because I need answers and I am not planning to stop until I take them!

The cell’s door opens again after some minutes and my dad, Aiden, Landon, Jeremy, Elias, Parker and Thomas get in.

All of them except from Thomas were in other dungeons doing the same thing with me. I didn’t want to have them all in one room! I need them to be in the dark when it comes to what the others of them are saying and if any of them says something different than the others then…

He is lying!

The second the door closes again I turn to the others and my dad gives me a meaningful look. I have never seen him so angry, his eyes are almost black and he is shaking. The same thing happens for Aiden whose fists are shaking and I am getting sure that what I heard is true…

“Speak! Why are you attacking us and who are you!” I order the rogues that coughs again getting ready.

“I am one of the rogues’ commanders but I am not lots of time with them… I am or maybe was a commander but in test, this is why I don’t know many things such as the basic location and their specific plans…” he replies and I grown ready to punch him again.

“You are telling me nothing useful till now and I am running out of patience!” I say through my teeth and he nods taking a deep breath.

“I know… I am going to tell you the things I know immediately.”

“TALK!” I scream and take one step to him with my father joining my side.

“The target is the Queen!” he states and I raise my hand to punch him screaming but my dad pulls me back.

“Daniel wait! Let him finish!” Landon shouts and Elias grabs me as I am still fighting to get free from my father’s hold.

I knew it! I f*****g knew it!

“CONTINUE!” I roar shaking uncontrollably with Devon trying to take full control and kill him.

“Rumors say that the Queen is one of the best fighters, the plan was to bring her here to face us and kill her but as it seemed you found out who she is and you are keeping her away from the battle field…” he says and looks up to me nervously.

“How did you know about her? She…” Jeremy starts but stops breathless.

“I don’t know how we knew about her, as I told you I am new and they don’t trust me yet. I listened to some things from some others and I can tell you but I am sure you… Won’t like it at all!” he murmurs and my father with Elias pull back freeing me from their hold.

SHIT!

“Tell me everything you know!” I order shortly.

“The one behind all these is the rogues’ King and you are aware of him being dead but what you have no idea about is that his son took his place about three years ago!”

“What the hell? The bastard had a son?” my father exclaims and he nods leaving me shocked.

“I thought I had killed him lots of years ago and we wouldn’t have the same problem again…” he continues and turns to me pale while sweating.

I remember him talking to me about it, it happened about twenty years ago and from that moment everything was peaceful…

And now he has a son?!

“And what this have to do with her?” I ask him next.

“I don’t know how but he knew about the Queen, he knew who she is and he was trying to find a way to go close to her… He wants her dead and this is why hunters attacked her pack one year ago, he made an alliance with some of them. He almost made it from what they told me.”

“How did he know? She was in England, she had changed her name, everything was covered. I don’t get it!” Landon says shocked and Aiden passes by him and walks to me.

I lock my eyes on his and I instinctually know that we are thinking the same thing.

“It was them! They knew about you two… They tried to kill her but left her for an unknown reason before they make sure she was dead, they knew she was alive and they were lying from the beginning!” he says through his teeth and I nod feeling my eyes turning black.

“I promise you Aiden, when I find them because I will, they are dead!” I state and he growls in agreement.

“And the second attempt was some weeks ago when she was alone in the forest and she couldn’t shift!” Landon speaks up and the rogues nods quickly.

“Anything else you know?” I ask turning again to him.

“Yes… He wanted her dead till some days ago but right now I am not so sure about it! His plan is to take revenge for his father’s death and then become the King. If he can’t kill her and weaken you and the kingdom he can either kidnap her somehow and blackmail you or kill you and… Take her next to him and make everyone accept him as the King… He is an evil man, it’s not difficult for him to think of another way.”

I want to tear down everything around me, I want to kill that bastard and believe me I have no idea how I am so ‘calm’ after all these. I don’t know how I am doing it, maybe I haven’t thought of his words till now and this is why my anger is not triggering my hand so much!

I walk to him and grab his jaw forcing him to look at me.

I observe his features and I nod firmly.

At least he helped with everything he told me! Now I know what I have to do!

“Fair enough… You live for now but we are not over yet. We are not over at all!” I groan and he nods.

“I want you all in my office before we go back to our rooms. We have to take care of everything!” I say turning to the others that shake their heads in understanding.

“What do you have in mind?” my father asks me through our link reading my expression.

“Lots of things…”

~about five hours later, two hours after midnight, Daniel’s personal office~

I take the bottle of vodka from next to me and fill my glass for…

Fourth time in half an hour?!

I am thinking of the rogues’ words again and again and I feel like drowning.

I don’t know how I managed to act in front of Diana about two hours ago when I came in our room and took my bath. She was worried and I knew it but she didn’t talk to me, I guess she is still mad at me for not telling her what happened but this time I don’t regret it!

How can I tell her that someone wants to kill her and I had no idea till now?

I mean, I knew about Samantha till now but this is different!

What a useless man I am?!

I could have lost her already these last three years and it’s a miracle that she is still here! I owe it to Gideon and her pack and also I owe a very torturing death to that bastard and her ‘parents’!

But guess what!

I am going to kill them, no one gets away when he messes with Diana, I had already enough!

“Don’t you think that she has to know although? She can deal with it!” Devon states confidently and I stand up sighing in frustration.

“I am not ready, I just need time and she won’t stop until I tell her, I feel pressured! I want to tell her but only when I have put most of the things in their place!” I reply and stop in front of my window with the glass of vodka in my right hand.

I keep on staring at the dark, silent forest in front of me and I lose the time’s sense.

All I am thinking is Diana and how I am going to keep her safe and kill those that want her dead. I have to make it and I think that my plan is…

Good but…

I jump around when I listen to the door opening and Diana gets in timidly. She is pale and her eyes land on my hand almost immediately. I open my mouth to speak but I can’t, nothing comes out of my throat and I can’t move even an inch.

I feel so guilty this moment!

“Daniel why did you do this?” she asks with a trembling voice and rushes to me panicked.

“Huh?”

I stiffen nervously unable to understand what she means but when she reaches me and takes my right hand in hers I blink my eyes surprised.

I broke the glass and my hand is bleeding without me realizing it!

SHIT!

How frustrated am I and I didn’t notice it? I felt nothing!

“Try to open your fist, I have to see if the cut is deep or not!” she says bringing me back to reality and I try to pull it away and she tightens her hold around my wrists and growls.

“I am sorry, I will go and throw some water, it will be fine in some minutes! Does your hand hurt you? I am an i***t, I…” I say overwhelmed and she places one finger on my lips to stop me.

I look into her eyes and she smiles emotional ready to start crying.

This is killing me!

What an asshole I am?

“Calm down, come with me at the bathroom to take care of it and we will talk, yes?” she asks and I nod instinctually.

We leave my office with my hand still in hers and I follow her without protesting. Her touch is already affecting me and when we get in the bathroom we walk to the washbasin and she opens it while placing my hand under the water.

“You felt it, didn’t you?” I ask her in such a low tone that I hardly listen to myself and she nods while leaning closer to my hand and taking it under the water.

She observes it carefully for a while and then puts it again under the water as it is still bleeding and then takes a clean towel from the shelf on her right.

“Do you feel anything annoying when you close and open your fist?” she asks me worried.

I pull it back and try it for some times but I nothing feels weird, it doesn’t even hurt me!

“No, I don’t think that there is any piece of glass.” I reply and she smiles relieved as she throws some more water on my hand for one last time and then enfolds the towel around it quite tightly in order to stop the bleeding even faster.

The cut will be healed in some minutes anyway but I guess she wants to take care of me?!

And this is so damn touching!

“Can we talk about before? I am certain that you are angry and you have some questions. I want to explain myself…” I murmur nervously and she nods quickly.

“Let’s go in the living room then and by the way you will lay down to rest!” she states and for once more I follow her but this time I am quite amused.

She is frustrated about before but she is taking care of me and shows understanding. She puts aside her curiosity for me and this something new for both of us. Alright, Diana has a kind heart, this is well known but with me it’s the first time she behaves like this…

We get in the living room and she opens the small lights as this room as well the main bedroom is dark, all the lights were off till now.

I open my mouth widely when I see that my ‘bed’ is ready for me and she notices my expression and smirks innocently.

“I had it ready before you come to take your bath but you didn’t even got in here to know it…” she explains and I close my mouth awkwardly walking to it with her behind me.

And now she said that she did it for me!

This is something I was doing till now, I didn’t want to ask it from Martha, there is no need when it’s not so difficult and I can make it by myself!

Anyway…

I sit and tap it for her to sit but she shakes her head negatively and points the pillow.

“What do you mean?” I ask confused and she rolls her eyes.

“Lay down Daniel. I can sit down or next to you!” she replies not giving me opportunity and I raise my hand to talk but she narrows her eyes warningly and I groan defeated.

I do as she wants and lay down and she covers me although I am not cold and I don’t need it and sits next to me and looks at me with meaning.

I guess I have to talk now…

“I am sorry for being abrupt when I came back but I was mad and I lost my patience. I understand that you wanted to know, that you still do and you are right but it’s not easy for me to talk about it yet and I need time. I am not planning to keep it as a secret from you but I need some time, I am not lying! I have told you again that you will be informed about everything and I meant it! Just not now… I am sorry!” I say and she bites her lower lip taking my left hand in hers as I have my body turned to her and I am not exactly lying down, I have two pillows under my head.

“Okay, look… I got mad when Landon and the others tried to lie to me and I got worried! When you came back and I saw you I felt that something serious had happened and your behavior didn’t help me relax! I understand that I shouldn’t protest and you are right at this but you know me quite well when it comes to this type of things… Thinking what could have happened frustrated me even more and after you came you were missing for so many hours and when you came in here you told me nothing! I respect your wish and I won’t pressure you even though I really want to know what happened. Just… Have in mind that I can face anything and anyone, any truth!” she says and I nod in understanding relieved.

We are making some progress, look at us! We are talking and we are calm, we are not fighting!

Are we stepping for each other?

I mean, am I?

“I am sorry, really! I don’t want you to worry and this behavior from me won’t happen again, I promise!” I whisper and she smiles shyly giving a squeeze to my hand.

“It’s okay now, you are already forgiven and I don’t want you to worry that much! I feel your tension and whatever is happening which has surely to do with me I know that you are doing your best! Don’t be so hard with yourself!” she says and I sit up surprised but stop when I reach about some inches from her.

“How do you know?” I ask breathless and she lowers her head.

My heart starts beating like crazy in my chest, Devon is shaking his tail in alert and I am sure I have the silliest expression there is.

Diana is full of surprises today and this last is by far the last thing I was expecting to hear from her.

Am I such an open book?

“Diana how do you know?” I repeat and with my right, hurt hand I make her lift her head up.

Her eyes are shining and she has a mixed expression, she is not afraid, she is touched and angry but at the same her aura is calm and confident.

I don’t know what is happening to me, I am dizzy and her last words are still a big shock for me.

“Just a feeling…” she whispers after a while and slowly caps my face in her hands without breaking eye contact with me.

“Whatever is going on will be over soon! You can and will end it, now I know!” she continues and touches her forehead on mine.

“How?”

“I just know, don’t ask why! Do you believe me?” she asks and pulls a bit back without leaving me.

I nod drown and she smiles, some tears are blurring her vision gradually but she looks happy and I can’t feel my heart anymore, I can feel nothing.

I am too lost in her and I lean closer to her when we listen to a soft, discreet noise and she turns her head to the rose on the table and as a result I kiss her cheek.

“Daniel the rose!” she exclaims amused and I look at it quickly.

I blink my eyes for some times and we move closer to it in union while never leaving it from our gaze and Diana touches the top of a leaf.

The rose had no buds til this morning, when Caroline gave it to us it was extremely small with less than ten leafs and now…

His size has gotten doubled, his leafs are bigger and more, it has a closed bud and…

A quite big open silver rose!

“What did just happen?” I ask her excited yet confused.

“I have no idea but this is…” she says and stops as we lock our gazes again smiling brightly.

“Beautiful!”

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Hello my friends!!!

The 27th chapter is here in time!

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