His Fading Mate

CHAPTER 6: Four Years Earlier

CHAPTER 6

William's POV

“Once in a lifetime, you meet someone who takes your breath away. Not because you want them too, but because they were meant to, and that person will change your life forever.”

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Four years earlier…

"W-what do you mean she's dying? That's impossible, she's perfect. She's fine. I just saw her and she looked fine." I said with all the emotion on my face draining. My mate, Rosalie? No, he must be joking. Kaiden sighed and the three of them shared a solemn look. I felt my heart drop.

"Will, Rosalie has cancer, malignant heart tumor. Owen and Drake were in the hospital to visit our friend Sean Rodriguez who happens to be the eldest son of Dr. Rodriguez who is currently the physician of Rosalie. They were talking when they saw Rosalie's mother and friend outside of some room and that's when Sean told them what happened." He looks at me seriously. "Rosalie has a minor heart attack but she's in a very critical condition as of now." His twin Jason steps forward and looks at me like he wants to say something but the tree looks at him in warning.

"Jason don't," Kaiden spoke warningly but Jason did not listen to him.

"Shut up, Kaiden. He needs to know this." Kaiden closed his mouth and backed away a little. I furrow my eyebrows in confusion.

"What are you talking about? What is it that I need to know? Can somebody tell me what the f**k is going on?!"

"We found out that Rosalie has only a few months to live." Drake suddenly spoke. The three of us looked at him and he raised an eyebrow at Jason. "What? You're taking too long. And Sean also said that Rosalie will not survive the night. She'll die whether it's because of the few months she only got or… tonight." My eyes widened and I felt panic, fear, worry, and anger creep inside me and I don't know what emotion to show.

My mate, she's really dying. They are not joking, I can feel it and they will not joke about something like this. I'll kill them. Friends or not I will kill them for joking so I know that they are all serious.

Without further undoing, I turned around and ran as fast as I can using my vampire speed. I don't care if someone saw me. I'm still in the woods so I'm sure no one will see me and this is part of my territory. They wouldn't dare to cross this line if they wanted to stay alive.

My mind wanders back to my mate. Rosalie, my dying mate… Now I understand the reason why she was crying at the cliff. She seems so depressed and in so much pain. All the words she said make sense to me now, I understand it all now.

"Why don't you just take my life now?"

"I can't take it anymore."

"Why? Why me?"

"I'm dying anyway."

I grit my teeth and ran faster.

"Your mate, she's at the hospital and her condition is very critical right now…"

"Rosalie has only a few months to live..."

"Rosalie will not survive the night..."

"Will, your mate… she's dying…"

"She'll die whether it's because of the few months she only got or… tonight,"

I ran and ran until I heard something from the left corner. I stopped and turned my head and saw a car coming its way towards me but I did not move. I just stare at it with cold eyes and watch as it stops. Then, the door bursts open, and a man that I hate so much comes out with a pissed-off expression.

"What the f**k?!" He growled at me. "You're blocking my way, vampire." He said while taking a threatening step, but I did not back down.

"Do I look like I care, wet dog?" He growled and was about to speak when a sound of a car horn came from behind me, then the familiar voice of Drake's caught my attention but he didn't sound like how he used to, it's serious and dangerous this time.

"Get in, man. Don't waste your time with that wolf. Your mate is more important." Hearing him say that brought me back to my real mission. F**k! How can I forget about that? Damn it! This werewolf always gets on my nerves. I clench my jaw and give Drake a small nod. Then, I look back at Damian Reeves with a glare. Then, after ten seconds, I turned around and get inside the car where Drake and Owen are already sitting. Drake immediately drove the car towards the hospital where my mate is in without saying anything. I can feel the tension because of that wet dog. Everyone knows that werewolves are the mortal enemies of us vampires, so it's not a surprise that even Drake acts cold towards them.

I believe that we hate each other because both of the creatures have a lot of differences between each other. They hate us because we drink or suck blood and it disgusts them because they don't do that, and also because of our skin - paler than normal - though it is not obvious because some of the humans are also like this. They hate us because of that or there are more other reasons but I don't care. We hate them as much as they hate us. We do not like how werewolves smell. To vampires, a werewolf's scent is like a wet dog. Believe it or not, they do smell like a wet dog but for them, especially their mates, their scent is the most amazing scent they'd ever smell. Note my sarcasm.

"Where are Kaiden and Jason?" I asked, partially worried because of how I acted towards Kaiden earlier. But they should not be surprised because that's me, that's how I grew up - to be aggressive, cold, ruthless - I tried to be like them, and them meant kind, or at least less like me. But I cannot hide the fact that I'm still the son of Klodian Xhaka, the King of the Imperial Vampire Court. He is the man behind the deaths of many creatures. The darkness ate him and he became a monster, literally a monster. He was not like that, he used to be a normal vampire, he used to be a father, a very lovable father to me but that was until my mom, Silvia Kessler died. She was murdered and we believe that it's the werewolves who killed her. Werewolf from Damian Reeves pack, and after that, my father was never the same. The darkness took over his mind, body, and soul, completely. That's why I left the palace with my four friends.

"They are already in the hospital. Don't worry, man, you two are fine." Owen spoke, briefly glancing at me through the rearview mirror. I just nod and did not say anything. My fist is clenched and my expression is dark. I'm sure that if I spoke, I would definitely end up snapping at them. This is what I fear to happen. I can't control my emotions when it comes to my mate. And I'm afraid that if I lose her, I would end up like my father and I don't want to be like him. Drake said that my mate could die tonight and I can't let that happen.

"What are we going to do now?" My eyes snapped towards the rear view mirror to look at Drake who is driving the car. I furrow my eyebrows and glance at Owen. "I mean, you would definitely never let your mate die, right? So, what are we going to do? How do we save her?" Owen was looking at him in shock because for the first time, Drake actually said something seriously. Jason cleared his throat and then looked at me.

"Yeah, I was wondering the same and after seeing your mate's state, there's only one thing in my mind regarding what we need to do to be able to save her." I clench my jaw and look at the window. We all know that there's only one choice to save her and that's the thing that I vowed and promised to never do to her. She'll hate me forever. But it's her life we're talking about and I can't risk it. So, I will do what I should do. It's the only way.

The car stopped in front of the hospital where Rosalie is in and I immediately got out of the car, then walked straight inside. Many humans are walking around seeming like small creatures thinking that they rule this world, that they are the strongest creature. I shook my head and decided to ignore them. I was about to walk directly to the counter when Sean Rodriguez, a resident doctor here blocked my way. I didn't even notice him until now.

"Sean,"

"This way," He said and led me towards my mate's room. "My break is not pretty long so you better do what you should do fast. Her mother and the other two girls were not there, they're at the cafeteria. Her mother and the other girl who looks like she's in her early thirties are talking at the cafeteria and her best friend Lily is talking to Jason, so you don't need to worry about them. Everything is undercover." He explained and that made me let out a breath of relief.

"Thanks, man," I said, feeling grateful for all of their efforts.

"Don't mention it. By the way, your mate… " He sighs. Yes, Sean knows about her and what is happening. He is a vampire just like me, but not full-blooded. His father is a human and his mother is a vampire. But not like me, my friends, and the other vampires, Sean lives like a human. I never saw him act like a vampire and that's because he doesn't want to. He is fine living normally, and that's also the reason why he became a doctor. He followed his father's footsteps and became a doctor.

"Will, I will be honest with you about Rosalie, I asked my father about her condition and what he answered is something that I'm very sure that you will not like but because you need to know this, I will tell you anyway. She'll die." He said bluntly. "Her heartbeat is not normal anymore and we suspect that she will not last long." I felt my chest tighten but I ignored it and asked.

"How long?" He sighed.

"Five hours or three perhaps. But if a miracle happens she will die anyway. Her life already has limits. Only a few months and…" I restrain myself from lashing out or doing something crazy and it looks like I'm succeeding but I don't think it would last for too long.

"How did this happen? Kaiden said that she had a minor heart attack, so there must be a reason." We turned to a hallway and every step I took felt like a big stab in my heart. I'm eager to see her and worried as f**k.

"Yes, her mother told me that they were talking about her father before this happened. I think it's about a family issue." Right, her father, Roger Smith. I know that her parents are not together anymore. They divorced after her father suddenly turned cold to them and he seems careless when it comes to them. But I know that he was not like that before, then one day everything changed.

So that's the reason.

"We are here," We stopped in front of a light brown wooden door. Sean patted my shoulder. "Think about it carefully because once it's done, you can't back out." Then he left.

I sighed. I know. I never want this to happen. All I ever wanted is for my mate to live a normal life. But she's dying f**k it! I can't just let her die. If she dies I will lose my mind and I will surely kill myself as well.

With a drained face, I opened the doorknob and entered inside. The smell of drugs and other medical stuff entered my nostrils and it burned my nose. I did not have to look around because the first thing I saw when I entered the room was her. My mate. She's lying on the hospital bed looking lifeless but the thing that keeps me composed is her heartbeat. I can still hear her heartbeat but it's very weak. There's a tube on her mouth, a heart monitor on her right side, and an IV on her left wrist. She looks so weak and small. I can't believe that I did not notice this before. I felt so worthless. All this time, my mate is in pain and I just watch her like a pathetic mate, pitying myself because I can't even have her while she's worried about her life and family problems.

I stopped in front of her lying body and slowly, I raised my hands and cupped her cheeks. She's so pale and cold. I caressed her bottom lips with my thumb, then closed my eyes feeling in pain. I can't believe that I'm about to do this. My heart aches but I need to do this. I cannot just watch her die. I lean my head next to her ear.

"I'm so sorry, Rosie, I'm so so sorry. Please, I hope someday you'll forgive me." I whispered, then looked at her angelic face. My eyes slightly widened when I saw that her eyes were open, but not fully open. She's looking at me softly and my heart aches even more. "I'm so sorry." Then, without further undo, I sank my fangs in her neck.