Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne
Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Chapter 39 Don‘t make me come looking for you

“She… Never mind.” Prince William paused, he looked back at the fire as if it would answer for him. LadyKatherine leaned forward and patted his knee in a motherly fashion, it almost made Doris smile. “It’s nothis favorite subject to talk about. The only reason I know is because I raised him and I’ve seen how he’sgone through mistresses almost as fast as his father did.” “Oh, I just didn’t realize he resented the idea ofa fated mate.” Doris shifted uncomfortably. It was a dangerous topic, she knew she shouldn’t treadanywhere near it but she couldn’t help herself. There might not be another opportunity for her to learnabout how he truly felt about having a mate. Prince William slowly turned his blue gaze back to her. Shesilently held her breath and wished he wouldn’t look at her as if he could see right through her everythought. “It made my father weak.” Prince William finally admitted. “He loved her more than anything, hewanted her more than any woman in the land and when he lost her–no one else would ever do. To thisday he refuses to give his heart away again.” “Loving someone doesn’t make you weak.” Doris saidquietly, Prince William shook his head in annoyance. “My father can’t even look at me without thinking ofhis mate. He goes through life as if it’s a chore instead of living it because he lost her. He treats his – on1:1, tana vatham hol l .

Don’t make me come looking for you left of her.” “Perhaps he’s scared to lose you one day.” Doris saidsoftly. She wanted to reach her hand out and hold his own as a friend might, but she knew he wouldnever let her. “He might be trying to selfishly protect his own heart by keeping you away. “Selfish is all myfather knows how to be.” Prince William rolled his eyes to the ceiling, “He knows no other way to live,why should I?” “William,” Lady Katherine frowned. “Why don’t you admit the true reason and stopdancing around the subject?” Prince William only ignored her, Lady Katherine turned towards Doris.“He’s afraid his mate will die and he’ll never recover like his father He thinks if his father had never mether, he wouldn’t have ended up how he is today.” Doris’s lips parted, but she couldn’t replace any words.Suddenly, his horrible attitude towards everyone he met made a bit more sense. He was trying to pushthem away as much as he could and only keep around people that didn’t matter. It wouldn’t destroy him if

any of them died, but it would if his mate did. Perhaps that was why he was going through all this troublefor Melody, he wanted to make sure whoever had hurt his mate paid for it. She wondered why he hadn’tbrought her up again yet, unless the topic hurt too much to talk about Doris fought the urge to rub hermark again when he sat there watching her. He clearly still believed Melody was his mate, there was noway it could’ve been Doris anyway when she had no wolf inside her. Still, she found herself touching herown mark often when he wasn’t near. Doris felt her blood heat under Prince William’s gaze, he leanedforward to rest his elbows on his knees. “As for your earlier statement, I suppose I’ll

Don’t make me come looking for you Doris furrowed her brows and glanced at Lady Katherine. She onlyshrugged, “Please excuse me for asking, your majesty-but do you think pushing people away is worthit?” “They don’t care for me, Doris. They care for what I am or how I look. They care for my title despitethe fact that my father doesn’t. Once they get close enough, they eventually see there’s nothing to loveor wrap their arms around to hold onto. There’s only more layers of the cold person I’ve always been.”Prince William leaned back again. “Who would want to love a beast when there’s a prince more worth itaround the comer.” Doris frowned. “We’re all capable of true love.” “I think it would be impossible forsomeone to be true for me.” “Everyone is worthy of love” “Not me,” Prince William stood as his mooddarkened again, Doris stood as well and watched as his eyes flickered over her every movement. It wasalmost as if he had the nerve to look amused at her slight frustration. Doris remembered herself and letout a small breath. “Not everyone cares about a title or looks.” “I’ve yet to replace a woman who cares forwho I am behind my title.” Prince William snapped. “Then you’re not truly looking.” Doris couldn’t helpherself, she knew she should stop talking and stay silent as she always did. “Sometimes you have toallow people in and risk getting hurt.” Prince William’s eyes turned a little stormy as he stared at her. Herinsides made her want to shrink away and remind herself he was nothing but a rotten prince who haddrunkenly attacked her by mistake. Sometimes she had sparks of-something for him until sheremembered what it felt like to

Don’t make me come looking for you feel as if she were about to die at his hands when he marked heras his own. But she wasn’t his. Part of her heart understood him more, but inside she knew she would

never belong to him. She would never belong to anyone but herself, and no prince could change that forher. Prince William’s gaze flickered to Lady Katherine, who only looked amused. “We’re leaving now,mother.” “Oh, already? You barely touched your tea!” Lady Katherine quickly stood and went to hold hishand. “Tell me you’ll be safe. How many guards are joining you?” “I’m not sure yet. I wanted to travel lightso we can get the trip over with as soon as possible. A bigger party might delay us further.” PrinceWilliam’s face softened a little as he looked at his mother. Doris couldn’t help but smile this time. Hehadn’t lost his temper once in her presence, even when she saw he was close to it. “We will be safe, youhave my word.” “What’s your word if you don’t return?” Lady Katherine said with a crack in her tone. “Hecould send anyone else to investigate, it doesn’t have to be you.” “I offered to do it myself. I want to replacethe answer before they try to make up the answer for themselves.”

Lady Katherine frowned as she leaned up to give him a long hug. She smoothed back his hair when shepulled away and turned to look at Doris. “Don’t be afraid to put him in his place when he deserves it.”She teased “I wouldn’t dare, my lady.” Doris quickly curtsied before she followed Prince William out. 3Doris wished Lady Katherine would always be in the room when she was with the prince. It was so much

Don’t make me come looking for you easier to talk to him without fearing he was about to snap at her orthreaten her. He clearly had a loving respect for the woman and it softened Doris’s heart to see he wasable to have those sort of feelings for someone. For some reason, it just didn’t fit right with what she’dthought of him before. Once they stepped outside the door and it closed behind him-his back stiffenedand a stony mask fell over his face once more. Doris almost flinched when he turned to look at her, itwas as if he melted from the person he was a second ago. “I had the palace pack you some clothes fitfor the north. I have one more thing to do before we leave so I need you to check on our supplies andmeet me in the stables before the hour is up.” “Yes, your majesty.” Doris bowed her head and turned toleave. “Doris?” He said, she stilled and glanced back at him.

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