Fated is overrated

Lola

POV

The total opposite of that being Nick. Even when he didn't know me and didn't want anything from me (or at least didn't act on it), he stuck up for me.

He didn't care if I didn't have anything. He didn't care I was an unwanted soul. He helped me without getting anything out of it himself.

I smile thinking about Nick, as I am looking out the window, lost in thoughts. Zeke had to break my bubble of course, but this will be a perfect opportunity to piss them off and let them know where I stand once again. "What are you smiling about?" he asks gently." My boyfriend, actually" I smile brightly."

And how he has been there for me without wanting anything in return. Unlike everyone else, who can only be nice once they want something from you" I grin, knowing this is going to piss them off profusely.

Right on cue, Zeke and Zane's eyes darken, and I can't help but grin even wider and stare outside again with the grin still plastered on my face.

They don't reply, but I feel them shifting in their seats a bit and their legs are making even more contact with mine now. I don't know whether they are doing that to try and change my mind or to calm themselves down at this point, but either way it isn't working. After some more awkward silence and having passed the royal borders, we reach the lake. The lake where it all went down - the lake that was my favorite place here.

It's beautiful as ever, but it brings back a bad taste for me now. It isn't all bad memories though, this is also the place I first got Justice. And I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world.

'Nahwwwww you are going to make me cry!' she jokes in my head. I just smile at her, I am so happy to have Liberty and Justice, they are amazing.

We step out of the car and walk towards the lake, where I see a full picnic has been prepared close to the lake. A big plaid has been laid out, and I see a great variety of foods stalled out.

If I ignore the fact that I am here with my unwanted mates, it really does look idyllic and cute, and like some thought has been put into it.

Zeke POV

The car ride back to the lake was tense to say the least, but it was to be expected after everything we had done and it being 2 years since she fled from us. 2 agonizing years of not knowing where she was or what her life was like, only feeling the betrayal pains every once in a while

. We learned by the amounts of pain that she hadn't gone all the way, which gave us the smallest bit of hope. And by the frequency of them it's hard to believe she has a boyfriend as she claims.

Sometimes there would be months in between the pains, which isn't something you would have with a partner. I think she is rubbing it in our face to piss us off and getting us to accept the rejection, but that isn't happening. Zane and I have had 2 years to think about how completely, utterly stupid we have been.

Our little sister had been killed in a rogue attack years ago, and we let our hatred for rogues cloud our judgment completely. We now see how unfair it was of us.Visit Job ni b .co m to read the complete chapters for free. She was only recently a rogue and not by any fault of her own even. She has been dealt a sh*tty hand in life thus far according to the snippets we have heard about her life up until now.

We know it's going to be a long - if not impossible - road ahead of us, but we won't stop trying to mend our wrongs. The whole ordeal has opened up our eyes and we have really started looking at all our flaws, which in hindsight, were way too many for future Kings. We were stuck up, arrogant *ssholes. We had a lot of talks with our mother about everything and she has been incremental in helping us right our wrongs.

We had to tell her about Lola being our mate, and all the ugly parts that had happened - complete honesty - otherwise she wouldn't agree to help us. She was really fond of Lola and was angry enough with us as it was when she vanished.

I have to admit the way she smiles and talks about her supposed boyfriend pisses me off profusely, and I nearly lost control of Lex who wanted to shift and rip the f*cker to shreds.

But we can't. She already hates us, and killing the only person she seems to care about in her life wouldn't make that any better, it would destroy things beyond repair.

In fact, seeing what she was capable of and not to mention her Royal ice dragon, I would be a little fearful for myself as well. I'm curious what her powers are and if she has been able to develop them in the last years, but that's not a topic I will breach anytime

soon.

First I want us to get to know each other, and I want her to know how genuinely sorry we are and the stupid reasons we thought we had for hating her.

As she is getting out of the car she looks around the lake, taking in the scenery. Her eyes then land on the picnic set up in front of her and I can't decipher her emotions.

We were doubting bringing her here, as this lake has a bad memory to it for all of us. But then again, it was her favorite spot when she was here and we would like to replace the bad memories with good ones. Hopefully, she will give us a chance to do just that. Zeke POV

The silence is growing unbearable so I decide to speak up, gesturing over to the picnic set up "so we prepared a picnic here. We know the last memories here aren't the best, but as this was your favorite spot here we chose it regardless. And we would like to try to turn the bad memories into good ones".

We hadn't actually planned this for this afternoon, we had planned something fancy but when she showed up in a casual outfit we quickly changed our plans so we would be the ones overdressed, rather than her being somewhere fancy and feeling underdressed. She snorts and I can't help but feel insecure and awkward, I almost wish the ground could swallow me up right then and there. I have never had feelings for a girl ever and I wasn't even sure I wanted a mate.

Well actually, I was pretty adamant I didn't. Until I met her and it sparked something within me that I didn't want to acknowledge at the time. And by now I am actually completely smitten with her, she if perfect in every way. Not just her beauty, but she is the strongest female I have ever met. She is also really clever and gentle to those who do not do her harm.

"Aren't the best? The memories of where you tried to sell me off as a s*x slave to a guy that could possibly be my own brother now? And quite ambitious to think you can change those memories into good ones in 1 day".

Ouch. A clear statement that she isn't planning on spending any more days with us besides this 1 obligatory one. Of course this comes as no surprise, but it still stings and I can't help but drop my face a little. Zane notices my defeat and chimes in "what he meant to say was we were the biggest *ssholes on the planet back then and we are dying to make some sort of amends with you and everyone we have wronged. Not to get anything in return, all we would like to earn is your forgiveness one day".

I quickly mind link him 'thanks' and Lola seems to have approved of his comment as she is just quietly staring ahead and walking towards the plaid. "I don't forgive that easily.

Forgiving isn't in my nature" she finally replies while plopping down. "Well we are going to try anything regardless, we were wrong and we need to own up to it"."

So, are you taking everyone you have wronged out to a picnic?" she replies with her arms folded across her chest. Very much unlike me, I am lost for words again, leaving Zane to do the talking.

Well, honestly, no. But we have made amends with others already. It's just.. What we did to you was beyond anything we have pulled. And you are our mate.." "WAS" she quickly fires back. "I was your mate. You 2 still need to accept the rejection however".

An awkward silence stretches between us before I timidly reply "we aren't going to accept, we told you..". She ponders for a few seconds before replying with a stern expression "suit yourself. But I won't be holding back with my boyfriend just because you refuse to accept. And a fair warning.

If I feel any pain whatsoever coming from our bond you will regret it". "You won't" Zane replies quickly. "Not because you and your animals are scary, but because we don't want anybody else anymore.

Ever" I add with a light chuckle. A small smile seems to tug at the corner of her lips, but it vanishes as quickly as it came. Most likely because I called her scary, but a small part of me still hopes it is because I admitted to never wanting anybody else anymore. And I meant it. Even if she doesn't want to be with us, there will never be anybody else romantically, Zane and our Lycans all agreed with me.