His destined mate

Bianca's POV

The sound was so loud that is swifted everyone in the room off their feet. The guards became solely alert.

Ethan gave one of them that looks higher in command there a sign to check out the door.

Ethan's mother, the queen mother, looked unshaken by the loud intensity of the atmosphere. I looked at her as she sat unshaken. There and then I saw one of the reasons why she deserves the respects she carries not just because she is royalty. On my own part, I was already terrified, lots of thoughts were already going on in my mind.

What if Emily has decided to end it with me here and now, pretending to be missing all of a sudden.

I can't help but wonder what that woman might be up to now that I have taken his destiny away from her.

"No need to fear, I'm here" Ethan seems to read my thoughts. Hearing these words from him gave me a full assurance that I'm covered.

I looked at Ethan who returned an assuring smile at me before taking back his attention on the guards who are trying to get to know what might be the cause of the sound, but they were very cautious and careful of their steps as if they will alert the person at the other end.

I was filled with emotions. I could not help but shed tears. I never imagined that a day will come when someone will stand for me, a day when someone will promise to protect me even in his sick bed. I was carried away by my thoughts when the door opened slowly.

I looked up to know who the person might be, though expecting to see Emily and her ever ready weapons to strike at me. But saw a tall, light skinned and well built young handsome man with dark curly hair.

He smiled as he stood on the entrance, staring at everyone one after the other, especially Ethan and the queen mother. And he on the other hand got the same look from them.

"Your highness" the guards bowed to him and likewise the maids and the healer.

"Your highness?" I wondered who he might be and why he is commanding such respect from them.

"Derek" the queen mother called out to him with a motherly tone.

"Mother" he walked to her and gave a heartwarming hug.

"Ethan what is this that I'm hearing" he went closer to Ethan to see if he was hurt in any way. Ethan on the other hand just fixed his gaze on Derek with no response.

"What happened, I heard a rumor with the palace on my way here", turning to the queen without minding Ethan's silence.

I couldn't help but wonder about this silence from Ethan all of a sudden. He was speaking earlier. Why the sudden silence at the sight of his brother. Without getting answers from the questions in my head I decided to watch and see what I can make of the scene since I'm in no position to ask anybody at that time, not even Ethan.

"Your brother rejected his mate, Emily" she said with an expression that shows that there is more to that.

Derek gave out a loud laugh missed with mockery.

"So, after these years of love and patrol of perfection" he left his position and passed around the chamber smirking uncontrollably.

"We should thank the goddess that he made it back alive" the queen said with all sense of emotion.

I was shocked to see this version of her. Because I thought the position she occupied took away all sense of emotion from here due to the way he was lashing out authority earlier.

"Do not worry about me or the reasons for my actions" Ethan finally said something but with little or no concern of his brother's behavior and his presence.

"It was thoughtful of you to check up on me" his eyes filled with pale gaze

"Oh, brother" he came to his bed to pat his hair.

"Don't...ahhhh" he groans as he tries to stop his brother from touching him.

I rushed to him to help me out as the pain hit me as well.

"Well... the...new...mate? Derek asked as he glanced through me from head to toe as if to get all the answers he will ever get just by doing so.

"She is the person you left Emily for" he smirked. The queen also frowned when she remembered that Emily is no longer Ethan's mate.

"She is now my mate and no more objections to it" he said with an authoritative tone. The room became quiet at his conclusion.

"Yes your highness" Derek bowed down in a mockery form after a while.

"Well, I came to see your health as a loving brother that I am" with an emphasis on "loving brother" he dusted his shirt in a proudful manner.

"As you can see, I'm still alive" Ethan's reply and Derek's attitude made me wonder the kind of relationship they might have. Why this feeling of resentment from Ethan and why this all pretense from Derek. Because it was obvious that he came to either fulfill all righteousness or to see for himself.

The queen mother felt uncomfortable with their mode of interaction.

"What's all these that I'm seeing from the both of you!" She asked sitting up from her sit in anger. There was no reply from the both party.

"Where has the brotherly love that you shared disappeared to?" Derek looking guilty felt like saying something but could not. He could only see himself scratching his neck. And Ethan on the other hand looked apologetic to his mother for displeasing her.

"Both of you should listen and listen well," she said with a mixture of authority and motherly love.

"Let today mark the end that you both will behave like this again in front of me" looking at both of them one after the other.

"For goodness sake, go back to your old selves" she gave them what looks like a final warning and started walking to the door.

"I apologize mother" both Derek and Ethan said at the same time. She turned and looked at them with no reply.

"Mother Pls I will come with you" he turned and said to Ethan "if you are sure that this is your mate" he paused and continued "be ready to protect her, because Emily i know will never quit without a fight" he gave me a final look before heading out.

His words brought me back to my fears once more. The Emily I have seen and heard of is not someone with a soft heart.

What truly have I gotten myself into.