"It's not what it looks like." Said Rowan, shaking his head. But why did Willow feel that it was exactly as it looked like?

Willow blinked, her face showing that she didn't believe him, she didn't say anything since she didn't want to pressure him, but he still looked like she had just dropped a five hundred kilo rock on him.

"Well, you see." Began Rowan, his voice decreasing decibels by decibels at two hundred kilometers per hour, gaining speed at the same time. "Shesmybedored."

Willow blinked again. "She's your what?"

Rowan didn't reply, for a long moment. Willow replayed his last sentence over and over in her mind before it clicked in her.

Eyes widening, Willow gasped. "She's your-your," Willow stopped. "Oh my god!"

"Yes but it's not like we will end up married." Rowan rambled. "We might be betrothed, but we have no feelings for each other, I've always thought of her as my sister, we even grew up together. Before we got engaged we even made a pact that we can call off the engagement when the other found their ma-"

"You have a betroth." Murmured Willow, she didn't know why but she felt very upset. "A betroth. Rowan you said that you're my soulmate."

"I am your soulmate, Willow listen to me."

"So does that mean your cheating on me or are you cheating on her?"

"I'm not cheating on anyone. I told you, you and I, we're mates but Annie is like a sister to me."

Willow could process his words at the speed of zero. Her mind was spinning around only one thing. "My soulmate is cheating on me."

Rowan threw his hands up in exasperation. "I'm not cheating on you, Willow. What about you then?"

"What about me?" Willow was confused.

"You smelled like the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack yesterday."

Willow gasped.

"I'm not cheating on you!" Said Willow, why did she feel that the tables had turned?

"But you smelled like him, isn't that why the Werewolves attacked us? I've never touched Annie in an intimate way."

Willow didn't know why she just had an outburst on Rowan. She also had this weird feeling, as if she was possessive over Rowan. She was scared that she might lose him.

"I didn't do anything with Hunter." Said Willow.

Rowan raised his brow.

"Trust me. It was him, he attacked me, out of the blue. Look at my hands," Willow bared her gauzed wrists at Rowan. "He hurt me, they hurt a lot."

Once Willow was done, she regretted showing her hands. The only time one's wrists will be bruised is when they were in an intimate act, isn't it?

Just as she was about to explain that nothing else happened, Rowan grabbed her hands gently, his eyes hardening.

"Hey," Willow grinned nervously. "Matching bruises." Willow looked at Rowan's hand, though the redness on his hands had already started to pale, it was still there lightly.

"I'm going to kill him." Growled Rowan, his thumb which was running on her wrist was very soft.

"Rowan," Willow said pitifully. "I was just scared. I just found out that you were my soulmate, not even half an hour ago and then your fianceé popped out of nowhere. I don't want to lose you, right after finding you. I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. I trust you. Don't be mad okay?"

Willow heard Rowan sigh as he let her hands go, making her stiffen, making her wonder if he was mad. If he was then what was she to do? She was just about to go and google what to do when your vampire soulmate was angry with you, but before she could she felt arms snake around her.

Willow snapped her head up at Rowan, when her eyes met his, she felt his heart screech to a halt before picking up speed. Her lips broke into a huge smile.

"Who said that I'm mad at you?" Said Rowan, raising Willow's confidence.

"Of course,how can you be mad at me? You are my soulmate and my solemate."

Rowan's smile stiffened.

"Get it? Get it?"

"You did not just do that." Said Rowan cupping her cheek.

"You got it! You're the best."

"Of course I am."

"So just because I liked him in the past doesn't mea-"

"You liked him in the past?!" Yelled Rowan.

Uh oh. Was there such a thing like a lock for the mouth? If there is then she needed one asap. Amazon help!

After a longtime spent consoling Rowan and a long nice nap with Rowan, here sat Willow, in the dining room of the palace for lunch. Willow felt uncomfortable under all the watchful eyes as she sat beside Rowan, wishing that the chair she was sitting on would just open up and take her to wonderland.

The long dining table was half filled. Willow also found that Rowan's aunt Darcy who lives in Mexico had arrived earlier with her whole family and his uncle Gabriel had also arrived.

Willow felt like a clown. A very nervous clown at that, who was ready to throw up any moment. It's not everyday that a clown gets to dine with Royal family, not to forget the Royal family of the Vampires.

Willow couldn't bring herself to even chew her food, knowing that every single person beside her had blood served in a wine glass. Willow really hoped that they would all follow the trend and buy a metal flask, but no, they just had to drink it in a old fashioned way.

Willow had also previously heard a seven year old throwing a tantrum that he wanted to eat blood flavoured jello, which had Willow shuddering.

Thankfully, Willow had been served with red wine and not blood.

Rowan had previously explained to her about his family. He had six siblings in total, he was the fourth child. The ones before him were his half siblings, the eldest was Easton, who was ten years older to Rowan.

Easton had found his mate a year back, apparently it ran in his family. That was why Rowan was betrothed to Annie, if he couldn't find his mate before he ascended the throne, then they would have to get married. And so, everyone was shocked that Rowan found his mate even before he turned eighteen, which made everyone doubt whether Willow was actually Rowan's mate. But Rowan had assured Willow that they were mates.

The second was Dane, who was twenty-four. He was mate less so far and kept on glaring at Willow as if she killed his cat named Petunia. Which she didn't, she wasn't even sure if he had a cat named Petunia.

The third was Renee, who was nineteen, and mate less. Now Renee, unlike her older siblings was very fond of Rowan and didn't have any murderous thoughts on him.

Then came Rowan, below him was Audrey, who was eleven. The sixth one was Damien who was seven and he wanted to eat Blood jello.

Rowan's father had previously married Daisy, who wasn't his mate. But when he met Leona, who happened to be his mate, he had then crowned her the new Queen. The previous Queen was cast aside, Willow felt it was cruel of them. But then again she had reunited with her mate, who she had previously cast aside.

Willow sighed, one would do absolutely everything to gain power. Though Rowan hadn't said anything, Willow could feel that his older brothers weren't much fond of him. She had felt Rowan stiffen when they had come in and he still looked like he had his guards up.

"So," began Leona. "Why don't you tell us about yourself?"

The whole table quieted down, as if a glass was shattered down.

I'd rather not. "There's nothing much, I grew up in Onyxscar and I've been living there all my life."

"Do you do anything? Any hobbies?"

"I paint sometimes."

"She's excellent at it." Said Rowan making Willow blush. Curse her cheeks.

And lo, there goes her trying to be humble. Willow knew that she was good at painting, but 'excellent' was pushing it too far. Say, what if they make her paint here? She's going to embarrass herself.

"You found your mate, that's fine, but he about Annie?" Asked Easton. "Don't you think it's too mean of you to discard her this way."

The whole table froze. Why did Willow feel that everyone had been waiting for this?

Rowan smiled. Willow felt suddenly felt cold staring at his freezing smile. She had to do everything to avoid rubbing her arms. "You're worrying for naught Easton. Annie and I, we had previously discussed about this."

"That's right." Chirped Annie who was sitting beside Renee.

Easton glared at Rowan before continuing eating his meal.

Could he be anymore discreet?

"Now that you are here," Began Rowan's dad who also happened to be the king, which made Willow more nervous than she already was. You never know when a king might just chop your head off though it should be the job of a Queen but Leona was just so lovely, she didn't even give Willow a million dollar cheque to leave Rowan, well, that was a plus right? "Why don't you both stay here for a couple of days?"

Oh hell no!

There too many reasons for Willow to be against staying at the palace. For one, the food, not that the food was bad instead it wss too good but Willow couldn't bring herself to stomach it with blood in wine glasses all around her.

Second, everyone looked at her like she was the last remaining Dodo. Willow didn't want all that attention, especially the weird looks.

Third, the most important part was that there was no Wi-Fi! How was she supposed to live here without the love of her life?

Fourth, she didn't want to be served Apple pie with blood sauce for dessert.

Willow wanted to go home!

Rowan looked over her, he smiled at her before turning back to his father. "I think we should go back."

"Come on Rowan, think again." Said Leona.

No Rowan don't think again! Willow was about to pout at Rowan, but the thought that she might look like a dying duck restrained her from doing so.

Just when she was about to pinch Rowan's knee, she heard a familiar ringtone go off.

Willow looked at the screen of her phone, which read 'Lisa' on it. Willow felt hope rising in her chest as a plan formed in her head.