Bedding My Vampire Mate

Kayden stared at her for about two minutes without uttering a word. Joanna's smile faded away when she realized how strangely he stared at her.

"Did I say something wrong?" Joanna scratched her head. "Or do you perhaps think that my shoulders aren't solid enough," Joanna said jokingly, expecting to see him laugh like he usually did but he didn't.

His gaze remained fixated on her face.

Merely knowing that there was at least one person in the world willing to offer him a shoulder to lean on made Kayden feel warmth in his heart.

A kind of warmth he has never felt before rose up in his heart the moment he heard her words.

Everyone thinks he has it easy just because he is the King. They assumed he is leading a worried free life not knowing that there was nothing worried free about the life of a King.

If only they knew that being a King doesn't mean just sitting in the Palace eating and enjoying the life of affluence.

Being a King is more than eating and merrying. It means having to cater for the needs of thousands of people living in the Kingdom.

It has to do with putting up with the Minister's disloyalty and nonchalance behavior towards him.

It means being wary of everyone and everything if you want to remain alive for a long time.

Maybe a shoulder to lean on was what he needed all these years and didn't even realize it until now.

[Thank you for saying those words, Joan. I have just realised that apart from hearing you say I LOVE YOU, those were the second words I desperately needed to hear from someone. I am so happy that the one who said those words is you]

Kayden smiled at her. Seeing him smile when he was only staring at her blankly made Joanna feel uneasy.

"Can you stop scaring me…,"

"Loaning me your shoulder to lean on sure sounds like a fabulous idea but…," Kayden trailed to arouse her curiosity.

Noticing how she frowned when he stopped midway showed he had achieved what he wanted.

"But what?" Joanna demanded, not looking away from his face.

"But I don't need a stingy person who would only lend me a shoulder for a day. I need someone who I will lean on her shoulder for a lifetime. Are you willing to be that person?" Kayden changed his method of proposing.

He hopefully waited to see whether this method would work better than his direct proposal.

"Of course yes. That is a simple thing," Joanna beats her chest and lifts her chin slightly.

"Was that what you were worried about?" Joanna enquired, oblivious of the meaning of what she had said.

"You are not allowed to go back on your promise ok?" Kayden's smile broadened. At that moment he felt like pulling in and giving her a sensational kiss that would leave her breathless.

"I won't," Joanna assured him not seeing anything wrong with how much his smile glowed in the dark.

Quietness soon erupted where they sat after their little chit-chat.

"So are you ready to tell me what happened in the street when those men attacked us?" Kayden calmly asked.

It was so obvious he was waiting for the perfect timing to bring up the topic.

"Many things happened on the street when you fought them so which of them exactly are you asking me to tell you?" Joanna avoided his eyes.

She looked far ahead of her like there was something captivating happening there.

"You and I both know that you are aware of what I am talking about so there is no need to put on an act…,"

"Just like we both know that with your power you could have easily defeated those men no matter how skilled they were. But you decided to go easy on them, why?" Joanna asked with widened eyeballs. She stood up and paced about in front of him.

"Did you do that just to see me unleash my powers that I have been trying hard to hide from you…,"

"Joan!" Kayden tried to call her back to order. There was awkwardness in the air after her utterances.

She avoided looking in his direction while Kayden refused to be the one to talk.

He asked her the question about the earlier battle not because of anything but because he wanted to know more about her.

He had no ulterior motives so he wondered why their conversation turned out that way.

"It's not that I went easy on them as you said but I didn't want to go overboard after how I kept on losing control of my powers lately," said Kayden softly. He stood up and turned his back on her.

"With Chris and Gideon not around I was worried that I might scare and even hurt you if I lost control of my powers once again," He concluded in the same manner he started.

Joanna, who was acting like she wouldn't look at him for at least two days, ran and stood in front of him.

"What do you mean by you lost control of your powers?" Asked Joanna with furrowed eyebrows.

Staring at her excited pair of eyes made Kayden realize that in a bid he had spilt words he shouldn't have said in front of her.

"Aren't you going home? It's getting quite late," Kayden avoided her eyes and tried to stroll away but Joanna grabbed him and held him in place.

"Nobody cares if I return or sleep out, especially after what I did to them so you don't have to use that as an excuse to evade the topic," said Joanna, not willing to leave there without hearing the secret he was trying so hard to hide.

For some reason, she felt this was what Kyle wanted to tell her but had to stop halfway when Kayden showed up.

"What exactly did you do that you won't even tell me?" Joanna looked into his eyeballs with the hope that he would confide in her.

[Nothing scares me more than the thought that you might keep your distance from me if you learn the truth. I don't want to take the risk]

Kayden was lost in thought as he looked into her eyes. He was lost at what to do at this moment.

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HAPPY NEW MONTH ????????????

HAPPY AUGUST 2022 ????????????

Although we didn't achieve last month's goals I want to say thank you to all my readers. Thanks so much for the love and support you have shown this book since the day it was published.

Last month was very tough for me. I had a mental breakdown more than three times and it was all because of the book.

I had a hard time writing but all thanks to your immense support I was able to pull through this.

Thank you so much for always being there to give me the support I need to go on writing.

All of you did well but among you are readers who did exceptionally well last month and I want to recognise them with their names.

These readers have been super supportive and would be an ingrate if I don't thank them specifically.

Before I start listing the categories, I want to say that the names on the list weren't randomly picked. So please don't say that author is partial.

TOP FANS

These are our three top fans and from the dept of my heart, I want to say thank you to the three of you and other fans who didn't make it to the top 3 list.

Thank you for the coins, power stones, GOLDEN TICKETS, comments and gifts you have showered on this book.

If I want to go on thanking you guys a page won't be enough to contain it. Thanks for your endless support once again. I will forever remain grateful to all of you.

1) flower_goddess

2) DaoistTzoOew

3) Teresa_Burns

TOP GIFTERS

The three of you gave me the most gifts throughout July 2022. I just want to let you know that I appreciate every single gift you gave to me.

Thanks for putting a smile on my face with your awesome gifts.

1) DaoistTzoOew

2) Teresa_Burns

3) nkeeavenlymortal

TOP COMMENTERS

Comments? I love it just as much as I love GOLDEN TICKETS, gifts and coins. Leaving comments makes me know whether or not you are following the book and these three readers made their presence known in almost every chapter of this book.

I want to say a big thank you for all the comments you left on this book. Your comments always put a smile on my face.

Thank you once again, guys, your comments mean a lot more than you think to me.

1) Clumsy_N1nja

2) DaoistTzoOew

3) Teresa_Burns

TOP GOLDEN TICKETS GIVERS

To the readers that cast their GOLDEN TICKETS to this book, I want to say a big thank you to all of you.

For taking it upon yourselves to give me all your GOLDEN TICKETS, I say I am grateful.

1) DaoistTzoOew

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3) Magali_78

To all those who voted with power stones, I want to say thank you to all of you. For giving me all your power stones daily, this poor author's heart is full of gratitude.

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THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ALL MY READERS

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