The carriage ride was excruciatingly annoying as Dylan kept trying to scoot closer. Nicolai inadvertently had moved farther from him. Pushing him was not effective by any means.
This shameless, man really loved sticking close to him and rubbing their thighs together.
"Can you stop that?" he glared up at him.
"I don't know what you are talking about Nico. I'm just sitting here silently," he shrugged.
"you're touching me."
"It's a small carriage. It does not have much space…" he sheepishly smirked.
"Have your eyes gone bad? Look to your left you had bloody space. Just move," he pushed him with his butt.
But unlike last time this guy didn't move. Instead, he sat still with an innocent look.
"You.. You're infuriating!"
Dylan pouted. "I'm just sitting here. I'm not even doing anything to infuriate you...."
Nicolai couldn't handle this guy's attitude any longer. "Kiran dear can you sit beside me? Old uncle here is annoying me,"
"Sure," Kiran climbed down from his lap and sat in between them.
Dylan slightly growled. And the young kid stiffened.
"Are you growling at him?!"
"I'm.. I'm not… I just wanted to sit next to you,"
"Well, you have lost your privileges." Nicola gently hugged Kiran close and kept a close watch on the crazy wolf. "You made an oath not to hurt my brothers and to protect them all your life,"
"Yes I remember that. I slightly regret it now," he grumbled glancing out the window. "I get that you hate me but won't you give me a chance. I'm willing to give up everything for you,"
Nicolai silently scoffed. "Everything? You took everything that was mine and now you are pretending to give it back to me. Don't even try to gain my pity. It won't work anyway," he did not wish to look his way.
Every time he saw that pitifully pouting face, he was half tempted to run to him and hug him and half tempted to punch the shit out f that face.
"The vampires were extinct when I started to take control. Please understand Nikolai I didn't mean to discriminate against your kind. I love you so much. Why would I hate vampires?"
Nicolai snapped his way. "They went extinct I get it. But they started to reappear what did you do to protect them, nothing. You made sure to get rid of technology in just ten years. If you had wished so even a bit you could have saved thousands of vampires' lives from being burned away!"
He was panting by the end of it. Slightly patting his chest, he looked away. "Don't talk shit Dylan, you are nothing but a douchebag. I want to fucking punch the shit out of you." he growled loudly.
Dylan peered into his eyes. "That is my mistake… I will make sure to rectify it. Please give me a chance."
Nicolai closed his eyes. Looking into their innocent blue eyes only faltered his resolve.
"Nico…" he reached out and gently touched his fingertip.
Nicolai pushed him away. "Don't.. just don't touch me…."
"Okay.." his voice sounded so sad.
Nicolai clenched his hand tightly. 'I can't give in…. not until I get justice for my kind. Not until I can restore our kind….'
The rest of the carriage ride was very silent and stifling.
Nicolai uncomfortably sat there peeing out the window.
In little over ten minutes, they reached the familiar pack house. Everything looked the same as it was thousands of years ago. Even the small porch looked the same.
Few young kids were playing around and two adults were looking after them.
As the carriage got close, the kids ran over cheerfully. "Alpha king! Look, I got a butterfly! Its blue" a young kid poked his head in.
"no mine is better it's orange!" another kid shouted, shoving his cupped hand inside.
Nicolai glanced his way. 'Surprisingly the kids seem to like him. Wonder why is that….'
He watched as Dylan cheerfully dealt with them. "You should not squeeze your hand like this. It's a little life. You have to let it go. Nature should only be watched ad enjoyed not tarnished,"
The kid pouted and peered into his cupped hand. "but I caught it. can't I keep it,"
"No kale. You have to let it go."
"Fine, mine is still better. Blue butterflies are rare," he mumbled and let go of it. the other kids also freed the orange butterfly.
One of them flew inside and landed on Nicolai's lap.
He silently peered at it. 'He is kind to a butterfly but couldn't he have compassion for vampires. Yes, werewolves and vampires are enemies but that doesn't mean they had to massacre them.' He coldly nudged the butterfly away. 'All that compassion seems fake to me…'
The butterfly flew right out the window, fluttering its wings happily.
Dylan got out of the carriage. "Children there is a very important family member joining us today." He held out his hand, waiting for Nico to take it.
Nicola climbed down on his own carrying Kiran.
Dylan disappointedly let his outstretched hand down. "this is my beloved mate. You have to treat him with respect and love and kindness got it,"
"Got it alpha king…"
A bunch of kids glanced at him with shimmering eyes. "welcome home Luna,"
'Home…' Nicolai glanced at the old pack house. His eyes teared up slightly. He hid it by glancing up at the sky. 'I miss my home…'
He did not know what it was but whenever he was close to Dylan, he remembered a lot of his past memories. All those happy memories became bitter and sad ones.
'It will get better in time…. I hope.'
"Nicolai," Dylan smiled at him. "Welcome home my love,"