Chapter 150 - When The Clock Strikes On His Birthday Pt. 4

It was chilly outside. The dryness and the hot sun if the day seemed to belong to another climate, not connected to BloodBound's. The sky was clear, filled with glistening stars and while the roads were crammed with people, couples walking side by side and children running around the alley Kai led the werewolf was silent, dark and smelled of growing mold.

Mika and Lun followed the two men, not saying a word which was quite surprising for the two of them. The truth was that no one could really fathom what was happening between them. Their friends were filled with questions but the stern expressions on their faces were evident enough for them to lock their lips. 

"What I wanted to tell you was…" Philip began talking, he actually wanted to confess. Tell Kai everything. About his memories, about the fact that he had finally found him, the bond that would grow between them. The werewolf knew now who he was meant to be with. It was this man, this vampire right before him. Golden hair and clear blue eyes, filled lips and a smile that could kill. This elegant creature, made as if it had jumped out of the pages of a fairytale was meant to be his. 

No matter how hard he had tried to convince himself it was wrong. No matter the fact that Kai was a vampire, a royal to add to his trouble he couldn't stop feeling happy about it. Maybe the prince was wrong. Maybe there was no freedom of choice in the choosing of their mate. Philip wondered if he didn't feel the pull towards him, would he ever look at Kai? 

Definitely. Who wouldn't after all. Everywhere he stepped all eyes, in love, jealous and in awe were stuck on him. He was walking and the crowd followed without even knowing why. Philip was not that special, he too would have been charmed by his wits sooner or later and in all honesty it did not seem that bad.

Even with all these thoughts in him Philip had forgotten one important thing. Kai did not feel the same way he did. He didn't know about the bond, he had nothing to do with werewolf traditions. He realized it though, quickly and in the worst possible way.

The werewolf didn't manage to end his sentence, his eyes widened as Kai's fist landed fast on his face, right into his nose. He took a step back, surprised and his cold hands cupped his nose. He felt the blood escaping from his nostrils.

"What the heck?" He asked him.

"I told you! Stay away from me. I don't want you near me." The young prince exclaimed.

"Why? What did I do?" Philip asked him, sounding almost in the brim of tears. He couldn't understand what had gone so wrong, what had happened in those few hours and Kai's attitude had changed so drastically. 

The prince took a few steps forward, grabbing Philip by the collar of his soft shirt and pushing him roughly on the wall of the building next to them. The raven haired man coughed, feeling his ribcage shake as his body bounced on the hard material.

"You annoy me. Breathe and I will want to punch you." Kai said.

The prince knew he was stepping over the line. His mind was screaming at him to stop but he couldn't. It was as if someone had covered his eyes and put a spell over his mind. He couldn't let go of Philip, he couldn't calm this anger inside of him and worst, he couldn't even explain it.

"What did I do?" Philip asked again, feeling his heart break from the way the prince was looking at him. Kai clicked his tongue, raising his arm and punching Philip right in the stomach. The werewolf didn't try to fight him, he didn't hit him back even though he could have if he wanted to. He just wanted an answer. What had happened? "Did something happen with your mother? Tell me, please." He told him.

"Why don't you shut up? I told you. It's you. Nothing happened. It's simply you. I don't want you near me. It's that simple." The prince said, his tone cold and vindictive. He sounded as if he had been Philip's worst enemy, the one who hated him the most.

The poor werewolf didn't know what to do, he had no idea of how to fix things. He simply looked at Kai, thinking if there was anything he could say to make him answer.

"Kai, I…"

"Shut up already!" Kai shouted and punched Philip in the face again. He was strong, even stronger than regular vampires and the man he hit felt his nose break. He punched him again three times in total and then he wrapped his pale hands around his neck, suffocating him. "Will you stay away from me?" He asked him.

"No" Philip coughed, trying desperately to get some air.

"Are you an idiot?" Kai asked again and raised his knee, hitting him again. Philip gasped, slapping Kai's hand so he would let go of him. He wanted to breathe, his lungs had caught on fire. He was almost ready to pass out. 

"Enough." Lun's voice echoed in the alley and the tall vampire approached them, grabbing Kai by the forearm and pulling him backwards violently so he would let go of Philip. "I don't know what is wrong with you but I think that's enough for today. We are leaving" he said and did not allow him to utter a word. 

Kai looked back, seeing Philip gasp for air in the alley while his red haired friend stood beside him worried.

"Why didn't you fight back?" Mika asked him. 

"Because I couldn't." Philip said. "I didn't want to hurt him" 

Kai heard him clearly, his words reaching him like one of his own punches. A sting spread on his pale chest, his eyes trying to run away in a hurry from the sight in the alley.

He had been a fool, he had been tricked and he didn't know by whom. His own self? But why, why did he feel like that when Philip was near him? He didn't want to hurt him, he didn't wish to see him in pain but he had been the one to cause it.

"I didn't want to hurt him" was what Philip had said. Why?