Vengeance of The Broken Lycan Prince [BL]
Chapter 186: How Did We Become This??

Chapter 186: How Did We Become This??

[KAWAI]

"I was expecting you," he said and Tamiko chuckled sadly.

Of course, he was.

He had seen the mess that had been there earlier and he knew the young Lycan had to have needed a shoulder to cry on. It was a long day for the kid and there was no denying how this would impact them.

Perhaps it was because of the sun that was no longer shining or the rains that had suddenly started hitting the beautiful kingdom without even showing any signs.

Maybe it was the way that the water sputtered against the roofs gently outside that made Tamiko feel more suffocated. However, being here at this door, he knew he could be free without having to worry about anything happening to him anymore.

"I didn’t know it would hurt this bad," Tamiko cried out softly, his tears free falling while his lips shook as he tried to hold back the sobs that were threatening to come out. He was tired, so very tired he felt like everyone was against him.

Nothing had worked so well for him despite the fact that this was supposed to be home. All that they had to deal with was too complex and Tamiko didn’t even have a release from it all.

He was broken and battered and while his bruises this time were not physical, he was emotionally drained. There was just no way that he would survive this and he was a little too sure about it all. Oh, but Tamiko was spent.

"Hush now my little prince... today was hectic, wasn’t it?" Lord Sadako asked as he pulled the kid into his arms, holding him in a tight reassuring hug. He had seen the way everything had transpired and he knew the kid needed a shoulder to lean on.

It was not the simplest option for him, but Tamiko was bound to get to this state. Funny how he had ended up being hurt and confused at the same time. But at least this time he was not alone, right? Would it matter though?

"Why can’t I hate him, uncle? He just watched as they humiliated Kosta. He didn’t try to stop it. And then he came to our room to admit that he had been the one to trigger the masked scent.

"Why is it so hard for me to despise him?" Tamiko asked sadly as he held onto his uncle even more tightly. This wasn’t what he had expected and it hurt as hell. This was cruelty but then why did it seem like it was the only option for him right now?

He had tried to think about what the day had yielded for him and honestly, it had fucked him over one too many times. He couldn’t think without being angry and even his anger was crazy.

Nothing was making sense to him and he despised every ounce of his being at the moment.

His uncle seemed to be the only good thing left in his life, but what the fuck was Tamiko supposed to do to make Kosta feel better when the day had been so shitty the Lycans who had been rioting had long made their way back into their homes in complete and utter silence?

"There was nothing he could do, son. You forced him to be the King and the man you saw back there... was King Zaffuto and not your father. Your father loves you. He lives for you. He cares about you in ways that no one can ever comprehend in a lifeline.

"He adores everything about you and he would worship the very ground you walk on. You mean everything to him, Kaito. Everything, even more than the kingdom," Lord Sadako reminded and Tamiko sighed.

He had made the choice for his father. He had forced his old man to be the king. And now he was the first victim of the Lycan king’s madness. It didn’t seem fair but then the Lycan King was never one to interfere with the rulings of the ministers unless there was an injustice.

On all scales, what the ministers had done was by the book. They had brought the decision and gave Kosta the chance to redeem himself and his mate’s bond. They had let the man decide what he wanted and Kosta had made his choice.

The ministers had only ever done what they always did, even if they had done it in the cruelest of ways. Then again the Lycan kingdom wasn’t forged on emotions and Tamiko was clearing that the hard way.

He had made his bed, but fuck was it a cruel one to be laying on.

"But—" Tamiko tried, as they pulled back. He wanted to find someone to beam and there is nothing possible right now. His father was who Tamiko had wanted him to be. He was the man Tamiko had desired to see and boy was the worst of them all.

This was not proper and Tamiko would forever regret this day. Or maybe there would come a time when things would be alright and he wouldn’t have to worry about the good, the bad, and what was left in between, no?

"He was waiting for you to want to be who you truly are. To be the prince. To be his son. The man he can show off to the world. Your father wanted you to be the prince so the burden of the crown couldn’t be left on your shoulders.

"He wanted you to let him introduce you because only then would he be able to protect you without playing by the rules. I know that is not what you want to hear, little prince but it is the truth.

"Your father wanted you to let them know who you were on your own terms. Granted, today they pushed your buttons a little more than my brother thought possible but it got you awakening to all of your abilities at once.

"It got you becoming who you needed to be to survive in Kawai. If you ask me, today you did well. You not only protected your omega but you let everyone know the one thing that would forever doom them. Your true identity and I couldn’t have been prouder of you," Lord Sadako said proudly.

Tamiko stared at his uncle, wondering if there was something wrong with him and King Zaffuto. They were too proud of what had happened and how it had transpired but then they didn’t see me to realize just how much damage was done, or did they?

Was this the part where Tamiko tried to make everything make sense and failed spectacularly or was this the part of life that had to mean more than they had all intended for?

"But Kosta hates me, uncle. He doesn’t even want to see me. He kicked me out and I don’t know what to do. I love him. I love him so much that my heart is shattering each time that I am not near him.

"I don’t know what to do without him. Or even how to live without him. What should I do? I need him. I want him to be okay, but I also know I can’t force him to want me back. What if he rejects me?

"What if he thinks he has to be with me just to be safe? What if that is what our mate Biden will be reduced to?" Tamiko rambled defeatedly.

"Oh, little prince. You will have to talk to Zaffuto, however hard it seems then."