67 I give you this chance

"Do it," He whispers softly as he feels a sharp twinge in his heart, spreading to his stomach and wrists, asking him to not ask for it. "Huang Qiuyan, if you push me away, I will let you go in this instant. I won't repeat again. You can reject me formally now. I give you this chance."

Even if she doesn't reject him because she can't resist him, he knows that she will keep believing that it's fake between them. That's just how humans are. They live in their castles of beliefs and resists accepting anything that's not human. His family has been killed by them even when they followed the laws of humans. His family that obliged with the laws of the council were butchered mercilessly. There's only 9 of them -- their status worse than dangerous species of this world. Yet, the council and the vampire hunters want them to take responsibility when the world is going wrong. Why should they help humans when the same humans want to remove their existence even now?

Still, he has to take responsibility. He's a king after all. He will fix this world.

She's a convert whose human feelings are stopping her from being with him.

He's used to it. 4000 years have been enough. He doesn't want to love her. He can continue living in pain.

Push him away then. He will let her go after the world is fixed. 4000 years are enough. He only needs his daughter and his brothers.

If she pushes him away, he will leave her side and protect her from afar. After all, she's his mate and his responsibility. He can't abandon his responsibilities even if he wants to. He's a king after all. Pride comes easily after living for numerous years.

If she's proud, he's also proud. Though he can have her body and he can keep trying to gain for her heart, he's exhausted. He doesn't want to lose to these human feelings. He hasn't been able to change human's thoughts about the purebloods for 4000 years. It hurts his pride that the same human weakness is coming between him and her. 

He's giving her this chance, ready to welcome the pain that will come after this. The bond won't break, but things will change. 

The bond between them vibrates painfully, sending a sinking sense in Huang Qiuyan's heart as if she will lose something priceless. He smiles at her when he sees her resisting the pain. Huang Qiuyan clenches her teeth when she feels the bond urging her not to do this. It's the bond. She doesn't have these feelings for him. This sadness is not hers. It's only the bond that's hurting her. She inhales sharply and meets his gaze. His sorrow won't bother her. It got nothing to do with her. Who is he anyway? She doesn't know him properly. She won't bend to anyone again.