Eunice's face morphed into an angry one while Camilla looked at us in shock. Kaden slowly disentangled himself from me and buttoned up his pants.
"You fucking bitch" Camilla marched towards me and grabbed me by my hair.
"After everything Eunice did for you. You had to guts to seduce her mate"
Seduce Kaden? Did that look like a seduction to her or did she just want to act blind?
"You ungrateful whore" Eunice joined the attack, pulling at my hair. Both of them dragged me from different directions and I just wanted to get away. I had been lying on the floor with my clothes torn, Kaden over me and holding me down and I was the one they attacked?
"I've had enough of your slutty ways in this pack. I'm going to kill you with my bare hands" Eunice dragged me outside while Camilla kept hitting me. There was a small group of people outside and the spectacle instantly caught their attention.
I wasn't liked by anyone in the pack. The moment Camilla let it know that I had been with Kaden, the rest of the attacked. I was hit from all sides, kicked, stomped on, and smacked left and right. They called me names as they continued to hit me relentlessly.
Suddenly, it all came to a stop and everyone moved away from me. I sensed a powerful aura so close and I opened my eyes. The moment I saw him..... I just knew. My mate had found me.
Excitement burst through me at the thought that I would be free. But it slowly morphed into embarrassment the longer he stared at me. He would be ashamed to see his mate bruised and beaten up.
"What's going on here" he asked in a dominating and powerful voice. Nobody spoke or came forward.
"What the fuck is happening here?" The aura from him darkened as the silence grew.
"This whore..." Eunice started.
"This whore was with my mate"
"It's not true" I quickly defended myself, not wanting to believe that about me. But as I stared into his eyes, I knew it was already too late.
Disgust clouded his features. He stared me up and down with a hateful look and I covered. I felt ten times worse than I did earlier. I wanted to hide myself in shame. I couldn't stop the tears that dropped from my eyes like a flowing river.
"Get up" he commanded in a firm voice and I found myself obeying. My legs shook as I tried to stand upright on my own.
"Have you ever been intimate with him? Don't lie to me because I'll fucking know and you won't like what I'll do to you" I shivered under the tone of his voice.
Who was he and how did he command such aura?
"Answer me" he snapped and I nodded.
'But it wasn't by choice' I wanted to scream but I couldn't find my voice.
"I fucking knew it. How ungrateful and vile could you be to do that sort of thing to your own sister? I took you into my home. My family gave you shelter..." Eunice kept going on and on about bullshit but my gaze stayed on him. He got angrier the longer she spoke until he reached his endpoint.
"Enough. Cover her up and bring her to the coach. She's going back with me"
"My lord?" I was as shocked as they were.
"She belongs to my pack and cannot be taken away without my consent" Kaden stepped forward. He had been here all along? But he just stayed silent?
"I am king...." The rest of all he was saying got blocked out after it registered. He was king. My mate was the king? How.... Everything was happening too fast.
"I think we should ask her what she wants"
Me? What did I want?
"That is unnecessary. She is coming with me"
"It doesn't work like that, my king. I have to give j'y consent for her to leave and I'm not giving it"
"What does your mate have to say about that? You want to keep your lover in the pack still?"
"T-That's unacceptable" Eunice shouted.
"What do you want? To stay with your lover here or come with me?" He stared me straight in the eyes, his question was daring. My answer was obvious. I was ready to leave this pack as soon as possible.
I've always wanted to leave but what if my desperation to leave would land me into something worse than what I endured here?
This man standing in front of me... he may be my mate but there was something cold about him. Especially towards me. Would he also treat me like an animal in his pack?
"Nevaeh" Eunice snapped and I nodded, tears falling from my eyes.
"I'll go," I said breathily and it felt like I had just signed my own death sentence.
"No way. She's not going anywhere"
"You don't have any fucking choice Kaden. She's going back with me and if you get in my way, I'll get rid of you like the pesky little fly that you are. Now get yourself covered up and grab your things right now" he said the last sentence, staring directly at me.
I didn't have anything to pack and I didn't want to go back into that house again.
"I-I have nothing" I stuttered.
"Get her to the coach Hermes" he commanded and a tall man appeared.
"Let me cover you," Hermes said and threw a coat over me, covering my modesty. Then gently, he led me to the coach waiting a distance away and helped me into it.
"Are you comfortable? Will you need anything?" He asked in a soft voice. I was shocked but I quickly recovered and shook my head even though my stomach was cramping and I was desperate for food.
"If you need anything, just tell me and I'll get it for you"
"Thank you" I muttered and he shut the door. I collapsed against the door tiredly.
I didn't know when I slept off. I felt so tired and cold. If it wasn't for the coat Hermes had given to me, I wouldn't have even a little warmth. My thoughts drifted to my mate and my stomach turned.He was a powerful man. A very powerful man. I had hoped for a mate but I didn't expect someone with so much power. From his stare, it was obvious that I disgusted him. And what they had said, he believed them completely.His attitude already gave me the impression that he wouldn't be accepting me. But why then did he want me to go back with him? I was unsure about everything, but grateful that I was far away from Kaden and his evil pack. Where they would never be able to touch me again.The coach came to an abrupt stop and I fell forward, hitting my face against the wall of the coach.The door flew open and Hermes was standing in front of me. I caught sight of my mate, he was walking away from the coach at a very fast pace. He didn't even look back for a second to see if I was down from t
I didn't get much sleep throughout the night. I was turning and tossing all through the night. My situation seemed bleak to me and I couldn't get the look on his face out of my mind. The looks on all their faces. I had been assaulted constantly in that pack. And even tonight…the way they had seen us. They knew…Eunice knew that it wasn't consensual but she acted like that to save face. I couldn't even defend myself in front of all those people. I sighed deeply. It was already too late to think much about it. They had all made their conclusions about me. There was nothing I could do to change how they thought about me. Again…my mate. If I'm being honest, I'm still bewildered that I had gotten one. 'He's not so much to us' my wolf reminded me and I sighed again. I forced my eyes shut but the sleep didn't come still. By the time the rooster crowed, I figured I had to get up. Since I was still in the tattered clothes from yesterday, I grabbed the cloak Hermes had given me and put it on ag
I never got the chance to see that girl again or ask her to explain her words from that day. Roughly a thousand servants were working at the castle. That was almost ten times the size of Kaden's pack. I would never meet all of them one-on-one and the chances that I would meet that girl again was very slim. There was no one else that I could ask about what she had said so I let it go. That day, it took me six hours to scrub the laundry room clean on my knees. By the time I was done scrubbing and washing, my knees felt sore and my arms were trembling. My stomach had been cramping because of the lack of food and I remember feeling very dizzy as I tried to find my way to the kitchen after my tedious work. A meal was waiting for me and I gobbled it up. One of the women was nice enough to inform me that I could ask for my meals whenever I wanted it. The days went by and I healed completely from the attack of that night. I didn't run into Martha and only received the list of my duties at t
As expected, the issue from dinner didn't end there. I knew there was no way I would get out of a punishment after my reaction. And even though I shouldn't feel disappointed or let down by my mate's reaction, I still was. It was so disgusting to hear. That it was okay to be touched against my will because I was wearing clothes that were too tight or too short. And it wasn't even my fault in the first place. I had nothing to wear. I had been taken from my pack with no belongings. The only thing I had on me was the tattered clothes and the coat beta Hermes had given to me. Martha didn't want me to wear that and gave me little clothes. Maybe it was my fault for not speaking out and requesting for new and better clothes, that could size me perfectly. But who could I have possibly asked? Anyway, I was given the tiniest brush ever to scrub the whole of the ballroom. So on my hands and knees, I scrubbed the massive ballroom. I didn't get anything to eat because I was upset at everything an
KING THANE’s POV Hermes couldn't stay at a place. He kept pacing the office and muttering something. His agitation was upsetting my wolf and my wolf couldn't be calm. "My lord we need your approval on this" One of the men in the office handed a paper over to me and I glanced through it. "Why do they need my approval to hunt?" "It's crossing into another's pack territory" "And they can't discuss it with the alpha of that territory?" I snapped at him. "I'm not giving permission to intrude on another alpha's land. He can if he discusses with the alpha of that territory" "What next?" Hermes chose that as the perfect time to say something. "I don't get how mates act crazy" There was a long pause as we all stared at him. He probably didn't realize that he blurted that out loud. "Out everybody" I commanded and they grabbed their things, fleeing from the office. "What was it that you were saying about mates?" "It didn't use to be like this in the past. Everyone loved the mates
The days were running by quickly and so were the tasks that I had to handle. In just a couple of days, I'll be done with the punishment I'd been given. I stayed out of everyone's way and nobody showed up in front of me, except for Helios. Since that first day we met, he made it a mission to see me every day. I was unsure about him because no matter how nice and kind he acted, I was convinced that there was something about him. My wolf agreed too. Often times when he would drop by and try to help me in any way that he could, I would start to think again that he was a nice person and I was just overthinking it. But I'll dismiss that thought as fast as it came. It was better to trust your instincts. I tried to get him to stop coming but he was insistent. It was simply like he was redoubling his effort to be around me each time I tried to get him to leave. He was too forward to completely ignore his existence so I just had to endure for a while, make up a silly excuse, and be on my way.
She didn't stop pulling me along until we were far from the supplies room. We went into the kitchen and she let go of my hand, holding the counter and breathing rapidly. "Fuck. If he finds out I lied, he'll be fucking furious and he'll try to find me. I just risked my neck for your sake" "Thank you," I said sincerely. If she hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to get away from that man and I'll probably still be pressed against the wall praying to the damned goddess to get me away from there. "What's your issue with him anyway? Everybody knows that Helios is bad news...most of the men in the king's circle are. We try to stay away from them" "I was doing just that but somehow, he found me. I don't even know how he did" Nobody knew that I was going to the library today or did he see me while I was going to the supplies room? "It's bad news if he has his eyes on you. You have to report" "Who could I report to?" "Martha" I couldn't stop the scoff that left my mouth. She looked
My discussion with Amaris cleared my questions about the different species but the other part.....I shouldn't be upset about it. Fuck! How many times have I told myself that whatever he did was none of my fucking business? I didn't care about him or what he did because I didn't want him. Countless times I said this to myself but I couldn't help but wonder. He had fallen in love without waiting for his mate.....No. He had no respect and absolutely detested women for what his previous lover had done to him. He...."No. No" I said to myself. "It's none of my business""It is your business" my wolf screamed in my head. "It is our fucking business. He should have waited for us. We are his mate and we would have never cheated on him" I said nothing but she remained restless. She was getting impatient as the days went by. She wanted us to see our mate ignoring the fact that he saw us as loose and hated our existence. "He only thinks that way of us because we were falsely accused. If you