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A Mate Not For Sale SEVENTEEN | A New Friend Like Alaila
"Get to work!" Bella yelled.We quickly cleared the table and were soon heading to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. I walked slowly, my head banging really, hard."You should walk fast," Katherine said and I nodded slightly.She soon got engrossed in her talk with the other girls and she forgot about me completely. I tried to catch up with her and I almost fell to the ground. I groaned slightly and that caught her attention. "Be careful" she muttered. Are you hurt?""No, I am not. Thanks"She held my hand. "Are you sure you are not hurt?"I nodded with a smile. "I am not hurt"She sighed. "You need to be careful at night, ok?"I nodded. "Yes, ma'am"We got to the kitchen and Katherine did most of the work to cover up for me. When we were done, we retired to our dormitory. I stared at the long hall with numerous beds."Are we all sleeping here?" I asked Katherine in a whisper."Yes. You should go get a bed space""Can't I sleep beside you?""You can't. Helen is the one sleeping in t
A Mate Not For Sale EIGHTEEN | A Bit Of Pity
GILBERTMaking my maid a slave was a relief and I had nothing to worry about. My mom did not ask about my mate and she did not visit me either. This put my mind at rest, that I do not have to worry about my mom finding out that Xavia is my mate. I also do not have to worry about coming in contact with my mate and my wolf jumping up happily. Though I sometimes thought about her and wondered how she was doing, it was easy to get that thought off quickly.Arden did not say anything about her either. He was busy with pack affairs and his mate, he hardly visited. For a few weeks, I had a peaceful time to myself until Arden showed up again."Do you not miss me?" he asked with his mischievous smile."What are you doing here? Are you not busy with the pack's affairs?" I asked him."I am done with every pack's affairs I am assigned with. I know you gave me a lot of work to get me out of your sight but now I am back"I scoffed slightly. "I do not care about your presence""You do not?" he asked
A Mate Not For Sale NINETEEN | Kate's Strange Visit
After I left Arden, I returned to my room to rest but as usual, Arden would not let me. He kept ranting about why I made Xavia a slave when I knew I would worry about her so much."I am not worried about her. How many times do I have to tell you that?" I told him."It’s obvious that you are worried about her. Why can’t you accept the fact that you do?""I am not. You...""Gilbert, if you keep worrying about her, that would do you no good. I think you should revoke her slave decree""I am not doing that. I am not the type to go back on my words""Gilbert...""Look, if you also care about her, you should speak to my mom about it. I am not the one who declared her as a slave""But you are the reason she became a slave. You..."I groaned. "Arden, can you stop talking?!" I yelled slightly at him."I am being truthful here. You made her a slave and now you worry about her. You should not have done that in the first place. I see the way you looked at her in the garden". He moved closer to me
A Mate Not For Sale TWENTY | A Reason Not known
"Your father was a good man. He was a good friend to my husband. He stayed with us after his friend’s death. He was a friend indeed. I was so angry I couldn’t make it to his burial"Kate smiled. "I wasn't able to make it to his burial either. I cried so hard when I heard about his death, but unfortunately, it was a few months after he was already buried. I still can’t forgive myself for that"My mom held her hand. "You should not blame yourself. I am sure he understands better and he loves you"I stared at the two of them, wondering why my mom had not asked her why she came back to the Ice pack. She left with her mother, a few months after my father’s death, leaving her father, my father’s Beta, and Arden. That is over six years now. She never showed up at her father’s retirement party which was done three years ago. I did not see her at her father’s burial, which had happened two years ago too.Why did she suddenly show up? And why is my mom not saying anything about her sudden appea
A Mate Not For Sale TWENTY-ONE | A Feast Not Worth Going
"Hey, sis" he muttered"Arden. It’s been a while. How have you been?" Kate asked, hugging him."Hey, I know you miss me but right now, you’re suffocating me" Arden teased. "Sorry about that" Kate muttered, releasing her grip on him."I see you’ve seen Gilbert already. He must be very happy to see you" Arden said, giving me a wink.I scoffed slightly. Is he trying to make a jest of me?"I think I am the one happy to see him" Kate answered sadly."Trust me. Gilbert misses you so much. He was always asking me about you"Kate’s eyes brightened up. "Really?"Arden nodded. "Of course. There was a time he could not sleep from missing you"I blinked. When was there a time like that?"What are you talking about?" I asked Arden, amidst gritted teeth. Arden ignored me. "You both must have a lot to talk about"Kate smiled. "We've been together for a while now and there has been a lot to talk about""I guess, I should let you have some time together. I am sure you both still have a lot to catch
A Mate Not For Sale TWENTY-TWO | A Thought Worth Thinking
"You haven't answered me. Where is Arden?""Work calls" I answered."Are you both always busy?""Well, sometimes we get so busy we do not have time for anything else, and sometimes there are not many things to do""Do you know I have missed staying in the Ice Pack? I missed spending time with you and Arden" she said and I rolled my eyes slightly.But I do not miss spending time with her. I thought. I still prefer to listen to Arden's unnecessary talks."Do you remember when we visited your father's garden without his permission to plug some fruit and Arden's trousers caught some thorn?" she asked and I nodded.I had forgotten most of the things that happened during my childhood and had to pretend that I remembered every bit of what she was talking about. I wondered why she suddenly brought this up."We ended up being chased by your dad's dogs. And we couldn't get a single fruit at the end" she said laughing so hard.I groaned slightly. This happened a long time ago, why does she feel
A Mate Not For Sale TWENTY-THREE | Finally A Good Idea
I went in search of Arden, to see if he might have some ideas to share with me about Xavia but when I got to his room, it was locked."Where is the Beta?" I asked the guards at the door "He has not returned after he left for the feast yesterday" one of them answered.I knew immediately that was the reason he hasn't shown up to ask me how my day went with his sister. I thought about waiting around for him but the guards do not look comfortable with me around. I also knew Arden might not be returning anytime soon. "When he gets back. Tell him to see me, ok" I told them. "Yes, Alpha" they muttered in unison.I left his place and did not return to my room, knowing Kate would be looking for me. I had left the garden without her knowledge and I knew how furious she would be, she might threaten to scream the building down. That had always been her threat, which of course, has always been carried out by her so many times.Surprisingly, she hasn't changed much despite being gone for so many
A Mate Not For Sale TWENTY-FOUR | The Strange News
XAVIAI adjusted to the life of being a slave with the help of Katherine, pretty well than I had imagined. I got used to waking up early and sleeping late. Eating once or twice a day if need be was not a problem anymore. Sleeping in a crowded place was now easy and comfortable. I also loved every bit of work I was given and gave in my best to carry it out properly and without complaint. Not only do I love working in the garden now, I even looked forward to working in it.I had adjusted in such a short time and also made a few new friends. They helped me out in the garden when they have the chance. When we all had nothing to do and were expected to retire to bed, we crawled out of our dorm and either went to the kitchen to raid the store and have something nice to eat or visit a few places we had wanted to visit during the day. Surprisingly, we were never caught.I had asked Katherine so many times how we were able to carry out such acts without being caught and she insisted that it wa
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A Mate Not For Sale SEVENTY-ONE | A Wedding To Remember
XAVIAIt had been months since everything had returned to normal and I had been living a peaceful life. I heard that Gilbert has left for a faraway land to work on himself, after he apologized sincerely to his Pack members, his mom, Arden, and Kate. I was told he wanted to apologize to me too but he knew I was not going to give him an audience. I had refused to see him not because I had not forgiven him but because I did not want him to feel bad when he saw me and though I hadn't seen him since he left, he sent a letter through Kate. When I read the letter, I was very happy. I was happy that he had finally accepted his fault and was willing to change. Kate told me he has been calling her frequently these days and is showing interest in her. She told me she might be giving him a second chance once he comes back.She doesn't know when he will come back but she is willing to wait. Her words touched me. I feel happy that they will be getting back together. She deserves to be happy. He does
A Mate Not For Sale SEVENTY | A New Love Interest
I was not expecting anyone to come for me. I know that what I did to them was hurtful and I do not deserve their sympathy. Neither was I expecting Arden to come for me.How am I going to face Arden? I wondered. How am I going to face him after everything?I stood rooted to my spot and the guards did not hasten me up to leave. For some reason, they treated me with respect."Why are you treating me well? Why are you not treating me as a criminal?" I asked."Our Alpha asked that we treat you well because you are an Alpha of a Pack" one of them said.I was surprised. I did not expect the Lycan King to tell them such.Could Xavia be the reason he is treating me well? I wondered.I walked out of the cell and headed outside. I was surprised to see not only Arden but also Kate. I blinked. She was the last person I was expecting to see.Why is she here? I wondered. "K-Kate?" I mumbled and she smiled at me but said nothing.I could not move closer to them. I stood rooted to my spot not knowing
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-NINE | Time To Make A Change
The GILBERTWhen Xavia told me she did not hold any grudges against me I was ashamed of myself. I had not expected that from her despite everything I did to her. What I expected was a fierce, angry, and revengeful Xavia. The one who will treat me as badly as I have treated her or even more. But the one who stood before me was the kind-hearted Xavia who stared at me with pity. I stared at her right from the cell in which I was locked and my heart bleed.How did I come to be like this? How was I cruel enough to treat someone like Xavia very badly? She was a good person. She has always been.I looked away quickly. I could not keep looking at her. I had not thought there would be a time when I would feel humiliated. A time that I would feel ashamed and remorseful for everything I have done."I-I am sorry" I muttered. "I should not have lusted after you. I felt guilty that I treated you so badly, yet you did so well. I thought getting you back was the only way I would stop feeling guilty
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-EIGHT | Can't Hold Grudges
I turned to face her. "I do not understand why he spoke to Jason about the contract. He never spoke to me about wanting me back""I knew he had always had an ulterior motive. It was obvious. I told you he is cunning""You did but I still do not get it. We spoke yesterday, right before I came to meet you and he said nothing to me about wanting me back as his mate. He never spoke about me being his mate. It was strictly about the gold business""His motive would have been obvious if he had spoken about it. He needed you to trust him and you did""But why would he ask Jason for a contract that is about six years old?""To take you back, I guess""Why would he want to take me back? Even if he wants to, why would he talk about the contract""He couldn't wait anymore for you to come back to him, I guess"I scoffed. "Does he think I am going to return to him if he goes about it this way?""That might be his easiest way""Are there not other ways he can use to try to woo me back? What gives h
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-SEVEN | A Mate Not For Sale
XAVIAI noticed that Axel had been acting strange recently. Aside from him being worried that I would choose Gilbert instead of him, I could tell there was something else causing him to worry. I became worried too. I spoke to Alaila about it and she told me it might be work and the Pack affairs."I do not think it's any of these two," I said."How are you sure about it?"I shrugged. "I am not sure but I do not feel those are the reasons"She sighed. "Do you have anything in mind? I mean anything you considered may be the reason?""I can't think of any" I answered. "If you cannot think of anything then I will suggest you stop getting worried too""I wish I could but I can't. Seeing him worry makes me worry too""Have you tried speaking to him about it?""I spoke to him and he said he is worried that I will choose Gilbert over you""Why would you do that? You have no reason to""I told him that. I told him I did not have any reason to go back to Gilbert. He is worried that if I keep ta
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-SIX | The Stronger Mate Bond
She stared at me. "I am not asking you not to worry now". She placed her hand on my face and smiled. "But I want to know why you are worried". I stared at her but said nothing. "Come on, tell me why you are worried," she said and I sighed."I am worried that you will choose him over me"She stared at me. "Yo-you are joking right?""I am not" I replied. "I have tried not to think about it but I can't help it""Why would you think of such? Do you think I am going to leave you for Gilbert?" she asked and I sighed. "Do you not trust me?""I trust you" I muttered. "But I do not trust the mate bond""What do you mean?""He is your mate...""Was my mate" she corrected. "He rejected me, remember?"I sighed. "I know he rejected you but what...""Axel, can you stop worrying about nothing?"I held her hand. "I have every reason to be worried. He is your mate and you belong to him too""I do not belong to him. I already told you that he rejected me""I know he did. But what if he changes his mind
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-FIVE | The Jealous Axel
AXELJason told me that the Ice Pack Alpha would be coming later with his Beta to the company and I asked Xavia to stay back in the Packhouse after she closed from school. I do not want her to meet with him and remember her experience with him, which is why I do not want her to come to the company. I can still remember how she stared at him in fear when she saw him."Why do you not want me to come to the company?" she asked."I want you to get some rest" I replied."But I have a lot of work to do at the company""I will ask Jason to help you do them""I do not want Jason to help me. I want to..."I held her hand. "Xavia, I know how school has been these days. You are also preparing for your exams. Adding the company's work will only make you become stressed out. You need as much rest as you can get now ""Can I at least go today? I can stop going to the company tomorrow""Hey, babe. I want you to rest until you are done with exams""That's too far. I...""How about you take this week
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-FOUR | Desiring His Mate
I never thought that I was going to like Xavia, after all the things we experienced together but ever since I came back from the meeting in the Lycan Pack and set my eyes on Xavia, I could not stop thinking about her. At first, I thought it was because she was now the Spirit Princess but I soon realized that I liked her. It was never supposed to happen. I was never supposed to like someone I rejected some months ago, but right now that is what is happening.I was to meet up with the spy today. To avoid anyone being suspicious, I asked that he meet me in the garden. I sat in the garden waiting for him and when he finally showed up, I stood up."Hope you have enough information for me," I said and he nodded.I have been curious to know how she got to the Lycan Pack. I could remember that Arden had told me she said she was never going to return to the Lycan Pack and for some reason, I suspected that she had a bad experience there, which I presumed to be worse than the one she experienced
A Mate Not For Sale SIXTY-THREE | She Looks Different
GILBERTThere was a general meeting in the Lycan Pack and I was to attend it with Arden. This was going to be the first meeting I would be attending in a long while and I wasn't looking forward to it. I had not expected my mother to send Arden to me to prepare to attend the meeting. When she found out about me rejecting Xavia, she was furious and she asked me to apologize to the Pack members and step down for a while but I refused. There was no way I would apologize to the Pack members for rejecting my mate. Was she, not the one who asked for the rejection? I insisted that I had no reason to apologize and that got her angry. I did not expect that she would apologize to the Pack members on my behalf and tell them I agreed to step down until I felt remorseful.Would I ever be remorseful? That was my first thought. I had done nothing to be remorseful for.My mom commanded the guards not to allow me to leave my room but she knew that they would not be able to hold me back so she visited h
