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21. Rose and thorn
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[Diana]“Please wake up, honeybee. Please…” I woke up to Willa’s sobs. “I promise I will be a better mother. Just save my son, please,” her hands were trembling and cold as she wrapped her hands around my hand. “Please wake up, Diana. Only you can stop your father now.”“Luna… please get a hold of yourself,” Lyvia tried to calm Willa, but she kept trying to wake me up.Tensing my brows, I opened my heavy eyelids. “Honeybee! Honey!”I looked at Willa, confused. What the hell was going on?I looked at Lyvia, who immediately prepared to check my blood pressure.“Please stop alpha. He will kill Reese. Please, Diana. I am begging you. I know what he did to you was wrong, but please give him one more chance, sweetie. I promise he will never repeat his mistakes. Please sweetie, save my son,” he pressed the back of her hand against her forehead, tears streaming down her eyes incessantly.“Reese?” I spoke.“Yes, honey. Your father is…” she choked on her tears. “Please, come with me and stop
Last Updated : 2023-01-13Faking the Mate Bond 23. Eight month marriage
[Diana] Among the tests that Lyvia conducted on me right after I was brought to the hospital, sexual assault was one of them. I had no recollection of the time I passed out. The fact that Reese actually used a heavy drug brought up that suspicion. Thankfully, there was nothing in the reports. But should I be thankful that he didn’t violate me while I was unconscious? Just the existence of a possibility where he could have touched my body while I was unconscious created an unfathomable restlessness in my heart. I hugged my knees to my chest, curling up against the headboard of my bed. I was back in the Xenon palace from the hospital. I wondered if it would have been better if I was never reborn? Because I was just trying to survive again. There was nothing like being alive in my life. All I have done ever since I was reborn is try to get stronger and independent and try to save my father and Lyvia from Reese and Willa. But I had been living in fear of the future every single day.
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[Diana]Two weeks passed.Reese was still in the hospital and was on complete bed rest and medicine. Willa had to make several trips from the palace to the hospital in a day. She wasn’t in a condition to be plotting anything evil, but still I just couldn’t stop suspecting her.I know I shouldn’t, but I felt a little bad for her. She looked tired and sleepless all the time. Dark circles patched under her eyes. Her skin was dull and for the first time in two lives I saw her not dress up and do make-up. There were times she forgot to even comb her hair.We were sitting around the dining table. She quickly finished her food and got up to go back to the hospital.“Sit down,” father ordered gruffly.“Alpha, I have completed all the work in the palace,” she said.“I have a meeting tomorrow…”She spoke before father could complete, “I know. I have already gotten your clothes and documents ready.”“The monthly budget of the palace, payment of the staff and the upcoming expenses report…”Willa
Last Updated : 2023-01-15Faking the Mate Bond 25. Be aware
[Diana] Janus ran his tongue over his inner cheek. “I… was telling Zeph that I wanted to ask Vera to be my date for the prom,” Janus said. “What? And WHAT?” I yelled. “You don’t have to double-what me. I knew you would react like this, so I thought maybe your sunshine could be of some help because he is too good at talking. Talking to girls especially,” Janus said, sneaking glances at Vera. “Ok. Ok. I am trying to wrap my head around all this. You met my bodyguard without my knowledge when he mostly is with me when I am with you. Then you became such close friends in a few weeks and you call him by his nickname — Zeph? I bet he calls you by some nickname, too?” “Yeah, I call him Jan,” Zephyr said proudly. “See!” Janus took a deep breath and said, “look, you don’t have to be jealous, ok?” “I am not jealous! But we have been best friends for years and how is it we don’t have nicknames for each other?” I said. “That’s what you are concerned about? I literally said I wanted Vera
Last Updated : 2023-01-16Faking the Mate Bond 26. Game of hearts(18+)
[Diana]I was wearing a sleeveless, backless square neck, thigh split, spaghetti strap black gown that hugged every curve of my body. A strappy high heel complimented my gown with soft curls flowing down my long hair. I pulled the gown from the split down my upper thigh.I was in the VVIP room, standing in front of the dressing table. I kept the make-up to the minimum.I put the record on, and soft sensual music started flowing into the room.There were two low knocks on the door, followed by, “I am coming in.”I shut my eyes with a soft smile and tied the red blindfold over my eyes.I heard the door open. He walked in and shut it from inside.His deep chuckles teased my erratic heartbeats. “Prepared with a blindfold? Hmm. Guess I should take off my mask comfortably.”“If you wish to win the game, you’ll have to take off your mask,” I said.“Interesting.” He said and maybe took off his mask. He walked behind me and slid his arms under my breasts and around my hips. “But… when you ar
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[Diana] “How long do you plan on staring at the question paper? What’s done is done. You can’t change it unless you bribe the teachers, which is impossible after you got Fin expelled from the faculty,” Janus said, sitting beside me in the back seat of my car as Zephyr drove us back to the palace from our academy. It was my last exam. I should have felt relieved, as if I had been free from a cage, but I didn’t… “How could I get the phases of the moon wrong? It was a ten mark question. Five marks solely for drawing the phases and labeling them correctly and the other five marks on the biological effect those phases of the moon have on werewolves,” I said. “At least you got the effect right.” “No, I wrote based on my diagram, which is completely wrong and…” I grunted. “I messed up. I am going to fail. My life’s over. If I fail, I won’t be eligible for the championship.” “Stop overthinking, girl. It’s just one question. Let it go,” Janus said. “Says someone who is going to get the p
Last Updated : 2023-01-19Faking the Mate Bond 28. The art gallery
[Diana] “Do I look like a person who would enjoy visiting a vintage art gallery?” I asked Zephyr, entering the Xenon art gallery. “Sometimes we should trust the journey,” he said. “I am not a fan of quiet places,” I said. “Then you must be enjoying my company because I am never quiet.” “I like quiet people though,” I said and walked ahead of him. An indoor gothic water fountain welcomed us. There was a black marble statue of a beautiful mermaid, sitting on a huge rock, sensually curling her tail. Her fluttering hair covered her breasts. She was holding a book made from seashells in the middle of the fountain. Water magnificently sprayed out from the shell pages of that book. I looked around the art gallery. Its red walls were partially covered with paintings, portraits and pictures encased in intricately designed golden frames and some in glass box frames. There were statues carved in marbles, stones at intervals. The gallery was almost empty except for a few couples. I was
Last Updated : 2023-01-20Faking the Mate Bond 29. The last kiss
[Diana]He patiently listened to every confusion and senseless explanation of how I felt about not being able to feel anything. Honestly, at one point, I was just yammering words randomly. I just liked the feeling of sitting with him on the cold marble bench as the light from the bulbs replaced the natural light.I wanted to be heard even when all I said were random words thrown like a jigsaw puzzle. I wanted to talk without being judged or advised. I just wanted to speak my heart out.I found that hiraeth with Zephyr near that pond under the cherry blossoms.Zephyr wasn’t joking or trying to lighten the mood like he usually did. He was seriously listening to me as if I was reciting some classical philosophy that needed every ounce of his attention to be deciphered.He made me feel like it mattered, even the stupidest thing I said. Like I mattered.“Like you are trapped inside and there is no escape?” He asked.“Exactly. Maybe there’s something wrong with me,” I chuckled nervously.H
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Hey everyone! I am AM (Akina Mirai) First of all, I want to thank each and everyone of you who read this story. Thank you so so so much for bearing with me and making this story come alive so brilliantly. Diana and Zephyr. Oh, God! These two were a big challenge for me, but oh so beautiful they are, my heart still keeps on melting for both of them and I can't help falling in love with all the characters I created in this story. Don't forget to let me know who your favourite charcater was in this story! And if you enjoyed the book, please don't forget to leave your precious review on the main page of the story. It helps the story to grow a lot and so do your gems and comments. Do share it with your friends and let's keep the family growing! OMG! I can't believe I have done this. I would also love to thank my editor and the complete GN team for trusting in me and giving me this opportunity of writing and just allowing me tell a story because that's what I wish to do until my last
Faking the Mate Bond 141. Under the starry night
[Zephyr’s POV] Diana and Kaz regained their consciousness as the three of us returned to the sky, our battlefield. Kaz looked at Diana and then at me. The mana I had gathered around me was massive enough to cause an explosion that would end half of the world. I knew I had to stop, but I didn’t know how to stop it. Diana was already weak and upon that I was absorbing mana right from her soul. I need to get her away from me… Kaz flew beside Diana. Grabbing her arm, he tore her away from my proximity. Breaking the gravity of my soul that pulled mana from his soul, he pushed Diana towards the ground. “Zephyr…” Diana’s scream faltered as she neared the ground. I whistled sharply. The winds, combined with Kaz’s threads of mana, surrounded her and helped her land safely on the ground. Kaz turned to me. “It’s you against me now. Kill me and end this last war,” he said. “If I do that, who will save this world?” I said. Kaz frowned. “What do you mean?” “With the amount of mana
Faking the Mate Bond 140. Blank pages and words
[Diana’s POV]Grave?I felt my body go limp.I shook my head. No. This isn’t possible.Archer and Willa teleported me to the graveyard where Janus and lady Ilana had dug out a coffin.Carol shrieked agonizingly over the coffin.“No. No…” Stumbling, I fell beside the coffin.Janus dug his claws into the coffin and broke open the lid.“Zeph!”“Zephyr!”“Son!”Archer and Janus got Zephyr out of the coffin and laid him on the ground.His pulse and breaths were weak. He was unconscious.I covered my mouth with my hands. Kazeal had buried him alive.“Zeph! Zephyr!” Janus shook his body. “Hey man! Get up!”“Zephyr! Son!” Lady Ilana tapped his cheek.Archer made his way beside Zephyr. He asked us to move away from Zephyr to allow air circulation around him.“Ila, check his pulses and tell me if they turn weak,” Archer said and lady Ilana scuttled beside Zephyr, keeping her fingers on his pulses.“Messiah!” Kazeal roared.Janus stood in front of me and Willa, glaring right into Kazeal’s eyes.
Faking the Mate Bond 139. Light through darkness
[Diana’s POV](Trigger warning: Reader’s discretion advised.)***Ever since I returned to the Pretis palace, I knew something was off.But it took me a while to realize that something was wrong with Zephyr. I felt it odd when I told him I wanted to rest and he just let me rest.Whenever I say I wanted to rest, we usually end up having sex, but this Zephyr was trying to avoid intimacy with me. Yes, he hugged me, but that was it. He even avoided kisses. I will not lie. I was scared for some time that maybe everything that was going around me was affecting our relationship. The thought that Zephyr might actually be falling out of love with me haunted me until Janus asked me the same thing.Janus told me how Zephyr was not Zephyr, even though he almost completely acted like Zephyr.That’s when I sensed it and I wished we were wrong, so I checked it for myself yesterday.Kazeal might have prepared himself to be like Zephyr in every aspect, but I knew he wouldn’t ever be able to prepare
Faking the Mate Bond 138. Illusion of traps
[Kazeal’s POV]Diana cowered into my arms, clenching on to me as if I was her last lifeline left. I was.“Relax, Dia. These are just nightmares.”These nightmares are my gift to you, my Messiah. I hope you see for yourself what you have done to this world.It’s still not too late. You still have time. Stop before things slip from my hands as well.I stroked her back as she drifted back into sleep. Another round of those nightmares that I had designed to break her slowly, but certainly.I sighed, peering at the ceiling, hugging her tighter as she panted with a slight tremble taking over her body again.“No… no…” she mumbled.I intertwined my fingers with hers.“It’s alright, Dia. Everything’s fine, just fall asleep.”Stay dreaming and leave the reality to me. I will bring everything you have misplaced in this world back to its place.*****“You don’t have to attend to meeting if you aren’t feeling well—” She had the power to make me speechless without even trying.Words seized from my
Faking the Mate Bond 137. War and aftermath
[Diana’s POV]It hadn’t even been a week to father’s burial, and Willa was gone. She hadn’t taken a single thing from the palace. All she left behind was a note saying that she no longer had a reason to stay in the Xenon pack.Often the walls that look the strongest are the hollowest. Reese was in the same condition.Most of the time, Reese stayed by father’s grave.“It’s dinnertime, Reese. Let’s go.” I placed my hand on his shoulder.He was lost in nothingness. Recently, silence had been his only response.I knelt beside him.He had completed father’s burial without shedding a tear. But that didn’t mean father’s death hadn’t affected him at all. And after Willa left, his condition had worsened. He was bottling himself up.Although he kept himself busy with the pack affairs and the war with Gloratia, it was at times like these I could see his pain in his eyes.Meanwhile, because of Serith’s powers, I knew father was in a better place, reunited with mother. Even so, I felt his absence
Faking the Mate Bond 136. Don't blame me
[Zephyr’s POV]What we have been preparing for has finally begun.Diana had waged a war against the outer world. By now, the demonic werewolves would have started appearing all around Lycannora.After demonisation she had changed a lot. Diana’s appearance seemed as a reflection of Serith herself. Her horns, the dark vine tattoos that wrapped around her hands and around her neck. Her blood-red eyes that had the power to stop time if she wished. Her aura that held the gravity that could alter dimensions and space. Diana’s presence overpowered almost everyone and everything on the battlefield.The goddess of the underworld had surfaced and the Serithian war had begun.It hadn’t even been an hour and the Wenos army seemed so subdued. There was no way mortals could keep up with a goddess’ incarnation. The only person who had the power to stand against Diana was the Saint.Devon walked closer to Diana and stood between her and his army.“Prince, what are you doing?” Ragnar asked Devon.“R
Faking the Mate Bond 135. She's gone
[Kazeal’s POV]She’s gone.I had searched every corner of the Heat Knox tower.Diana has escaped.A stifling bitterness rose in my chest like a burning stab. My crazily pulsating heart was only darkening my thoughts and coherence.Clenching my fists and jaws, I shut my eyes.It’s not like I have never been angry before, but I had never experienced such an excruciating wrath before. Its extremeness was sinful.I stared at my palms.How did she slip out of my grip?The warmth of her body and the softness of her skin are still afresh in my hands.When did she obscure my senses?How in heaven did she escape?I don’t get it. I don’t understand this.Wiping my sweat around my lips, I sat on her bed. Raking back my hair, I held my burning head.Taking a deep breath, I licked my dry lips.There is no way she can escape this place on her own. Not even with her Messiah powers. The only key is with me and without my mana, the barriers around the tower cannot even be sensed by normal wizards.But
Faking the Mate Bond 134. Let's rewrite our stars
[Zephyr’s POV]I kept whistling in the eolian language, summoning a storm around Alpha Urza’s body as a barrier from the rest of the battlefield. Kneeling beside his body, I peered at him blankly. I held his cold hand in mine. With a blurry vision, I looked at the sky. Kaz’s men hovered over the Wenos palace. Through the blustering winds cutting me off from the rest of the world, I looked at my army that was in constant struggle with the Saint’s men. I couldn’t keep track of everyone from where I was, but I could tell that Archer and mother had left the battlefield a while ago. “We, the wizards under the Saint’s command, give you the Jupitus army a chance to retreat. Stop the attacks and retreat or else we will have to pacify you by any means possible.” A wizard hovering right above Asashi and Aera warned. So finally, Kazeal has openly involved himself in this war. “We do not wish any harm to the innocent. We are here to preserve peace and stop the war. If any of you launch any
