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#CHAPTER 15 An Invitation to a Ball
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2025-04-09 16:05:04
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Married to My Enemy After Rebirth #CHAPTER 1 Return to the Wedding
“You’ll come to me tonight?” A sickly sweet feminine voice crooned.“As soon as I can,” a second voice answered—my fiancé’s voice, “I’ll drug her if I have to. No one but you is getting this cock tonight.”The room swam into focus, and I realized I was back at this exact moment from a year ago. Two hours before my wedding.“Lucas,” the woman moaned.I pulled back from the door like it had scalded me, yanking the veil from my hair.He couldn’t.He wouldn’t.Lucas was my fated mate. I was destined to carry his cubs.We were meant to rule together, side by side, as the Lycan King and Queen. I looked down at the veil clenched in my fingers, my vision blurred by tears. I threw the fabric to the ground.A heavy, unexplainable fury began to rise in my gut.How could this have happened? I should have been dead. But somehow… I was back. Back to one year ago.I replayed the scenes of our marriage like a fool willingly drinking poison, even as it went sour on her tongue. Lucas, my fated mate and
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“You’re calling off the wedding, darling?” He chuckled and reached out to caress my cheek, but I swatted the gesture away.“You heard me.”“I heard you, I just don’t believe you. Is there a problem? Are the flowers not to your taste? I could have someone adjust the arrangements before the ceremony—“”Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about, I saw you two just now. I heard you—“ the sight of red, smudgy bruises on Harper’s neck suddenly caught my attention. “And this!” I exclaimed, pointing at the hickeys covering Harper’s collarbone. “You think you can embarrass me like this on the morning of our wedding, and I’ll still agree to marry you? You bastard—“”Darling,” Lucas said darkly, pressing his fingers a bit too deeply into my shoulder. “Don’t try to make me angry. You’re engaged to the future Lycan King. Backing out of this agreement is not an option.” He pushed a loose lock of hair behind my ear, as if he could soften the tension with gentleness. “Besides, we’re fated
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I drew my fingers around his neck, feeling day-old stubble lacing his jaw. With a twist of my wrist, I pulled away the tie at his throat, which was already crooked and smudged with pink lipstick. From the Blondy Girls in his room earlier, I was sure.He watched me intently as I undid the buttons of his white dress shirt, first the one at the top, then the next, and the next, revealing warm, deeply tanned skin underneath. I swallowed as I got lower, more nervous than I expected to be as I got to the last one, and tugged it through the loop.Caleb smirked, running the tips of his fingers under my chin to lift up my gaze from his chest. “Poor, pretty thing. Is Lucas not satisfying you?”The question pulled me instantly away from the moment at hand. I thought of Lucas in the hallway outside my chambers on the day of our wedding, of him taking Harper in the next room while I was pregnant with his child in a past life. “Don’t talk to me about him,” I hissed back, yanking at the edges of hi
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RUBYLucas pulled me through the castle, down staircases and through echoing corridors, finally back into my chambers.It would have been a beautiful night for a wedding, if I had still been the naive girl Lucas married in another life.“You’re angry with me, and I don’t understand why.” He began as he finally released my wrist, red from the tightness of his grip.There are too many reasons to list to you, you lying, adulterous bastard!”I caught you with Harper earlier. I know you haven’t been faithful to me, you can’t expect me to ignore that and still walk down the aisle to you.”“What you saw was a misunderstanding—”“What I saw was a betrayal!””Ruby,” he implored, adopting the gentle tone of a hurt lover, “we’re fated mates.”“You certainly don’t act like it.” I interrupted.“I do.” He took my hands in his. “I always have, and I always will. I have to love you, I can’t help it. I’ve always sworn to you I would do everything I could to make you happy.” His words were fervent, al
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RUBYI stood before the doors to the great hall, where the wedding guests were seated and waiting for the ceremony to commence. There was nothing I could do now, except go through with the wedding. My secret weapon, the recording of Harper’s confession, hid heavily in my bouquet.I rehearsed my moves in my head. Before we were asked to recite our vows, I would play the audio in front of both of our families and Lucas’s political backing. Harper’s words would surely convince the guests in the pews, I would finally be safe from Lucas and his plots against my parents.I looked down at my dress, the one my mother and I had chosen together. I had managed to get rid of the hideous one Harper had tried to force on me earlier. Now, I looked like I always had in my dreams, like a woman who was going to marry the love of her life. I cringed to remember how blindly in love I had been.The massive oak doors creaked open, revealing Lucas with his arm outstretched to walk me down the aisle.“Are y
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Lucas looked just as shocked as I felt.“What?” Harper squealed.“You heard what I said, I don’t think there is anything to be confused about. Sir, go ahead,” Caleb says to the officiant, keeping an arm tightly wound around me. “Are you… are you having an affair with Lucas’s brother? You whore!” Harper shouted, lunging for me. I had no time to step out of the way, Caleb picked me up and swirled me around him, keeping me safe from the attack.Harper fell face-first on the marble floor, her nose leaking blood.“I’m the whore? Lucas has been sleeping with you for our entire engagement,” I shouted, more to the audience in the pews than to Harper. It was time they all knew the truth. “He had no intention of honoring this marriage from the very start!”A collective gasp rang around the room, and Lucas finally shook himself out of his stupor to react. “Ruby, there is no need for hysterics–” he started, reaching for me, but Caleb pulled me farther back protectively.“This woman before you ha
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I couldn’t help but smile, watching Lucas struggle to get back on his feet after his fall. For the first time since my rebirth, it felt like I was finally catching up to him. He might have thought he had me in his grasp this morning, but there was nothing he could do from underneath my feet.“You’ll regret opposing me.” He hissed as Harper propped him up on her shoulder. “You can’t turn around and marry Caleb, I won’t allow it!”Caleb released a deep cackle, “You think I want to get married with these tacky decorations? No, we’re going to be rescheduling and definitely redoing this entire ceremony. I’m thinking white roses and carnations instead of these awful yellow ones, don’t you think so, Ruby?”I smiled, “And maybe even adding them into the archway over the altar,” I said, gesturing to the empty canopy above us. Harper huffed, coughing slightly under the weight of Lucas. “You can keep him,” I said, “my new fiance and I have some business to attend to. Now, if you’ll excuse us.”I
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CALEBWhat?Her words rooted me to the spot, and for once in my life, I couldn’t think of a quip to return back to the woman standing in front of me.Somehow, she knew. I have spent years planning to keep my wretched brother away from the throne, and I have spent months putting those plans meticulously into place. I have been quiet, I’ve kept my circles small, how could she possibly have found out what I was doing?Or maybe she doesn’t know? I wondered briefly if it was a fluke as she gazed up at me with those sure, steadfast eyes. This might all be random chance, could she just be a frustrated, jilted bride whose fiance had been fucking another woman behind her back?No, I realized for certain, she knew. She had too many specifics of my intentions, and came right out with them to my face. I had always thought of her as the lovesick puppy who followed my brother around like he was a god and capable of no wrong. But with this unexpected show, it seemed she was not the helpless pawn I’d
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Married to My Enemy After Rebirth #CHAPTER 15 An Invitation to a Ball
Lucas glares at me. “What is that supposed to mean?”I groan in frustration, and pull his engagement ring from my pocket. “This will never sit on my finger Lucas. I would rather die than be bound to you for the rest of my life.” It fell from my fingers, clinking pitifully on the marble steps.“But you’re my mate! We have a bond, you belong to me, you are tied to me–”“Yes! Lucas!” I shout, the hurt and anger I have felt since my rebirth bubbling over into my words. “I am supposed to be your mate, and you are supposed to be tied to me, too! But I refuse to be treated like a pawn instead of your partner.”I know what I have to do. I call on my wolf, but my connection to her is still dark. Even without Willow, I muster every ounce of my energy to call the mate bond into my mind, attacking it with the full force of my consciousness.It trembles, and splinters, still present, but weaker. It hurts us both, and Lucas stumbles back, his shocked expression etched into his face. “What the hell
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His words shocked me, and I stared at him in surprise. A true marriage? With Caleb? I imagined all the times I had seen other women hanging off of him like ornaments, and all of his snide comments even now that we were allied together against Lucas.It made me want to laugh, but it also sobered me to the reality of our situation. Even if we were striking up something like a friendship, it didn’t change the fact that in the next few months, his fated mate was bound to appear. Regardless of the success of our union against Lucas, he would be separated from me sooner or later.I couldn’t agree to a marriage without any boundaries, like he was suggesting. It wouldn’t be fair to either of us.“I can’t,” I said, turning away from him. “I know you think you’re trying to be kind, but that’s not going to help us.”Caleb sighed, his face expressionless. “You know, as childish as you are, you never really deserved the shit Lucas put you through. I can’t promise to be a good husband, but I can pr
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“What? No! That’s not…” I fumbled over my words, “That’s not what I meant.”“Oh? What do you mean then? That you want to be the one fawning over me, not the rest of my ‘fan-club’ as you put it.”I groaned, “Look, I think laying out some ground rules would be helpful. We haven’t gotten into any specifics of this arrangement, but before we proceed with the marriage, I think we have to.”“By all means,” Caleb said, gesturing for me to continue. “What do you want?””As a part of our contracted marriage, we should both be free to pursue our own love lives, since this is a political arrangement. As such, I won’t interfere with your lovers and you won’t interfere with mine.”“If that’s what you want,” Caleb said graciously.“It is, it’s what is best for both of us,” I said firmly. “But, if we can abide by those rules, I’ll move in with you. You’re right, I can’t stay here. I might as well get used to you before the wedding.”He smiled and nodded. “It’s late, and we both need some sleep. I’ll
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I fell out of the bed, scrambling away from him as he advanced. I was nearly at the door when he grabbed me by the back of the neck. lifting me off the floor without effort. His breath was hot and sour in my face, “You are nothing without me, you cannot defy me.”He raised his other arm to strike me. But then the door burst open, and I was dropped as the sound of Lucas’s scream pierced my ears.“Don’t you touch her, you bastard!” My father’s voice echoed.He was standing above me, a candelabra waving frantically in his hands. Lucas held his hands up to his temple, where a streak of blood was beginning to trickle down his cheeks.“I’ve always liked you, Lucas, but take one more step and I won’t hesitate to strike you again.”Lucas lowered his arms, a smile breaking across his face. “This is all a misunderstanding. You must have seen the news reports by now, you know how delicate your daughter is. I–”“No!” My father countered, his eyes blazing with fury. “No more, I don’t care what sho
Married to My Enemy After Rebirth #CHAPTER 11 No Other Mate
I nod, swallowing my nerves.He closed the space between us, pressing his soft lips into mine in a gentle, chaste kiss. I returned it, raising myself on my tiptoes to reach him more easily.I opened my eyes as he pulled away, and saw the same surprise I felt mirrored in his face.“Great, I’ll edit these and send them to you. What do you think of this one?” Joseph asked, pulling me out of my contemplation.He showed us an intimate photo he’d captured, our eyes locked tenderly. “That’s perfect, find one with a kiss for me, I want to upload that as my social media avatar.” Caleb said, already beginning to unbutton the jacket Joseph had given him for the shoot.Joseph nodded, and left for his office.“You’re really as bad as a teenager, you’re already updating your relationship status online?” I said, removing the veil from my hair.“Don’t worry, it’s purely political.” He paused, looking up at me with a smirk. “You know I’ve never posted a woman I haven’t slept with yet. People are defin
Married to My Enemy After Rebirth #CHAPTER 10 A Beautiful Bride
My father shook his head. “That’s enough, young lady.” He said, swiping the letter away.“You can’t make this decision for me,” I said, leaping up to try to take it back.“We’re your parents—“ my father started.“That doesn’t give you the right to bind me to a man who wants to kill you!” I cried, becoming desperate.“Sweetheart, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Are you feeling alright?” My mother asked nervously, feeling my forehead for evidence of a fever.“I’m fine,” I exclaimed, “but I won’t be if you force me to marry Lucas! Can’t you see what he’s doing? You already know he’s using me for my connections, can’t you understand why? He will only abuse power, he wants to hurt us all!”My father groaned, looking at me with a mixture of concern and fear. “That’s enough. We’re not going to keep having this conversation. You’re clearly overwhelmed, maybe we should have let the engagement last a little longer so you wouldn’t panic.”“You’re not listening!” I cried.“You’re not se
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“You have no idea what you’re talking about!” She exclaimed, struggling to keep her composure. ”You’re just jealous and regret dropping Lucas!”I laughed, the horrible flood of memories of Lucas’s cruelty in my past life washed over me like a suffocating wave. “I couldn’t care less that I’ll never have to touch that man. I hope you’re happy now Harper, you’ll be in his bed but you’ll never be his wife.”I left her there on the steps, a small, choking sound echoing after me down the hall.I stopped first at the room I had occupied in the castle for the last few months of my engagement, and was not surprised to see Lucas had ordered it to be scrubbed clean. The sheets were changed and all my belongings were packed in a small suitcase by the door.I sighed, picking them up and preparing for the walk home. I didn’t have much here, Lucas had always made a show of insulting me when I tried to make the room my own. I can’t believe it never occurred to me how much he didn’t want me there.My
Married to My Enemy After Rebirth #CHAPTER 8 We Can Do This
CALEBWhat?Her words rooted me to the spot, and for once in my life, I couldn’t think of a quip to return back to the woman standing in front of me.Somehow, she knew. I have spent years planning to keep my wretched brother away from the throne, and I have spent months putting those plans meticulously into place. I have been quiet, I’ve kept my circles small, how could she possibly have found out what I was doing?Or maybe she doesn’t know? I wondered briefly if it was a fluke as she gazed up at me with those sure, steadfast eyes. This might all be random chance, could she just be a frustrated, jilted bride whose fiance had been fucking another woman behind her back?No, I realized for certain, she knew. She had too many specifics of my intentions, and came right out with them to my face. I had always thought of her as the lovesick puppy who followed my brother around like he was a god and capable of no wrong. But with this unexpected show, it seemed she was not the helpless pawn I’d
Married to My Enemy After Rebirth #CHAPTER 7 Will You Help Me?
I couldn’t help but smile, watching Lucas struggle to get back on his feet after his fall. For the first time since my rebirth, it felt like I was finally catching up to him. He might have thought he had me in his grasp this morning, but there was nothing he could do from underneath my feet.“You’ll regret opposing me.” He hissed as Harper propped him up on her shoulder. “You can’t turn around and marry Caleb, I won’t allow it!”Caleb released a deep cackle, “You think I want to get married with these tacky decorations? No, we’re going to be rescheduling and definitely redoing this entire ceremony. I’m thinking white roses and carnations instead of these awful yellow ones, don’t you think so, Ruby?”I smiled, “And maybe even adding them into the archway over the altar,” I said, gesturing to the empty canopy above us. Harper huffed, coughing slightly under the weight of Lucas. “You can keep him,” I said, “my new fiance and I have some business to attend to. Now, if you’ll excuse us.”I
