Loraine’s PovI watched them look at me with disgust and I could tell from the way they were looking at me what kind of things they were thinking about.Especially Pauline and Penelope, who were clearly telling me that I don’t deserve and not fit to be the Alpha King’s mate. No matter what kind of gaze they would look at me, that doesn’t change the fact that I am the Alpha King’s mate.“Come on, let’s start and end this.” Pauline calmly says while looking at the shaman, urging her to do what her task is.The shaman smiled and then before she opened her eyes, she spoke. “Just some pre-cautions that I would like to say before we begin, it’s not that I have always succeeded since the first time I succeeded, the two couples who had broken off their marks had gone mad. One became delirious and became intellectually challenged, while the other one was sick to the point that its body was like a skeleton.”I couldn’t help but shiver at her words. Even grandma’s eyes were shaking, and she coul
Loraine’s PovI gritted my teeth and endured the churning feeling around my stomach. I could still taste the iron in my mouth and despite that my head was throbbing as if it was pulsating, I still managed to push through without looking back.‘Loraine, come back!’ I could hear the cold voice that the Alpha King had commanded, talking to me using a mind-link, but I didn’t care about it nor listen to him.I walked even faster and didn’t look back at him despite the burning sensation throughout my body. Hah, it really seemed that the larger the mark is, the more one would suffer if they rejected their fated partner. Now, it would be I who would suffer from it.But despite that I suffered from it, I don’t regret what I did.When I went back to the maid’s quarter, I could feel the gaze as they gazed at me but the pain that I felt made me not care about it.“Loraine, what happened to you?!” It was none other than Anna who asked as she guided me back to my room after seeing that I was alread
Loraine’s Pov“Is that all that you wanted to say to me?” I asked, while looking at the shaman.The shaman smiled and shook his head. “Child, if you keep on running away from fate, it won’t do you any good. If you are suffering right now from rejecting the bond you have with your mate, trust me, you will feel worse later. It is the same as the moon goddess punishing you for rejecting what she had prepared for you.”I couldn’t help but laugh at her words. So, she was here just to convince me to undo the rejection. But no matter how much I would suffer; I had already rejected him and there is no need for me to take back the words that I uttered right in front of the Alpha King and his loved ones.If I did undo my rejection, if I took back what I had said earlier, how is it different from eating my own words?Prideful? No. I just want to get out of a place that doesn’t serve me.I looked at the shaman and let out a mocking laugh. “You haven’t seen the way that they look at me earlier. Yo
Loraine’s PovI gritted my teeth, and hardly open eyes, I glared at him, who really went inside the window as I instructed him to do instead of making a scene by breaking my door. Who knows what others might say about me again? It’s not just throwing rotten eggs at me, but also throwing darts and knives.Damn it! Just what the hell does he want from me? My body? I don’t have anything to offer him other than my body.If I gave him my body, would he leave me alone after tasting it?Fuck. What the hell am I thinking right now? The pain rushing through my body made me think of such things.“Just what the hell do you want from me, Aaron?” I helplessly said while there were some traces of tiredness in my voice.Aaron’s figure appeared in front of me and he was holding a paperbag. He didn’t say anything and got something from his paperbag.I looked at him who unscrewed the small bottle that had a suspicious color, and he gave it to me.“Are you planning to kill me?” I asked while sneering at
THIRD PERSON’S POVAfter making sure that Loraine had finally slept peacefully, and it seemed that the medicine had kicked in, Aaron let out a sigh of relief and his hand reached out, caressing Loraine’s face before he stood up.Before he left, he took one glance at Loraine and made sure that she wasn’t suffering from the pain right then.Although he felt uncomfortable in his heart that Loraine had rejected him as his mate, he felt relief that it really didn’t have an effect, especially that his bond with Loraine was too strong, and the mark on his back was proof of it.Loraine belongs to him.His gaze deepened and darkened. “It seems that I have to start cleaning the mess that I made.”He looked at Loraine again, slightly bent down and brushed his lips against hers as he softly whispered in her ears, “Just wait for me, okay? I will soon clean up all the mess that I made and won’t ever think of entertaining another man other than me.”After that, he left Loraine’s room and went back t
THIRD PERSON’S POVAfter making sure that Loraine had finally slept peacefully, and it seemed that the medicine had kicked in, Aaron let out a sigh of relief and his hand reached out, caressing Loraine’s face before he stood up.Before he left, he took one glance at Loraine and made sure that she wasn’t suffering from the pain right then.Although he felt uncomfortable in his heart that Loraine had rejected him as his mate, he felt relief that it really didn’t have an effect, especially that his bond with Loraine was too strong, and the mark on his back was proof of it.Loraine belongs to him.His gaze deepened and darkened. “It seems that I have to start cleaning the mess that I made.”He looked at Loraine again, slightly bent down and brushed his lips against hers as he softly whispered in her ears, “Just wait for me, okay? I will soon clean up all the mess that I made and won’t ever think of entertaining another man other than me.”After that, he left Loraine’s room and went back t
Loraine’s PovIn the middle of the night, I couldn’t help but furrow, especially as I felt there was something wrong in my surroundings. More like I had become sensitive to the presence of a living being and I couldn’t properly sleep because I was tired from the laborious work as a servant here in this pack, plus the fact that I felt someone was watching me.However, I couldn’t sense a murderous intent coming from this person, so my body was on alert, ready to attack this person if he emitted even a dust of murderous intent.Damn it, I really wanted to sleep but if I, didn’t open my eyes right now and let this person stare at me, he might burn a hole in my body.“Just what do you want?” I hoarsely asked with my eyes closed.I sensed that man slowly enter my room through the window, and just by the way he walked towards my direction, I could already guess who it was, so I didn’t bother to open my eyes to see him.“Who was it?” He coldly asked, and I felt the heaviness on my bed.I felt
Loraine’s PovI stretched my body as soon as I woke up. When I looked at the clock, it was already one in the afternoon, making me freeze.Damn it! So that’s why the quality of my sleep was good, and I felt refreshed all over because it was already late!Ahhh! My work!I hurriedly went to the bathroom to take a shower and do all my morning routine before I went out to ask for the head maid, sorry.While I was walking to find her, I encountered my fellow maids… well, it wasn’t that surprising given that they also worked here, so of course, no matter where I went, if I were there in the pack, I would see them and hear their mocks.“Woah, did you oversleep, or did you run away from your responsibilities again?” It was Tasha, the one who loved to make fun of me.I let out a heavy sigh and scratched the back of my head as I looked at her with pity without saying anything, making her tremble from anger and her cheeks reddening.“What the hell are you looking at me like you for?!” She angril
Loraine's Pov“You're here.” I calmly said while looking in a certain direction. I chuckled and said with a tease. “I thought that you would only return once we announced my wedding with Aaron?”Kavier, who had now grown a beard and his features became even more prominent and matured, his wheat color made him look masculine, rolled his eyes and walked towards my direction, then sat down on the chair.“It's a bit shocking that your big dog isn't clinging to you?” Kavier sneered and added, “I've heard that ever since you woke up, he would always follow you and would bring you along wherever he goes?”I chuckled as I handed him the tea I had brewed. “Yeah, I was also taken back too, but I could guess that he was up to something behind my back.”Kavier rolled his eyes at me and took a sip of the tea. “Do you feel like you're being restrained by him? Especially that he is too protective and possessive when it comes to you? Who knows one day you will find it annoying. I would be delighted i
THIRD PERSON'S POVNow that the two kids know how to read the room, especially upon seeing their father's restless emotions towards their mother, as if he couldn't wait to talk to her, so after they expressed how they missed her very much and how much they loved her, they gave their parents a space to talk and be honest with each other.Loraine found himself sitting in Aaron's lap while he was facing her back to him. She watched as those arms wrapped tightly around her waist as he buried his face in her neck.“Are you fine now? There's really nothing going on with your body that you aren't telling me, hm?” He softly asked.Loraine smiled and shook her head as she leaned her body on him. “No, I'm really fine now. After those long “rests”, I am fully healed and, other than feeling numb and being uncomfortable walking or standing, nothing else hurts now.”Aaron pursed his lips and closed his eyes as he exhaled her scent as if he couldn't get over it. He held her tightly and was trying to
Loraine's PovAlthough I was hesitant at first, I nodded my head and let Aaron carry me, taking me to our home. I... I never imagined that I would have a child and those children are still alive despite the fact that the shaman had kicked my belly that time so hard, trying to kill my children.I thought that they were already... I shook my head and stopped thinking about those messy thoughts. What's important right now is that knowing that they are healthy, and although I gave birth to them through the cesarean method while I was in a coma, it was a good thing to know that I managed to bring them back alive.“What are you thinking?” He asked as he walked me down to our home, entering the newly built villa that he built for us.“You really didn't build this villa for your little mistress, right?” I jokingly asked while raising my brows, looking at him, who had a serious expression, but his aura was gentler.Although he looked fatigued and seemed to be lacking sleep, he was still vigoro
Loraine's PovI was woken up by the constant growl of my stomach and the quenching thirst of my throat. I slowly opened my eyes and couldn't help but frown as I squinted my eyes, slowly adjusting to the light that had hit my face.I glanced outside the window and saw that winter had already passed. Just how long did I remain unconscious?“Oh? You're finally awake.”I slowly move my head, which is stiff from probably lying on the bed in the same position. I don't know how long I was asleep, but I guess that it took long enough for my body to become rigid.“How long...” I paused and was taken back at how hoarse my voice was, as if its saliva had dried off.Nathan sighed and poured water into the glass, and then gave it to me.I took it and, without hesitation, I gulped the water down to its last drop, then handed it to him again.“More?”I nodded my head, and he gave me a bottle of water and I took it and drank it again until the bottle was empty before I sighed in relief.I looked at h
Third Person's PovThe doctor, Nathan, was about to pack himself to go back to his hometown, when the door of his room had burst out, making him panic as he looked in that direction.He thought that he was under-attacked by the enemies, but the person who had attacked his door was none other than the Alpha King.Yet, upon seeing the Alpha King's expression and the heavy aura around him, he felt that it would be better to be attacked by the enemies instead.“A-Alpha...”Before he could finish his words, his eyes happened to fall at the person that the Alpha King was gently carrying.Upon seeing those familiar faces, his eyes deepened as he became serious. He looked at the Alpha King with a frown.“What happened to her? How could she become like this?! Didn't you promise to protect her?!” Nathan's fear had vanished instantly upon seeing Loraine's condition.He couldn't help but glare at the Alpha King instead, and the Alpha King didn't get angry when he got scolded.Instead, he stood st
Third Person's PovBefore the shaman could get her chance to come back, Loraine, who saw through her petty tricks, sneered as she grabbed the shaman's neck using her hands, choking her tightly as if she would snap necks of hers.Loraine coldly gazed at her and sneered. “You're too weak. The thing that made you strong was only your manipulative tactics and those petty tricks of yours.”The shaman, with her face slowly turning purple, glared at her with a hateful gaze and, despite that she was having a hard time breathing, she spoke with the corner of her lips raised.“So what? I managed to kill your parents... besides... cough...” she couldn't finish her words when the moment she mentioned Loraine's parents, Loraine had tightened the grip around the shaman's neck, making the shaman's eyes redden as she turned purple.Yet, when Loraine was about to snap the shaman's neck, the shaman's hands were, in fact, holding something and when she pressed it, a white smoke appeared to jolt both of
Third Person's PovA woman's painful scream could be heard inside the basement and echoed her voice. Blood had fallen down from her body and dripped down on the ground, soiling the candles that served as lights for them.She couldn't move her body even though she wasn't being chained or tied down. Blooded tears had wetted her cheeks as she let out a painful scream as he watched Penelope who was stabbing her with a knife from her shoulders and her ankles.Her body had lost its strength. Her head was throbbing. She gritted her teeth and tried hard to remain conscious.“It's really amazing that you had the same ability as your mother.” the shaman grinned as she kept on stabbing her whenever her wounds healed. “However, let's see which one of us will give up. Your healing ability or me.”After she said that, she laughed out loud while stabbing her again, again, and again.Loraine couldn't even count nor remember how many times she had been stabbed.She didn't know if the shaman was doing
Third Person's Pov“Loraine!”Both Aaron and Kavier shouted her name when they saw her being hit by an arrow in her shoulder.Before they could run in her direction, Loraine was suddenly swallowed by the ground, making it impossible for them to catch up with her.Aaron's gaze darkened as his knuckles turned red. “Damn it!”Kavier gritted his teeth and his eyes revealed anxiousness and worries. He looked at Aaron and said, “Go on and find your mate! I'm sure that you can find her since you two have connections to each other! I'll take care of this shits here!”Hearing this, Aaron wasn't polite as he turned his back and ran towards a certain direction where his gut was telling him to go.His body exudes such a heavy murderous aura as if he would kill anyone right now if they dared to stop him—well, he would.His heart was churning with anger as he desperately tried to contact Loraine through their mind-link while feeling her bond. He knows that Loraine won't be able to get away from him
Third Person's PovLoraine took a deep breath and endured the nausea feeling. She looked at Aaron who exuded such a heavy aura and couldn't help but sigh.“Stop it, Aaron. I know that he didn't mean it. After all, he knows the Shaman since she was a friend of my parents but who was expecting the Shaman to be the one who manipulated this entire fight.” Loraine said as she tried to brush off the uncomfortable feeling that washed over her body and stood up.Kavier pursed his lips. He was still feeling guilty for what he had done. If it happened that he really killed Loraine, he would also kill himself. But if that happened, he didn't know how to face his parents and Loraine's parents when he had sworn to them that he would protect her and leave her to him.Yet, he almost killed Loraine.On the other hand, Aaron took a deep breath and closed his eyes, trying to suppress the anger in his heart. Then he looked at Loraine with worry.“Are you okay now? Did that Shaman do something to you?” H