The King?!

“Let him know i'll be joining him soon.” the stranger said and the beta's eyes finally found me.

“Who is she?” he raised a brow at his Alpha, looking cautious.

“Another pet of Reid I believe.” the stranger replied.

“You know you cannot go sleeping with every woman. It could be a trap.”

He threw me a suggestive look before he answered. “This one was irresistible Carl.”

I could hear them okay? But right now, I had truly lost my voice.

I was shaken, not with what they were saying but with the fact that this man was the King.

I slept with the enemy. With the one man I have vowed to destroy. And I enjoyed it. Fuck! I enjoyed every single moment of it and I still remembered it so vividly. 

How did I not notice it? How did I not find him familiar and recognizable?

But I get it. Too many years has passed. He probably didn't remember what happened between us but I would make him. I will dedicate my life to making sure he remembers it all and then he can finally have a taste of the hell he put me and my family through.

When I looked up at him again, I knew that I would be unable to hide the raw hatred in my eyes or the tears that pooled in them so I just went out without a word only that I never expected to bump directly into Reid.

“Gabriella?” his eyes first took in my clothes, the ones i borrowed from the stranger yes, and my disheveled hair then they moved inside the room where the King was standing half naked.

His eyes darted between us as if processing what went on and finally , a frown entered his eyes, his jaws clenched tightly and I could see the storm that was beginning to rage in his eyes. His current expression made me think that he had some facial similarities with the stranger/king.

Perhaps that was why I got them mixed up in the first place? Because they looked almost similar.

“Don't tell me you--” he paused, as if he decided he was not going to hear the answer to what he was going to ask.

I turned around just in time to catch a satisfied smirk on the King's parted lips. Was this a funny sight to him?

Reid grabbed my hand and began to roughly pull me with him. His jaws clenched really tight from trying to control himself and I was practically running as I got dragged. And yes, it was not a pretty sight especially for people to see but I was just so caught up with the thoughts In my head to even mind.

It was all chaos to me.

Slam! The door reverberated with a thud and I saw we were in a room that was designed almost like the King's. Reid pushed me against the wall and he was claiming my lips instantly, hungrily, angrily, as if he wanted to gobble me up.

Then he pulled back and I saw his brows were contorted in disgust.

“You smell like that fucker.”

He started to take off the clothes I was wearing.

I took in a deep breath to exercise my patience but then I quickly lost it all and pushed him away, hard.

“Don't you dare touch me if I haven't permitted it.” I snapped, forgetting that I enjoyed it just now, knowing fully well I was taking out my anger on him and that he doesn't deserve it. “Who I decide to spend the night with is completely my business. I'd appreciate it if you don't let it affect you. If it's too hard, go ahead and say the magic words.”

A few minutes of silence passed between us.

“I'm never going to reject you Gabriela!” he looked sad when he said that and I felt my heart breaking instantly. “I have waited for my fated for too long to have her reject me either.” he covered the distance between us and grabbed the back of my head. “Reign only used you to get at me and it worked because you aren't supposed to be anybody else's but mine.”

“I'm not yours.” I whispered, taking a deep breath as I gathered up myself and headed over to the door, fighting my tears “I'll never be.”