Chapter Seventy-three: In the DungeonIvanna’s POVWhy has it come to this? Why can’t anyone trust me? Why am I being locked up for something I didn’t do? How did my life turn into this?Was I really not meant to be happy? Was I not destined to be with my mate? How could our happiness be so short-lived? Why did it seem like I was jinxed?Maybe I don’t deserve the good things in life. Why else am I going through this much pain? I’m not a cheat. How could I be? I love Ace with all my heart.The shocking part is the fact that I don’t even recall what happened. All I recall is the food I ate. And then I ended up in bed with the stranger.Ace wasn’t even giving me the benefit of the doubt. He chose to believe what he saw.“You should think deeply, Ivanna,” my wolf said. “We need to explain everything to our mate.”“But he isn’t ready to listen to me, Moon. He called me all sorts of names. He believed what he saw over what I told him.” I cried bitterly. “How could he?”“This isn’t the time
Chapter Seventy-four: King Ace. I'm your king.Ace's POVWhy? Why did she do that? My heart was racing in my chest. Am I not good enough for her? Did I wrong her? Why did she choose to cheat on me? Of all people. She cheated on me with my guard. Seeing her in another man's embrace was maddening. It felt like many daggers were piercing into my heart all at once. My anger was blinding, my eyes were blazing red, and my breath came out in short, enraged puffs. I balled my fists as I began pacing across the length of the room. I wanted to kill him on the spot."My king." My beta slightly tipped his head, ensuring to keep a good distance between us. He knew I was in a foul mood, and he didn't want to infuriate me even more. "I don't believe everything that happened," he said. He was standing beside me. "There must be someone manipulating everything. I don't think the queen could cheat on you.""You think so?" I questioned, unable to hide the tinge of excitement in my voice. I wanted it to b
Rejection.Chapter Seventy-five. The truth.Ace's POV"You left me no choice, Beta. I won't kill her." I grudgingly let her go, but instead of her thanking me for my mercy, she did something else."Stand up, Mate," she mumbled, pulling him up. "You don't have to beg him on my behalf. No one wants a fool as their king.""What?" I roared. "How dare you? How dare you call me a fool?" I was about to attack her when I heard my mother call out to me."What do you think you are doing, son?" she inquired. "Are you trying to attack her?"What the heck? Why was she here?"No, Mother." I stood straight, keeping my anger at bay. "I dare not.""Queen mother," Jenny called her. She fell on her knees. "Please.""Stand up, sweetheart. You don't have to kneel. Tell me, what is wrong?" My mother stated, pulling her up."It's Ivanna, queen mother. She was framed," she blurted out. "Please save her and ask your son to release her. I am begging you. She has suffered enough already.""What?" Mother screame
Chapter Seventy-six: RejectionAce's POV"You can't do this to me, mate," I pleaded. "Please hear me out and forgive me."Ivana sneered before replying, "I am done with you, Ace. I need you to accept my rejection right away." She averted her gaze."But... I can't do that. How do you expect me to live without you? I want you, and you know I do love you, mate," I stumbled over my words, the feeling in my heart had worsened."Love?" She snorted. "Mate? I am done with that bullshit." Her screams filled my office. She was angry. I knew what I did was wrong. That was selfish of me. Why did I do that in the first place? What have I done? The thoughts were racing through my head.I looked into her once beautiful eyes, eyes that had looked at me with nothing but love. Now, when I looked at her, there was no love, no happiness, it was just an icy stare. It was as if she shut out a part of her, the part that had once felt something for me."Don't make me repeat myself, King Ace," she said coldly
Chapter Seventy- sevenLars' POV.I have been here for a week now without hearing from my mate. Did she go back on her word? Did she abandon me?'What a fool,' Lucas said. Lucas was my wolf. 'I told you she was only toying with you. Why can't you listen to me and see what kind of person she was? Our mate is a cheap bitch!''I won't tolerate that from you, Lucas. Kate is our mate, and it was our duty to do what she wants.''Your duty, not mine. I won't be a fool like you. I told you she was only deceiving you. She didn't have us in mind. She won't accept us. She played and used you, then threw you away. I wish I could ask the moon goddess for another human host who isn't a fool like you.'I know he didn't like her. He hated her and even went as far as saying bad things about her.'What can I do for you, for you to be able to be pleased with our mate?' I asked him.'Your mate, not mine. The first time I met her, I made up my mind to reject her.'"But I apologized to you. She was just sc
Chapter Seventy-eight. Confession.Lars' POVI could feel my chest constrict. The pain I felt was unimaginable. I grind my teeth in a bid to rein in my emotions. "I won't let you succeed, you devil. I hate you!" I yelled."Hate me? Who cares, darling?" She asked in amusement, "You were desperate to be my mate. Take a look at yourself and take a good look at me. Are we compatible?""I shouldn't have trusted you." I spat."You will, darling. You will believe me over and over again because you are desperate to have this queen. If I were you, I would kill myself before the king gets to me.""Why should I do that?" I sneered. "When you are still alive.""What has that got to do with me? You were the one in jail, not me. I will be the queen of this kingdom." She declared."I won't allow that," I roared. "Over my dead body. I will make sure I drag you to hell."She chortled, "Drag me with you? I refuse! You are free to take that bitch with you, Lars. After all, you both committed adultery. Y
Chapter Seventy-nine: How dare you?!Ace’s POV“What are you talking about, Ace? Don’t tell me that you trust this lowlife over me?” Kate asked arrogantly. I looked at the bitch in front of me. The woman who desperately wanted to be my queen.“You dare address me by my given name,” I howled. The air crackled with tension as the muscles in my jaw tightened.This woman ruined my life. She made my mate hate me. I haven’t laid eyes on Ivanna since she moved into my mother’s quarters, and it was doing my head in.She had been avoiding me like a plague. As I turned my attention to Kate, my desire to kill her surged through me.“Please forgive me, my king,” she pleaded. “I’m sorry.”“Forgive you?” I roared. “Do you know the sin you committed?”“Yes, my king. I shouldn’t have addressed you by your given name,” she uttered.“Do you take me for a fool, Kate?” I questioned. “Did you think I didn’t know all your plans to get rid of my wife? How dare you, bitch?”Her eyes widened in shock. “What!
Chapter Eighty: Sex.This chapter contains a sex scene.Ivanna's POV"You're so beautiful," he murmured against my lips.My insistent hands on his towel and underwear would have given him the hint, because within five seconds, we were both naked and entangled in the sheets, and our hands roamed our bodies as we showered each other with fervent kisses.I took the hard length of him in my hand, and he shuddered against me as I rubbed my thumb along the silky tip of his cock."Fuck!" He groaned. His hoarse voice sounded seductive.I liked seeing him this way, out of control, knowing that I alone had this power over him. His eyes glittered and were feral. His lips parted slightly, and I could feel my body trembling in anticipation. He let out a deep, guttural growl.He turned the tables on me, flipping me over as he pinned me on my back. He kissed his way down to my throat, stopping to suck one aching tit in his mouth, flicking my hardened nub with his tongue.He rolled his tongue along t
Epilogue.Ivanna POVI woke up staring at my mate, who was peacefully sleeping beside me. It had been months since I got pregnant, and mother had been taking good care of me. She kept bringing healthy soups for me. I gently stood up and walked into the bathroom. Oh my! I’m sore all over my body. My core aches. I sat in the bathtub, turned on the water, and began bathing. I lingered in the bath for a long time, appreciating what it had to offer me.“Ivanna, are you in there?” I heard Ace's voice.“Yes, is something the matter, Ace?” I inquired.“Ah! No. I was only worried when I woke up, and I didn’t find you beside me,” he uttered. “Are you okay in there?”“Yes, I’m good,” I replied. “I will be out soon.”“Okay," he replied.After I was satisfied, I stood up and picked up the towel. I wrapped it around my body before heading out.“Ivanna,” Ace called.“What is wrong?” he asked. "Are you sure you are okay? You took so long in there.”“I’m okay, honey.” I removed the towel and started d
Test result.Ivan.“Here are the results of the queen’s tests,” he said, handing Ace the result.“What!” he screamed. “Are you sure about this?”“What did you read? Ace, what is it?” I asked. “Why are you so shocked? What did you see?”He began kissing me all over my face. “Hey, will you stop all this? Don’t you know we were not alone?”Ace continued licking and kissing me in front of everyone, as if I hadn’t said a word.“Are you a dog? Why are you licking me?” I gasped.“Thank you so much, my queen,” he stated.“Why are you thanking me?” I asked. “Let go of me first.”“Ivanna, we will become parents,” he blurted out. “I’m so happy.”“I know that. Is that why you are happy?”“Yes,” he confessed. “I can’t wait to meet them!”“To meet them? Who?” I muttered. “Are you talking about the baby?”“Not baby, my love. They are babies. We have more than a child.” His eyes shone with excitement.“What!” I screamed. “What are you talking about?”“Take a look at this." Ace handed me the test resu
Mother’s Joy.“You don’t have to work, honey. Just sit and watch as I do all the work,” Ace said.Ever since I got pregnant, Ace has been doing all the work. He hardly let me step out.“I will be going to mother’s quarter today, Love,” I stated.‘To do what?” He questioned.“Nothing. I just don’t want to sit all day and do nothing.”“I will stay beside you. You don’t have to stress yourself, darling. I will be right here when you need me.”“You need to go to work. Everything is suffocating me. I need to go for a walk, please. I will stress myself out.”He looked at me, shaking his head. What the hell is going on in that brain?“Ivanna, why don’t you want me to keep you company? Why are you trying to push me away from you and the baby?”“Easy love. I beg of you. Try to understand me.”After going back and forth, he finally gave in.“Walk slowly, love. I don’t want to see you fall,” he uttered. Gosh, is this what Jenny is passing through with her mate? Ace is treating me like a child.“
This chapter contains a sex scene. Skip if you are not interested in reading.Ivanna's POVI thought Ace was joking when he said he wasn't done with me until he got down from the bed and walked to the bedside drawer. The sound of foil tearing filled the room, and he was back on the bed before I knew it. "Turn around," he commanded, and I rolled over and lay down on my stomach. He crawled behind me and grabbed my hip, pushing it up in the air."I want to fuck you from behind, and I want to hear you scream my name," he said. He pushed down my lower back until I was arching for him.I took in a deep shuddering breath while he took his sweet little time rubbing his massive cock against the slick folds of my cunt. He knows how much that drives me crazy and how it makes me ache and beg for him. "Please..." I pleaded. I wanted him to stop teasing me and fuck me at the same time, but Ace wasn't done yet.His hand snaked around my throat and held me still against the bedsheet. Without any warn
Well again.Ace’s POVI slowly opened my eyes to find that I wasn’t in my room.“You are awake, my king.” I heard David's voice. Why is he here? Is my queen sick?I groaned and sat on my bed.“My king, are you alright?” He asked again.“David, why are you here?" I asked. "Is something wrong with the queen?”He laughed. “What is funny, David?” I looked around the room. “Where am I? Where is my mate?”“My king, the queen is fine. I’m glad to see you’re healthy again.” I was about to ask him another question when Ivanna ran in.“Ace.” She rushed and hugged me. She hugged me tightly. “You are back. Thank you, goddess.”“Mate,” I breathed. “You are hugging me so tightly. I am about to die.”“Oh. I’m sorry.” She quickly let go of me. “Are you okay? Show me where it hurts.”She’s so cute. I pinched her soft cheeks. “I’m okay.”“It's so good to see you healthy, son,” mother said, hugging me as well.Why is everyone acting like this? What the hell is wrong with everyone?My father smiled at me
Well again.Ace’s POVI slowly opened my eyes to find that I wasn’t in my room.“You are awake, my king.” I heard David's voice. Why is he here? Is my queen sick?I groaned and sat on my bed.“My king, are you alright?” He asked again.“David, why are you here?" I asked. "Is something wrong with the queen?”He laughed. “What is funny, David?” I looked around the room. “Where am I? Where is my mate?”“My king, the queen is fine. I’m glad to see you’re healthy again.” I was about to ask him another question when Ivanna ran in.“Ace.” She rushed and hugged me. She hugged me tightly. “You are back. Thank you, goddess.”“Mate,” I breathed. “You are hugging me so tightly. I am about to die.”“Oh. I’m sorry.” She quickly let go of me. “Are you okay? Show me where it hurts.”She’s so cute. I pinched her soft cheeks. “I’m okay.”“It's so good to see you healthy, son,” mother said, hugging me as well.Why is everyone acting like this? What the hell is wrong with everyone?My father smiled at me
Well again.Ace’s POVI slowly opened my eyes to find that I wasn’t in my room.“You are awake, my king.” I heard David's voice. Why is he here? Is my queen sick?I groaned and sat on my bed.“My king, are you alright?” He asked again.“David, why are you here?" I asked. "Is something wrong with the queen?”He laughed. “What is funny, David?” I looked around the room. “Where am I? Where is my mate?”“My king, the queen is fine. I’m glad to see you’re healthy again.” I was about to ask him another question when Ivanna ran in.“Ace.” She rushed and hugged me. She hugged me tightly. “You are back. Thank you, goddess.”“Mate,” I breathed. “You are hugging me so tightly. I am about to die.”“Oh. I’m sorry.” She quickly let go of me. “Are you okay? Show me where it hurts.”She’s so cute. I pinched her soft cheeks. “I’m okay.”“It's so good to see you healthy, son,” mother said, hugging me as well.Why is everyone acting like this? What the hell is wrong with everyone?My father smiled at me
Killed her.Ivanna's POVI woke up with a throbbing headache. My eyelids were heavy. I tried to open my eyes, but I couldn’t. What the heck is going on! Why do I feel this way?“Ivanna,” I heard someone's voice. It was faint. “Please, wake up.”Is someone calling me? Was that my name? “Ivanna,” I heard the voice again.I slowly opened my eyes.“Thank goodness you are awake. How are you feeling?”My head was hurting. It hurts like hell.“Ahha,” I screamed out. The pain was too much for me to bare. I easily let my wolf take control of my body.“Are you okay, child?” A familiar voice asked me. I looked up and peered at the worried face of Ace’s mother. Why am I still alive? Why am I not dead?“Don’t touch me,” Moon growled at her. “Where is he? Where is my mate?”“I want you to calm down, Ivanna,” she said.She turned around and smirked. “I’m different from the native Ivanna. I will ask you again: Where is my mate? Where have you taken him?”“Look here…” His father began. “I know you are
CureIvanna's stance.“You are back?" she asked. "So soon?” Mother asked me as soon as I walked inside. I stood beside David, who was attending to my mate.“Yes, mother. I finished them all,” I answered.“So fast?" she inquired. "You didn’t disappoint me, child.” She held my hand, her eyes blinking with joy. “Thank you for protecting the kingdom.”“You don’t have to thank me, mother. It is my duty to protect and guard my people,” I replied. I turned around and faced the healer. “Tell me, have you found a cure?”“Yes, my queen,” he said with a bow.“You don’t have to do this," I stated. "This wasn’t the time for all this. Tell me, what should I do to find the cure, please?”He stared at me before sighing. Is this really serious? Is my mate really going to die?“My queen, the king needs a blood heart to survive," he let out.“What! What the heck are you talking about?” mother screamed. “What kind of method is that?”“Mother, we have to listen to him first,” I uttered. “Tell me, David, w