Chapter Thirty-Two— His kingdom Our drive back to his kingdom was hectic. It was the longest and most uncomfortable ride I'd ever had. Luckily enough, I had Jenny with me. She was riding in a different car with the Draven guy. Still, knowing she was close gave me a breath of fresh air, and was my only consolation in the suffocating tension that hovered in the car. I nibbled my fingers as I listened to the King going on and on about being my mate and the great plans he had for me in his kingdom. Nothing about his extravagant plans excited me. On the contrary, they made my toes curl and made my heart race. King Ace might have helped me with my revenge, but he was just as monster as the others. A bigger monster, if I was being honest. Staying with him could be more agonizing than my stay at the Packhouse. My life could change drastically being in his control and that scared me a lot. I wanted a break from my painful life. But it turned out that there was no such break for me in
Chapter Thirty-Three. Our Mate Ivanna's POV "Are you taking her to meet your mother?" Kate asked. "Yes. I need to introduce my mate to her," he replied and then added. "Why? Is there a problem?" "Nope. Go right ahead. I'm sure she'll be thrilled that you finally found your mate," she smiled. "Yes. After so many years," he chuckled and rubbed her cheek softly with a thumb. "I won’t talk much with you, Kate. See you later." "Sure. Good luck, Ivanna." She flashed her pretentious smile at me, and it made me shudder. I should stay away from her. She seemed two-faced and bitchy. I wouldn't wanna make my stay here as hellish as my old life. "Let’s go, shall we?" King Ace linked our hands and strutted down long, quiet hallways. He finally stopped when he reached a place named ‘peace.’ "Mother, are you in there?" He asked softly with a knock on the door. "Yes, my king. Come right in.” A beautiful voice replied. Her voice alone made me imagine what a beauty she must be. We entered
Chapter Thirty-Four. You killed them?Ivanna's POV‘Moon,’ I mind linked my wolf. ‘What are you talking about? How the hell is King Ace our mate? What about Rocco?’‘He isn’t our mate anymore. The moon goddess has severed your bond with him. The king is now our fated mate. And I think he'll make a better mate than Rocco did. He is solid. We should be with him.’I was speechless, listening to Moon give her opinion about King Ace. She was always passive and less opinionated. It was a shock that she just said so much about him. And yeah, she could be right. King Ace could be a million times different from Rocco. But that didn't mean that I wanna be chained to him. ‘No. I can’t accept him. All I need is peace of mind. I don't wanna get entangled in another mate bond. Not now.'‘He's going to be my helper. The bond with him will strengthen me. I don’t want to keep being a weak wolf who doesn't know how to help you when you're in danger. I want to be strong. I need him to be strong.''You
Chapter Thirty-five. Let me go.Ivanna's POVHis outburst had a lasting echo, making the hairs on my body stand in fright. I couldn't move or say a word. Silent tears left my eyes, and my heartbeat increased a ton."A lot of people call me a monster. But I never thought my mate would call me that too. Not when all I did was avenge her…""I didn't ask you to kill everyone…""But they deserved to die, Ivanna. All of them. I don't care if that makes me a monster. I don't care if you hate me for it. They deserved what they got. For all the shit they put you through."His words didn't matter. The only thing on my mind was how he could ruthlessly end a whole pack. And how I should get away from here as soon as possible.Nothing else mattered. Except for my escaping."What are you thinking?" Husky voice whispered into my ears."Oh God," I gave a sharp gasp, as he wrapped his arms around me, like a little, suffocating cage. How did he get in front of me so fast and I didn't notice him? I sq
Chapter Thirty-six. They got what they deserved.Ivanna's POV"I don't need anything from you. You're awake now, and I want you to eat. That's all. Here." He passed the food to me, with a warm smile that almost melted my heart.I hesitated, warning myself not to get deceived by his acts. He was still the monster that wiped off a whole Pack. It wouldn't be easy to erase that from my memory."Please?" "Thank you," I took the food with unsure, shaky hands. "Are you sure this food wasn’t poisonous?""Yes," he sighed. "You should start eating." After much contemplation, I couldn't resist the aroma of the food anymore, so I dug in. It was extremely delicious, but with the pleasure of eating it came disturbing thoughts of his ulterior motives behind this.Was he feeding me so I would be indebted to him, and wouldn't reject his proposal anymore? Was I being trapped by this food? Was that it?I ate the last of the food and put down the cutleries. He took the tray."Uh, you can go see your f
Chapter Thirty- seven. On the bedIvanna's POVJenny held my hand after she settled. Her smiles were sentimental, and her eyes held a doze of tears."I’m sorry you had to suffer so much for a crime you didn't commit. They put you through so much hell. You didn't deserve any of it.""It's all over now, Jenny. I survived it. That's what matters.""Yes, you did. And I'm proud of you. So proud." She mused, pulling me into a tight, long hug.We chatted a bit more, about random stuff, until she got the whole mood suffocating with her question. "So tell me, what are you going to do about the king?" She asked. I sighed. I'd be lying if I said I had this situation figured out. It was all too complicated. Everything happened so fast, that I barely had the time to think. One second, I was with Rocco. And now, King Ace. All in a snap of the finger. So fucking complicated."Ivanna…""I don't know, Jenny. No one told me life changes this quickly. No one gave me a heads up or I would have been pr
Chapter Thirty-Eight. In my dreamsIvanna's POVThe next morning, I woke up to find the king staring at me."Good morning, mate," he smiled. "Hope you slept peacefully?"He was so strikingly handsome when he smiled like that. I couldn't help the heat crawling up my cheeks and how rapid my heartbeat became.It had to be because of our proximity. He was leaning in too close to me. It was excitingly suffocating.I hated feeling this way, so I moved back a bit."Are you alright?" He asked."I'm good," I replied curtly, refusing to look at his face."You sure?" He reached out to touch my hair, but I evaded it. He stood, with his hands sinking into his pockets. Like he was reassuring me."The maids will attend to you soon. You need to bathe and come join me for breakfast."I nodded and he left. Minutes later, the maids walked in. There were five of them."Good morning, my queen." Th
Chapter Thirty-Nine. The invitation. FLASHBACK… King Ace's POV The door creaked open, and I was forced to take my gaze away from the pile of work littered on my desk. Draven walked in with some fancy envelope in his hand. "My King," he bowed. "What is it? Can't you see that I'm busy? You couldn't choose a better time?" I was pissed and frustrated. I had a lot of work to do. A lot of files needed my signature. And a lot of business proposals from other Packs were waiting for me to preview them and either accept or decline. I had a shit load of work glaring at me. It was neither the time nor the place to entertain whatever Draven had to say. "I'm sorry to bother you, my king, but I thought I should deliver it to you immediately. It's an invitation from Alpha Dean." "Again?" I snorted, glaring at the invitation. "It's the tenth I've received in the last couple of months. And the hundredth these past few years. Doesn't he know when to stop? He's becoming a nuisance." "I think he
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