All Chapters of Desired Mate: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

CATHERINE I stormed into my room as soon as we returned to the castle, the doors slamming shut behind me. My anger felt like a hot coal in my chest, burning with every breath. I replayed every word of Kane’s dismissive attitude together with his cold indifference, and it only made my hands shake with frustration.How could he be so infuriating? After everything that had happened, he’d just shrugged me off, treating me like a problem to be solved rather than a person who cared about him.I sank onto the edge of my bed, fuming. He hadn’t even looked at me as if I mattered. just turned to the captain and told him to tend to my wounds like I was one of his men rather than someone he cared for. I stared at the ceiling, watching the shadows move as the night deepened. No matter how hard I tried to push him from my mind, thoughts of him crept back in. Somehow, I was worried about him. I thought of his drenched clothes and the strain in his voice. He hadn’t even told me why he’d jumped int

CATHERINE I’d drifted off to sleep far earlier than usual, enveloped in a sense of quiet I hadn’t felt in a while. But that peace was short-lived. I had a dream:At first, the dream was nothing more than a haze showing me nothing but an eerie kind of whiteness all around me, stretching out infinitely. I turned, trying to understand where I was, but each way I looked was the same, endless, silent, empty. Scared, I spun around, hoping for some sign of life or something familiar.“Hello?” My voice echoed, swallowed up by the blankness. “Is anyone here?”Silence. I began to walk, though each step felt like it led nowhere.And then, a shadow appeared on the horizon. I felt relieved that I have finally met someone, but then it turned out to be a massive, snow-white wolf. I started toward it. “Please, help me! I don’t know where I am.”The wolf’s blue eyes, sharp and almost too aware, fixed on me. There was something haunting in its gaze, something that made me slow my steps. As I got

KANE“Kane, she's stopped breathing.” Damon confirmed my suspicion, each one like a death knell in my chest.For a split second, the world narrowed, shrank into a tunnel that ended on Catherine’s still form. My mind wouldn’t accept it. She was right there, but lifeless… still as death. Fury and panic slammed through me like a hammer, and I turned to Mia, the one person who had dared administer her “remedy.”If not for her, Catherine would still be alive awaiting better options.Without thinking, I grabbed Mia by the throat, gripping hard with fingers pressed into her skin as I dragged her closer.“What did you do?” my voice sounded venomous, barely holding back the rage that boiled within me.Mia’s eyes widened in terror and her hands instinctively clutched at my wrist as she tried to pull free. “Y-Your Majesty, I did… nothing that would hurt her,” she gasped with a strained voice. “It was just valerian and hawthorn… herbs to rouse her from a faint.”My grip tightened as I leaned in

KANE “Lie down beside her, Your majesty. The connection must be strong, and for that, physical proximity is crucial.” Durmas turned to look at me.I moved to the bed without a word, lying next to Catherine, who looked even paler than before. If this was what it took, I’d do it a thousand times over.Durmas began to speak in an old language, in a low, rhythmic tone, but just then, Damon’s hand shot out, gripping Durmas’s shoulder. “Stop,” he said, glancing at me with full worry. “Kane, think this through. You’re not just stepping into a dream, you’re entering her nightmare, one you might not come back from. You need to consider...”“There’s nothing to consider, Damon.” I cut him off. “Catherine is trapped in a place where I can't reach her. If there’s even a chance I can get her out, then I’m going to take it. Besides,” I smirked, trying to lighten the heaviness pressing down on us, “when have I ever backed down from a fight?”Damon’s gaze didn’t waver. “This isn’t a fight you know ho

CATHERINE Frustration clawed at me like a relentless beast as I stood outside Kane’s quarters. The guards’ impassive expressions only added fuel to the fire. My heart was a riot of emotions; fear for what might have happened to him, anger at being kept in the dark, and an overwhelming determination to see him.“I need to see him,” I repeated for what felt like the hundredth time now. “It’s urgent.”The taller guard shook his head, his tone annoyingly calm. “The king’s orders stand, my lady. No one is to disturb him.”I clenched my fists, struggling to keep my composure. “Do you even know who I am?” I snapped. “I’m his—” I faltered, the words catching in my throat. What exactly was I to him? A reluctant bride? A pawn in his grand schemes? Whatever it was, it should have been enough. “I have the right to see him!”The other guard, a stockier man with a heavy brow, stepped forward. “We understand, my lady. But the king has given strict instructions. It’s for everyone’s safety.” he so