All Chapters of Be My Second Mate or Die: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Ellie.I held a hand over my cheek, over the stinging pain, but I was angry I couldn't hold a hand over the pain in my chest that burned harsher than my cheek as I looked up at Archer from my position on the ground. The irony of it all.I did belong on the ground, at Arc—no, His Majesty's feet. I was made to look up at him, from the high position he held, while he looked down at me like he currently did.He crouched a little with a bent knee, and his arms stretched out to me as though he wanted to touch me but I instantly moved back.I couldn't let him touch me because I knew the moment he did, the moment he held me in his arms, even if he looked at me with more hatred in his eyes than he did his enemies, I would somehow melt into him, returning to the stupid Ellie who despite everything I'd been through, still decided to delude myself into thinking things would be better, he would be better. I couldn't be that Ellie anymore. My eyes had opened in the few hours I cleaned the banquet

Ellie.With the way the crowd went silent, one would think I asked for the dowager queen’s heart.It wasn’t uncommon for maids to leave the palace, but we usually did under certain circumstances, like finding one’s mate lived in another pack, or taking leave if there were any emergencies with family members or other relatives.However simple, my request seemed to be unusual but the look on everyone’s faces—the faces of everyone I could see.For whatever reason, I let my eyes travel up to that forbidden corner of the room, but they settled on Victoria, who had a wide smile on her face showing she was pleased with my request, and that annoyed me.I’d been banned from going close to and attending to her by His Majesty, since that incident in her chambers, and she didn’t seem to mind, although I’d caught her staring daggers at me from across a room, multiple times.I also didn’t mind her, because I now had no reason to. I would admit that a part of me was jealous of her, but that was all

Ellie.The training camp was arranged at a villa tucked away from the royal palace. It was a spacious forest with the tallest trees I’d ever seen, with buildings scattered about the space. There was no doubt some of them were accommodations for us, and maybe classrooms. I had arrived late with Alpha Tristian so I was very behind on a tour of the place, but Alpha Tristian assured me it would be fine and he’d show me around. Honestly, I didn’t know what I’d do without him. It had been three days since the dowager Queen’s birthday, and in those days, I spent my time going through the training camp manual Alpha Tristian lent me, so I could proudly say I was ready for the camp.After signing in and collecting all the supplies I’d need for the three weeks we’d spend at the camp, Alpha Tristian walked me to my dorm, which I noticed was small compared to the others, but the good thing about it was that I was the only occupant.“Make sure you study that pamphlet and get some rest. The lectures

Ellie."You're inconsistent with your feelings," Ru attacked me."I don't need this from you right now, Ru," I muttered under my breath, while the crowd dispersed, everyone taking their respective seats under the order of the Head of Studies, but I still stood there, staring at His Majesty's and Alpha Tristian's backs as they walked."Everything will fall into place the moment you admit you miss His Majesty and your feelings for him have grown.""I cannot admit to that because you heard him, he would never accept us,""Are you aware that regardless of what you do or plan for your life, the moment he rejects us we cease to exist? We could die!""He knows that, but he chose to engage someone else because he doesn't care about us. Ru, please understand that there is nothing we can do about this—""—Ellie Fowler?"I turned around immediately to see the Head of Studies, Mr Grant, staring at me, as well as everyone else present. I gulped."Kindly take your seat," he stretched out his arm to

Ellie.It didn't take long for me to realize I needed to, by all means, adhere to Julie's warning and do what was best for me; locking myself up in my room the moment I returned from the general classroom.I wasn't bothered about the 'unmarked' part, but I was in fact bothered about the 'omega' part. I was the only omega participating in the camp, and I already had a run-in with the elites. Ru said whether I was unmarked or not, they would try to come for me, and she was right, which was why even though there were still about three hours before the sunset, I was already perched on the floor, next to my small bed, and stayed there until nightfall.When the moon sat at its highest in the sky, my body began to react, just like it did whenever His Majesty was near, but I knew this was the moon and not him.From my sitting position, I felt a flow of fluid in between my legs, from my sex, followed by throbbing, and a tingling sensation all over my body."Ru! What's going on?" I asked, but I