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16. The public court
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[Diana] The heavy jingling of chains silenced the constant buzzing from the public. A boy in tattered white pants that had turned almost black from being covered in dirt walked through the public. He wasn’t wearing anything on his upper body. The soldiers surrounded him from all the sides. His hair was messed up and his face partially covered with them. Shackles were all over his body, around his neck, his wrists, and his ankles. All he did was enter our pack. Why were they treating him like a serial murderer? He walked up the stage. He was tall, lean, and had an athletic physique. My eyes trailed over his perfectly carved muscles, broad chest and back, lean legs and abs. His chiselled body reminded me of… Grey eyes behind the mask flashed in before my eyes. My breaths sped up. I clenched my fists, managing my breath. I dug my teeth into my lower lip. He can never enter my life again. Never. “What is your name?” Father asked the invader. The soldiers were standing behind the
Faking the Mate Bond 18. I can't lie to him
[Diana]Father came into my room. It was eleven at night.He sat across the table, facing me. He had been silent ever since he entered my room and I had been quiet as well, glancing at him now and then.I cleared my throat. “F-father. Your reports…”He glared at me and I shut my mouth, dropping my gaze to my intertwined fingers on the table.His dark eyes and murderous aura gnawed at me to the core.I had mind-linked Janus and asked him to be with Vera and Lyvia. Willa could use this chaos to either manipulate father’s reports or harm Lyvia.But, I guess I didn’t have to because Janus was already at the hospital with Vera and, according to his words, Lyvia was preparing father’s reports.Father’s finger tapped on the table. In the haunting silence between us, those taps were like gunshots.Father let out a deep breath and gulped hard, rolling his tongue over his inner cheek.“Tell me the truth,” he said, and I flinched.I looked into his eyes, relaxed myself and said, “he is my mate,
Faking the Mate Bond 19. The mate test
[Diana]“A mate test?” I exclaimed at the elder’s suggestion to remove all the suspicions revolving around me and the invader.“Yeah. If he is truly your mate, he can easily pass the test. Nothing to worry about, sister,” Reese said with a smirk.The royal court was called the next day in the courtroom to decide on the invader. They were ready to accept the divine decision and allow the invader to live, but only if he passed whatever stupid test they had prepared.I knew Reese was majorly involved in all this. Maybe he was using this opportunity to prove that I was lying and expel me from the pack. So finally, he started showing his true colours, but this time he was revealing his intentions earlier.It didn’t matter. I was mentally prepared for this day ever since I was reborn.I looked at my father, who sat on the alpha throne. Even he couldn’t help me. If he strongly opposed the elders, their suspicion would get a spine.I bit my lower lip and looked at the invader who was kneeling
Faking the Mate Bond 20. Pure madness
[Diana]How long has it been?My body was still limp, yet I had partially regained my consciousness.Tick tock!Tick tock!Tick tock!I could hear the clock. The red light from the setting sun entering through the floor to ceiling glass windows stained the white bedsheets red. My breaths were so loud in the stark silence of the room. I stared blankly at the windows, seeing the red sun slowly being engulfed by the horizon.I lost. Did I really think I could make things work in this life?How can I be so stupid?I felt like I was lying in the pool of my blood. But I wished he’d come even if we lose, even if the sun would set.I didn’t want to stay in that room any longer. I wanted to leave, run as fast as I could.Reese’s silhouette blocked the rays of sun entering my eyes.“You lost, sister,” Reese said as he sat on the chair beside my bed, crossing his legs as he leaned against the back of the chair with a victorious smirk.I lowered my gaze.“He isn’t your mate. Even if he is, you
Faking the Mate Bond 21. Rose and thorn
[Zephyr] I stood outside the room where Diana was being treated by the royal doctor, Lyvia. Alpha Urza was back from his sweet little trip outside the Hidden pack. He towered in front of me. The knights with him stepped to cuff me. He lifted his hand and dismissed them. I smiled to myself and looked into his eyes. “What happened to Diana?” He asked in a dark tone as if I did something to her. “Ask your daughter what your son did to her, alpha,” I said. He turned to enter the room when I said— “I hope you found your answers and proofs.” He glared at me like a hunter glares at the other hunter aiming for the same prey as him. He didn’t say a word and entered the room. I leaned against the wall, pulling my head supine. “Diana…” I mumbled, shutting my eyes. I had to control myself for her. No matter how much I want to kill Reese Xenon, I can’t. I shouldn’t. I tightened my fists, crossing my hand across my chest. “Zeph.” I opened my eyes and looked around. We were alone in
Faking the Mate Bond 22. Cruel punishment
[Diana]“Please wake up, honeybee. Please…” I woke up to Willa’s sobs. “I promise I will be a better mother. Just save my son, please,” her hands were trembling and cold as she wrapped her hands around my hand. “Please wake up, Diana. Only you can stop your father now.”“Luna… please get a hold of yourself,” Lyvia tried to calm Willa, but she kept trying to wake me up.Tensing my brows, I opened my heavy eyelids. “Honeybee! Honey!”I looked at Willa, confused. What the hell was going on?I looked at Lyvia, who immediately prepared to check my blood pressure.“Please stop alpha. He will kill Reese. Please, Diana. I am begging you. I know what he did to you was wrong, but please give him one more chance, sweetie. I promise he will never repeat his mistakes. Please sweetie, save my son,” he pressed the back of her hand against her forehead, tears streaming down her eyes incessantly.“Reese?” I spoke.“Yes, honey. Your father is…” she choked on her tears. “Please, come with me and stop
Faking the Mate Bond 23. Eight month marriage
[Diana] Among the tests that Lyvia conducted on me right after I was brought to the hospital, sexual assault was one of them. I had no recollection of the time I passed out. The fact that Reese actually used a heavy drug brought up that suspicion. Thankfully, there was nothing in the reports. But should I be thankful that he didn’t violate me while I was unconscious? Just the existence of a possibility where he could have touched my body while I was unconscious created an unfathomable restlessness in my heart. I hugged my knees to my chest, curling up against the headboard of my bed. I was back in the Xenon palace from the hospital. I wondered if it would have been better if I was never reborn? Because I was just trying to survive again. There was nothing like being alive in my life. All I have done ever since I was reborn is try to get stronger and independent and try to save my father and Lyvia from Reese and Willa. But I had been living in fear of the future every single day.
Faking the Mate Bond 24. What's up with them?
[Diana]Two weeks passed.Reese was still in the hospital and was on complete bed rest and medicine. Willa had to make several trips from the palace to the hospital in a day. She wasn’t in a condition to be plotting anything evil, but still I just couldn’t stop suspecting her.I know I shouldn’t, but I felt a little bad for her. She looked tired and sleepless all the time. Dark circles patched under her eyes. Her skin was dull and for the first time in two lives I saw her not dress up and do make-up. There were times she forgot to even comb her hair.We were sitting around the dining table. She quickly finished her food and got up to go back to the hospital.“Sit down,” father ordered gruffly.“Alpha, I have completed all the work in the palace,” she said.“I have a meeting tomorrow…”She spoke before father could complete, “I know. I have already gotten your clothes and documents ready.”“The monthly budget of the palace, payment of the staff and the upcoming expenses report…”Willa
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