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#Chapter 10 The Punishing Kiss
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Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King #Chapter 13: Slipping in Silence
Esther’s POVMy body had never been more exhausted. I already had so little time to sleep with all the chores I had to do every day, but now my body needed it more than ever. I was so tired, too tired, and no matter what I did, it never went away. My bones felt like they’d been replaced with lead, my muscles soft and trembling beneath my skin.I rolled over with a groan, still tangled in the thin blanket I’d wrapped around myself on the servant’s cot.I opened my eyes, slowly, wishing for a little more rest. Then I saw the light that peaked through the thin curtains. It was already morning.I’d slept in, and now I was late.Panic jolted through me. I threw myself out of bed and scrambled to get dress, not even bothering to wash my face or brush my teeth. My body dragged like it was underwater, and I knew I didn’t even have time for the smallest tasks.My stomach turned as I moved, a wave of nausea rolling through me. I swallowed, hoping it would go away as I started the day.By the ti
Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King #Chapter 12: A Heart That Quietly Breaks
Esther’s POV“Hand it over.”Nicholas’s voice cut through the air, calm and unrelenting, laced with power I that made it hard to defy, even if I wanted to. And I did want to.I wanted to keep the truth hidden.I tightened my fingers around the test results, the ones that confirmed I was pregnant. My palms were slick with sweat, the paper wrinkling in my grip.“It’s a standard medical record, nothing more,” I said quickly, hoping my voice didn’t betray the panic rising in my throat. “There’s nothing important in it. You don’t need to—”“I said,” Nicholas interrupted, his voice deepening with command, “hand it over.”The pressure, the kind only an Alpha King possesses, hit me like a wall. It wrapped around my chest, crushing and suffocating, making my knees weak and my heartbeat stutter. Resistance was more than foolish, it was impossible.My hand shook as I slowly extended my arm, the paper fluttering.Please don’t read it. Please, for once, just let it go. But Nicholas extended his ha
Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King #Chapter 11: The Secret Inside
Esther’s POVI pushed my sunglasses up the bridge of my nose and kept my head down. I wanted no one to notice my face as I headed to the Packlands Hospital. With each step, my heart pounded against my ribcage, every beat faster and more erratic than the last.Inside the cold and sterilized hospital, the fluorescent lights flickered. I felt like I was under a spotlight. Even under my oversized hoodie, I felt bare. The fear I carried felt so raw and vulnerable that it might as well be exposed for all to see.My hands balled into shaky fists as I walked up to the front desk.“I’m here for a check-up,” I murmured, barely louder than a whisper.The nurse gave me a soft nod. Even she could sense my anxiety. After a few quiet rounds of questions, she passed me a clipboard full of forms, then motioned toward the waiting area. I took the seat furthest from the others and clutched the clipboard tight to my chest.Somewhere down the hall, a child cried. Machines beeped in distant rooms, and voic
Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King #Chapter 10 The Punishing Kiss
Esther’s POVI had angered him now. And that was a bad thing.He was going to punish me for speaking as I had. He wasn’t going to allow me to insult him that way.My heart racing, I began to back away, but he followed me. He was too fast for me, and I couldn’t dodge to one side.My back hit the wall, and I gasped as he crowded me in. If anyone had come upon us then, they would have seen two people in a supposed intimate clinch.The fact an Alpha King was doing it with someone who wasn’t his chosen Luna wouldn’t have raised any eyebrows.I had wanted to scream, but I had known nobody was going to come to my rescue—not after what I had just said.“Look at me, Esther,” he snarled.I couldn’t. I stared at a point on his chest.We were in a place where we could be found, and I was terrified about it. I just wanted to get away from him, but he had me trapped in.“Look at me!”He grabbed my chin and forced me to look up at him. His eyes flashed, and I felt his fury in his gaze.Fear pooled i
Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King #Chapter 9 Caught Between Two Alpha Kings
Esther’s POVI had been about to stutter a response, but Kevin had gotten there first, giving Nicholas a disapproving frown.“Why are you scolding her? Don’t you have respect for a member of your pack?”Nicholas had clearly not liked this, and I had been scared that he was going to lose his temper. He had glowered at Kevin.“It’s got nothing to do with you, Hill. Esther, come to me.”Automatically, I started to move towards him. My head bowed, but Kevin had stopped me. To my surprise, he had stood in front of me so that I had bumped into his shoulder.“What do you want with her?” he had demanded.Nicholas looked confused. I had wondered if any of the other Alpha Kings had ever stood up to him.His eyes narrowed.“She belongs to me, so I can do whatever I want with her. So I can demand to know what you’re doing with my sl… my maid?”I had noticed that he had stopped himself before calling me his slave, but I had known that Kevin sensed the slip because he had stiffened. I could feel th
Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King #Chapter 8: The Crown and the Knife
Esther’s POVThe moment Nicholas stepped into the hallway, Amanda’s grip on my arm tightened until it ached. Her face was twisted with fury, but her voice came out with that sugary-sweet edge she used when she wanted him to see her as the perfect Luna-to-be.“How shameless can you be?” She stood with perfect posture, her silk gown falling in waves of silver-blue around her. Her eyes were sharp, glittering with the satisfaction of having caught me in what she thought was the act.“Climbing into Nicholas’s bed like some desperate wench… You really think being his fated mate means anything?”The word mate dripped from her tongue like poison.My chest tightened. “I didn’t—”“Oh, save it,” she interrupted, waving her manicured hand in dismissal. “You’ve clung to him like a leech since the day you set foot here. If you had any dignity, you’d disappear and spare yourself the humiliation.”Her words were meant to sting, but what hurt more was that she wasn’t wrong about the humiliation. Nicho
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