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“What? What are you doing? Daniel, you can't...” she said, but it was too late. He grabbed her arm and pushed her out of the room, leaving her words hanging in the air.

I didn't understand what was happening to me, but without waiting a second, I jumped out the window and started running.

Damn it, I needed Chloé now! She was the only one who could make me feel better.

However, when I finally reached her little cabin, my eyes widened. What the hell had happened? The whole cabin was trashed.

“This can't be. Where's my partner?” my wolf growled.

I looked around and started screaming Chloé's name like a madman, but despite my efforts, I got no response.

“She's gone! Our mate is gone!” my wolf shouted euphorically.

This was not possible. I myself had asked her to stay with the pack. With a roar, I began to follow her delicious scent until I reached the forest where a group of men were patrolling.

“Where is the omega from the cabin?” I asked them angrily.

“Chloe?” one of them replied with a mocking smile.

“Yes! Where the hell is she?” I asked again, baring my enormous fangs.

The warriors backed away in panic and told me they had seen her with King Bradley.

As soon as I heard that, a wave of anger washed over me. “What the hell are you telling me? Why is she with that bastard?” I growled, wanting to jump on those men and rip their heads off.

“We don't know. Your men called us to clean up a massacre, and he was with her,” one of the men replied nervously.

“You're a damn idiot!” I shouted, and began beating the man until he was useless.

Even though I had rejected Chloé, I couldn't stand the thought of another man touching her. With a sigh, I continued to inhale her faint scent in the air and ran furiously to the hotel where the king was staying.

However, as soon as I arrived, the warriors of the Lycan kingdom stopped me. “I am the alpha of the Red Forest, let me in now!” I shouted.

“I'm sorry, the king will not be receiving visitors. You'd better wait for him at the alpha mansion,” said the warrior.

For a moment, I forgot about my meeting with King Bradley. At this, I clenched my fists and backed away.

In fact, even though this was my pack, that bastard Bradley owned everything. Besides, if I was going to confront that damn man, I would do it at my mansion, alongside my men, where he couldn't attack me.

With that in mind, I returned to the mansion, waiting for the bastard to show up so I could claim my mate. I couldn't let that idiot steal her from me! She was mine!

***

Chloé

I had no idea how long I had been unconscious, but when I opened my eyes, I was stunned: I was in some kind of luxury hotel room.

The walls were gray, and there was only a large sofa and a bathroom.

But where the hell was I?

I tried to get out of bed, but my body hurt too much. I pursed my lips and shook my head with a groan of pain. I couldn't believe this was happening to me.

I was supposed to run away from the pack, but now I was in a place I didn't know at all.

Thinking about it, a slight chill ran down my spine. What if Daniel had found me and brought me here?

Summoning up a little courage, I gathered my strength and got out of bed to head for the door, but suddenly a delicious aroma flooded my nose and my whole skin tingled as the light in the room disappeared.

“What the hell is this?” I wondered in terror.

The last thing I remembered was running through the woods until I passed out, but I also remember a pair of muscular arms holding me. Was it just a dream, or had I really been kidnapped?

But why would someone who kidnapped me take me to a hotel room? Were they planning to torture me?

Damn it, I didn't know what was going on. I reached out my hands and kept walking toward where I remembered the door being.

However, after taking a couple of steps, my palms touched the doorknob, but when I tried to turn it, it seemed to be locked.

“Shit!” I muttered under my breath.

Frowning, I tried to use my wolf eyes to see in the dark, but it was a lost cause: everything was dark, and I couldn't even make out my own body.

On the other hand, I couldn't help but imagine that it was Daniel who had kidnapped me, but why? How could Daniel kidnap me after rejecting me?

At that moment, my eyes filled with tears and I felt that my fate was to die there, but suddenly, I heard footsteps behind the door.

Unable to make out my surroundings, I recoiled as the door to the room burst open.

In seconds, a small figure approached me, snapping her fingers. I almost fell backward when I saw a kind of light coming out of her fingers.

“Oh, dear, don't be afraid. I'm a witch,” said a soft female voice as the room lit up again.

The woman was young, though I couldn't help but look at her more closely. She wore a black and white plaid shirt with a long black skirt and a ponytail that held all her black hair in place.

She looked like a maid, but from her features and smile, she seemed happy with her work.

“I hope you're okay. I'm sorry if I woke you up,” she said, bowing her head respectfully.

“Don't worry, I was awake, but who are you?” I asked, looking her up and down.

Hearing my question, her lips curved into a sweet smile. She walked over to the nightstand and turned on a small radio.

“How rude of me. Nice to meet you, my name is Adeline. I will be your maid, don't be afraid, I am a good witch,” she said, bowing.

When she said that, a kind of relief washed over me. There was something sweet about her that made me feel good. However, I couldn't understand why she had bowed to me.

It was the first time anyone had treated me that way, which made me feel confused.

“You mean you're my...?”

“Yes, I'm your maid. I'm here to do whatever you ask. To serve you, even accompany you wherever you want,” she said with a smile.

I didn't know how long I had been asleep, but now that I was awake, I had a maid. Thinking about that, I shook my head and turned my attention back to the room.

I was so nervous that I didn't notice there was a wall covered with a curtain. With a grimace, I pulled back the curtain and saw a large glass balcony.

Everything seemed so perfect and luxurious... How had I ended up in a place like this after entering the dark forest?

I quickly stopped thinking and refocused on my supposed maid, who was watching me intently, as if waiting for my orders.

“I've never had a maid,” I said with a mocking smile.

She looked at me and stood up straight. “It is an honor to be the first, but if you wish, I can bring you something to eat or prepare a hot bath,” she suggested enthusiastically.

All of this seemed strange to me, yet she was willing to serve me. Then an idea occurred to me. “Actually, there is something I would like.”

“Whatever you wish,” she replied.

I quickly pressed my lips together and looked her in the eyes. “Could you tell me who brought me to you? I mean, how did I get here? Where am I?”

She nodded and sighed as if searching for an answer. “My king brought you. I took care of you during the two days you slept,” she hinted.

My eyes filled with confusion when I heard her say that: how was that possible? Had I slept for two whole days and not realized it?

“I see. But can you tell me who your king is?” I asked, still confused by everything that was happening.

“Of course, my king is...” The girl's words stopped when, suddenly, her eyes filled with terror and she fell to her knees on the floor.

At first, I didn't understand what was happening until I heard a pair of footsteps. I didn't even have time to process it when, suddenly, I felt like my heart was going to explode.

The delicious scent grew stronger as my hands trembled.

Something inside me told me to run for the door, but in seconds, my eyes were focused on the figure in front of me.

Damn, damn, he was the sexiest man I had ever seen in my life!