All Chapters of MATES: REMNANTS OF A BETRAYED BOND : Chapter 311 - Chapter 320

RAINA’S POV Thunderstruck.Valen’s cold words stopped my heart and my brain at the same time. We were mere paces apart, but he stared down at me like a piece of gum on the sole of his shoes.I blinked at him. “What…what did you say? Are you accusing me of something?”Valen's throat bobbed. He huffed out a breath before speaking in a voice with forced calm. “Forget it. It doesn't matter, as long as you stay away from him.”“Right. This is not the kind of discussion you have in public.” Devin stepped closer to us, trying to diffuse the situation. “We’re here to strategize, not to let our frustration lead us down a road that we shouldn’t go.”“No-no-no. Repeat your words, Valen,” I demanded, hoping I had misheard every syllable.To think he could accuse me of cheating and then dismiss it without giving me the space to clear things angered me.“Best of luck, buddy,” Devin said, omitting himself from our conversation by going to the sideline.Valen stared at me, working his jaw. “I know,

VALEN’S POVThe Warriors began filling the training center field.Their energies spiked as they surrounded us, posturing their intent for combat. Noses wrinkled back. Large canines exposed. Their postures tightened, buzzing with anticipation as their eyes tracked our every movement, and their hands twitched to shoot out claws.Soon, the entire training center yard tensed like beasts coiled and ready to pounce, quiet, lethal, alert, and bracing for my command.“Killing me in front of your pack members might bring you some sort of triumph, but I know Kókkino will see you as a monster. You know it,” Gustav said choppily, his breath rasping against my hand."Raina knows what I am. She knows what I'm capable of when it comes to protecting her." I tightened my grip, unrelenting. My muscles bunched, every sinew straining as the beast inside of me scratched insistently to break free, to crush him.“Then why be so highly strung, drooling your insecurities all over me? Where is that confident,

VALEN'S POVExasperation pulsed at my temples, about to give me a deep migraine.I could feel my muscles start to engorge with the hot blood pumping through them. All because Raina refused to acknowledge that he also wanted to be between her legs. Why else would he want to sabotage our relationship? To tell such a lie.“He defected. He tried to create a rift between us. He obviously enjoys us fighting. Do you know how much trouble he might cause? He constantly undermines my authority. If he seeks death, let me give it to him,” I told her as the beast inside me was starting to rise up and out.“You are being unnecessarily difficult. I dealt with it, and you know the truth now. So please, drop this score you feel the need to settle,” Raina pressed, staring into my eyes intently.“And do what? Give him a standard evaluation? How ineffective would that be? He already failed miserably by deceiving me.” I pointed my two thumbs at myself. “Lying to create disputes and false accusations is the

VALEN’S POVI'll give him a weakness, alright.“You claim to be a protector, my mate’s guardian. Yet you defy me and twist truths. If you won’t stand with the king of this realm, then tell me, Worgen, whose cause do you truly serve?” I accused, “You seem to guard only your own ambitions.”Gustav just grinned and launched his attack. All his might went into this one as he dug his claws deep into my shoulder.I snarled, bearing the blow to get Gustav where I needed him to be to turn the tide and end this in my favor.Gustav's eyes went wide as he caught my move too late. Using his own momentum against him, I flipped him and then slammed his injured side first into the ground. His snarl was cut off as the air was driven from him, leaving him gasping.“Oh wow!” Theo gyrated. “Eliminated with that reverse chokeslam.”Not wasting a moment, I smashed my knee into his injured ribs. Dropping for the pin as I wrapped a clawed fist around his throat, readying for my final strike."It's over!" I

VALEN’S POV"Let's move her to a private room where she can rest while we keep an eye on her," Grandma Jade opted, flashing her azure blue eyes from Mom to me.Raina exhaled shakily and kept her cold fingers locked with mine. Feeling my heart fracturing for her, I objected.“What if Zuzu could warm her faster?” I asked, disliking that all their proposals meant Raina would still be in agony. I wanted immediate solutions. So I suggested, “She's linked to Raina. Her phoenix flames can merge with her blood.”Still not liking the idea of taking her patient from the hospital, Mom cocked up a brow and opposed, “My healing won't work because this is a god’s doing, and you think your eagle will?”“Worth a try,” I respectfully insisted. We were stubborn alike.Arms akimbo, Mom stared at me for a moment, silently questioning my sanity. Her eyes hardened as she deliberated, and when she realized I would not change my mind, she threw her hands up and muttered in a not-so-pleased tone. “Fine. Forge