Semua Bab MATES: REMNANTS OF A BETRAYED BOND : Bab 361 - Bab 370

RAINA’S POVI heightened my guard, let my fork rest on my plate, and leaned back in my chair to slowly look up. I found three of the most respected, well-liked females in Kain’s pack.I blinked. “If you’re here to—”“Stop. We've been dying to say something,” the first one with long black braids said. She put down her plate on the table and clapped her deep-brown hands in excitement. I believe she was Zerika, the Gamma female here. She sported the kind of grin that made people think twice.As always, I have to hear things I didn't want to hear. Thankfully, I’ve grown used to the thorny vines of hurtful words.“Well, we saw…” the brunette fumbled over her words nervously. She was the shortest, with a halo of tight curls and a scar cutting through her left eyebrow.Here it comes, the mockery. I couldn’t show any weakness, or they would pick me apart like easy prey.“Don't stall, Anlyn. Just handle it my way,” the second blonde, Seokee, was the Beta-female. She was freckled, pale, with a

RAINA’S POV“Smile. It's a good day, isn't it?” he jeered, never taking his eyes off mine. His sadistic smile made me shiver. “You know, I really thought this had to be a trap because it was just too easy.”“Why hide? Aren't you brave enough to come at me in your real form?” I twisted hard, slipping free with enough distance as I crouched lowly on the lawn grass.“Well, I had a perfectly good plan, and you're spoiling it.” A menacing smirk bent his lips. “How could I deprive myself of this chance when your force-ripe mate left you so unguarded? How could he make that stupid mistake?”“Aphrodisiac cologne?” I quickly dipped my aching hand into my boot to find my dagger. It slid into my palm as I kept my laser-sharp focus on him. “Even for you, that's low.”“The medallion should have made you succumb to the heat. But now you make everything difficult.” He elongated his claws and lunged, leaving stone cracking and petals flying.I shot up and pivoted, ducking under his arm and driving the

RAINA’S POVI stirred awake.I blinked a few times before my surroundings slowly came into focus.My eyes drifted around the room to find that I was in our Alpha suite. The pack-house. The ceiling light was on. The dark curtains drawn. I couldn’t tell if it was day or night.In search of the wall clock, I let my gaze run down the bed, only to find Meera frozen awkwardly at the foot with some laundry in her hand.“Did I wake you, Luna?” she asked, her dark brows creasing worriedly. “The young Alpha instructed me to check on you. I didn’t mean to disturb your rest.”“Um, no,” I croaked, scrunching my face as I hauled myself up to brace on my elbows.Fragments of Dymian flashed into my head. I instinctively raised my hand to my mate-mark and rubbed it. That bastard tried to carve it out of me.Suddenly, I realized how injured I was. I took a long, shaky breath at how excruciatingly painful it was. Although my body felt completely fine. Huh? I was healed. How?“What day is it? Where’s Val

RAINA’S POVHooding my eyes at Pandia, I studied her. She was acting too openly with him, and it was suffocating me.To test me, she moved closer to Valen, making her shoulder brush him. “Well… when you’re late, people tend to make other arrangements.”An arrangement I hadn’t agreed to. “You don't say.”“I just said,” she spat. “Isn’t it obvious?”“I’m only late. Not replaced. Don’t confuse the two,” I hissed, staring her down.“According to the moon charts, my wolf is a natural complement to his. Born of rank.” Smirking daringly, she lifted her other hand and rested it over his forearm, so that both hands clung to him.Toxic jealousy bit into my flesh, and I itched to knock out her pretty white teeth.I rolled my tongue against my cheek, fighting that fire in my veins to rip her throat.How was Hera putting up with this? Even Zeus?My eyes flicked to the man who promised me that nothing would ever tear us apart. He just sipped his drink, adding nothing to quell the hostile tension. Al

RAINA’S POVFaces drained, and a strained hush descended.Undaunted, I faced the Elders and muttered sarcastically, “I do hope you are all satisfied with my moon card's blessings and that you've equally gotten your own heart’s desire.”The ballroom shattered into buzzing murmurs like a knocked-over beehive, and the atmosphere shifted. Energy slammed into me from every direction, ricocheting inside me like balls in a heated rally.I sighed in exasperation and tucked the card away. I shouldn’t have expected more. They were unsettled and disgruntled. So hard to please, and Valen’s impatience exploded.He didn’t wait for their doubts to snare us into further discussions. His hands closed around mine before I even turned.“Make room for my mate and me to have our opening dance,” Valen commanded with finality and swirled me around to face him.Those dreamy emeralds locked me in place, and his warm breath ghosted against my lips.“Dance with me, Bluebella,” he suggested, raising my hand to d