All Chapters of Two Months: Desired By The Lycan’s King : Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

173Celene“No!” I screamed, dodging the raised hands, “You can't do this. I do not accept this mate bond .”Christoff smirked toying with the staff in hand, as he glanced lazily a the crowd, “My darling Celene, I don't think you have a choice.”At the sight of his smile, I wanted to attack, to wipe that sorry smile out of his face, but the look of fear from the people held me back, I stood frozen holding his gaze.“You are a sorry excuse of a man Christoff, you might be able to rule for a while through fear, but what happens next? What happens when someone bigger comes for your throne.”Christoff stilled, his lips tugged down in a frown, as he gave my words thoughts, for a second I thought I'd gotten through to him, but I was wrong.As though a switch had been turned his eyes brightened, “I'll kill them.” Raising Valerie's staff, “With this. Years of undiluted power were captured into it. No one for eons to come would dare to challenge me. Not even you.”I gasped at the viciousness r

175CeleneNo.The moment Alpha Daniel said those words, a silence overtook my mind, a loud yet ringing silence. Like a beach after a storm, it raged.Alpha Daniel continued to speak, to tell me all about my mate's death, but I could hear nothing, see nothing, feel nothing.The news struck me hard, breaking whatever hope I had managed to Garner after Christoff's betrayal.“No.” I whispered, looking at him, “You are lying.”Alpha Daniel hesitated, his eyes flashed with pity, and he patted my hands, “Celene, my child, I wish I could tell you that this is all a cruel lie. But sadly, it is not. It is with great sadness I inform you that the Lycan King is D—”“No.” I cut in more forcefully than the first, pulling my fingers from his grasp, “You are lying to me. This is all a joke. Tell me this is all a joke.”Daniel exhaled, scrambling up from his chair to assist me. I pushed his hands away as I struggled to stand, my legs wobbled, threatening to give way, I pushed forward ignoring the ach

177CeleneThe doors to the Grand Hall are closed shut, leaving me alone, with the echoes of sobs. The whispers of regret churned within my heart.Alex's words resounded within my mind, “You have until dawn, Celene. Say your goodbyes.”Dawn was only a few hours away. I had less than a few hours with Mondrian, and a few hours to do whatever was needed, but as the seconds switched to minutes and then hours, the burden of my incompetence weighed heavily on my mind.Despite my big talk to the crowd, I didn't know what to do or how to save my mate.I knelt by his side, the silence unbearable, yet there was nothing I could do to ease it.With a rough exhale, I reached for my mate's hands, mine trembled and his limp, pressing them to my heart.The thought of him gone forever, felt like a knife twisting into my heart. The tears I'd held at bay during Alex's confrontation, fell freely now, soaking Mondrian's ceremonial clothes.“I'm so sorry.” I whispered, “I have failed you.”“If only I had n

179CeleneNo. Impossible. The thought that the hours spent on the binding ritual had been for nothing disturbed me, I couldn't accept it.“No.” I whispered a ragged sob broke through my lips, “No…please.”“Mondrian! Please…I beg of you don't do this to me..” I. Cried rushing to pull the still body into my embrace, mondrian lay unmoving, his body cold.The crowd held their breath, their silence only made my fear surge, they watched with deep sorrow as I begged my mate to wake.One of the elders couldn't bear to watch me spiral, so he turned to Beta Alex, “Let us proceed.”Alex nodded, but hesitated looking past me and to my father. Alpha Daniel sighed then gave a subtle nod.I shook my head, scrambling away from reaching hands, “No! It isn't over. I can still do it.” Immediately the words fell through I placed my hand over his heart pushing the last of my energy into him until my head grew blurry.A hand grabbed at me and I twisted, struggling to escape, to get back to Mondrian. “No,

181MondrianBeing alive again felt different. A few days ago I had walked out of her room where she lay fighting her demons to succumb to the curse.I had ignored the pleas of my most trusted men, urging me to wake her up and mate with her. Alex had stood at the forefront urging me to make her mine, insisting that Celene was willing.He'd shown great anger when I had refused, with no excuses. How was I to tell him that I couldn't hear to wake her up for my pleasure, not after she'd gone through the horror with Christoff, I couldn't bring myself to take again from her so I willingly accepted my fate.But Celene had done what I couldn't, broken through the barrier of life and death and dragged me out of it and for that I was grateful.Now lying in my quarters I could feel her immense energy coursing through my veins. Her powers and warmth mixed with mine to form a much tighter bond, different from the mating bond. The door to my room creaked, and I opened my eyes to find Alex standing