Alle Kapitel von The Mate's Forbidden Secrets : Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

Her words rang loud in my ear, but my eyes were latched onto the King. I had no idea what I was searching for or what I wanted.“Proposed. Nothing’s finalized yet,” Melanie countered.My heart continued to pound, and my skin grew hot.I held back a wince at the most painful howl I’d ever heard, ringing in my head.The King's eyes snapped towards me, almost like he also heard the imaginary howl.That was most impossible.“Mira, go to your seat.” The King’s gruff voice pierced through the hall. She looked like she was about to say something, but then she folded her lips into an enchanting, soft smile and cascaded down the table. She took her seat on one of the chairs meant for friends, beside the Elders—a particular man with the whitest blond hair I had ever seen.Silence echoed in the hall for what felt like a decade. Once the Alpha King took his first bite of food, the rest of the pack followed, leaving only a chorus of utensils and plates scraping against each other, and soft chatter

My blood and body froze at the sight in front of me. The rogue wolf had an ugly snarl on its face, its teeth bared forward in anger.I felt my breathing grow ragged and my chest heaving.I had never seen a rogue wolf before, but I’d heard of how cruel and brutal they could be. They treated the rest of werewolf kind like a threat, and us likewise, because of their mad and dangerous features.What was a rogue wolf doing so close to the royal pack?Rogue wolves always went in groups, just like a pack. If this one was here, then—I drew in a sharp breath. Two other rogues pulled themselves out from behind the large trees, their fur rough and pitch black, just like the first one.The angry growl from one of them had me flinching.My shaking feet tried to take a slow step backward, but that was nearly impossible without ruffling the rogues.My only option was to somehow run as fast as I had come here, but that was also almost impossible—because I had no idea how I got here in the first plac

“I need to take your shirt off, Valerie,” the King fiercely commanded, his eyes blazing. “No.” I let out a loud shriek, followed by a wince at the rapid movement of trying to move away from him. “We need to properly clean your side.” His nose flared. I took in a large breath. I was too weak to handle the painful beating of my heart against my ribs. “No,” I panted out again. This was non-negotiable. The King's eyes flashed swiftly from the large injury to my eyes, as if trying to gauge how serious I was. He looked like he was momentarily considering pinning me down onto the bed and taking my shirt off before he let out a long sigh, wiping his other hand over his face. I wanted him out of my personal space. “Valerie, I need to see the full extent of the injury,” the King spoke quietly, like he was speaking to a wounded, out-of-control animal. “I'm not that hurt. I'll hold my shirt up, and then you can treat it,” I blurted out in a rush, hiding my shaking fingers. I could never l

I was dropped off in the largest library I had ever seen. The Ravenwood Pack library paled in comparison to this.I remained in awe at my surroundings and looked back to see Aria and Melanie waving at me, a heavy smile settling on my face.I headed into the library, my eyes scanning my entire surroundings as I trailed deeper into the large space, filled to the brim with books of all kinds.My insides felt like that of a kid being shown candy.What could I possibly be doing here?I timidly moved into the room, reigning in my excitement as my eyes searched for Elder Isolde—and they zeroed in on her.She noticed my presence the same second I noticed hers.“Child, you’re here, come,” Elder Isolde called, her eyes drifting back to the book lying in front of her.I cautiously walked closer, nearing enough to take a peek at the large book opened before her.The moment I was near, she pulled off her glasses and gave me her full attention, her eyes brimming with worry as they looked over my fi

Without thinking, I raced straight to Aria. My mind panicking. I collapsed onto the floor beside her, she let out a loud groan, her bloodied mouth looked up at me. A bloody smile lingering on her lips like anything about this was funny. My chest was heaving and I felt it begin to burn. The smile on her face vanished with one look on my mine. “Hey, what is it?” Her soft voice didn't calm me. I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth, my eyes burning harshly. “I thought–I thought–” I had no idea what was wrong with. I just hated violence. My eyes quickly moved to the tear on her knee, she must have gotten that from the hard landing. I was thinking to run to get a med kit, find herbs to treat her injury but right in front of my eyes, in seconds, slowly her injury just healed until it completely disappeared. I almost collapsed in relief. “Hey, I'm okay you know.” Aria turned until she sat crossed legged on the floor in front of me. A warm smile still on her face like she knew my insi