Semua Bab My Fated Enemy: Bab 51 - Bab 58

“Kaira, I just want you to know that we all appreciate your help.” Nazo smiled at me as he walked me back to my cell. “I hope it won't be long before you leave those filthy dungeons.”I drew a deep breath and nodded. “Yeah… I hope so, too. By the way, do you know where Torin went so suddenly?”Nazo stopped and cautiously scanned the corridor. Once he was certain we were alone, he inched closer. “Rafe reported that Darcio gathered an army at the foot of the Mallaichte Mountains.”My eyes widened. “Why would he gather an army? Is he… going to attack Korendorr?”Nazo gave me a thin-lipped smile and shook his head. “Not Korendorr. He only needs Oryndale and the throne.” “This is absurd.” My hands fisted. “This kingdom is already facing many threats, and now he's trying to take the throne by force?!”“Keep your voice down,” Nazo hissed.I winced. “Sorry.”He leaned closer. “Honestly, we're not sure what Darcio is trying to do. He cannot defeat our entire army, and he should know that. But

The violent pounding in my head dragged me to awareness. I opened my eyes, blinking a few times to regain my focus. Gods… What was this place? Why was I there? Why was it so dark here? And what in the three hells had happened?My jaw clenched as I tried to move, triggering a new wave of pounding in my head. I sucked in a sharp breath, trying to put my thoughts in order. It didn't help. Everything was a fractured mess of images, emotions, scents, and sounds.I blinked a few more times and forced another deep breath into my lungs. Only then did the pounding in my head fade enough to soothe my feverish senses. I started by establishing simple facts: I was lying in some kind of bed, a hard and uncomfortable one, I was in a windowless room illuminated with only a few candles, and I—“Oh, gods,” I choked out, feeling something cold and hard around my neck—a collar. I lifted my hands, trying to touch it, only to realize I had been cuffed and chained. The panic within me exploded.I jerked up

I jerked my hand out of Darcio's grip before I could think of what I was doing. A low growl rumbled in his chest—a clear warning—but I ignored that. Rage hummed within me as I gritted out, “I will never become your mate. You cannot force me!”The whole hall burst into wicked laughter. I looked at the warriors sitting by the tables, no shadow of a doubt that their Alpha could do it. But how? The mark couldn't be forced. The Moon Goddess might have taken our bonds, but she left us the sacred rule. Those who entered the mating ceremony had to be willing. The mark left by force would disappear just like any other injury on the wolf's body. He would have to convince me to become his, and I would have to accept him and then place my mark on him, too. And why in three hells would I ever accept him and mark him?I shot to my feet, my hands fisting. Then I looked at Heletria; she was laughing, too. I ground my teeth and turned to Darcio again. He leaned back in his seat as his lips curled up,

KAIRAThe room I had been given resembled a luxurious castle chamber, except it was windowless, which was slowly driving me insane. There were no windows in the hallways or corridors, and I couldn't find them in the throne room either. That only confirmed what I had already suspected: this place had been built underground.In brief moments when I managed to overcome the searing anxiety and heaviness in my chest, I could admit that my newest prison cell was quite impressive. There was a large canopy bed, several cabinets, closets, a settee, and a wardrobe filled with dresses that had less fabric than most of the nightgowns I'd seen.The bath chamber had running water, and the water was… warm. The underground water system was quite astonishing. Had I not been a prisoner at the mercy of the cruelest bastard I had ever met, perhaps I would have enjoyed taking a long bath in the tub that could accommodate at least four people.Unfortunately, none of those amenities offered the thing I crav