Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mated To Two, Marked By One : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Samantha’s PovI entered the garden—stepping onto its stone path. The rich hush of perfect roses, yellow daisies, and tulips wafted through the warm breeze. Luca stood gracefully in the middle of the garden, wearing nothing but dress pants and a light dress shirt that exposed his chest and was clearly see-through. The dark green material did him no justice.“You're late.”“A girl needs time to prepare,” I responded, coming to a stop in front of him.“So?” I asked, not minding the clear view I had of him. Alpha Luca might be a dauntless man, and maybe my nemesis, but he was definitely a gorgeous man. His almost white hair, streaked with grey, sculpted his face perfectly. It was short, but just enough to run my hands through.“I hate lateness. I remember I told you that.”I scoffed. “Let’s just start.”He nodded and moved closer to me. “You need to free your mind and think about this. Focus on Aldrina, and let her take the lead.”“Okay,” I whispered and closed my eyes.‘It’s okay, Sam.

Samantha’s PovHe is so close… I can't think when he is this near to me. My body reacts differently from how I want it to react.“You're too close,” I whispered, and he just smiled. His hands crept up my dress, and I pulled myself up to sit on the table where the pots had lain.“Why are you just giving that big smirk without saying anything?”He stopped moving and focused his eyes on my face. “I fear that I may say something that would ruin the moment, and believe me or not when I say this, I don't want this moment to end.”“Why?” I asked, and he looked at me, bewildered. In my defense, this is the closest a man has gotten to me since Killain, and I do not trust Luca’s words one bit.“Don't avoid what's going on,” he whispered.“I-I don't know what you're talking about.” His hands cupped my cheeks, and with his hands on my blushing face, his skin touching mine, I felt like exploding, and Goddess, I do not mind at all.“What's happening between us? Don't act like you don't feel it too.

Samantha’s Pov It's been four days of this man ignoring me and acting like I’m non-existent. Why does he ignore me? Doesn’t he feel pain like I do when we are apart?Why do I care? If the almighty Alpha King has decided to take matters into his own hands and ghost me even after I embarrassed myself with the mindlink, then that’s his business. He didn’t even come to the garden for our training; instead, he sent Tyler.We hadn’t talked since the night he wanted to take me as his muse, and it was weird looking at him and clearly avoiding his questioning eyes.“Again,” Tyler said curtly. I stood up from the ground and dusted my already cramped-up knees. He was doing this intentionally—working me out and making me train so hard. I had already mastered my shifting abilities. I wasn’t a wolf shifter, but Aldrina was pretty good at shifting since we were both healed now. I just needed to get stronger in fighting skills and smell.Tyler was my instructor, and my lesson for today was to defeat

Samantha’s PovI wiped my eyes as I walked down the halls. Luca didn’t follow behind as I had hoped, so I decided to push the thought of him to the back of my mind. I headed to the kitchen and spotted Mikala. We were close now, although not close enough for me to call her my friend.“Hi,” I called, and her attention shifted from the dough she was kneading. She wiped her hands on her apron and strode over to where I stood by the door.“Sam! I thought you were having your training?”“I’m done with that for today,” I said, pushing the day’s rundown out of my head.“Are you still busy, or did they let you go on a short break?”She laughed heartily. “Well, I could go on a short break since I’ve been working all morning. Why?”“Let’s go out. Do something fun. I’m so confined in this castle that it’s choking me. I feel suffocated already, so I need to go out and explore Silver Rose Village.”Or avoid a certain king.“So, you need a tour guide?” she teased.“And a friend, yes,” I giggled in r

Samantha’s PovI couldn't sleep. Everything Mikala said kept ringing in my head. And Luca was still ignoring me, so I couldn’t take any more of it. I got up and showered quickly early in the morning, then stood in front of the room where he was sleeping.I knocked, and after what felt like hours, he finally opened the door. I couldn’t bear to look at his face, so I waltzed into the room without waiting for an invitation. His face had that early morning look—disheveled hair I was itching to run my hands through, swollen full lips I so desperately wanted to kiss.“Good morning to you too,” he said, closing the door and turning his attention to me.“Why didn’t you tell me about the sickness?” I didn’t want to waste time and dived right in. He avoided my eyes and moved toward his bed.“Um… hello? I’m still here.”“I know.”“And? We talked about everything except the sickness? Are you kidding me? It’s clear you’re avoiding the topic,” I said. Luca just looked at me with a straight face and