Alle Kapitel von Her Chosen mate : Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

Jessica’s POV I slapped his hand away. A sharp gasp rippled through the crowd as my voice rang through the clearing, loud and defiant. "I chose Ryan!" Darius’s jaw tensed, his dark eyes flashing with something dangerous, something that sent a chill down my spine. Ryan’s grip on my waist tightened, his entire body vibrating with anger, protectiveness… and something else. Relief? The silence was suffocating. The Seer, standing between us, gave me a long, unreadable stare before shifting her glowing gaze to Darius. "Do you reject your fated mate, Alpha Darius?" she asked. I turned to him, waiting, praying for him to say yes. To free me. To let me go. Darius looked at me, his eyes burning with rage and something else I couldn’t place. Then his lips curled into a cruel smirk. "I don’t reject her." The world stopped. I felt my heart slam against my ribs, my stomach twisting into knots. Ryan let out a low, furious growl. "Darius" "I don’t reject my mate," Darius repeated, voi

Jessica’s POV "Ryan!" I screamed his name, but my voice was swallowed by the deafening silence that wrapped around the battlefield. He didn’t move. His blood soaked into the dirt beneath him, staining the ground dark red. My heart hammered in my chest wild, erratic like it was trying to break out of my ribcage. This couldn’t be happening. Not him. Not my Ryan. Darius stood over him, his chest rising and falling steadily like he hadn’t just almost killed his own brother. A wicked smile curved on his lips, but his brown eyes... They were empty. Cold. Not the eyes of the Darius I used to know. "Get up, Alpha." Darius’s voice was smooth, mocking. Ryan’s body twitched, but he didn’t rise. The crowd began to murmur. They could smell the blood. They could feel the shift in power the moment the pack started turning against Ryan. I clenched my fists, nails biting into my palms. This wasn’t a fair fight. I saw it. I knew what Darius had done. The faint

Jessica PovSeeing Ryan walk away, I take to my heels hoping I would be able to catch up with him. But strong arms pulled me back and I turned around to see Darius growling.“We are not finished…mate” He pronounced with gritted teeth.“Let me go!” I said, trying to break away from his grip but he was extremely stronger than I could have possibly imagined.“You can run to him all you like but I want you to know that I am your mate” He said and finally let go of my hand.I took one last look at him and he had a knowing smirk on his face as he walked away. I turned around and followed the path that Ryan had taken.The pack mansion was big but I had to use my intuition to navigate my way round the place. My heart was beating and my legs were moving fast, ignoring the eyes from the maids and the pack soldiers lurking around the place.I finally find Ryan at the pack garden staring out unto the river and the birds that sing harmonious sounds.“Don’t even think of coming close” He warned the

Ryan Pov“We have instructed the soldiers to deliver the goods to the attacked Nightshade Pack. There have also been reports from them about the goods and showing off their appreciation.” Arnon reported.The council was filled up by the council members for the meeting and while Arnon made this report, I could sense a lot of them had their opinions with them.“Alpha, Nightshade Pack has been without a leader for the past three full moons. We either merge the pack with ours or we find a leader that the people over there will accept” One of the older council members, Joefrey Spoke.“I agree Alpha, we cannot let these people go on without a leader. Everybody will do the things that they think fits the pack and they might crumble” Max, the youngest council member added.“Send words to Nightshade and inform them that the Alpha will come down to the pack to discuss the issue of leadership” I informed Arnon, who jots down and takes note.“Any more issues?” I asked, looking around the table.

Jessica PovWe arrived at the chamber with a sense of urgency.So many questions lingered in my heart as Ryan let go of my hand and walked towards his throne.The council members were already seated at the round table and judging from the look on their faces, Ryan was certainly in trouble.“We cannot have an Alpha without a wolf” One of the council members revealed as he got up to his feet.“I understand that I may have betrayed your trust, but questioning my authority as Alpha isn’t fair” Ryan replied.The door opened and Darius walked inside.Behind him, Isabella was standing and when our eyes met she held a smile on her face.Whenever Isabella was around, trouble was bound to happen.“The council has unanimously declared that you are to step down as Alpha” My mouth flew wide open in shock.They cannot be serious with this announcement.“This is ridiculous” Ryan expressed with a tone of surprise. “You are all aware that I have a wolf”“What if it was all a lie Alpha?” The youngest