Semua Bab Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Nicholas’s POV“Leave me be,” I ordered my guards as they flanked my door. “I wanted some time on my own.”They bowed to me and left. As soon as the door closed behind them, I slumped into my chair, my head in my hands.I could feel my wolf howling inside me. Norman had been feeling the effects of the full moon coming on, and he wanted out.He wanted to find his fated mate.I had wanted it too, but trying to control Norman and stop him from bursting forth twisted me up inside. I felt like I was about to go mad, sweat creeping down my back and causing my shirt to stick to me.I had to stay in control. Being the Alpha King, I needed to be calm and collected, not a complete and utter mess as I searched for my Luna.My choosing ceremony had been highly anticipated, and I was not going to waste time once I found my chosen mate.Norman yapped at me before settling down, still agitated, but the message he sent was clear.He would go feral if my fated mate wasn’t found as soon as possible. An

Esther’s POVI had thought I was going to die. Nicholas was going to be furious when he realized that I had been the one in his bed, and he was going to kill me.I braced myself as he ripped at the collar of my shirt, knowing I couldn’t hide the bite any longer. But instead of him reacting angrily to the sight of his mark, there was nothing.I opened my eyes—I hadn’t even realized I had shut them—and saw Nicholas glaring at me. He grabbed my chin and turned it left and right before releasing me abruptly.“Were you deliberately trying to get my attention?” he demanded.“What?”“Did you think acting strangely was going to make me turn my focus onto you?”Shaking his head, he turned away. “Stupid little slave.”What was he talking about? How could he not see the bite on my neck?I reached up to touch it, but my fingers brushed over smooth skin. There was nothing there.I pressed my palm against my neck, but it was like I had never been touched. Then I noticed my arms, my sleeves pushed u

Nicholas’s POVThe banquet hall shimmered under the glow of a thousand golden lights. Crystal chandeliers cast fractured rainbows across polished marble, and the scent of roses clung to the air. Long tables groaned under the weight of roasted meats, sugared fruits, and decanters of wine as dark as spilled ink. String music floated from the balcony where musicians played, and laughter rippled like waves through the gathered crowd of Alphas, Betas, and influential wolves.Tonight was the engagement banquet for me and Amanda.And for Esther to witness every moment. I wanted her close enough to feel the sting. Close enough to see me with another woman.It wasn’t enough to name Amanda at the Luna choosing ceremony. Tonight's engagement banquet would be the public seal, the final knot in a decision Esther had no say in. She stood against the far wall, head slightly bowed, dressed in the plain uniform of a serving maid because I had ordered it so.She was to serve me personally tonight, at m

Esther’s POVThe moment Nicholas stepped into the hallway, Amanda’s grip on my arm tightened until it ached. Her face was twisted with fury, but her voice came out with that sugary-sweet edge she used when she wanted him to see her as the perfect Luna-to-be.“How shameless can you be?” She stood with perfect posture, her silk gown falling in waves of silver-blue around her. Her eyes were sharp, glittering with the satisfaction of having caught me in what she thought was the act.“Climbing into Nicholas’s bed like some desperate wench… You really think being his fated mate means anything?”The word mate dripped from her tongue like poison.My chest tightened. “I didn’t—”“Oh, save it,” she interrupted, waving her manicured hand in dismissal. “You’ve clung to him like a leech since the day you set foot here. If you had any dignity, you’d disappear and spare yourself the humiliation.”Her words were meant to sting, but what hurt more was that she wasn’t wrong about the humiliation. Nicho

Esther’s POVI had angered him now. And that was a bad thing.He was going to punish me for speaking as I had. He wasn’t going to allow me to insult him that way.My heart racing, I began to back away, but he followed me. He was too fast for me, and I couldn’t dodge to one side.My back hit the wall, and I gasped as he crowded me in. If anyone had come upon us then, they would have seen two people in a supposed intimate clinch.The fact an Alpha King was doing it with someone who wasn’t his chosen Luna wouldn’t have raised any eyebrows.I had wanted to scream, but I had known nobody was going to come to my rescue—not after what I had just said.“Look at me, Esther,” he snarled.I couldn’t. I stared at a point on his chest.We were in a place where we could be found, and I was terrified about it. I just wanted to get away from him, but he had me trapped in.“Look at me!”He grabbed my chin and forced me to look up at him. His eyes flashed, and I felt his fury in his gaze.Fear pooled i