All Chapters of Mated to the Forbidden: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

“Where have you been!? Mom keeps calling you.” Andrea’s voice snapped through the air the moment I stepped into the yard. Her eyes blazed with anger, her perfectly straight hair bouncing around her shoulders as if even it wanted to scold me.Cordia growled inside my head. 'That bitch. What does she want now?''Don’t call her that, Cordia,' I scolded weakly.'Oh well, she is,' Cordia sneered. 'I’m just being honest, Clary.'I lowered my gaze. “I’m sorry, I—”Andrea cut me off, her lips curling into a smirk that twisted like a dagger in my chest. “I don’t care where you came from. Go to Mom and explain to her. Not that she’ll listen to your excuses.”The heat rushed into my face as if shame was a fire I couldn’t put out. I simply nodded, because fighting Andrea was like fighting the moon... pointless. She always won.Inside, the scent of expensive perfume clung to the air. My parents sat together in the living room, well dressed, as though the world outside was made only for their prest

The beating of my heart grew louder and louder until it drowned out every sound around me. My chest rose and fell as if I had run for miles, though I hadn’t even moved.He looked in my direction. Even from a distance, under the shadow of his cap and hoodie, I felt his gaze burn into me. I couldn’t see his face, but I didn’t need to. His scent still wrapped around me like fire and lightning. His presence pulled at every piece of me, demanding I step forward.‘Of course he knows,’ Cordia whispered in my head, her voice trembling with excitement. ‘He can recognize us even from afar. We are his mate, Clary. Let’s go. Let’s meet him!’I took one shaky step out from behind the tree, my legs trembling, my whole body wanting to run to him. But then-Andrea appeared.She walked out of the house like she owned the world, her head high, her smile wide. And then she reached for his hand.I froze.He turned toward her, and in that second, the bond that pulled me toward him snapped tight inside me.

'Mate!' Cordia exclaimed, her voice echoing inside me, making my world explode in light.'Cordia!' I gasped. ‘Where the hell have you been? I’ve been searching for you, I thought I lost you.’Her whimper reached me, weak and guilty, but my eyes… my eyes couldn’t move away from him. From my mate. I knew he was my mate.‘I’m so sorry, Clary,’ Cordia whispered, trembling. ‘I don’t know what happened. The last thing I remember was falling asleep… how long have I been gone?’I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think. My eyes were locked on him. On the Alpha. Why did the Goddess choose him for me? Why him? Was he truly mine or was I just stealing what belonged to Andrea? No… I could feel the pull. The heat in my veins. The bond wrapping me like chains. The pull that was screaming at me to claim him. To own him.‘It’s been a month, Cordia,’ I answered, my voice hollow.‘What!? You’re joking!’ she cried, shocked.‘Tch. So all it takes is him for you to finally wake up from your haven,’ I muttered, b

‘Clary!’‘Clary!’'Clary!’I snapped out of my senses after multiple desperate attempts of Cordia to call me. My vision cleared, and I found myself trembling in Darren’s arms. His strong frame shielded me from the chaos of the crowd, and his warmth was the only thing keeping me from collapsing on the cold concrete floor of the stadium. He was literally hugging me, his arms tight around me as though afraid I might vanish.“What happened? You’ve been trembling.” His voice was full of tenderness, but also fear.I tried to speak, but my lips quivered. My whole body wouldn’t stop shaking. The rage of my mother’s voice still echoed in my skull. Her fury had pierced straight through me. At that moment, I wanted nothing more than to collapse, to run far away from this kingdom, to disappear where no one could ever find me.My mother would never forgive me after this. I just looked at Alpha, and yet she reacted as if I had committed the worst crime against her. What have I done to make her so a