All Chapters of Mated to the Forbidden: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

It was another not-so-extraordinary day for a wolf like me. I woke up feeling the same weight pressing down on my chest, the same thought that I was nothing but a shadow in my own home. Mom had instructed me to buy some necessities from the market, so I dressed quietly and wrapped a scarf around my neck. The scarf was not for fashion but to hide the angry red marks that Andrea’s nails had carved into my skin. Even as I adjusted the fabric, I could still feel the sharpness of her claws digging into me, the suffocating grip on my arms, the way her nails broke skin at my throat.Her words echoed in my head, as sharp as the claws that made the scars: “I should have taken your life, then!”The memory sent a shiver down my spine. I had once believed I was ready to die, ready to drown in the magical falls, but that night when Andrea had pressed death against me with her own hands, all I had thought about was surviving. Maybe I wasn’t ready after all. Maybe I wasn’t brave enough to face death

- Andrea’s POV -This bitch!She keeps closing the distance, knowing I’ll struggle to summon my bow.“Do you think you’ll ever beat me?” I chuckled and slashed at her with my nails.She froze, then stepped back. Good for you. Do you think you can outsmart me? I am a Vertina for a reason. Victory runs in my blood. Prestige runs in my name. No one from the Dagger family will ever match me.I clenched my fist when she threw another dagger that almost scratched my beautiful face. The nerve. Good thing I have a speed no one can beat.I aimed at her filthy arm, the one that dared to strike at my face.“Shit!”Her scream rang out when my arrow landed deep in her left arm. She yanked it free, her face twisting in pain. I smiled. She deserved every second. She should have begged before this match started.Her anger burned, but she still stood. I was impressed, but it didn’t matter. My arrows are poisonous. She may not feel it yet, but the poison will eat her soon. I laughed, hungry for more. B

“What are you doing?!” A loud voice appeared out of nowhere.My eyes widened when I heard that voice. I looked where it was coming from to confirm if I was not hallucinating. I cried even more when I saw him in front of me, knowing that I would be safe and he would protect me.“Alpha!” I heard one of the three members of the family of daggers say.Without saying another word, all of them ran quickly, leaving the two of us alone. My tears didn’t stop from falling down, and I could also hear myself sobbing. I was just grateful that I was able to get away from those wolves trying to get revenge for something I did not commit. I was thankful that someone came.“T-thank you…” I said in between my sobs.My vision was blurred from my nonstop tears, which prevented me from seeing his face. He didn’t bother to answer me back. He just stood there until I was able to control my tears from falling down.When I looked at him, with my eyes cleared, he had no emotions to show. His thick eyebrows wer

- Clary's POV -That night, there was no sign that Andrea returned home. Even so, I felt relieved that we did not have to share the same space. It was better this way, with no interactions and no arguments. The silence brought a sense of peace I rarely had whenever she was around. She was probably busy somewhere, and that suited me just fine.With no one at home, I decided to leave early the next morning and head straight to the magical falls. The sun was just starting to rise when I arrived. The place was quiet as always, the soft rush of water filling the air with calmness.I could not help but glance around every corner of the falls, hoping to see him there, but there was no sign of another wolf.'Disappointed, huh?' Cordia teased, her voice echoing faintly in my mind.I shook my head, refusing to admit it, and instead decided to go for a run in my human form. Most of the wolves in the stadium preferred to fight in their human form unless things got too dangerous. That was when the

“I’m done!” I said excitedly after finishing that one hellish hour. My voice cracked a little, a mixture of triumph and exhaustion spilling out all at once. It was probably the longest hour of my entire life. Each second had felt like a battle, the weight of the water clinging to my body as if determined to drag me down. The sudden change in the water current hadn’t helped either; it had made everything so much harder, forcing me to fight the river itself just to stay afloat.My arms ached, my legs burned, and my chest rose and fell with heavy breaths as I looked toward Alpha. He was holding my bow, his large hands running over its polished surface as if inspecting it for flaws or maybe he just didn’t want to look at me yet. How could he be so impossibly handsome? Even with his usual stern expression and cold, untouchable demeanor, there was something about him that drew me in. He looked snobbish, ruthless even, the kind of man who could break a person with a single command. Yet someh