บททั้งหมดของ REJECTED MATE DESIRED BY THE BASTARD LYCAN BILLIONAIRE: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

DEREK POVI was halfway through my warm-up sets when my mind drifted again to last night.The image of Nora in the kitchen last night, standing over the pan, that shy smile. My wolf still hadn’t stopped talking since.Mate knows how to take care of us, he kept repeating, like a drumbeat in my head.I threw another punch at the bag, but my focus was gone.The door opened and Gerrick walked in.“Training early today?” he asked, coming closer.I slowed down. &ldquo

NORA POVI kept my face steady while the queen mother spoke, but it was not easy. She called me a “rag.”. The things she was saying were hurtful, and even though she spoke calmly and without raising her voice, each word carried a weight that I felt deeply. I told myself it was not something to take personally, that this was normal and I should act like it did not affect me. Madam Kaelene had already trained me for situations like this. She always said I must never break down or show emotions in front of anyone, that tears are private and should only be seen in my own reflection. Remembering that advice helped me hold my composure, but inside I was tense and uncomfortable.She did not stop after her first comment. She would pause, then make another statement that was cl

The next morning, I woke up with a dull ache in my leg. It wasn’t unbearable, but it reminded me of how I had fallen yesterday, humiliating myself right in front of Derek and Mira. I shifted slightly on the bed, trying not to move too much, but the stiffness made me let out a quiet groan.Before I could even sit up properly, the door opened, and Derek walked in. He was already dressed in a crisp shirt and trousers, looking like he hadn’t slept much. His eyes went straight to me, sharp but filled with something softer I couldn’t explain.“You should stay still,” he said, walking closer. He placed a tray of food on the table beside the bed. “I asked Mira to prepare breakfast. You don’t need to stress yourself.”I forced a small smile, though it felt heavy. “You don

“I don’t think you should be too worried,” Mira said as she arranged the things I brought from the boutique. “It’s not as if she’s going to kill you,” she added, then lifted my leg onto her lap to stretch and massage it. “You’re healing fast,” she commented about my leg, but I wasn’t really in the mood to respond. The more I thought about it, the more my chest tightened. Why would the Queen Mother send for me? And worst of all, Derek wasn’t around. Could it be that she had already found out about my past? The thought made my stomach twist. She never liked me from the start, so if she knew even a piece of it, things would only get worse. How would they accept a thief as Queen? Or at least that’s what most people believed. Even though I tried to tell myself it wasn’t true, the label was still there. And labels, in this world, stuck harder than truth. I sighed and leaned back against the cushion, staring at the ceiling while Mira’s hands pressed lightly into my leg. My mind was

Derek POVThe more Nora cried and sobbed in my arms, the more my heart broke. Watching my mate cry hit different. Whatever that old bitch did or said to her, I will know, and I will make her pay.I left the Black Diamond the moment my informant in the Queen Mother’s court told me she had a visitor from Stormpack. The identity was hidden, which already told me enough. If that old bitch was suddenly having secret meetings with someone from Nora’s former pack, then Nora might not be safe.I didn’t waste a second. I left Black Diamond right away. I needed to be beside her. I was just about to text her if she was fine when I ran in front of a car. It hit me, and even though I stood up fast, the pain stayed. That’s when I started limping a bit.But the explosion in my chest only got worse. When I got home, Mira told me the Queen Mother had invited Nora to her court. My chest burned instantly. I could already imagine what that woman might be doing to her. That woman never did anything withou