All Chapters of Divorced The Wrong Alpha. Mated To The Alpha King: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

MayaThe meeting is finally over, and I let out a long, shaky breath I don’t even realize I’m holding. My entire body feels heavy. Everything I heard today… everything Victoria did to me… it crushes me in ways I don’t have words for.She hated me for loving her son. She hated me for being his Luna. She hated me so much that she stole my chance to be a mother.All because she prayed Ethan would find his mate. And he did.I lift my hand slowly and touch the place Ethan’s mark sits on my neck. The skin burns under my fingertips. It feels like a wound that refuses to heal, and all I want is to tear it off my body.I feel a presence behind me.“Maya…” Ethan calls softly, almost like he’s afraid I won’t answer.I’m tired of fighting and hurting, tired of pretending everything is fine.“Yes, Ethan. What is it?”He opens his mouth to speak, but then he shuts it again. His eyes darted away. For the first time, he looks truly lost.There are so many things I could say to him, but none of them m

MayaI wrap my arms around him as he lowers himself over my body, his eyes never leaving mine. He trails a finger down my chest, over the smooth column of my stomach, all the way to my navel.He stops between my thighs, and without warning, pushes a finger inside me. I cry out, my hips buck off the bed, taking him deeper.“Maya,” he moans, his voice rough, “you’re soaking wet… so fucking wet.”He pulls his hand away, and my body betrays me instantly. I miss him already, but his eyes stay locked on me, holding me captive.Then he brings his finger to his mouth, licking the juice off while never breaking eye contact. Fuck, that turns me on. I can’t take the torture anymore. I grab his hand and press it back between my thighs.I see his face curl into a smirk. He finds this amusing.“You want me?” he mutters with that smile, that teasing glint in his eyes, goddess, I can’t believe I’m letting him do this to me. The effect of the mate bond is undeniable. Now I understand why Ethan, my ex,

MayaMy heart races with a fear so sharp it almost knocks the breath out of me. I turn around slowly, trying to understand if I am the only one who hears it, that soft voice calling my name from the shadows. Whatever it is, it chills me to my bones.“Are you okay, Maya?” he asks, his hand steady on my arm as he guides me out of the house. We walked down the hallway toward the SUV. I can feel eyes on me from every direction. But one gaze stands out so strongly I don’t even have to look to know it’s Ethan. Still… something inside me begs for one last look. So I turned around.His face is full of emotions, regret, confusion, pain, all tangled together in ways I can’t even describe. There was a time when everything felt easy. Now that time feels far away. We should both be happy. We both found our mates. That should be enough… but somehow, it still hurts.Chloe stands beside him, rubbing gentle circles on her stomach. My chest tightens at the sight, the kind that burns from the inside.

MayaA scent hits me before I even turn. It’s faint but unmistakable, my room has carried traces of it for days. I know it anywhere. My breath catches as I whip my head around.Lucien.He walks toward me with slow, controlled steps, each one filled with purpose. I look back at Ryder, and he’s already standing, stiff and pale, as if the air itself warned him to move.I always imagine a hundred different ways I’d react when I finally see Lucien again, I know it will be with anger, tears, shouting, or anything. But right now everything inside me goes completely numb. Like my emotions shut down all at once.“See you, ladies… later,” Ryder mutters, with a shaky voice. He stands so fast the couch nearly tips back, and then he practically bolts away.A warm breath touches the back of my neck. I freeze.His hand slides onto my shoulder, it's steady, firm, familiar and my whole body locks up. Sparks rush across my skin, tingling everywhere his fingers touch. I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to i

MayaI don’t know if I should feel happy or creeped out that he knows so much about me. A small voice in my head whispers that of course he could hire people to find out things, he’s an Alpha King. But the thought stings a little. It feels almost painful that he might have done that.“Hey… look at me,” he says softly, tilting my chin up with his fingers.My breath catches in my throat, as I stare into his amber eyes. They hold so many emotions, warmth, longing, a little fear, and something deeper that makes my chest tighten.“You’re my mate,” he says gently. “It’s normal that I watch you from afar. I wanted to know things about you, even when you don’t know I exist yet.”I slowly shake my head, clearing away the fog of doubt before it settles. His honesty softens the ache in my chest.“It’s okay, Lucien,” I whisper.“Yeah, Maya. Let’s go.” He lifts his arm so I can loop mine through it.“Where are we going, my Alpha?” I tease.“Oh? ‘My Alpha’? Is that our thing now, my Luna?” He winks