All Chapters of My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Lyra"You are a monster," I said."I am a King," my father stated. He leaned back in his chair. "And look where she is now. She is sitting at the right hand of the Butcher. She wears the colors of the most feared pack on the continent. I did not ruin her, Lyra. I forced her into greatness."He actually believed it. He justified the systemic, chemical abuse of his own daughter as a masterstroke of strategy."She will find out," I threatened him. My voice shook with a toxic mix of adrenaline and raw hatred. "I will tell her. I will send a courier to Ironmaw. I will write down exactly what you did—"My father let out a soft, dry sigh. He looked past me. He fixed his eyes directly on Nadia again."No, you won't," my father said.Nadia flinched. She grabbed the back of my shirt, trying to hide."You are a very emotional girl, Lyra," my father said, his tone turning cold and entirely practical. "You let your passions dictate your logic. You break into my study. You drink my private reserve.

Taya"He did what?""He signed them, Taya" Rurik repeated. Your father fucking walked in, took the quill, and signed the parchment without a single word of protest."The cabin went dead silent. The thudding of the drums outside felt far away.My father had spent the last three months rallying the outer camps to reject this Valdris treaty. He hated King Aldric with a burning, violent passion. He told me to my face in the armory that he would rather see Fenris bleed out in the snow than see a southern bitch sit in the Luna chair. He was the anchor of the opposition. As long as Kael refused to sign, the union wasn't fully legitimate under the old laws."He didn't argue?" I whispered."Not a word," Rurik said.I stood up from the table. The sudden movement made the firelight jump across the walls."That makes no sense," I said, my heart starting to race. "You can't intimidate my dad. You can't bribe him. He swore on my mother's grave he would stop this wedding.""Well, he didn't," Rurik s

IrinaTorin started pacing the length of the room, his heavy boots thudding hard against the floorboards. He pointed a shaking, accusatory finger at me. "And you! You're supposed to have control over her. That was the entire point of you coming here. Aldric sent you to ensure she was playing her part, and she is running wild!"I didn't flinch at the raised voice. I just stared at him, feeling a wave of absolute, freezing disdain wash over me. He looked so pathetic when he panicked. He looked incredibly small."Are you going to go to Aldric yourself?" I asked. My voice dropped into a dangerous, quiet register.Torin stopped pacing. He stared at me, his chest heaving. "What?"I kept my eyes locked on his, keeping my face a completely unreadable mask. "Are you going to ride back south, walk into the throne room, and inform the King about how you've been fucking his wife? Because if you want to play the authority card, Torin, if you want to run back to my husband and complain about my lack

Sera"Did you see the size of the man who brought out the fourth keg?" I asked, my voice echoing slightly off the cold stone of the corridor.Mina let out a loud, sudden snort. She was leaning heavily against the wall right beside me. We had just dragged ourselves out of the Great Hall, and the massive oak doors had slammed shut behind us, completely cutting off the deafening roar of the victory feast. The sudden silence was ringing in my ears."He wasn't a man," Mina mumbled, her cheek pressed flat against the stone. "He was a bear wearing a tunic. I swear to the goddess, Sera, I saw him bite the top off a wooden flagon."I giggled. The sound bubbled up out of my chest, completely uninhibited. "He definitely bit the wood. I saw him chew it.""They are all bears," Mina decided simply. She pushed off the wall, swaying significantly on her feet. She blinked at me, her pupils blown wide. We had drank entirely too much dark ale, but Mina had also accepted a small, smoking clay pipe from o

Sera"Get up. Both of you."I took a deep breath, planted my feet on the floor, and tried to stand up. I moved entirely too fast. The room violently spun. My center of gravity vanished, and my knees simply buckled. I pitched forward, falling directly toward the hard wooden floor.I didn't hit the ground.Fenris caught me easily. His large hands clamped firmly around my waist, stopping my fall instantly. He pulled me flush against his chest, supporting my entire body weight. The contact sent a massive wave of goosebumps rushing over my skin. Every single nerve ending in my body suddenly felt hyper-sensitive."I got you," he murmured, his voice rumbling directly against my ear.I froze.That short, simple sentence opened something deep inside me. It broke a lock I didn't even know was there. In a split second, every single moment I had been used flashed before my eyes. Every time Aldric had manipulated me. Every time Kane had gaslighted me, feeding me pretty lies just to keep me complia