All Chapters of My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian : Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

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184 Hate

ElaraThe man looked disappointed. His mouth thinned into a flat, bored line, his eyes already drifting toward the exit. He’d come for something specific, a request he’d made in the dark, and the honey-skinned girl didn't fit the mold.Aldric stepped back, the heavy, expensive fabric of his coat swishing against his boots. He looked like he was going to leave us all to rot in that processing center, and for a second, I felt a sick, twisted relief. If he left, I was just another number. I was safe in the shadows of the crowd.Then the idiot pointed."What about the other one?"The guard’s voice was too loud, too eager. He was pointing a thick, dirty finger directly at the line where I stood. I froze. I felt the breath leave my lungs, my ribs tightening like a cage.Aldric’s eyes navigated their way through the sea of terrified faces. They scanned. They cut through the dim, dusty light of the warehouse and landed on me.And they stayed.He stared at me like I was a different species enti

185 You Don’t Stink

ElaraThe guard shoved me down. I hit the stone floor on my knees, the impact jarring my teeth. I stayed there, my head bowed, my hands trembling against the cold ground."The King is here!" the guard barked, his voice vibrating in my skull. "Pay attention, you brat!"I looked up, the fear hitting me so hard it felt like a physical weight in my gut. Aldric was staring down at me. Up close, he was even more imposing. He didn't look like he belonged in this humid, stinking warehouse. He looked like he’d been carved out of something expensive and cold.Aldric let out a slow, quiet sigh. He didn't look at me; he looked at the man who had dragged me out."Calm down," Aldric said. His voice was level, almost gentle. It was the most terrifying thing about him. "Why are you shouting?"The man moved nervously, his shoulders hunching up to his ears. "My apologies, my Lord. She is... she is a handful. I didn't want her to disrespect—""Go," Aldric said. He didn't even look at him.The man scurrie

186 Shut Up Kaelen

Elara"You don't stink."Those three words hung in the stagnant, dusty air of the warehouse like a death sentence. I stared at him, my knees still burning from the impact with the concrete floor. For a full minute, my brain simply refused to process what he’d said. It didn't make any sense. Every one of them—every wolf that had stormed our village, every guard that had shoved us into the wagons—had that thick, heavy stench of rotting meat and wet fur. It was a smell that made my throat close up.But Aldric? He stood there with that silk handkerchief in his hand, looking down at me like I was a rare piece of porcelain he’d found in a junk pile. I didn't dare ask what he meant. I didn't dare confirm a single thing. I was too scared to make sense of the fact that he smelled like a clean breeze before a storm. It felt like a trap.Aldric was still smiling. "What is your name?" he asked.My throat was a desert. I tried to speak, but the sound that came out was just a pathetic, wet click.

187 I’m Sorry

Elara"Shut up, Kaelen." The wolf went quiet instantly. The silence in the warehouse became a physical weight. I could see the other wolves looking toward Kaelen out of the corners of their eyes, then quickly looking away, their bodies stiffening as they tried to become invisible. They were terrified of the man who didn't smell like them.Aldric’s focus snapped back to me, the warmth returning to his face as if the interruption hadn't happened. He smiled again, continuing the conversation like we were having tea in a garden."Like I was saying, Elara. All I want is a little companion. Someone to talk to." He paused, his eyes brightening. "Do you read? Humans love to read, don't they?"I swallowed. My throat felt like it was full of sand. I looked behind me, back at the crowd of women huddled in the dust. I saw my mother and my sister. Their eyes were raw and red from weeping. They were watching us, their faces pale with a kind of fear that transcended death."I... I don't..." I start

188 Control

ElaraBut I didn't blame her. No one could have known the timing. No one knew the monsters were that close.Aldric watched her whimpering. He started to speak again, his voice casual. He asked my mother for her age. She choked on her sobs, but she managed to respond, her voice a broken whisper. He nodded, satisfied, and then asked for my eldest sister’s name.My sister whimpered the answer, her eyes fixed on the floor.Aldric nodded again, looking satisfied. He finally turned his full attention back to me."I would like to provide a place for your family," he said, like he was offering us a vacation. "A place where they would be comfortable. A place where they can continue to live their lives in peace. No more warehouses. No more wagons."He looked at me, his eyebrows raised. "How does that sound?"It sounded like a dream. It sounded like the only fair option in a world that had turned into a nightmare. But every alarm bell in my head was screaming.I shook my head, my voice stutterin

189 Aldric’s Bitch

ElaraMy mother kept begging, oblivious to the fact that she was making him want to kill her. I watched her drama, her weeping, her desperate, pathetic display, and for some reason, it started to grate on my nerves. It was annoying me. Her "goodness" had gotten us here, and now her "sacrifice" was just making the situation worse."Pull yourself together!" I snapped at her.My mother sprang up, her eyes wide, looking at me like I’d just slapped her.“What are you even doing?”"Why are you crying?" I asked her, my voice hard. "What are you trying to do by offering yourself? You think he wants you?"Mother stayed frozen, her mouth agape."The only reason we are in this situation is because of your personal obsession," I continued, the words coming out in a cold, sharp rush. "Your obsession with being a 'good person.' Your obsession with that woman in labor."My mother’s eyes went even wider."Father would still be alive if you had just listened to him," I said, leaning toward her. "But h

190 Always A Slave

ElaraTwo Weeks Ealier. BlackwaterThe only reason I wasn’t throwing up was because of the scent blockers Aldric had given me. But I could still taste the stench of these idiots in my throat. These many wolves gathered in one place, and I had to be present as concerned Luna. I didn’t care.I sat on the carved wooden chair behind the podium, my hands folded neatly in my lap, playing the part of the concerned Luna while my stomach did slow, nauseous flips.Kane stood at the front, his Alpha robes looking too heavy for his shoulders. He looked like he hadn't slept since Sera walked out the door, his eyes bloodshot and his jaw perpetually locked. Beside him stood Jace, looking entirely too polished for the situation."We are aware of the losses," Kane said, his voice echoing hollowly against the stone. "The Eastern border is... unstable."A man in the front row stood up, his face a mottled red. "Unstable? Alpha, my youngest nephew was on patrol. He died unable to protect himself. We can'

191 Alpha’s Food

ElaraDinner that night was a quiet affair. The dining room was too large, the candlelight casting long, flickering shadows against the dark wood of the walls. I sat across from Kane and Jace, pushing a piece of roasted pheasant around my plate. My jaw ached with every swallow, a dull throb that reminded me of the slap. Once I was back with Aldric, I would make sure they suffer."We have to account for the children," Jace said, sighing as he rubbed his forehead. He looked genuinely drained for once. "The families are starting to get restless. We need to confirm who is actually dead and who is just... missing."It’s been three days since we sealed the school area," Kane muttered, staring into his wine. "We can't keep them locked up forever. The trade points are the real issue. If we don't open the Eastern road soon, the winter stores won't last. The pack will starve by mid-season."They’d been talking about this for an hour. The same circular argument. It was starting to get annoying.

192 Hopping Like A Spider

Two Days AgoElaraOne hundred and twenty thousand dollars.That was the number scrolling through my head while I watched Delegate Vance’s face turn a blotchy, pathetic shade of red. It was the price of a kingdom, or at least the price of my way out of this one. I was riding him gingerly, my knees digging into the heavy mattress of his guest quarters, twisting my waist in a slow, agonizing grind. I was hitting that point where I knew his brain was just stopping.He was a wolf, a supposed predator from the Mistwood Pack, but under me, he was just a sweating, heavy-breathing pile of meat. He reached up, his thick, calloused hands fumbling to grab my breasts as they bounced above him, but I slapped them away with a sharp crack."Not yet," I hissed.I leaned back, my spine arching until my face was looking up at the dark timber beams of the ceiling. I shifted my weight, taking his dick up at an angle that made it brush against the roof of my pussy wall. It hit that specific point that mad

193 Scent Blocker

ElaraI hopped into the shower, turning it on and immediately turning it off. I could smell him on me. It was that thick, heavy reek of wet dog and old meat that all wolves carried.If it wasn't for the scent blocker Aldric had planted under my skin, I wouldn't be able to do any of this shit.The blocker had literally been planted under my skin like a birth control stick. I remembered being back in Aldric’s room at the palace. A doctor had come in to do the whole process. I’d complained to Aldric, screaming that I couldn’t bear the pain of my skin being torn open to insert a stick. I’d asked if there was any other way.Aldric had been painfully patient. He told me this was the only way that would actually work. I’d shaken my head, looking at Aldric and swallowing hard. "Wolves are disgusting!"I’d yelped then. The doctor—who was obviously a wolf—looked up at Aldric and then me looking offended. His scent was the first thing I’d picked up when he walked into the room. He looked clean

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