บททั้งหมดของ The Banished Mate Of The Lycan King: บทที่ 101 - บทที่ 110

Azreal“You were using me?” she repeated softly, disbelief written all over her face.I sighed and moved closer to her carefully, not wanting her to pull away from me again. “Not in the way you think,” I said quietly. “I was using your presence to survive a life that had felt empty for years. Before I met you, everything around me felt cold and meaningless. I had power, wealth, respect, yet none of it ever made me truly happy. Then I met you, and for the first time in my life, I felt something real.”She folded her arms across her chest and looked away from me. “That still sounds selfish, Azrael.”“Maybe it was,” I admitted honestly. “But when someone spends years searching for peace and suddenly finds it in one person, they become desperate not to lose it. That was how I felt about you. Every moment with you became something I looked forward to. Your smile, your voice, even the way you argued with me made me feel alive. I held onto you because I was terrified of going back to the emp

AthenaI paced around the room impatiently as I waited for the king to return. The room suddenly felt too small for all the thoughts running through my head.After he left, I had taken off the maid uniform I was wearing. Underneath it, I had on a red lingerie that I had secretly worn earlier. At first, I had been excited about seeing him again, but now my mind was occupied by something else entirely.I could not stop thinking about what he had said before leaving. “ Your parents are waiting for me in my office.” The words kept echoing in my head. How did he know?I stopped pacing and bit my lower lip nervously. Maybe after I destroyed that file in his office, he had another copy somewhere. Maybe he had gone back to investigate me and discovered everything.My heart began racing, if he knew Marcus and Margaret were my parents, then he definitely knew Aurora was my twin sister. My eyes widened. Had I been fooling myself this whole time, thinking my secret was safe?What if he knew even

AthenaBefore I could even turn around to see what was happening, Zoey yanked the knife out of my back with brutal force.A scream tore from my throat, the pain was unbearable. My legs weakened immediately, and I staggered forward. Warm blood began soaking through my clothes, dripping onto the ground beneath me.Slowly, I turned to face Zoey, she stood a few feet away from me, the bloody knife still in her hand. To my horror, she was smiling, like she had been waiting for this moment for a long time. "I am only following instructions," she said casually.I stared at her in disbelief, my vision was already becoming blurry.Zoey shrugged as if she had done nothing wrong. "They said this has to be done. They said it is the only way to save humanity from the disaster you are going to cause." A small laugh escaped her lips. "But honestly, I didn't do this because they told me to. I have always wanted to do this for a very long time." Her smile widened. "When the opportunity came, I decided

Azrael"Duty calls," I said reluctantly. I rose and looked down at Athena. "I have to go, but I'll come back as soon as the meeting is over." I leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead.She immediately frowned. "Don't come back."A smile tugged at my lips. "Not happening."Without waiting for another argument, I turned and headed for the door. The moment I stepped outside, my expression hardened. Two guards stood on either side of Athena's ward, alert and ready.I had personally assigned them there after the attack days ago. "Listen carefully." Both men straightened immediately. "No one enters that room except me and her friend, Talia."They nodded. "That includes my mother and my sister. If either of them wants to see Athena, they speak to me first.""Yes, Sire."My eyes narrowed. "And if either of you ignores my orders, you won't just lose your positions, you will lose your lives."Satisfied, I turned and walked away. As I made my way through the palace corridors, I could alre

Azrael"I am sure you didn't come here just to stare at me," I said without looking up from the documents on my desk.Mum shifted in her chair, the displeasure radiating from her was impossible to miss. She was still upset about what had happened during the elders' meeting, and the fact that I had floored her hadn't helped matters."You may think you've won this battle," she said coldly, "but no matter how hard you try to delay it, you are still going to complete the mating ceremony with Aurora. There is no future for you and Athena," she added.I shrugged. "That sounds like my problem, not yours."Her eyes narrowed.I smirked. "Honestly, Mother, you should look at yourself. Your face gets tighter every day, and I swear I can see new wrinkles forming. You've placed the entire weight of this mating ceremony on your shoulders." I pointed at myself. "It's my mating ceremony, not yours."Instead of finding my joke amusing, she slapped her hand lightly against the table. "If I leave this