Unwanted Mate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

BjornThe nights before we leave seem to drag on forever. The day in between is full of making sure that the ship is ready. We had to build a shelter at the back for the priestess and seer. And their attendants. They are each bringing two attendants that I was not planning on.We eventually got on our way, and we took turns at night pushing the boat. It looks like the fortnight that I told Isla is correct. We will arrive after sunrise tomorrow.Magnus and I have tried talking to each other a few more times. It appears that we have to be close to one another and we cannot be in our dragon forms. But the more that we practice, the better we get at it.Earlier tonight, Magnus called me from the bow, and I went up to where he stood. He grinned at me and that’s how I knew that he had called me in his head. I told him he was such a Rassgat and his expression never changed. Obviously, he never heard me call him an asshole.However, we still haven’t said anything about this new development to

Magnus“Where is Bryndis?”Bjorn’s question angers my beast. I feel him snap at the other dragon who chuffs at him. They seem to have a conversation and mine settles down. It appears that his beast is not as concerned with Bryndis being gone as he is over the sudden coldness coming from Isla.“She will not like the consequences if she enters through the gate.”I seem to have missed something here. Did Isla send the other woman away? Why? For the briefest of moments, I think that our woman is jealous.“You have no right to exile my people.”Isla stands and moves in front of her husband. Touching the metal brace on her arm, she quietly reminds him, “This says that they are my people too. It also says that you are mine and I am yours. If you wish to seek your pleasure with another, that is fine, you obviously do not desire me. But you will keep your affairs discreet.”She steps around him and moves to the door. This is the first time that she has openly defied either of us. The longhouse

IslaWithin days of me arriving to live with my father and his family, my new mother put me in my place. The house that they were living in had the bedrooms on the upper floor. She pushed me down the stairs because I dared to suggest that I could sleep in the same room with her daughter.It seemed logical to me since they were planning on passing me off as Gretta’s twin sister. Yet the mere suggestion of me taking anything from their precious daughter warranted an attempt on my life. Even if it was nothing more than just a small amount of space.For the next three years, I was subjugated to abuse, punishment, and lack of food. My leg bone had to be pushed back into my thigh. Father wrenched it into place and then splinted it. I had to stitch my skin back together myself.Only a few hours after this, Mother came to find me where I lay on a small pallet near the kitchen fire. She kicked my side drawing fresh tears from me. I still remember the disappointed look on her face as she saw me

IslaPushing up out of the water, I take a deep breath. The sun is higher in the sky and that tells me that I was in the water longer than I should have been. I gasp for air but realize that I have plenty.“That’s not the first time that you’ve used the pond to connect to them, is it?”I look at the seer who smiles at me as if she already knows my secrets. This is not the woman who had befriended me earlier that day. This was a woman who saw everything and knew even more.Moving towards the edge of the pond, I choose my words carefully. “The first time, I don’t know how it happened. I don’t think they felt anything.”“They did,” she says and the priestess makes a sound of understanding.Hanne shakes her head. “That’s why they came to us.”“Yes,” Ola confirms.Offering me a hand, the priestess tells me, “You have a very special mark.”“It brings death,” I tell her as she helps me to step out of the water.“Only because people do not understand it,” Ola tells me. “Dress, once you are re

Priestess HanneWe are taking a boat to the other farm, the one for Alrik where we will leave this girl. Ola lays in the middle of the boat under a canvas covering, providing a little bit of protection from the wind. Her eyes are closed and her breathing is shallow and rhythmic. The one time that she does sleep, is the one time that I do not want her to.Her attendants are nearby and I know that they will not let me near her while she sleeps. Leaving the canvas, I go to where Bryndis sits at the prow of the ship. The top of her head is turning pink from the sudden exposure to the sun.“You need to cover your head,” I tell her softly as I place the hood of the light Cowel on her head.“I’m marked as a betrayer,” she says softly. Her voice is hollow, eyes flat.I sit next to her and take the small pot from my pocket. Isla spoke the truth when she said that she was not trying to be cruel. She was just trying to protect what was hers.“You slept with her mates,” I tell her gently as I pla