All Chapters of The Cursed Alpha’s Only Mate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Samantha POVThe winter sun hung low in the sky, pale and gentle, casting soft golden light across the snow covered garden. Icicles dripped from the branches of the ancient oaks, and the frost on the rose bushes sparkled like crushed diamonds. It was cold, but the glass walls of the winter garden held the warmth inside, trapping the heat from the small fire burning in the central brazier.I sat on a cushioned bench, a cup of steaming tea cradled in my hands, and watched the world outside turn white and quiet.Ysabella sat across from me, her dark hair braided with silver ribbons, her cheeks flushed from the warmth of the fire. Beside her were two other noble girls from the Emberclaw pack, daughters of Gammas who had come to pay their respects to the future queen. They were young, barely older than Tori, with bright eyes and eager smiles. They had brought small gifts, embroidered handkerchiefs and jars of honey from their family estates, and they chattered endlessly about the upcomin

Samantha's POVSome women and I were signing as we watched the king's caravan leaving the royal castle. It was Maddox and his men heading off on that seven-pack trip he said he needed to make.Tori hugged me from the side, giving me emotional support. "Don't worry so much, he'll be back. You probably won't even notice he's gone." She had noticed my distressed look."Thank you, darling, but there's no way I won't miss my mate," I gave a sheepish little laugh. Then she, the others, and I walked back to the castle."The important thing is that you love each other and you'll be able to continue your honeymoon as soon as he gets back," she teased, making a joke. She knew that the last few days between the king and me hadn't been monotonous at all."Promise me, promise me," I said, sitting down in front of the mirror, and she started brushing my hair. "But do you think he loves me...?" I asked, even though I wanted to avoid this conversation, but my unease was stronger. Was I imagining thin

Samantha's POVKing Maddox had just arrived at Emberclaw Castle. My heart was pounding, I paced back and forth with my own clothes, not waiting for him to come looking for me.I wanted to look him in the eyes and ask him about Odette. I wanted to ask him why he had hidden something like that from me, I wanted to ask if he truly loved me.I was so apprehensive that I could barely organize my thoughts. And to my surprise, when the door opened, there he was. Standing tall and powerful, his body muscular, his face hairy, his eyes yellowish, canines exposed.He held the undergarment containing my scent that I had given him for the trip, his large, twisted fingers gripping the small garment tightly as if he were holding himself back. He wasn't breathing, he was grunting; it was his normal self trying to fight the beast inside him that seemed ready to explode at any moment.“My king…,” I stammered, my heart pounding harder than before. My mouth was dry as if I were thirsty; you weren’t thirs

Samantha's POVThe dagger fell to the stone floor with a screeching sound as I dropped it. I pulled away from Maddox, that guy over there, running. I couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe he had actually brought my ex-mate all the way here for me to kill him.Did he really think I would do something like that? As much as I hated Finnick, as much as he had hurt me and I would never be able to forgive him, I didn't want to kill him.When I returned to my quarters, I saw that Maddox had followed me. His face still had a hint of amusement. "Apparently you didn't like my gift," he joked."I was expecting a pet, King Maddox. A goddamn pet!" I yelled at him, really annoyed.He laughed, approaching me. "Did you know I get excited when you swear?" He hugged my waist, pulling me close to him. "That turns me fucking on." Now he was sniffing my neck, his hands caressing my back, teasing me.I sighed with a gasp. “You don’t deserve this.”“All because I want to see your ex dead? That's crazy, in

Ysabella's POVWhen they left, I lay down on my bed and tried to sleep, but clearly sleep wouldn't come, and I lay there staring into the darkness until dawn, my head a whirlwind of thoughts.I continued with my tasks as if nothing had happened; it wouldn't be through me that they would discover Lady Samantha had run away.And that didn't take long to happen."SAMANTHA! WHERE ARE YOU?"I heard the king shouting through the corridors in the early hours of the morning, his voice booming, shaking the castle walls. I clasped my hands to my chest and closed my eyes tightly, afraid of gripping me.The king clearly didn't need to search the entire castle to know she was far away. The mate's entourage already told him that; the king could sense that his fateful mate was very far. Unreachable."My king? Why are you so agitated? Has something happened?" I heard Beta Emrich's voice, always ready to attend to his alpha."Samantha, Emrich. She's not here!" The king's voice was altered; I could fee