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

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Chapter 11: Banishing Sadness With Love

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

Chapter 12: Hesitant Confessions

Samantha's POV I was lost in thought, gazing at the night sky from my chamber window, when I felt something soft touch my bare back. I gasped with a smile, already knowing who it was. "I bet you're thinking of me," Maddox said, making me giggle foolishly. "Reading my thoughts now, my king?" I glanced at him sideways; he held a sprig of red rose in his hand, and now he was sliding the petals up my back and shoulders, sending pleasant shivers through me. His hand rested on my waist, the thin silk fabric of my nightgown allowing me to feel the warmth of his touch without much hindrance. "I can hear your heart pounding with love, I can hear your hormones filling the room, I can feel your heat..." he whispered in my ear, his lips brushing the nape of my ear. "For the fairest, the one who never leaves my thoughts." He handed me the bouquet of red roses, leaving me enchanted. "I'm flattered if you think of me," I joked, sniffing the flower. "Want to know what I think of you?" His hands

Chapter 13: On the Edge

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

Chapter 14: The King's Bride

Samantha's POVFive days had passed since Maddox had left the castle to make his journey through the Seven Packs. The days had become gloomy there in Emberclaw; aside from organizing things for the mating ritual, I spent my days reading boring books and staring at the window, hoping to see the king's caravan returning home. I was missing him so much it hurt, really hard.That afternoon when Tori brought me hot tea and biscuits, Ysabella came with her. I stood up, hands sweating. I hadn't seen her since that evening when I forced her to stop insisting on Beta Emrich.Ysa was a sentimental girl and needed a lot of time to process her feelings. I know I owed her an apology, but I also knew she needed her time to deal with the fact that she and her beloved wouldn't work out.And now seeing her here, it seemed she was ready to talk about that matter. “Ysa, I'm really sorry about what happened,” I said, my voice low.She smiled slightly, but with a lot of emotion. “I know you’re not to blam

Chapter 15: My Mate

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

Chapter 16: The taste of revenge

Samantha's POV The next day when I woke up, Maddox was wrapped in the blankets, sleeping like a baby. Yesterday had been an avalanche of feelings. The way he came back to me, yearning for me, and the way we love each other was terribly wonderful, a mate bond enveloping us, my scent calming him. It had been one of those moments when I knew I was born for him, that I was his and liked belonging to him. But today, after the heat passed, Odette had returned to my mind, full force. I hugged my own legs, watching him sleep, anguish not letting me rest. Maddox stirred when he woke, grumbling, and soon went looking for me, patting the empty space in the bed. "Hey, what are you doing?" he asked when he saw me leaning over the edge of the bed. "Come here, you better learn that I need you every morning." A sly, mischievous smile played on his lips, his arm encircling my waist, pulling me close. I dodged his kiss, but he sniffed my neck, perhaps not noticing my reservations. "We need to talk

Chapter 17: The Truth

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

Chapter 18: In the Dead of Night

Samantha's POVI barely realized how far I'd drifted away from them. My feet stumbled, my chest ached. I had to lean against the walls to get back to my room.So that's what it was all about? Maddox was only keeping me around because I was his soother? He didn't love me, he was still seeing Odette and they were both planning things behind my back.I slid to the floor of my room, closing the door behind me, heavy tears blurring my vision. I curled up in the fetal position, feeling the intense pain of betrayal, even my soul wept.It was all a lie, none of it was real.I crawled to the bed, feeling my body heavy. Maddox was coming back; I could hear his footsteps approaching in the hallway. Then I climbed onto the bed and covered myself with the blankets, forcing myself to stop crying. I needed to pull myself together, pretend I was asleep; I wasn't going to let him see me like this.Maddox entered the room without making unnecessary noise. I could feel him looking at me, trying to see i

Chapter 19

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

Chapter 20: This New Healer

Maddox POVThree Years LaterThe snow fell heavily at dawn, and Maddox approached Emberclow Castle in his wolf form, leaving the forest behind and walking silently through the snow.He had spent the entire night hunting; that was what truly gave his days grace. The king nimbly climbed the castle's pillars and gargoyles until he entered his chambers through the window. There, he returned to his human form and washed his face in the basin of warm water in front of the mirror.Drops of water dripped from his face and hair at forehead level. There was a small wound on his left cheek, made by a deer when it tried to escape death while Maddox's fangs sank into its throat earlier in the forest. His eyes still shone faintly golden from his wolf form a short while ago, the gold slowly fading.Maddox didn't like mirrors; he avoided them. He didn't want to see his own eyes staring back at him, and feel the guilt that always overwhelmed him; he didn't want to feel like the biggest loser alive aga

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