All Chapters of The Alpha King's Broken Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

I continued to stand by the door, watching and listening to the blonde girl gon on and on about how she felt about today. From her explanation, the day was going to be the best day of her life. Honestly, I did not hate her. I just hated how I was being treated because of her. So yeah, I did want her to get chosen. If she were marked as the Alpha King’s mate, Leon would be ecstatic. And I wanted the best for him too. I would get to leave tonight, and no one would have to worry about seeing me and getting reminded of the battle that happened three years ago. This would be a win for everyone. It would maybe fix everything. I just hoped that nothing would go wrong. “What will you be wearing?” I asked her, glancing around the room, but I could not see her outfit. “It’s going to be a surprise. I bought it from three packs away. It’s very expensive, and no one has worn that particular style before,” Seh was happy to explain to me. “What about you? What will you be wearing?” She made her

The Alpha King was staring straight at me, and for a second, I thought that I may have been imagining this. But when I heard Sage’s voice, “Why is he looking at you?” That was when I knew that it was not in my mind. “I don’t know,” I replied nervously. Maybe he was trying to look at Sage, but I was just in the way. Almost as if he could tell that we were talking about him, he turned away and started talking with his beta. “He’s probably looking for you,” Leon said to his sister. “Why would he be looking at Cassie?” He chuckled, and I felt a sting in my heart. I should have some thick skin by now, but for some reason, there were little things like that which still managed to hurt me. “You are the true gem here, my dear sister,” he continued, addressing Sage. I played with my fingers nervously; the only thing keeping me going was the plan of escape that I had made. I just needed all the attention to be somewhere else, and I would take that chance to leave. And I knew the perfect time

My heart was thumping in my chest as I watched the car get closer. A part of me wondered if it was heading towards me, but a small voice at the back of my head told me one thing. "RUN.” I looked away from the headlights of the car and started to run as fast as I could. The bag on my back made it harder because it was heavy, but I needed it. I had the DNA report and everything else that I needed to start a new life in there. There was no way that I could leave it behind. So I pushed. I kept going. At one point, my thighs started to ache, and I could hear the car getting closer. I made a turn down another street, and that seemed like the best decision that I could have made because the car had been speeding so much that it passed the intersection. Whoever was driving must not have expected me to make the turn. I continued to push myself, my heart racing and my breath fast and heavy. I felt like I could pass out, but the adrenaline kept me going. I was sweating, my body begging me t

It was like the entire room held its breath. I stood there, my heart racing in my chest, feeling like sh*t. I had cried so much in Rafael’s car that I felt like I had no more tears left to cry. But I had to remind myself that I was used to this. Prison had been worse. I had been through way worse. I could go through this and survive too. I just had to keep going on and not give up. “Where the f*ck were you?” Leon asked me, standing just a few feet away from me. He was right in my face, and his eyes were filled with anger and disappointment. “You’re probably the reason why the Alpha King did not pick a mate tonight. He may have seen you leave the Banquet Hall and felt disrespected.” He narrowed his eyes at me. “I’m sorry.” That was all I could say. I just had to make it through this moment. Just like how I made it through all the days of prison. “That does not answer the question, Cassie. Where were you?” Leon asked again, his tone getting even harder. He took a step closer to me.

I was done changing, and I had carefully folded the dress that Sage had borrowed from me. I had taken off all the jewelry as well, and I had placed it in a small black box that I had found in my closet. The box was not new, but I did not want such expensive things to go missing. I was now wearing an old hoodie and some jeans. My hair was held in a messy bun, and I had washed the makeup from my face. I stood at the door for who-knows how long, trying to build up the courage to leave. I knew that the moment that I would step out, I would kickstart the process of me getting my punishment. My anxiety was so bad that my hands would shake every chance they would get. But I knew that I could not stay here for the rest of my life. Not even for another hour, and Leon would come looking for me. It was inevitable. It was my inevitable fate. So I opened the door and walked out, making sure to close it. I had hidden the folded DNA result somewhere. I did not want to keep it on me and risk it b