All Chapters of The Lycan King's Unwanted Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Lena's POV"Pack law lets the wronged party choose the sentence," Kael murmured, so low that only I could hear. "I choose to keep you." I stared at him. Of all the things I had braced for, that was not one. He straightened and turned to the hall. "Lena Steele is rejected as my mate," he said, and his voice rang off the stone. "But the pact between our families stands, as my elders have wished for two years. She will be my wife in name, and she will carry my name and nothing else. That is her punishment." For a heartbeat, nobody breathed. Then the room exploded into whispers. I watched Alpha Colton's mouth open to disown me, close again, and form a bow instead. "Your Majesty is generous," he said. "My daughter is honored." A minute ago I had been no daughter of his, and now I was honored. Near the front, the girl in pale blue had gone the color of milk, and the older woman beside her, copper-haired and kind-faced, was smiling so hard that her lips trembled. Whatever they ha

Lena's POV The eleventh bell rang, and Lucy's words returned to me. The guard was going to die. I barely remembered the man. I didn't know what had happened the previous night or why we had been found together. But I knew I hadn't asked anyone to hurt him, and I couldn't accept that he would die for something I couldn't even remember doing. "Can nobody stop it?" I asked. Lucy shook her head. "Alpha Colton ordered the execution. No one will dare challenge him." I left my room before she could say anything else. My father had already made his position clear in the great hall. He had no interest in hearing my side of the story, and he certainly wouldn't risk his reputation to save a guard accused of dishonoring his daughter. Still, I had to try. I hurried down the stairs, with Lucy following close behind. At the entrance to the courtyard, I found my father standing with Henrietta and Chloe. Two guards waited nearby, ready to escort me to the carriage. "Where do you thin

CHAPTER 6 — THE KING'S BATHLena's POV“Why aren't you freezing?”I stared at Kael, confused by his question. His fingers were wrapped around my wrist, but before I could answer, I tried to pull away.“I'm sorry for disturbing you. I'll leave now.”I turned towards the door, but my foot slipped on the wet stone.I gasped as I lost my balance and fell backwards into the pool.Cold water swallowed me.I struggled to reach the surface, but my wet dress dragged against my legs. I tried to push myself upwards, swallowing water in the process.Then an arm caught me around the waist.Kael pulled me out of the water and against his chest.I coughed violently, clutching his arm as I struggled to breathe. For a moment, I was too frightened to realise whom I was holding.Then I looked up.His pale golden eyes were fixed on me.“Stop moving,” he ordered.I immediately loosened my grip.“I'm sorry.”He said nothing. His arm remained around my waist, keeping me above the water.I could feel his bar