Fated Reborn: The Wolf King's Bride novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Nyssa pov

“This cake is really good!” I nodded in approval as I took another bite. “Chef’s outdone himself again. No wonder he’s my favorite in the packhouse.”

I paused, the fork still in my mouth, then turned to Serene with a deadly serious look. “Don’t tell my father and uncles that.”

Her eye twitched, disbelief clear on her face, but she said nothing. After everything with Kieran and Aria, I was finally in bed, relaxing and enjoying cake. It felt… nice.

“Do you want me to bring more, miss?” she asked.

I shook my head and waved a hand lazily in the air.

“No, this is fine. I’ve already had three slices- any more and I’ll be bloated.”

Serene visibly relaxed, letting out a small sigh of relief. But then I smirked.

“Or… should I just eat two more since I’m already going to be bloated anyway?”

Her eyes widened in horror and I chuckled at her expression.

“I’m just joking, I’m just joking,” I laughed, popping the last bite of cake into my mouth. I placed the empty plate back on the tray and wiped the crumbs from my lips.

That was delicious. I couldn’t even remember the last time I had cake in my past life. I stretched with a satisfied sigh and leaned back on the bed, completely relaxed.

“Miss,” Serene’s voice gently called out, drawing my attention. I raised a brow, noticing how she dipped her head respectfully.

“Thank you, miss… for today. I’m really grateful for the gift. I loved the necklace,” she said, beaming, her eyes practically sparkling. “The other ladies said it’s one of the trending ones right now–and very expensive.”

I couldn’t help but smile back at her, though I shrugged it off like it was nothing.

“Of course, it’s nothing,” I said, but my chest puffed up with pride anyway. It was definitely something. The necklace had sold out everywhere, and I had to pay twice the original price to get it from one of the noble ladies. I shivered just thinking about how that amount could’ve easily bought a small home. Still… it was worth it. It was for Serene- my last gift to her.

“Miss, please take this.” She opened her palm and revealed two items: the potion Zayn had given her earlier, and the white- jadrnecklace the king had personally bestowed upon her.

I raised a brow, confused. Why was she giving these back?

Seeing the question in my eyes, Serene quickly added, “Please accept them. You seemed to really like the potion, Miss, and… the Alpha told me the necklace is more precious than words can explain. He said there’s only one of its kind.”

“One of its kind?”

I frowned and leaned closer, my eyes fixed on the necklace. Without thinking twice, I reached out and took it in my hand for a closer look. But the moment my fingers touched it, I hissed in pain- the dagger tattoo on my hand burned fiercely, glowing brightly against my skin and forcing me to drop the necklace back into her palm.

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Still frowning, I raised my hand and stared at the tattoo, watching as its bright luster faded back to its usual dull color. This was the second time it had burned like that- the first was when I had sensed Sheila for the first time. And now this? What was going on?

“Miss? Are you okay?” Serene asked, her voice laced with concern.

I blinked out of my daze and forced a smile, nodding casually.

“Yes, I’m fine. And I don’t need those things. They’re not mine, they belong to you–so don’t try to give them to me, alright?”

“B–but-” she began to argue, but I shot her a stern look. She immediately closed her mouth and lowered her head without another word.

I hadn’t asked them to give Serene gifts just for her to hand them back.

“What about Cassian’s gift? What did he give you? And did Drake get you something too?” I asked, curiosity piqued by what the king’s Beta and Gamma had chosen.

Her cheeks flushed a soft red as she nodded, then reached into her bag and pulled out two identical bracelets.

“These were the gifts from Sir Cassian and Sir Drake. They’re exactly the same,” she said, clearly fighting back laughter.

I blinked at them, momentarily confused, then shook my head. The bracelet was undeniably pretty–and expensive–looking but I had a feeling they hadn’t planned on gifting her the same thing.

Why? Because if you searched “gift for younger girls” on Google, this would probably be the first result to pop up. How did I know? Well, I’d done the same thing. I just happened to have more time to research and ended up choosing something a bit more thoughtful.

“They’re both pretty. At least one is pink and the other is blue, so you can wear them together,” I said with a smile, earning a soft chuckle from Serene.

After chatting for a while, she eventually left the room, leaving me alone.

Once she was gone, I drew in a sharp breath and got up from the bed, walking over to the drawer. I opened it slowly and pulled out a pink scarf, my eyes settling on it with a deepening frown.

Aria’s scarf. The damning piece of evidence that would link her to my murder tomorrow–along with Kieran’s ring.

I stared down at the ring and scarf in my hand and sighed, fingers tightening slightly before I placed them both in my drawer.

Hands on my waist, I stood still, staring blankly into nothing.

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