Fated Reborn: The Wolf King's Bride novel Chapter 52

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Chapter 52

Nyssa pov

“My lady, please wake up,” I heard Serena’s voice as she continuously tapped me. I ignored her, keeping my head buried in the pillow, trying to drown out her voice. But she didn’t take that as a sign to stop, instead, she began shaking me.

“My lady, my lady. It’s time for breakfast. The Alpha asked me to wake you up and get you dressed myself so you wouldn’t dress the way you did yesterday. Please wake up, the bath is ready,” she said without taking a breath.

I winced and lazily lifted my hand in the air, waving her off to leave me alone. I kept my eyes shut because I knew the moment I opened them, there’d be no going back to sleep.

Goddess, was that so hard to understand?

I had only fallen asleep an hour ago. Last night, I couldn’t get a wink of rest, I was tossing and turning, terrified that Darius would figure out it was me and barge in at any moment to reject me.

Every little sound made me jolt awake, expecting to find him standing in front of me with that terrifying look in his eyes. But eventually, exhaustion won, and I finally fell asleep, too drained to care about anything else. Even now, all I wanted was to stay asleep.

“My lady…” Serena sighed in frustration. “Please wake up, or I’ll get in trouble if I don’t get you downstairs.”

I didn’t respond, slowly drifting off again, soft snores escaping me.

I don’t care. I don’t care. I just want to sleep.

“Oh goddess… My lady, I don’t want to do this, but you leave me no choice. I’ll ask for forgiveness later, but for now…”

As soon as she said that, I felt the blanket yanked off me and then, to my horror, Serena’s fingers slowly began trailing up and down my foot.

My eyes immediately snapped open and I yanked my leg away from her, grabbing her foot as I glared at her.

This girl!

How could she? She knew my feet was one of the most sensitive spots on my body, any touch and I’d feel it intensely.

I watched as she bit her bottom lip, clearly trying hard not to laugh, which only sharpened my glare. Without thinking, I kicked her off the bed.

Serena yelped, falling to the ground with a soft thud. I scoffed, running a hand through my hair as she quickly stood back up, rubbed her butt, and lowered her head respectfully.

“I–I apologize, my lady, for my disrespect. I will accept any punishment, but for now, you really need to take your bath.”

I rolled my eyes and let out a sigh before responding, my voice hoarse.

“Alright, alright, stop nagging, will you? I’m awake.” I yawned and stretched, a little surprised that my body didn’t ache or feel stiff like I thought it would.

I had even expected to wake up with a cold and a sore throat, but everything felt clear, which meant Zayn’s medicine must have really worked.

“He really does live up to his name, doesn’t he?” I muttered under my breath.

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Chapter 52

“What did you say, miss?” Serena asked, and I yawned again, shaking my head as I forced myself to sit up.

“It’s nothing. Let’s just get ready before Father bursts through the door and starts scolding me,” I said, getting up from the bed. Serena bowed and began to undress me.

As I stepped into the bathtub, different thoughts ran through my mind all at once.

So, today was the day I would finally frame those two idiots for my death. It was simple, just as I planned. All I had to do was lure both Kieran and Aria here, then kill myself and frame them for it. Let Serena witness the whole thing, have her call everyone in, and then watch as they were executed for my murder, just before the rejection ceremony tomorrow.

It sounded simple, but what I was truly worried about… was Serena.

I watched her carefully as she wiped my body with a serious expression, her touch gentle and filled with care.

How would she react when she saw my body?

I knew how it felt to lose someone right before your eyes. I had lost my father, his Beta, Gamma, almost everyone I ever loved. I had lost her, and I knew the pain of losing someone like that.

Could Serena take that? Was this too much for her?

“My lady, are you still upset about what I did? I apologize if you are. I really didn’t want you to get scolded by the Alpha,” she said, focused on her task.

“Really?” I asked with a small smile, my eyes trained on her.

She nodded.

“You know the Alpha is really worried about you, my lady. He wants you to look your best today, to impress the Lycan King. He said tomorrow is the rejection ceremony, and today is the only chance we have to plead with the King not to reject you.”

She leaned in to wipe my face, and the moment I caught a clear view of hers, I froze. Tears were silently streaming down her cheeks.

“Wait, Serena, why are you crying?” I asked, my smile fading and brows furrowing.

She quickly wiped at her face and shook her head.

“N–nothing, it’s nothing, my lady. I apologize—”

Before she could finish, I grabbed her hand, narrowing my eyes as I stared at her, catching her off guard.

“Serena, stop lying and tell me. Did something happen? Did anyone say anything or bully you?”

She blinked in confusion at my furious expression, but then a soft smile spread across her face.

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