Fated Reborn: The Wolf King's Bride novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Nyssa pov

Time slowed.

I was scared. No, I was terrified.

Of course I was. No matter how hard I tried to hide it, I was truly afraid of dying, even if it was for the second time.

I could still remember the pain of the dagger piercing my heart, the terror of knowing you were dying, that you were the cause of your own death. But back then, I disintegrated into dust before I could feel much pain. This time was different.

I would bleed out and might not die in time, and that was what terrified me. But I also knew what I had to do, and that I had no choice. So…

I did it.

I aimed the blade straight at my heart, hoping I would die on time. I might fear the pain, but I did not regret this. The only regret I had was not saying goodbye to everyone before I died, not apologizing for everything I did in my past life and this

one.

I was sorry for being the reason for their deaths, for not listening to their warnings, and for letting this image of me be the last thing they witnessed. I wanted to say I was grateful for having them in my life again, even if only for a brief moment.

“I hope you live longer this time, everyone,”

I whispered as I heard Kieran and Aria scream my name. As the tip of the blade touched my skin, I exhaled and braced for death’s cold embrace—

But… it never came.

The tip of the blade was all I could feel pressing against my chest–that was it. And the familiar scent that hit me all at once told me exactly why.

It was him. He was the hand I felt clasping mine, stopping me in place. My heart felt like it was about to burst right out of my chest.

“You want to die?” I heard the unamused, cold voice, which made me snap my eyes open to see Kieran and Aria standing in front of me.

Aria had her hands covering my mouth in shock, while Kieran was inches away, his hand reaching out as if to stop me, his eyes locked on the man beside me.

Oh my fucking goddess.

I swallowed nervously and turned my head to the side to find Darius standing next to me. His empty eyes were fixed on me, his god–like face inches from mine, tilting his head with a frown that made it impossible to look away.

I couldn’t breathe.

And honestly, I wasn’t sure if it was because of the situation or because he was really close, but I really couldn’t breathe.

“W–what?” As stupid as I was, I stammered out, breathless, watching as Darius narrowed his eyes and repeated the same question again.

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Chapter 54

“You want to die?” he asked, his eyes flickering to the dagger in my hand. I followed his gaze and bit my bottom lip, hissing at the sight of blood slowly trickling from the small cut the dagger had made in my chest. But maybe the pain or the sight of blood snapped me back to reality, because suddenly, it hit me–time was running out, and my plan had been ruined by this

bastard.

Yes, you bastard!

Of all times to show up, did it have to be when I was about to kill myself? Hatred surged through me as I stared at him. Everything was happening because of him, and I hadn’t begged him not to reject me–so the least he could do was let me die in peace.

“Yes,” I hissed out, glaring at him. And for a brief moment, I saw a flicker of surprise flash in his eyes as he looked at me.

“I want to die, as you can clearly see. So why did you stop me?” I snapped in frustration.

I heard the sharp gasps of both Kieran and Aria and others behind me too. Cassian and Drake were here. I could feel it.

I was talking to the Lycan King like this, the ruler of all werewolves, a man who could stab me right now for disrespect and face no consequences. And yet, I was too angry to care.

This man was truly infuriating.

“If you know I want to die, then why did you stop me? You’re going to reject me anyway, right? Even if it kills me. I was just making it easier for you, so why not let me go? Why didn’t you just ignore me and walk away?”

“Damn, she’s feisty” I heard Cassian mutter.

Darius’s expression turned icy. His eyes flashed silver, and I knew he was angry. But instead of driving the dagger into me like I half–expected, he opened his mouth and coldly stated:

“You cannot die.“.

I raised a brow at his words, momentarily stunned as we stared at each other. His eyes were still empty, but I saw a flicker of something, something that made me freeze. But then, a loud, mocking scoff escaped me, and I snarled at him.

“Oh, cut the crap. Why would you care if I die?” I rolled my eyes and got right in his face, close enough that we were only inches apart, taking him by surprise. His eyes widened.

“You’re the same person who said you’d give me poison if I didn’t want to go through with the rejection ceremony. You said it was painless and that I should just take it!” I screamed, my voice echoing through the room.

“Wow, that’s pretty harsh, King,” I heard Cassian mutter somewhere behind me.

Darius still looked like he was trying to process what was happening. He continued to watch me in stunned silence, and I cursed under my breath as I heard the sound of footsteps rushing toward the room.

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