Fated Reborn: The Wolf King's Bride novel Chapter 61

What the hell was he even doing here?

I blinked in confusion and looked around to see that I was indeed in my room. Yes, everyone was here with me, and while I could understand his Beta and Gamma, Cassian and Drake being here, him? What was he doing here when he clearly hated my very existence?

But most of all… why had he saved me from those rogues?

I might have been a step away from death at that moment, but I had recognized him from his scent almost instantly. It was different from the others- unique. It pulled me in, in a way no one else ever had. But that was only because he was my mate and nothing more.

I had actually expected him to leave me to die. The fact that he saved me was even more surprising than seeing him here.

“Nyssa, child. How are you feeling? Are you okay?” My father’s voice pulled me out of my daze, and I turned to find him staring at me with teary eyes. His hand reached for the bandage wrapped around my head as he took in a deep breath and said,

“That must have really been painful.” He forced a smile. “I’m really sorry for not coming on time.”

My heart bloomed in my chest at the sight of his sad expression, and I couldn’t help but smile, only to whine in pain as the movement tugged at my bruised face. I silently cursed the rogue for making my face this sore.

“It’s not your fault, Father,” I said softly, reaching out to hold his hand. “It’s not your fault that I couldn’t defend myself and got beaten instead, so don’t blame yourself. What matters is that everyone seems to be safe.”

He stared at me for a few seconds before inhaling deeply and finally nodding in agreement.

“Y–yes, you are right, child. How do you feel?” he asked me, and I gave his hand a soft squeeze as I responded.

“I’m okay, just a dull pain,” I answered, and he smiled before turning to look at the healer who stood silently beside me.

“Can you check her once more and prescribe some medicine for her? She doesn’t have a wolf now, so she takes longer to heal than others.”

I blinked in confusion at his words, then realized I never got the chance to tell him about my white wolf. I hadn’t said anything because I thought I was going to die anyway. But now… now that I wasn’t sure what was going on in Darius’s head, I wasn’t sure if I should bring it up or not.

“Yes, I understand, Alpha,” the healer said with a respectful bow. “Though this time seems different. The miss appears to have healed faster than usual. In fact, she’s healed faster than most of the werewolves I’ve seen,” the old healer added.

My father’s eyes widened in surprise, but then he smiled softly, probably thinking the healer was simply exaggerating.

“I see. Well then, that’s good. But you should still give her something to help her feel better,” he said.

To be honest, I didn’t think I needed medicine. I wasn’t really hurting anymore, just a slight ache in my body but I knew that if I said nothing, he’d keep worrying. I was just about to tell him about my white wolf.

Before I could speak, Darius, who had been silent all this while, suddenly cut me off, his voice low and firm.

“In two days, I’ll be taking the girl with me to my pack. I assume that’s acceptable to you, Ethan?”

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Chapter 61

It felt as if the world had come to a sudden halt. I stared at him in disbelief.

What…

And it seemed I wasn’t the only one surprised. My father shot up from his seat, eyes wide as he stared at Darius. When no one responded, Darius raised a brow and repeated himself, this time more pointedly.

“Would that be okay with you, Ethan?”

His cold gaze narrowed, and I watched as my father immediately dropped to his knees, bowing his head in respect.

“O–of course, my king. It’s perfectly fine with me. D–does this mean… you accept my daughter as your mate?” he asked, lifting his head to look up at Darius with a hopeful smile.

Darius’s frown deepened at the question, but he averted his gaze from my father and rose from his seat, hands tucked into his pockets as he replied coolly, “I do not accept your daughter as my mate. But if I cannot reject her, then she stays with me. In two days, she will return with me, unless you would prefer to have her buried here, rejected by me.”

I inhaled sharply at the threat. I could see my father’s hands clench at Darius’s words, but instead of reacting to the provocation, he simply bowed his head and said, “I understand, Alpha. Thank you for your generosity.”

Darius took his gaze off my father as though he wasn’t a man who ruled a pack, as though he wasn’t an Alpha. But then again, Alpha or not, you are nothing in the eyes of the cursed Lycan King.

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