Fated Reborn: The Wolf King's Bride novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Nyssa pov

I had never seen such an attractive face before. He was so mesmerizing, it was as if he belonged in a painting, like a sculpture. He looked like art itself.

With white hair and silver eyes, his face could make anyone take in a sharp breath, leaving them in a trance.

He had it.

For a brief moment, I couldn’t breathe as the Lycan king fixed his gaze on me. He didn’t move- just stared. His expression was blank, his eyes cold. Not a word escaped his lips.

My heart pounded so fiercely, it felt as if it might explode. An overwhelming urge to move toward him surged, but instead of giving in, fear rooted me in place. I took a step back, then another, never breaking eye contact with him.

Yet, he didn’t budge.

“Girl, why are you running when you should be moving forward?” The voice in my head whined, and I cursed it silently.

Move forward? No way. I wasn’t about to walk toward that man, especially with the rumors that surrounded him. Not when everyone referred to him as The Reaper King for a reason.

“Whoever you are, you better shut up right now,” I hissed under my breath. Without thinking twice, I turned around, ready to run out of the room.

However, before I could get far, I tripped and lost my footing. In the next second, I found myself free-falling to the ground. My eyes widened, and I gasped as I felt myself plummeting towards the edge of the desk.

For a brief moment- just a brief moment, everything slowed down. Then, a sharp memory hit me all at once. It was a memory from my previous lifetime. Exactly what was happening now. But then, I had just gotten married to Kieran. The next morning, Serene had knocked on the door to drop off a tray with two glasses of water for Kieran and me. When I had gone to open the door, I tripped just like this and fell, my head striking the edges and knocking me unconscious. I had spent two days with a concussion because of it and now…

What was this? Why was I falling to the ground again, like last time? Was the past repeating itself?

I closed my eyes, bracing for the fall but it never came.

Instead, I felt a hand wrap around mine, yanking me back until I collided with a hard chest.

My eyes snapped open, instantly recognizing the familiar scent that enveloped me. He was standing right in front of me.

I froze at our proximity, we were so close I could feel his warm breath fanning across my face, sending a shiver down my spine.

“I couldn’t tear my gaze away from him.

His eyes gradually turned colder, his lips curving into a faint frown as he stared down at me. When his grip tightened around my wrist, that’s when I realized I had been blatantly staring at the Lycan King.

I quickly tried to pull away, but his hold was firm. I couldn’t move.

“1-1.” I stammered, trying to find my voice.

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Chapter 9

But before I could say anything, a knock sounded at the door. It creaked open, drawing both our attention.

Three people stood at the entrance- Serene, the man who had shouted for everyone to bow before the Lycan King yesterday, and another man I hadn’t seen before.

The moment they saw the Lycan King and me in such close proximity, they all froze.

I didn’t know how long we stood there, frozen, just staring at each other. The Lycan King still hadn’t let me go, and from the way he looked at me, unbothered by the eyes on us, it was clear he didn’t care who was watching.

“K-King, I didn’t know you were here. Apologies for disturbing you,” the black-haired man said, though the smile on his face said otherwise. He didn’t look the least bit sorry, if anything, he seemed amused.

“Quick, let’s go back. We can come another time,” he urged, already trying to drag everyone out.

The stranger- someone I’d never seen before glanced around in confusion as he was tugged away, while Serene stood frozen, clutching a tray in trembling hands, her eyes glistening with tears.

“M-Madam,” she whispered, barely audible.

Before she could be pulled out with the others, I finally snapped out of my daze. I yanked myself free from the Lycan King’s grip and rushed to Serene, throwing my arms around her. The tray slipped from her grasp and crashed to the floor between

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