CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETY
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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETY
Maggie’s POV
The moment Nolan and that woman were out of sight I finally allowed myself to show how I really felt: absolute rage and disgust.
I went to my room with my hands clenched so tightly that my nails dug into my palms. I shut the door and leaned against it. How did this happen?
Nolan left to make the Alpha King pay for killing his father, not come back with his daughter as his mate. On top of that, he moved that woman into his room.
What about me? He felt nothing about me? Impossible!
I had spent years imagining the day I would stand beside him as his Luna, and I had done it with patience. I had waited while other women whispered and tried to get close to him. While Nolan grew colder and more guarded each year, I told myself he would soften for me in the end. I just had to be patient.
Then she arrived with his mark on her neck.
“That bitch,” I growled and I kicked my chair across the room.
‘He was never ours from the beginning,’ my wolf whispered.
“No, that’s not true,” I argued aloud, my voice shaking. “He saved me. He wouldn’t have done all of that if I wasn’t the one for him.”
“That is not the same as choosing you,’ my wolf replied firmly. ‘He does not owe you, his heart.’
I huffed as I remembered the day Nolan saved me clearly.
I had been running from the Mad rogues, barefoot and bleeding, and my throat was raw from crying out for help that never came. When I crossed into Bloodmoon territory, I collapsed only a mile away from the pack house. I was certain the Mad rogues would drag me back before anyone noticed and finished what they started.
Instead, Nolan appeared.
He did not ask who I was. He did not question whether I deserved saving. Nolan killed the rogues with little effort, then lifted me into his arms like I weighed nothing. I’ll never forget that moment, how he smelled like smoke and pine and how I never felt so safe before that moment.
Nolan brought me to the pack and told the maids to care for me. I expected to be put in the dungeon as a rogue, but no. Over time, he gave me responsibility. Nolan asked my opinion about household matters. He left the maids under my care, and he did it because he trusted me,
The maids hinted. The older woman smiled knowingly. Even the warriors joked that I would be the one to calm him down someday, that I would be his Luna.
‘You allowed their foolish thoughts to delude you to the truth,’ my wolf said.
‘No, I know him. He allowed me to take care of him when he was at his weakest. That has to mean something,’ I countered.
‘It only means that he trusts you. You need to let go of this infatuation,’ my wolf growled. ‘We need to find our own mate,’
“No! He is our mate!” I exclaimed. “This has to be a trick from the Alpha King.”
Nolan only returned with her because he had been forced. That had to be the reason. Talia didn’t deserve him. She didn’t know him and loved him like I did.
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETY
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‘If you’re going to continue like this, if you truly want to be his Luna,’ my wolf.said with a sigh, ‘then you need to act quickly’. “How?” I asked. “Tell me how because right now I feel helpless. He’s already marked her.”
“You are not helpless,’ my wolf replied. ‘You need to calm yourself and think clearly. Marks can be removed. Mate bonds can be rejected.’
‘I don’t know how to do that,’ I told her.
‘Someone must be able to. Someone who owes you a favor,’ my wolf suggested.
Her statement made me think of her.
A month ago, I had found a masked female rogue half-dead near the border. She had been thin, wounded, and silent until I offered water. When she learned I worked in Nolan’s household, that piqued her interest.
“That’s precious,” she had said after staring at me for a while. “You’re in love with him.”
I blushed and said, “That is none of your business.”
“It will be,” she said. “I will be able to repay my debt to you sooner than I thought.”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“You’re going to need my help very soon. Mark my words,” she replied.
I thought she was speaking nonsense, probably delirious from dehydration. However, I could not shake the odd feeling that she was telling the truth. Against my better judgment, I decided to hide her in a small cabin on the western corner of the territory that is barely patrolled, so the likelihood of someone finding her was low.
I never thought to ask her where she came from, but now I wondered did she come from Silverfang? Or did she have the ability to see into the future? I needed to know and it couldn’t wait until tomorrow.
Once night fell, the pack celebration was in full swing. I lied and said I wasn’t feeling well, so no one would come looking for me. I waited for hours until everyone went back into their homes. I slipped out of the pack house with my hood pulled up.
‘Be careful. If you’re caught…’ my wolf started.
‘I know. You don’t have to keep reminding me,’ I snapped.
I moved through the trees quickly. My anger kept me focused, and my wolf stayed tense within me.
When I reached the cabin, I quickly knocked.
The door opened a moment later, and the masked woman’s eyes met.
“Come in,” she said, ushering me into the cabin and closing the door behind me. “What is going on?”
“You were right, I need your help, Viki.”
J Judith GW Author
Hi everyone! Do you remember Viki? Yes, she’s back. What do you think she’s going to do this time? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. (; And as always, thank you for reading. Happy New Year!
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