Chapter 5

PHOEBE'S POV:-

With a loud gasp, I opened my eyes and sat up on my bed. Although the weather was cold because my pack was surrounded by mountains and white snow all year, yet I was drenched in sweat and my silky night was soaked in sweat. It felt like I took a bath while I was sleeping. I pulled the duvet off of my body and crawled out of the bed.

Only then I realized, it was not just a terrifying wet nightmare, I was actually orgasming while watching him torture me. The feeling of Betrayal took over my mind. I just wanted to burn the whole world down but I was helpless. After taking a long bath, I changed the sheets of my bed and burned the duvet and the sheets that had my sex scent all over.

Those wet patches all over my sheets and my duvet made me sick. After changing everything, I laid back down on the bed and closed my eyes. I wanted to be left alone in peace. "If only you trust our mate, none of this would happen to us. He humiliates us every single day." Cassandra growled at me angrily. I was angrier at my wolf for blaming me for everything. She was ridiculous.

I ignored her because it was the only way she would shut up. I no longer wanted to tell anyone why I couldn't let my mate mark me. Cassandra was part of me and she could feel the ache in my heart. Yet, she still refused to understand my reasons and my pain.

Suddenly, it felt like everything was too quiet. I opened my eyes and looked around the room. I gasped in surprise as I saw someone standing in front of my bed, in my room. The very next second, a hand covered my mouth and muffled my howl. Kelvin was sitting at the edge of my bed. He was uncomfortably close to me. "Don't scream, please. Listen to me once. If I can't convince you, then look over there." He pointed his finger toward the balcony of my room.

I felt a pinch in my heart as I saw his packed bag lying on the ground. "My bag is packed. I will leave if I can't change your mind right now. I will accept your rejection and will never show you my face again. I promise!" He added while staring into my eyes.

I was staring at him while my own heart betrayed me. I couldn't stop myself. "Just give me one minute. I can change your mind for sure." He added as he pulled his hand off of my mouth. I pushed him off of my bed then wrapped my arms above my chest, giving him an angry glare.

"What could he possibly do in a minute? I can let him have it then he will never show me his face again and we can reject each other. Sounds like a fair trade." I thought while staring at his determined face. Cassandra was not happy at all with the plan but my mind was set. Although it was tempting and my heart was out of control. I made sure to use my brain in that situation because I didn't want anyone to get hurt because of me.

"You have sixty seconds. Let's see if you can make miracles happen." I taunted him. I knew he was in pain and I felt that too. But it was better to let him go rather than let him be killed. I raised one of my brows at him and waited for him to use his sixty seconds like a dumb man.

"Close your eyes." He whispered and I chuckled in a mocking way.

"Are you kidding me? That's what you ask me to do in sixty seconds?" I asked him, mocking him bitterly. I wanted him to hate me. So he would leave on his own and I wouldn't have to go through that kind of pain ever again.

"Please, I have sixty seconds only. Please, close your eyes." He begged me. There was an uneasy feeling in my head but I brushed it off. He was merely a rogue and I was the Alpha of the strongest pack of the shifter Kingdom. The only one who could hurt me, was the king.

I closed my eyes and waited for him to say whatever he wanted to say. But instead, something warm and soft I felt on my lips. My brain shut down instantly and my heart took over. My subconscious was screaming at me to push him away and open my eyes. But my heart didn't let me do it. My arms wrapped around his neck and tilted my head. Pulling him closer, I deepened that kiss.

"After this, he will be gone. Just one kiss. Just one taste to savour forever." My heart tempted me again. And I gave into the desire that I thought, I killed a very long time ago. But I was wrong and I realized it very late. The clock ticked a minute and I opened my eyes. My brain started working again and I pushed him hard. Kelvin went flying away from me. He collided with the wall of my bedroom and fell down on the ground with a loud thud.

"I thought I told you to stay away from me. Don't you value your life? Are you so desperate to die? In that case, let me just slit your throat and free you from your miserable life." I was growling at him angrily. He had disrespected me in a way. Mate or not, he couldn't touch me without my permission. In a moment of weakness, I let him do whatever he wanted. But I definitely didn't want him to get killed. He didn't understand what kind of monster the king really was. No one knew except for me. Because I was the only one who came out alive from his palace.

The women who were sent to the king before me, didn't even get a proper burial. King's men dug a huge hole in the ground and every woman that he used, ended up in the hole. I knew because I had seen those women lying in that hole. It was in the back garden of his palace and no one actually knew about it. When I was at the palace, I discovered that pool of death, what he called it, while I was wandering around, looking for a way out of that hellhole.

The odour of those rotting dead bodies was still inside of my head. And every single time I remembered that day, I ended up throwing up. That day, I was about to throw up in front of Kelvin too. But his scent actually calmed that nerve down. I was breathing heavily, glaring at him for trying such a stunt on me. But at the same time, I was glad that I got to do that once in my life before I could reject my mate.

Kelvin stood up and dusted his clothes as if nothing really happened. "Now look around you. Do you see anyone else here except for you and me? Tell me if the king is here. If I see his face in this pack, I swear I will leave and never come back." His words made me frown in confusion. I was afraid of the king because I knew how he and I were connected because of that damn mark he gave me. According to him, that mark was going to tell him everything about me. But I was actually surprised when I didn't feel that uneasiness while I was with Kelvin in my bedroom.

No one was watching me. No one had their gazes on me. It was just Kelvin and I. It was confusing but at the same time, my heart was dancing in joy. There was a way to ditch that king. Even if I was supposed to live a moment of freedom, I was willing to take it gratefully. But the question I just ignored, how in the hell could that happen?

With wide eyes, I kept looking around for the king. I couldn't believe my eyes. Kelvin was absolutely right. I couldn't see or feel the king's existence around me. But I couldn't understand how. "See! You were worried for no reason at all. No one came. No one can know if we just did it as fast as we can." Kelvin whispered softly in my ear and his voice pulled me out of the oceans of my thoughts.

I couldn't understand what he was talking about. I turned around to look at him. I was confused. What might he be talking about? That was the only question I had in my head. "What are you talking about?" I asked him in a low and confused tone. He chuckled, making my heart skip a beat for no reason.

Kelvin took a step toward me, making my heart pound against my rib cage. I almost forgot about breathing as he walked closer. He snaked an arm around my waist and pulled me to his tall figure. "Let's mark each other before he can know it. Once we complete the bond, his mark will vanish and he will no longer have any authority on you." Kelvin was staring into my eyes.

His words were true because he didn't even blink while talking about the marking ceremony. "He will learn about it later. What if he comes after my people or you?" I asked him the same question that my brain asked my heart and my wolf.

I also wanted to be with my fated mate. But I didn't want anyone to get hurt just because I wanted to have my happinesses. "Then we will fight him together. We will defeat him together. And if not, we will fall together. In every way, we will always be together." The promise he made that day, became the reason for me to keep on living my life.

He leaned his head toward me and placed a soft kiss on my cheek. "There is no one between us. Let's become one as soon as possible. So the wall that you see between us, will also fall down. Isn't it what you want, Alpha Phoebe?" It was his respectful way of proposing to me, asking for my permission to marry me.

There was nothing in this world that I wanted more than being marked by the one man I was fated by the Moon Goddess. And I wanted to spend my life by his side. Tears started welling up in my eyes as I heard him. It started to feel like I was locked in a gold cage, screaming for someone to help me get out. And finally, the Moon Goddess heard my screams and sent an angel to get me out of that cage.

The name of that angel was Kelvin. He saw my tears and quickly wiped them off of my face with the back of his hand. "You can cry all you want right now. Because after I have marked you, I will make you forget what sadness, loneliness and tears are." He was being seductive but I found it cute. His cute words made me chuckle.

I pulled away from him and cupped his face with both of my hands. "I am so sorry for my behavior. I just wanted to protect you from that monster. After losing everyone in my life, I didn't want you to get hurt as well." My apology brought a bright smile to his face. He brushed his knuckles across my cheek, making my cheek burn.

I was suddenly so confident about marrying him. I pulled away from him and grabbed both of his hands in mine. "Let's mark each other tonight. So no one could ever separate us." I offered, dreaming of the fact that he was right. I had to do it fast or that monster would learn about our planning.

Kelvin's eyes shined like two suns in the dark sky as he finally heard those words from my mouth. He had impatiently waited for that moment.