NovelEnglishChapter 0483
He runs his fingers through his hair. “Fine.” He says as if he’s angry with me. “Good morning.” Alpha Mahli says,
walking into the room. He comes over and takes my hands. “How did you sleep, darling? | tried to check on you,
but you locked the door.” I'm guessing by ‘check’ he means crawling into my
“I'm great. But | think we have to head back now.” | say looking at my
bed.
father.
His entire demeaner has changed as he watches the exchange between Alpha Mahli and I. “So, we have an
agreement?” He says, looking at Alpha Mahli. “Oh yes. I've instructed your daughter to listen to those of us that
are more experienced and can help her understand that waiting for a fated mate is unnecessary. Right, darling?”
He asks me. | can do nothing but force a smile.
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| look at my dad. “We need to get going.”
Alpha Mahli walks us to our car. Then, before | know what he’s doing, he pullsin and kisses me, forcing his
tongue into my mouth. | pull away from him, looking at my father who just gets in the car.
“Until | see you again, darling.” He says. | quickly make my escape and get into
the car.
| wait until we are off pack lands before laying into my father. “What the actual fuck, Dad!”
“Don’t you dare use that language with me, Lily.”
“I think I'm entitled to use whatever language | want when it feels like my father is sellingto an Alpha. You
know that shit's illegal, right?” | yell at him.
“You would be lucky to have Alpha Mahli as a mate. He's wealthy and can take care of you.”
“I don’t care how wealthy he is. He's old and disgusting. He doesn’t care about what | want in life, he doesn’t
wantto be a warrior. He only wantsto take care of the packhouse and give him heirs.”
“You are so ungrateful. | find an Alpha for you, and this is how you respond. You could be the Luna of a,pack. Do
you realize that?”
“Yeah? If he’s such a great catch, why hasn't anyone else snatched him up yet?” “You will be his mate, Lily! And
that is all there is to it.”
| don’t even know what to say. | can’t believe my father thinks he’s going to forceinto a mate bond with
Alpha Mahli. | don’t care about being a Luna. | care about finding my fated mate, finding someone who loves me
for me. Not someone that wantsbecause I look like | can pop out a bunch of heirs.
I turn and look out the window, tears falling, unsolicited. We drive the rest of the way in silence.
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When we get home, | don’t even go inside. | take my bag and run to the tree line. | hear my father calling my
name, but | ignore him. As soon as | am in the forest, | shift, Andra grabbing my bag and running to the rocky
terrain where we train.
| stay there, all morning and into the late afternoon until | get Clint’s message that he’s back. | immediately run
to his room and knock on his door, anxious to see him and feel safe again.
When he opens the door the first thing | see is his smile, which quickly drops when he sees my face. | want to
run into his arms and let him telleverything will be alright. But first, | have to show him.
When I hear him growling, asking if Alpha Mahli hurt me, | almost break down. Instead, | tell him | need his help,
before turning around and letting Andra cforward.
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He gasps, staring atfor a moment, before taking his arms. | let the fear and the stress of the last couple of
days go and he holdswhile | cry.
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