Alpha Kian And His Captive Mate novel Chapter 53

"Oh..."

"There's always a price, of course. Nothing is free except pain and betrayal."

I took a deep breath. Why did no one tell me about this part?

"A bo---" She stopped talking when we heard a persistent knock on the door.

I frowned as I went to open it. We were being very quiet. It wasn't time for dinner yet for it to be Ren. It struck me suddenly. There was magic happening in my room! And Kian found out about the intruder.

He must have asked one of the guards to check. I looked back at the moth sitting on the windowpane as Rachel slowly walked into the room, sniffing around. Eric and two other guards followed her.

"Rae? What's up." I definitely hadn't expected her.

"Who were you talking to?"

"Er... myself? I was talking to myself about how your brother leaves without saying a word to me."

"Is that the sex glow?"

"What?"

"Your skin looks gorgeous. You are glowing! My brother sounded extra eager to return. I can connect the dots."

She chuckled and walked to the window to take a peek while I struggled to stop my cheeks from turning red, wondering what exactly Kian had said to Rachel.

"False alarm, happens sometimes." Satisfied that there were no intruders, she left after chatting for a little bit.

"Phew! What a chatty dog!" Lorraine shifted back and whispered as I closed the door.

"So, if you wish to draw down from my power, you should be able to give up something precious to you... like the mate bond."

"My mate refuses to reject me."

"Doesn't matter. Just say the word and you won't be fighting these meaningless feelings stemming from the mate bond."

I wanted these meaningless feelings. She noticed my hesitation.

"What about your baby?"

What nonsense! Why would I give up on Ari?

"But he rejected Maya because he was in love with Riley."

"He was. The bond with the chosen mate gets weakened once a werewolf spots their true mate. Vance's wolf always considered only Maya to be his true mate. He didn't want Riley anymore no matter what Vance tried to tell him."

"I give up my bond with Kian then." I was surprised at the words coming out of my mouth. I chose Maya over Kian while a part of me was screaming caution.

She tried to hide her triumphant smile. I didn't care about her intentions.

It was for the best. The stone was going to keep me here only until the coming full moon. Forgetting him and taking my baby to safety would be much easier without the pull for him messing up my mind and priorities. He can take Adalyn as his chosen mate for all he wants and I won't care then.

I watched Lorraine close her fists and whip out a blue stone, just like that.

"I'm glad you made the right choice. Mind you, Selene is the wicked one, not me. She chose Kian as your mate just to watch some fun. I'm the one who helps people who feel wronged. She puts you in misery and I help you get out of it. You forgot to summon me because you subconsciously wanted your mate safe. This trade off you made for the stone will help you achieve your goal."

What?

She disappeared as the moth she showed up as, not allowing me to ask what that meant.

I looked at the stone carefully. She must have cursed it or something to use me for her hatred against my mate's kind.