Chapter 9: A prisoner for my mate…

Lyla

I stumbled out of the garden.

My heart was still heavy from the crushing rejection by my mate.

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Although he didn’t reject me, he made it clear of the position I held in his life.

I’d wanted to believe, for the tiniest moment, that his touch had meant more… The way he had looked at me with eyes filled with love as he sank his teeth into my neck still played in my mind, but his cold dismissal after everything shattered my hopes.

I walked down the corridors, my vision blurring with tears.

His mark on my neck was still throbbing, reminding me of what happened earlier.

As I reached my room, I was startled when I saw Seth – the butler, standing in front of my door.

I hurriedly wiped the tears from my eyes and bowed stiffly to him.

His brows arched and for a moment, I thought he was going to ask me questions.

Instead, he drew himself to his full height and came to stand in front of me.

“It’s time for your bath, Miss.

A maid will come for you shortly.

After that, lunch will be served.

I nodded with a strained smile.

“Thank you.

As I turned to open my door, Seth’s voice reached me again.

“Also, there’s a young man at the outside our gates, requesting to see you.

His name is Nathan and he claims to be your friend.

Do you wish to speak to him?” I paused my steps and turned to Seth, my eyes widening with surprise.

“Nathan is here?”

“Yes, Miss,” he nodded.

My heart leapt at the news.

Joy surged through my heart, but as soon as I thought of running out to meet him, I immediately had second thoughts.

I couldn’t face him like this, smelling like another wolf, with Ramsey’s mating mark still throbbing on my neck.

Nathan could read me like a book and I was tired of being vulnerable.

If anything, I was ashamed of myself.

him? He

eventually he would become tired of my

able to see him,” I

fine and that the Lycan

worried for my

latest and free novels at

“As you wish, Miss.

nodded and turned to

the floor, burying

that it would somehow change my fate… Now, I wish I never knew that it was

more than his shame, his dirty

soft knock on the door and I scrambled to my feet, trying to wipe as many tears

myself before calling

“You can come in!”

door opened and a middle-aged woman dressed in a maid’s uniform entered carrying a bowl of water

you up,” she announced without

a smile

“Thank you.

What do you want me to do first?” I asked confused as she just stood there, staring

in this Packhouse had mastery over controlling

over to the bath,” the maid pointed to the big tub inside an arch at the end

to take my clothes

I’ll do that for

over to the

did as she

seconds later and I stood while she unzipped my rumpled gown, then gently removed my

Ramsey’s hickeys that covered

she

finished helping me with my dress, she prepared the bathwater inside the tub before asking me to go

and sat inside, I felt warmth seep into every part

the tension in my neck and the anxiety

tub and slowly began to clean every part of

she was done, she rinsed me off and offered me a cleaning

door opened and an older woman stepped in carrying a dark liquid

former maid and left the room without sparing me a

noticed there was a fresh change of clothes on the

the next few minutes lavishing sweet, smelling scent all over

the time she was done, I felt

I was born as the daughter of an Alpha, I’ve

from my Nanny; but that was when I

it so that it cascaded down my shoulders, stopping at my waist,

she

at

is this?”

you do not get pregnant!” She

it

removed the cup from my lips and stared

do I need to drink this every

stared at me for a moment, I could tell she

Finally, she did.

a direct order from

he’ll come for you

could only say woodenly in

didn’t listen to a word

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