I tried to get up, only to realize I couldn’t move. My hands and feet had been tied to the frame of this huge bed, and I was completely naked. There was even something stuffed in my mouth that muffled every sound that came out of it.
What was happening?
I turned my head to observe my surroundings. I was in a room I had never seen before with no one else around. I tried to break myself free, but the ropes just got tighter and tighter around my wrists. I cried and roared, hoping to send out a distress signal to anyone nearby.
“Shut up!” A man outside banged on the door and scolded me.
“What a pity. That chick seemed so attractive!”
Another man’s voice sounded from beyond the door. I craned my neck higher, trying to hear what they were talking about.
“Pity? She just looks like any other seductress, to be played with by many men sooner or later.”
“If she wasn’t sent to Prince Rufus, we could have had the chance to have a go at her. Even just thinking of her body turns me on!”
I frowned, disgusted by how they talked about me.
“There is no chance that we can get such a good thing.” One of them gloated. “Well, she’s a gift from our new Alpha, and has already been sent to Prince Rufus’ bed. I heard the prince is vicious. That girl probably won’t even make it through tonight.”
I realized the two men were Shawn’s guards. It seemed that Shawn was taking revenge on me for rejecting him as my mate! Of course, he would be despicable with it! I groaned, but the sound was simply muffled. I tried to free myself again from the ropes, but the friction only ended up burning the skin off of my wrists.
At this time, I heard a third voice come from outside. It was deep and somehow magnetic. “You may leave. I don’t need any guards around.”
“Yes, Prince Rufus.”
It was him! Prince Rufus! My pupils shrank and I looked around the room in panic, trying to find a way to escape. But how could I escape if I couldn’t even move? I was left with no choice.
Rufus’ POV
When I got to my room, I immediately dismissed the guards at the door.
As I turned the knob, my nose was filled with a faint scent that stopped me in my tracks.
Something was wrong. It seemed like there was someone else in my room. Judging by the scent, it was a she-wolf.
It suddenly occurred to me what Shawn had been implying to me all this time. He wished me a great night with an ambiguous smile.
That idiot! Was he trying to win me over in this way? What an arrogant move!
I knew that the moment I stepped into this room, I would no longer be able to restrain my destructive desires. That she-wolf would be torn to pieces in no time.
I was not in the mood to play Shawn’s game, so I just turned around and was going to leave.
But then that faint scent filled my nose again. This time, I could smell it clearly. It smelled like a sweet orchid that had just freshly bloomed, instantly washing away the manic desires in my head. Gradually, I felt my sanity return.
I couldn’t help turning back around at the door. The fragrance was coming from inside. That scent…
“Go, Rufus! It’s our mate!” Omar exclaimed in my mind with excitement.
Sylvia’s POV
As the door creaked open, I heard footsteps in the room getting closer. I was so nervous I could almost feel the blood rushing through my veins. But just when I was in despair, I suddenly smelled the fragrance of lily and jasmine.
What was going on? Was this my second mate already?
I looked up, shocked.
I saw the so-called cruel and cold blooded Prince Rufus, slowly walking towards me.
He didn’t turn on the light, so he was shrouded in darkness. But under the moonlight, I could still feel him staring at me, like a beast lurking and observing its prey.
My body was trembling. I tried to curl up and cover my body in shame.
He stood in front of me and didn’t say anything. I couldn’t tell if there were any expressions on his face either.
“Please, don’t touch me. I…” My voice quivered and my tongue was tied. I couldn’t finish my words.
Slowly, he bent down. Even with just one movement, I could tell that he was raised in a noble and elegant home. Who would have thought that this regal man was cruel and bloodthirsty on the inside?
Sensing that his fingers were about to touch my body, I shut my eyes and couldn’t help crying. I would much rather die right now than live with this shame. “Mother, please help me…”
But for some reason, I didn’t feel any pain that I was expecting. Instead, I felt my wrists get freed from the ropes. I opened my eyes in shock. He had untied me.
Without thinking twice, I got up and retreated backwards, trying to keep a distance from this dangerous lycan. I kept walking back until I had hit a wall. I pressed myself against it and crossed my arms over my chest, looking at him with vigilance.
But as soon as I looked up, I found a coat thrown at me and covered enough of my body. My nose was filled with that cold, floral fragrance from the coat.
When I got back to my senses, I slipped the coat off of me and looked at him strangely.
“Put it on.” His tone was cold, but I didn’t feel any murderous hint to it.
Even though I could see why people would think his appearance was cold and ruthless, he actually seemed a little different. He didn’t seem to be as cruel as I thought. Was it because of our mate bond, perhaps?
I obliged and put the coat back on, catching a whiff of that amazing mate scent again. I bit my lip and saw him leaning towards me, but I didn’t feel I needed to be as vigilant anymore. In fact, my heart even seemed expectant of something else.
What was he going to say to me?
Rufus’ POV
I never expected that this was how I would meet my mate.
She had fear in her eyes. Her body looked so fragile and frail, especially that my coat was obviously too big for her. I saw her lips tremble slightly as her beautiful doe eyes looked up at me.
My heart trembled like it never did. I wanted to comfort her, but my head began to ache again.
This time I felt even more painful than a while ago, which meant that I was about to break into madness soon.
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