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YOU ARE MY MATE

Alpha Enrique leaned against the door and crossed his arms, leisurely watching over Licia who stood there confused. His intense gaze made her palms sweaty. Seeing that the man had no intention of moving, she mustered up some courage and asked, "Are you just going to stand there?"

"I should be the one asking you that," he replied. His thin, cold lips curled into a mischievous smile as he continued, "How long are you going to just stand there?"

Licia hugged her dress tighter and stammered, "What do you mean?"

Alpha Enrique remained silent for a moment before starting to walk towards her. "My apologies. I am a mere Omega with no ethics. I am not leaving this easily, so take off your clothes."

Licia froze when she heard his words. Her hands trembled in fright. "But you said the wedding is tomorrow."

"So what?" he raised an eyebrow arrogantly, making it clear he had no intention of letting her off the hook easily.

Licia protested, "Can't you wait for a day? I would like to have my wedding first. Regardless of your roots, you are an Alpha now. You can't force me into this! Have some courtesy."

Licia knew that something like this might happen. She was sent here as his wife, and fulfilling his desires was one of her duties. However, she was a woman of honor, and it was too sudden for her. She had just met this man minutes ago. How could she do what he was demanding of her?

While her thoughts were racing, Enrique remained cool and composed. "Your thoughts are amusing, but do they really matter in my castle? Nothing will change whether we start today or tomorrow. You will be mine either way. So just quit being stubborn and strip."

"No," Licia stepped back as she saw him approaching her. But he acted faster, grabbing her hands and pulling her closer to him.

"No, please. Let me go!" Licia tried to break free from his grasp, but she was too weak compared to him. Alpha Enrique dismissed her protests and said, "When I saw you at that party for the first time, I was quite amazed by your beauty. I wonder if your body is as fine as well."

Licia froze when she heard his words.

Saw her...for the first time?

Does it mean that he has seen Anna and knows what she looks like?

Panic struck her. What was she going to do now? Her cover was going to blow up. Was this the end for her?

Licia remembered the one time Anna talked about what to do if she was caught. Anna advised her to say that she was extremely sick and her sisters were too young to be married off. So, they sent her, a bastard child, instead.

Words of Anna being sick were already spread out, and there won't be anything Alpha Enrique could do even if he reports it to the king. Sure, Anna warned her that this might irk the Alpha, but who knows? She might make it out alive.

There was no other way out for her. Thus, she closed her eyes and announced, "I am not Anna!"

Enrique stopped in his tracks when he heard her and the next second, he grabbed her veil and yanked it off her face.

"So, it is indeed true," he said, scanning Licia's face with his serious eyes. "You really are not Anna."

As the temperature around them dropped, Licia could feel the frightful aura emitted by the man before her. She didn't say anything, too scared to speak up, and didn't want to make him angry by saying something he might not like. His tone had a layer of frost dusted on it as he asked, "Who are you?"

Licia knew that her fate depended on him, and she looked into his eyes before admitting, "I am Licia, Alpha Gray's bastard daughter. He didn't want to deceive you, but Anna is gravely ill. So, I had to come instead."

Cold chuckles escaped his lips, making the whole room shiver. "Didn't want to deceive me? After dressing you up as a bride and sending you here in the name of Anna? Nonsense!"

Licia looked down, afraid that he might see through her thoughts if she continued to look at him.

He said calmly, "Well, I knew about it already."

Licia's eyes flared open in shock. She took a step back and asked, "How - How did you know?"

He looked deeply into her eyes and replied, "I met Anna at a ball but didn't feel anything. But when I saw you for the first time in the carriage, I felt the bond between us."

Sweat beads covered Licia's forehead as she tried to process his words. Did it mean…?

The man knew what was going on in her head and replied, "Yes, you are right! You are my mate."

"I - I..." Licia couldn't believe what she was hearing. She had purposely kept her wolf inactive so that it wouldn't transform, little did she know that she would end up not feeling the mate bond and exposing herself so brutally.

The Alpha kept inching closer to her, saying, "You were here for a noble sacrifice which I acknowledge, but you ended up being the mate I was looking for." He grabbed her cheeks and forced her to look at him.

His face was just inches away from hers, and she could feel his hot breath landing on her face. "That was an unfortunate choice, Licia. You must have heard the rumors about me. Even though you are my mate, aren't you afraid that I might dice you in pieces and throw you away for trying to make a fool out of me?"

Licia hung her head before saying calmly, "They mean nothing to me as I had no other choice. You would have killed me if you found out, or they would have tortured me to death if I didn't comply."

The Alpha was shocked to see how calm and composed she was even in such a situation. She was...indeed interesting.

He asked, "You! Are you a virgin?"

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