The Girl Without A Wolf: The Rejected Luna
Chapter 49

Jane’s stance.

I froze at the King’s words and my heart sank in despair. My mate, Vishal, is also short of words. His gaze darted to me and I saw that he felt trapped by the Alpha-King’s question.

Yes, Vishal hasn’t marked me yet and that’s because he wants to do things rightly. We were living in the human world, and I’m yet to be introduced to his Alpha as his mate, so he doesn’t feel like marking me now would be right.

As a Beta, he has to stick to the rules and traditions of his pack. And it’s understandable and totally fine with me. But right now, I wish he didn’t refuse to mark me. I wish he did it when we had s*x. That way, the Alpha-King wouldn’t challenge him about it like he was doing right now.

“What? Have you suddenly gone mute?!” The Alpha-King taunts my mate, but Vishal doesn’t say a word. He was just struggling in the chokehold that he was under.

“Of course, he will go mute. He has no proof that my daughter is his mate. So how can he defend his lies?!” Father mocks, laughing dryly.

I feel anger sizzling down my spine and I have this sudden urge to strangle him to death with my hands. Goddess forgive me for my sinister thoughts, but my Father is the worst. A monster like him shouldn’t be allowed to live. He’s no different from this ruthless King.

“She is my mate,” Vishal forced out a reply but the warrior who had his hand around his neck only tightened his grip. Vishal gruffed out in pain as he was slowly losing his air.

“Please, please, don’t kill him,” I started begging the King. I felt ashamed having to beg him but I had no other choice. It’s either I do it or I watch my mate die. I can’t bear to lose Vishal. He is my life and without him, I’ll be dead, buried, and forgotten.

“I just asked you for proof, right? Give me one good reason why you are persistently claiming my mate!” The King said in a guttural tone, completely ignoring my cries and pleas.

“I already told you this man is a swindler. He has no proof and that’s because my daughter is not his mate. You are the only mate of my daughter, Alpha King,” Father bows to the King, grinning sheepishly.

Hot tears rolled down my eyes from watching him sucking up to the King. My father is a disgrace to fatherhood and in my next life, I hope I never cross paths with him.

“Yes, I’ve just realized how much of a swindler he is. With no proof and no marking of his on my mate, he dares claim her as his,” The King snorted in rage. He gestures at his warriors and one of them kicks Vishal on the back of his knees, making him fall to the ground.

They release him from the chokehold and he releases a series of coughs, gasping desperately for the air he was deprived of for minutes.

“Vi!” I gasped and hurried to go and hug him but the King pulled me back by my arm. “Let me go!” I yelled, writhing and fighting to break from his hold but he tightens his grip into a crushing hold.

“If you go any closer to him, I’ll ask my men to rip off his windpipe with their claws. He’ll die in cold b***d and you’ll never see your swindler of a mate again,” The King threatened me venomously, casting his dark eyes on me.

“No, please don’t. Don’t kill him, please!” I went on my knees, crying my heart out. Even without looking, I heard my Mum’s sobs, she was crying too. Of course, she loves me so much and always cries when I cry. She’s the quintessence of love. Unlike her bastard husband.

“Woman, stop shedding those tears and go talk some sense into your daughter. Look at how she’s begging and crying over a nobody!” Father yelled at Mother. She continued crying but didn’t come to stop me like Father had yelled at her to do.

“You will be punished for touching my mate and claiming her in from of me. I’ll make sure you meet your miserable end. Go ahead, rip off his windpipe!” The King orders his men.

“No!” I yelled out and latched onto one of the legs of the King with my free hand. He was still holding my other hand in his crushing grip. “Please don’t kill him. Please…”

“And why shouldn’t I? He committed the worst sin any werewolf should. Claiming another man’s mate is a crime and the only punishment is death. I’m just doing what anyone in my position would,”

“Please, pity him. I’ll do anything you want but please, don’t hurt Vishal,” I cried deeper.

“Anything I want?” The King repeated and I nodded frantically. “Even if that means returning to my pack with me?”

What? I paled up instantly at what he just said. Return to his pack with him? He wants to take me again as his hostage and try to rape me again? No way. I’m never going to go with him. I’ll never return to the hell I escaped.

“You don’t want to? I thought you badly want to save the life of your swindler mate? Yet you don’t want to come with me?” The King grimaced, staring down at me. It’s very obvious he’s enjoying torturing me and my mate. He can’t help the smiles that caressed his face.

“Jane, no! Don’t go with him. You remember how much he made you suffer, right? Don’t go with him, please!” Vishal cries out but lets out an ‘oof’ sound as he gets a hard kick to his ribcage by one of the King’s warriors.

“Make a choice, Jane. Are you coming with me or should I kill him right here, right now?” The Alpha-King gave me an ultimatum, and I’m left to make the hardest choice of my life.

“Please, don’t take my daughter away from me. I beg of you,” Mother goes on her knees and begs the King.

“You should butt out of this. It’s none of your business, woman!” The King blasts her.

“Get inside right now!” Father barks at her and drags her into the house, shutting the door firmly.

Now I’m all alone and there’s no one to intervene for me. My heart clutches hard as I open my mouth to give my reply.

I shut my eyes tightly as tears streamed down from them. Forgive me, Vi, but I’m doing this for you, for us.

“I’ll come with you, Alpha-King,” My eyes were still firmly shut as I made my choice. I don’t want to look at Vishal. I don’t want to see the look of disappointment in the eyes of my mate.