Betrayed Heiress: My Second Chance Mate is A Lycan King

Aira’s POV

“What have you done?!”

Alex and I stand hand in hand before the council. The news of our mating ceremony has clearly reached all of them because they were all redder than tomatoes and had smoke coming out of their ears. It was quite comical, if you ask me.

“We are mated now,” Alex says simply, and one of the alphas-I believe his name was Fernando-rises to his feet, baring his teeth.

“But we specifically told you not to! We warned you of the consequences!” The man snaps, and the action alone clearly pisses Alexander off. He stands before me protectively, growling like a beast and clenching his fist like he was ready to throw it in any of their faces.

“Our mating was long overdue, and last time I checked, neither she nor I were obligated to take orders from any of you. We are well aware of the consequences of our mating, and we are ready to take it head-on. We are ready; we are not scared cowards like the rest of you,” Alex says firmly, and the room grows silent.

Louis, who has been terribly silent throughout the whole meeting, massages the crease between his eyebrows. To my greatest surprise, he did not appear nearly as pissed as the others. As a matter of fact, he looked like he had expected us to do just this all along.

“Aren’t you going to say anything about this, Louis?” one of the alphas who has also noticed Louis’s silence says.

Louis shrugs. “Well, what exactly do you want me to do? What’s done is done. There is nothing we can do about it,” he says calmly, and his words have my eyebrows shooting to the top of my forehead. I do not know why, but I had expected him to be the angriest of all of them.

But his calmness is actually pretty scary.

The alphas begin to mutter amongst themselves. “You are right; we are just going to have to keep a close eye on her in the meantime.”

The words that came from one of the alphas have my jaw dropping. I part my lips, ready to tell them that I do not need any of them watching me when another one speaks up.

“In the meantime, her powers could be of good use to us. We can run a few tests on her and see if it could be used to provide cures for fatal illnesses.”

“She could also be used to bring back some of our strongest soldiers; with her around, we will be unstoppable.”

“This is quite a lot of power we have in our hands; we are going to have to use it wisely. We do not want to get too carried away.”

The more they spoke amongst themselves, the more horrified and offended I became. They spoke of me like I wasn’t even in the room. like I was just some weapon and not a human with feelings and rights.

Instinctively, I shrink back behind Alex, and he notices.

That was when he really became angry.

“Enough!” he snaps, and the room instantly falls silent. “What gave any of you the idea that her powers would be used however you wanted?” he growls.

“We have spoken about this before. It is unfair for you to possess a woman with such power. You ought to share it with the rest of us for the betterment of our packs as well. And it-”

“She is not an it!” Alex snaps in their faces, and their eyes widen slightly. From the corner of my eye, I can see his canines sticking out of his lips, and his left eye is now a striking shade of amber. His Lycan was threatening to be set free; it was Alex doing everything in his power to keep him in check.

But if the alphas continue to speak like this, I do not think he would want to hold him back any longer.

The air in the room seems to have seized; it becomes incredibly hard to breathe. The tension was maddening, and it felt like someone had turned up the heat as well.

“You speak about her like she is some object! She is just like the rest of you, with a choice! If it seems unfair to you that she is my mate, then that is your fucking problem. Not ours,” Alex finishes, and one of them sighs, shaking his head with fatigue in his eyes.

“Alexander, please try to see the reason. If this had happened to any of us, then we would not even waste a second offering her power to the rest of us. We are a council and a team. We are family. We have all known each other since we were kids; it is not like we are strangers to you.”

Another one of the alphas speaks up. “Besides, we are not using her powers for selfish reasons. This is for the better.”

“Well, it isn’t my choice to make.” Alex points this out before stepping back and standing by my side. All eyes fall on me, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel a bit intimidated right now. “What do you want to do, Aira? Whatever your decision is, that is what will be done.”

The room grows silent as they all wait for my response. The alphas look at me expectantly, hoping that I can see the reason for their cause. But unfortunately, I do not.

So, I square my shoulders, take a deep breath, and say, “I am a descendant of the moon goddess. One of two is left. She entrusted these powers to my family, and my family alone. But they became greedy and thirsty for more power. I will not let history repeat itself. Until I learn to fully control my powers, I will not be helping any of you or letting myself be turned into your test monkey.”

Louis nods in understanding and says, “That is fine; we will.”

“No.” I cut him off before he could even finish his sentence. “There is no we in this.” I pause and take Alex’s hand in mine. “Just us. My mate and I-no one else. No one will pressure me; no one will ask incessant questions; no one will speak of anything concerning my powers until I am ready.”

“Aira please-”

“You heard her,” Alex snarls. “And mark my words, the next time any of you even think of referring to my mate as some kind of object again, I will promise you a death so painful that even the devil will weep.”Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.