Lycan King's Unloved Mate novel Chapter 3

Brielle

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I wasn’t interested in this engagement or marriage, but watching the facial expressions of my sweet mom and lovely sister and knowing how I turned the table at the last moment was what I was aiming for tonight.

Mom’s expression was worth watching when she saw me in Jade’s room, almost ready like a bride, wearing the gown and jewelry that were sent for me from the royal family.

I wasn’t a fan of the jewelry, but I could bet that those cost millions for sure. No wonder Jade wanted to get married into a royal family.

"Bri, what are you doing here?" She asked in shock.

"Dad’s people caught me, and the rest is history," I lied confidently, knowing she would never dare confront Dad. "I had no choice but to return. I just hope Dad won’t ask me who was involved in all this," I added, acting tensed and enjoying her tense face.

"Don’t worry, Mom. I will never take your name," I assured her, resting my hand on her shoulder.

"I know, my love.” She said, looking around before walking towards the wardrobe, sensing Jade’s scent. "Don’t tell me; you locked your sister inside."

"I had no other choice, Mom. To protect Jade from Dad’s wrath, I had to come up with the lie that I made her unconscious before eloping; after all, everyone knew that I was with her and she was going to help me get ready," I explained innocently, giving her a logical answer.

She took Jade out of the wardrobe and tried to wake her up softly.

"I have another way to wake up quickly," I said, and I sat beside Jade on her bed. I recalled Jameson and her pictures. Raising my hand in the air, I slapped her hand.

Bri! Mom gasped, not believing what I just did.

"Trust me, Mom. I’ve made her unconscious, and this is the only way to wake her up." With that, I started slapping Jade, using all my force. I didn’t stop even after my hand started to get numb because of the pain.

In the end, I pressed the same nerve to bring her back, something that was going to take an hour or two by normal procedure.

I saw Jade opening her eyes, and I slapped her one last time in her sense and pulled Mom’s hand, making her fall in front of me. I used her as my shield when Jade raised her hand to hit me.

SLAP!

I bit my lips not to laugh when Mom got slapped instead of me.

"Mom?"

"Mom," We both checked on Emaline. The only difference was that Jade’s expression and feelings were true, while I was faking them. I knew Emaline was fuming in anger and wanted to show her true color in front of me, watching the way her veins started to appear, but she didn’t do that.

Only the Moon Goddess knew why.

Instead, she took my side when Jade tried to fight with me for slapping her.

After a while, Mom took me out of the room for the engagement party, as Jade needed time to get ready for the party. I was wearing a beautiful red strapless bodice that accentuated my figure with a plunging neckline and sheer lace cutouts that highlighted the hourglass silhouette. In the back, the lace construction was joined by romantic, vintage-inspired fabric-covered buttons. Past the hip, a gathered, layered tulle skirt flares into a dramatic and structured finishing touch that floats down the floor when I walk.

I could feel everyone’s eyes on me as I walked towards the venue where my future husband and everyone else were waiting for me.

‘Don’t worry, Bri. I will find a way with which you can break this alliance,’ Mom's mind linked. I tried my best not to roll my eyes at her words as I walked towards my fate. I looked for Dad, but he wasn’t around. I had a feeling that he might be looking for me to catch me red-handed if he had believed his witch wife.

In the end, my eyes landed on the man I was going to marry. He had an aura that could attract even a human like me. If my heart hadn't been broken, I would have admired him. But the way every female was drooling while looking at him, I could tell everyone was having their darkest fantasies with him already.