The Rejected Luna novel Chapter 53

The rejected luna

The girl without a wolf

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 sex. 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.