ManyWriters

The day my father injected me with suppressants, Derek helped me escape.
From that day on, I became his mate.
He lavished me with the utmost care; if I asked for the moon, he'd never offer me just the stars.
Everyone envied my good fortune, and even I believed it myself.
Until three years later, on the eve of our bonding ceremony, he, who was supposed to become my mate, instead delivered me right back into my father's hands.
"I've watched her for three years and ensured she didn't escape. Our agreement is fulfilled. Now, you should betroth Olivia to me, shouldn't you?"
Olivia, my younger sister.
My father nodded in satisfaction, yet he still seemed somewhat puzzled.
"You've lived with her for three years, and you haven't developed any feelings for her at all?"
Derek let out a cold laugh.
"Feelings? Every second I spent with her made me sick. If it weren't for Olivia, I would never have feigned any affection for her."
Since Derek treated me like trash, why should I bother treating him like a human being?

My Beta’s Three-Year Lie, My Alpha’s Forever Truth

Just as expected, Derek's other arm was effortlessly snapped.


Yet this time, Derek seemed to have forgotten the pain, his gaze fixed solely on me.


His voice, thick with suppressed agony and bewilderment, questioned me.


"Please, I beg you, tell me, Aria, why on earth don't you love me anymore?"


To be honest, watching his display of profound affection, I genuinely felt like retching.


As if sensing my revulsion, Marcus simply crooked a finger.


In the next instant, all the bodyguards closed in, surrounding Derek.


"I'm standing right here, yet you have the gall to keep asking my mate if she loves you? Do you take me for a dead man?"


"Don't you dare think I'm unaware of what you've done to her all these years. And you still have the audacity to ask? Since you're so eager to die, I'll be more than happy to oblige!"


The moment his words faded, the bodyguards each produced thick wooden clubs, several inches in diameter, and were about to bring them smashing down on Derek.


Chapter 10