Chapter51:

Jane I freeze at the King’s words, and my heart sinks in despair. My mate, Vishal, is also short of words. His gaze darts to me and I see that he feels trapped by the Alpha-King’s question. It is true that Vishal hasn’t marked me yet, and that’s because he wants to do things the right way. We were living in the human world, and I’m yet to be introduced to his Alpha as his mate; all this must be done before he marks me. As a Beta, he has to stick to the rules and traditions of his pack. And that is understandable. 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 this way. “What? Have you suddenly gone mute?!” The Alpha-King taunts my mate, but Vishal doesn’t say a word. He is still being held by the Alpha’s men. “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 within me, and I have this sudden u