"..." Silence covered the whole hall that even a single movement could be heard.
'I really shouldn't have come here and this is all his fault' Mika said while glaring at Sezar who pretended not to feel anything.
"Ahem, so as I have found a mate, Mika would also be your leader." Sezar informed the pack, who were still silent.
One of the wolves, Marcus, finally said "So leader, you decided to mark a vampire. You know vampires aren't accepted here and you still marked one. Besides, how did the two of you even meet?"
'The audacity to ask me about my Mika. I should cut his throat out.' was what was in Sezar's mind.
'Finally someone who is sensible than this guy. Thank you so much for acknowledging that.' was what was going on in Mika's mind.
'YOU ARE SO DEAD!!!' was what was going on in the pack members mind, well most of them. The ones who objected to this thought were the unmarked females and elders of the pack.
"Alpha, you know it is against the rules to mark a vampire, we have willing females here who you could have chosen or," The elder paused for a dramatic effect, "Because of the decision to choose a mate for you."
Everyone gasped in shock, most especially Mika, who knew that there was something going on with this arrangement.
"So he marked the vampire on purpose."
"And here I thought it was love at first sight."
"But if that's the case, he could have chosen a human."
"Yeah, or another wolf from a different pack"
"This is still suspicious for me."
"The vampire didn't look happy when she came in"
"I don't think she agreed to this."
While everyone was whispering to each other, Mika was talking to Sezar using telepathy. The shock on her face was exaggerated as she was already aware of it.
Flashback ~
"When we get to the meeting, one of the elders may suggest that I marked you to get out of a marriage alliance with another wolf. So I'll need you to act like you didn't know but defend me." Sezar told Mika while playing with her hair.
"Isn't that why you marked me, to avoid the marriage?" Mika asked. That seems like a very sensible conclusion to me.
"Do you really want to know why I marked you hmm, or should I show you rather?" Sezar said while leaning on Mika in her seat. "The reason is rather simple: because I-"
"I know, I know!!! Don't forget there's someone else in the car with us" Mika said while glancing at the driver who was watching from the rearview mirror.
Sezar who saw him growled and the driver immediately pulled up the partition of the car, leaving the two of them in silence. Mika used that to push Sezar away and was silent the whole way there.
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"You do know that Sezar could have chosen a human or wolf from another pack, right? So why question his decision when the answer is so obvious." Mika said. On hearing her voice, everyone went quiet to listen.
So I may or may not be switching back to two chapters a week, but I will still make sure to post an extra chapter or two when I have the chance. Thanks for supporting this novel😁