"Were you hiding this from me?" He asked her, still clenching his face tight, not even looking at her. Tears began to stream from Kate's eyes, it was at this point that Bella returned with the items she'd gone to get for her best friend. Walking into the room, she froze as she saw King Casmien alone with none of the paramedics and her best friend crying. She hurried over to her, brushing her forehead, dropping the snacks and drink in a gift bag beside Kate.
"What's going on?"
"I need to be alone with her," the king ordered, igniting more tension in Kate who was afraid that the king would hurt her. Even though Bella was so reluctant to leave, she had to. She knew the king wouldn't repeat it twice but she didn't go far, she stood by the side of the door outside, biting her lips nervously.
"I'll not let him hurt my Kate," she grumbled, watching out for the slightest bit of panic sound or call for help. She would surely go inside and rescue the only best friend she had.
Kate tried to clear herself as the king continued to stare coldly at her. Even though he's gonna reject her, she needs to say the truth, what she feels. This idea came to her mind.
"I never slept with Gary again after I met you," she sniffed, managing to control her voice which was getting carried away by tears. "I–I-'' she stammered, battling with the tears which were draining her voice out. Suddenly Casmien draped his hands over her neck, pulling her face to his bosoms. He knelt on one leg before her.
Kate's eyes poked out so wide. "I can't believe this!" She said inside of her.
"I don't want to know whether you're pregnant for him or not, as long as you're my mate, it's my duty to protect you from all abuse."
Kate thought that perhaps he's acting the perfect gentleman and that their relationship as of present didn't surpass him wanting to protect her from the wicked Alpha, Gary.
When he led her to his assigned room after the party, she realized he's still with her but how could he believe in her so quickly without showing any signs of jealousy. After they took their baths separately, they laid together, each facing the ceiling. Tension arose in Kate who was getting to sleep on the same bed with this hot king, charming and at the same time fierce and dangerous.
King Casmien turned to look at her with pitiable eyes, she quickly turned away, then she rose up, sitting. As if this wasn't enough, she wanted to get out of the bed but Casmien grabbed her hand pulling her back to the bed.
She stared shakily at him. "I feel it's improper to sleep on the same bed with you," she murmured.
"Aren't you my mate?" The king retorted in a calm way, his act seemed so trickish to her. She felt he was only waiting for the right time to get revenge.
"I'm your mate but I'm pregnant for another man, meaning my child wouldn't be your heir. So it's complicated," she said, rubbing her tummy.
"Don't be left in an illusion. How dare you believe such a foolish man?" He scolded her for the very first time together, all those she considered as yells and scolds weren't really what she thought.
Her heart began to beat so hard at this, her wolf withdrew in fear. "I want to visit the convenience, I'm pressed." She lied just to leave his presence.
"Why didn't you notice you were pregnant all those while, just because he said it and you believe it's true." He grumbled as she left for the convenience.
It was around 8 PM, on the usual, she'd been watching a movie by this time before going to sleep but right now, she was feeling so exhausted and wanted to sleep right away upon getting back to Casmien who's on the bed.
The convenience was demarcated into two, the male and the female. There was a huge mirror by the sinks where one can look through although it isn't possible to see the opposite side which is the men's, she could hear a familiar voice. Her sense of hearing was quite sharper than some werewolves, it was sharp to the extent that even while unconscious, she could still hear what was going on.
"Hahahah!"
It was Alpha Gary, she heard him laugh from the other end. He seemed to be walking with someone else. Kate was already about to turn on the water from the tab to wash her hands but hearing this, she froze. She didn't want them to know that someone was by this opposite end. They couldn't suspect anything as there was only one guest at the pack estate, the Alpha King, then his bodyguards who were standing guard at the strategic point of the apartment where he stayed. He would use the male toilet should he want to relieve himself. It escaped his mind at this point that Kate was staying in the same room with him, he thought she had returned to her room.
Something prompted Kate to pull out her phone and turn on the voice recorder. She knew he could say something critical although she wasn't certain of what he was going to say.
"Well, just for evidence!" She assured herself when doubt set in as to if she really needed to do this. What if it was just normal conversation?
"No, they could conspire against Casmien. You need to record them," her wolf volunteered, gingering her to do this.
"She's not really pregnant, I was lying just to make the King reject her but he seems so stubborn," Gary said to the person he was walking with. The record was going.