Chapter 403


    403-The Drunken Mate


    “What the fuck are you saying, Lazio?” I couldn’t stay silent anymore. The only


    thing I was left with was my dignity and my self-esteem, and tonight he was


    trying to snatch that from me.


    “I watched you go on a date with Zander, Enya. I watched you die for Thiago. I


    saw you regret ever leaving Maynard. I was on the call with you when you were


    in a room with Corbin. You came back to the room smelling like him that day. I


    — was there to suffer,” he yelled at the top of his lungs, leaving me shocked.


    “But you agre–ed to me epting my mates. In-fact-,” I paused when my sobs


    choked me, “you begged me to ept you. You convinced me you will never


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    talk about it, you will never be bothered about it,” I was sobbing, the rise and fall


    of my chest even more prominent this time.


    “I lied, okay? It broke me,” he yelled and pushed me until Inded in the bed.


    “I loved you, and you didn’t care. I was always yourst choice because the


    powerful Enya was too into herself to realize Lazio was also in line,” he yelled,


    spreading his arms and then scoffing at me.


    I couldn’t even say anything as I watched him with silent tears leaving my eyes.


    He had kept so much in his heart, and my dumbasses married him, thinking at


    least I have one of my mates with me.


    “And yes! I didn’t take you with me because I didn’t want Maynard and Christina


    to suffer because of you. Their rtionship had been so awful because of you.”


    Lazio then hunched over, resting his foot on the bed, to point his finger in my


    face.


    “Yes! You! Maynard never forgot about you. He ruined his perfect marriage


    because he couldn’t stop thinking about you. Now tell me, how the heck did you


    expect me to take you to their ce? I have seen Christina cry in silence every


    time we met her,” he finished, stepping away from the bed and closing his eyes


    to calm down.


    “You are not the only victim, Enya. If anything, you should be thest one to feel


    like you are getting mistreated,” he stated, but this time, he didn’t yell.


    “Now that they are staying here, kindly don’t do anything that will make things


    more awkward between them,” he warned me before walking out of the room.


    Slowly slipping back, I rested my back on the mattress and closed my eyes.


    After a few minutes of not moving a muscle, I changed sides and curled into a


    ball to sob in silence. I didn’t know I caused so much trouble in their rtionship


    without ever actually doing anything.


    So the n was made. I would stay far away from Maynard and let him find his


    way back to her.


    The night went by just like that. I prepared the breakfast for them in the morning


    but didn’t attend it myself to minimize my interaction with Maynard.


    While they left for the office, I stayed behind. I had nned to skip work until


    Maynard and Christina leave.


    I was busy preparing dinner for them when my phone kept ringing. I ignored it


    the first few times after looking at the caller ID, butter it became difficult to


    avoid the Alpha King calling me.


    “What is it now?” I answered the call in an annoying mood.


    “No greetings to the alpha king?” Corbin let out augh from the other side,


    “Anyway, I called to inform you about this meeting,” he said but paused to drink


    a little, “So,” he continued, making loud gulping noises, “The alphas and their


    lunas are acquired at my ce on the 15th of this month to talk about some new


    rules.” He finished, and a frown formed on my forehead.


    “What rules?” I asked out of curiosity. He just took over the business and


    everything and was already making changes to the rules?


    “You will know once we meet. Inform you alpha,” he answered and hung up the


    call without exining anything. I felt like he was upto something.


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    I don’t understand how he didn’t try to threaten me or mention the rejection


    again. He hadn’t rejected me yet, so the mate bond was still there.


    After setting up the table, I was making my way to my room when everybody


    barged in. Lazio and Maynard looked heavily drunk, while Christina was the


    only sober guide.


    I rushed over to Lazio and wrapped his arm around my shoulder, assisting him


    in standing straight.


    “It was amazzzzzing!” Lazioughed, fumbling upon his steps and making me


    work hard to carry his heavy body around.


    “I think we shouldy them down in the beds before they make us crumble.”


    Christina let out a nervousugh when suggesting that. I gave her a nod and


    helped Lazio walk into the room. Afterying him down, I took off his shoes and


    pulled a nket over him.


    After being done here, I walked out of the room to apany Christina to the


    dining room. Since it was only two of us tonight, I felt nervous.


    It was pretty clear from her attitude that she was notfortable with me being


    around her mate, and why not? Maynard ruined his marriage for me.


    I was still surprised at the fact that he hadn’t forgotten about me.


    “They insisted we go to the bar,” Christina said as soon as I sat across from her


    in the dining room.


    “I am d they had fun,” I said, smiling as I offered her lobster Newburg. I


    cannot believe that Enya who used to dread the idea of cooking is now a fullblown chef. Lazio’s


    criticism and constant nagging made me achieve


    exceptional skills in cooking.


    “Was umm— Valerie there too?” I asked in an awkward tone, stealing my eyes


    from her and pretending to be immersed in eating my food.


    “Oh yeah. She got drunk too. She is tough, that one!” Christina answered and


    filled herself with a ss of wine.


    “Wait! do you and Lazio–,” she suddenly stopped drinking from the ss and


    questioned my marriage.