Chosen By The Moon

Chapter 107

Dylan POV

stared at the districts soon to be beta and frowned, | was unable to read him, however | know for a fact the same

couldn't be said about me. My facial expressions were giving away everything. He slowly lifted his hand up and

reached it out in front of him silently asking for a hand shake.

Thank you.” He sounded extremely sincere and so | hesitantly took his outstretched palm in my right one and

shook it firmly. Thank you so much, if it wasn’t for you then...”

“I'd have been lashed, or worse.” Erin spoke quietly yet gratefully as she met my eyes. It probably would have

been a double lashing, the king doesn’t like being shown up.

“Yeah well, betterthan you, right? One more scar isn’t going to change the fact that I'm covered in them. Just

keep your mouth shut next time.” Again | shrugged, but was seriously feeling the prominent pain in my hand. |

just wanted to leave, to curl up in my appointed room and try and get sshut eye, or at least try to have

stto myself at least before the king returns.

“That doesn’t mean you should bring attention to yourself instead of someone else. You did it today too, at

school with Tony.” Nick was right, | probably shouldn't do that, and yet I feel like it's my obligation to protect

humans against my tyrant of a mate. | was progressively getting more and more tired of this conversation, and

so | made sure my face held absolutely no emotion whatsoever as | addressed my old peers.

“Look, getting hurt is just my reality. Someone has to stand up to him, and | don’t particularly see anyone else

stepping up, do you? Besides, no matter what I do, he can’t kill me, so Im the best person to speak my mind. |

sighed as | thought about the blissful serenity that death could bring me, except it seemed like even death didn’t

want me, that has to be the case with the amount of times I've tried to welcit and failed. Although, thinking

about it, it was always Lewis who stopped me, every t| tried it was Lewis who broughtback from the

ledge...

I missed him!

“That doesn’t stop him from coming close to killing you though. Nick was probably referring to the severe lashing

I received, the day the king burntwith hot silver. That day will hauntuntil 1 do actually die,

“I don’t fear death, Nick, | welcit with open arms and a shit eating grin. | shrugged again and ran my good

hand over my hair in exasperation, | probably shouldn't have admitted that to him, in fact | knew | should have

said that to him, | knew it as soon as | saw his face take on a shocked expression. Shit! Thinking quickly |

changed the subject, unable to look at my old friend again. “Look, I'm tired, I'm in pain and quite frankly, | feel

embarrassed to even be back here in this district after everything, so I'm gonna go upstairs and try to rest

before his grace gets there.” | turned my back to everyone and began to walk away when | was stopped in my

tracks by a question that made bile rise in my throat.

“You've not been marked, but you share the kings scent... you've done other things haven't you?” Arya had no

filter. | knew there would be schange in my scent and | knew that the wolves would pick up on it, but to

actually smell like him! To share his scent caused unease and nausea to sweep through me. Instead in true

fashion, | turned around to face them and shrugged my shoulders, trying to feign nonchalance.

“What | don’t get, is why you would let the king even do that to you, you won't accept his mark so why allow

other things to happen?” | didn’t surprisethat Nick thought this way, as | used to before I'd met the king.

“Yeah well, it turns out that a mate can do whatever they want to you without permission Nick, everything

except marking you. He's got complete control over me, whether | want it or not.” | shrugged before clenching

and unclenching my hand again. “Look, | really just want to...”

“You mean, he’s forced himself on you?” Adrian seemed absolutely appalled by this revelation. Was that not

obvious? | thought by this point everyone just assumed that that was in fact the case.

“You can say the word rape you know? Im not gonna break down from hearing it... Maybe | was being too harsh, |

saw the faces of my school peers drop at my attitude and I sighed, | really just wanted to be alone. “Look, I'm not

the only one who has gone through things with their supposed mate. There is more abuse going on than many

believe.” | was of course also referring to Carlos and his situation. | can imagine that there are more people with

stories similar to ours. Of course there could be abuse from humans too, but the majority of it stems from the

lycanthrope thinking they are a superior species. “Now that we've established how shitty my life is, can | go

please?”

My eyes were noticeably bored and half closed from exhaustion, and like I'd stated, it had been a very difficult,

very long day, after | thought about it, still in chairs on the floor of the limo. God, that felt like days ago, when in

my exhaustion made sense. I'd hardly slept throughout the night as | was reality it had been less than twelve

hours. Plus I'd been to school for the first tin months, and I'd had a fucking fork jammed into my hand.

“You needn't ask, I'll show you back to your room.” Adrian spoke before giving his mate a quick then speaking to

her, nothing but the truth lay in his words. “I love you, and I'll see you later.” She smiled at his gesture and

squeezed his hand in affection, whispering her small yet endearing response.

“I love you too.” My eyes rolled in my head, | couldn't believe how much life had continued while | had been

away. It maderealize how insignificant

my existence actually was.

Maybe it would be ok if | died, | doubt anyone would even bat an eye. My mom might cry for a bit, and Nick

would maybe shed a few tears at my memorial but aside from that, | was inconsequential at best.

Everyone I'd ever known or met, just stood by and watched while I'd take punishment, that was both before the

king, and after he'd claimed me. | suppose no one would care, what happened to me. | know when someone else

would be publicly chastised, I'd think to myself, thank god it’s not me!" | Imagine most of the humans in this

district thought that about me. Every single beating or lashing | was given, was just an excuse for someone to

think that at least it wasn’t them.

| followed Adrian up the stairs and to my allocates room./ As soon as | was inside | wasted no tin flopping on

the bed | relished in the silence of the room, the comfortable silence, and quickly let sleep take over me,

knowing it wouldn't last long

It never did.

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