Fated For Lycan's Luna (Chloe and Blake) novel Chapter 9

Blake’s POV

As I tightened my grip on the table’s edge, trying my best to endure the waves of unbearable pain that assaulted my body, the door of my hotel room suddenly opened.

“Are you alright?” Arthur asked, holding a bowl of dark medication toward me.

Arthur Pent was my personal physician and best friend.

I waved a hand at him, indicating that I was fine.

“Take the medication!” Arthur said while forcing the bowl to my lips. I guzzled it and the gnawing pain had subsided for the time being.

“How the hell did you get poisoned? You’re not one to be so careless,” Arthur asked.

I looked up at him and noticed the hint of concern in his eyes. After a moment’s silence, I answered, “I took the poison voluntarily.”

“Are you mad?” Arthur yelled. “You’re our King! If anything happened to you, what the hell are we supposed to do? What would happen to Silver Pack?”

I clenched my fists. “I had no choice. They threatened me with her life.”

“Whose life?” Arthur asked with furrowed brows.

“Dean Baker’s daughter,” I answered.

Arthur’s mouth fell open in surprise. “Hold on, what do you mean? You and Alpha Dean's daughter... You..."

“It’s exactly as you think,” I said with my eyes closed. I leaned against the bed as the scene from that day played out in my mind.

Vanessa had sought me out and handed me a bottle of poison. She threatened to pass the poison to my mate Chloe if I didn't drink it and confess to the theft.

I could do nothing but take the poison.

A deathly silence filled the air. A long while later, I heard Arthur yell at me, “You really are going mad! Have you forgotten why you were even there in the first place? How could you risk your own safety for a woman?”

“Of course I remember!” I looked up at him. I was the Lycan King of Silver Pack. I had infiltrated Red Moon Pack for one reason, and that was to find out why my pack members kept getting poisoned time and time again.

Red Moon Pack was well-known for poison research. They were my primary suspect.

But…

I frowned as I said, “She’s my mate. I’ve completely fallen for her.”

From the moment Chloe saved me at the border and brought me back to her pack, I should have had a crush on her. I had merely been in denial, unable to admit it to myself.

Arthur looked as if he had been struck by lightning. He remained stunned before coming back to his senses. He asked in a shock, “That woman is your mate? Could you have been mistaken? You’re 25, and you haven’t met your mate before this. Perhaps…”

“There’s no room for doubt. I’m certain that she’s my mate,” I said firmly.

I could detect the supposed scent of my mate on Chloe from the first moment I met her.

My wolf got so excited and nearly went crazy. But she did not seem to share the same sentiment.

I had wondered why that was the case. Only upon seeing her with Alan did I realize that someone had already gotten to her before me.

That bastard did not know how to cherish her and even betrayed her.

I could never forget the way Chloe had been wandering along the stairway, looking soulless that night.

She had bumped headfirst into me, her tears staining my clothes wet. At that moment, I suddenly felt my heart ache for her.

I knew that I completely in love with her.

Even though she had never once lifted her head nor met my eyes, I was determined to have her.

That was why I had marked her without hesitation when Dean requested us to switch mates. As Silver Pack’s Lycan King, I knew that this decision was borderline careless. But I could not wait any longer. I was eager to have her for myself.

Arthur sighed heavily. He looked at me helplessly and said, “Whatever, what’s done is done. Your plans won’t matter anymore, and you have to come back to the pack with me. We can’t ignore the poison coursing through your veins right now. I need to get all the doctors in the pack to formulate a recovery plan for you. Before that happens, you have to avoid all strenuous activities, including shifting into wolf. Otherwise, the poisoning will only accelerate, got it?”

I raised my head to glance at Arthur. I could not be bothered to listen to his nagging. Just as I was about to reply, I felt a sharp pain in my ears.

“Blake, what’s wrong?” Arthur asked as he noticed my discomfort.

My head was about to split open. A scene flashed before my eyes. It was... Chloe in her death throes!

Someone was going to kill her!

“Blake?” Arthur grabbed my arm. “Is it the poison?”

I pushed him away and rolled out of bed. Then, I shifted into my wolf and jumped out of the windows.

I could sense that Chloe was somewhere in the nearby forest. I had to rescue her!

“Blake! Don’t! Do you want to die!?” Arthur’s roar sounded behind me. I did not bother answering him. I had to get to Chloe as quickly as possible to save her!