Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166

(Ari)

“So, I’ve been thinking… would you like to come with me to my pack village tomorrow? I don’t think I could leave you by yourself here. What if you cheat on me with another alpha? Or with an omega?” Sebastian teased while putting on a shirt. “Would you like to meet my pack?”

He looked up, wearing that familiar goofy smile he had these days after accepting we were mates. But his smile died down upon seeing my face. “Shorty, are you okay?”

‘I’m not. Because of this stupid mate bond, I can’t breathe. I don’t deserve this. I don’t deserve to keep getting hurt like this. I’m fucking tired of the pain, of holding it in.

None of those words escaped my lips though. Admitting them meant I needed help. And I really did. But I didn’ t need it if it was from an alpha. Much more, from a so-called mate who could betray me any moment.

I pasted on my fake smile and shrugged, “Why wouldn’t I be? I’m feeling great actually.”

After tossing my clearance on top of my bed, I headed to the bathroom and stood under the shower with my shirt and pants on. I closed my eyes and Satan’s image immediately popped in my mind, fucking another woman while his eyes were on me. The sound of them doing it still echoed in my ears. I opened my eyes and pressed my forehead against the tiled wall, wanting to scream but could not.

Satan was my enemy. He had made every day of my academy life a living hell so why was my heart like this?

The mage who was supposed to destroy our bond had a family emergency, so it was postponed indefinitely. If I could shatter it myself, I would.

I didn’t realize I didn’t close the door until Sebastian walked in. I didn’t move. I felt him stand behind me.

“Can I hold you?” he asked, his voice unexpectedly tender.

“Why?”

“Because you’re hurting, Ari.”

“I’m not.”

Yet, my voice cracked. Goddamn it.

“Yes, you are. I can feel it. I don’t know what caused it and it’s driving me and my wolf crazy. If you don’t answer in three seconds, I’m taking you in my arms. One.”

I could scream. I could tell him to go away.

“Two.”

Instead of saying anything, I closed my mouth.

“Three.”

And then Sebastian’s arms were there, wrapping around me from behind. The water from the shower was still running. He had just finished showering and was already in his sweatpants and shirt, but he didn’t seem to mind as he stood behind me.

“Who was it? Who hurt you?”

I was tempted to blurt out his friend’s name but that would mean admitting defeat. That would mean I was affected. And if it wasn’t because of this thread connecting us, I wouldn’t have.

“Life,” I rasped.

He held me tighter. And I was too shattered to push him away.

“I can’t fight life.”

He sounded disappointed and hurt, like he truly wanted to beat the hell out of whoever hurt me.

“I’m sorry. I know I haven’t gained your trust yet that’s why you can’t tell me. But if you could just drop a name,

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Chapter 166

I’ll fight whoever it is, Ari. I’ll fight your monsters for you.”

He sounded helpless. I was too.

I shook my head, unable to believe him… although I wished I could. I wished I had the ability to still trust someone other than Dani or the omegas in the cage.

“How can I make it hurt less?”

“I don’t know.”

“Do you want me to leave?”

He loosened his grip on me. But when he was about to let go, I felt another pierce in my chest. “No. Stay.”

Sebastian pulled me to him, holding me tighter, softly kissing my hair. I didn’t know how long we stood there. He didn’t say another word, but when my knees started to tremble, he turned off the shower and swiftly grabbed a towel and wrapped me with it.

It was his. It smelled of his pheromones. He must have known his mate in me needed it. I still didn’t want to move. And he must have felt it that’s why he carried me outside the bathroom and placed me on his bed.

“We need to take your clothes off, Ari. Or else, you’ll get sick.”

Instead of answering, I closed my weary eyes, fighting Satan’s image in my head, and failing.

A tear slid down my cheek. I had never felt this vulnerable before. I just knew that I was in the middle of breaking when Sebastian held me.

Strange. Now it felt like he was holding my pieces together, stopping me from breaking completely.

(Sev)

Did I just imagine it? For a second, I thought Ari’s hair was longer. I thought his body was smaller… almost like a girl’s. But when I blinked, his manly features returned. Guilt flooded my system. Was I seeing things because I was hoping my mate was a woman? How could I do that?

Here was Ari, looking miserable and I still thought of that?

While cursing myself, I wiped the tear that fell down his cheek. I couldn’t tell if he was still awake. He wasn’t opening his eyes and so I continued to take off his shirt, revealing the body that made me nuts the first time I’ d seen it during his spar with other students. His nipples were as pinkish as I recalled.

His chest was far from a woman’s, far from what I was used to.

Yet, I wanted to fucking bite his nipples. Taste them. Suck on them.

I slapped my cheeks, disappointed at myself. ‘Now was not the time for dirty thoughts, you horny bastard,’ I told myself. ‘Your mate is hurting.’

Right. The tasting and sucking could come later.

Hopefully.

I snatched a fresh shirt from my closet and put it on him as quickly as I could before more filthy thoughts crossed my mind and then I stared at him. There was something about seeing Ari in my shirt that made my wolf roar possessively. The next thing I removed was his pants, revealing more of his creamy skin.

Goddamn it. I think I could look at those legs for ages…

Again, I shook my head, more violently this time. The room was cold, but I was sweating. My fingers were trembling as I accidentally touched more of his soft skin. His plain boxers were exposed. I was about to take it off when Ari opened his eyes and whispered, “No.”

“I need to get this off you. You’re soaked.”

“I’ll change it myself. Turn around.”

“What for? It’s not like I haven’t seen all of you before.”

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