Mated to the Alpha: Sold to the King novel Chapter 107

Chapter 107: 0107

Lorelei POV

"What?"

My mind reeled.

I refused to believe what Skye was telling me. Maya had been kidnapped and brought here? All this time, I had been so consumed by my own nightmare that it never once crossed my mind that other women could have been sold into this place too.

But why Maya?

"Bring her to me," I said, my voice trembling as I struggled to contain the storm of emotions threatening to spill over.

Skye nodded frantically before practically sprinting out to find her.

As soon as she disappeared down the hallway, I turned toward Isaac and motioned for him to come closer.

"Another maid is about to come into my room," I said, trying to keep my voice steady even though my hands trembled at my sides. "This is a private matter. Will that be okay?"

Isaac hesitated, his expression tightening as he silently weighed my request.

Kaelen wasn’t around, and granting me this one favor probably wouldn’t cause much trouble.

After several tense seconds, he finally gave a reluctant nod.

"That won’t be a problem, Miss Ella. As long as you don’t get hurt."

Hearing that, a wave of relief washed over me.

"Thank you."

*

A few minutes later, I was back inside my bedroom, pacing restlessly across the floor while absentmindedly biting my nails. My thoughts raced in every direction, each question leading to another until my head felt ready to explode.

The heavy silence stretching across the room was finally broken by the soft click of the door opening.

Skye stepped inside first, with Maya following right behind her.

The moment the door closed, Maya dropped straight to her knees, and she completely broke down.

Violent sobs wracked her body as she lowered her head until it rested against the floor.

"I’m so sorry!" she cried, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably. "I’m so, so sorry for the way I treated you before. I never meant to hurt you, Lorelei. I never wanted to betray you."

Her words sent a sharp ache straight through my chest.

For a brief moment, my mind drifted back to our old pack. Back to a time when Maya and I had actually been friends.

She had been my only friend.

The only person in that entire hellhole who hadn’t treated me like I was worthless.

At least, that was what I believed until the day she turned her back on me too and joined everyone else in making my life miserable.

"I needed the money," she choked out, her voice breaking as another wave of sobs overtook her. "My mom was so sick. If I had refused Callista, I would’ve been her next target. Even worse, I would’ve lost my job. Please... just try to understand where I’m coming from."

Her cries grew louder as she crawled toward me on her knees, desperately reaching for my feet.

I immediately took a step back, my fists tightening at my sides as I glared down at her.

"I didn’t call you here to reopen old wounds," I said coldly, cutting straight through her sobbing.

Maya looked up at me, her lips parting as if to offer another excuse, but I cut her off before she could say a single word.

"You told Skye you were kidnapped," I said, my voice flat and unwavering. "Explain."

She remained on her knees, her bloodshot eyes overflowing with tears as she slowly nodded.

"Yes," she whispered, her voice trembling. "By rogues."

At those words, my chest tightened.

Rogues.

Again.

The similarity to my own story was far too great to be dismissed as a coincidence.

"Ever since you left the Silver Fang Pack, everything has gone to shit," Maya continued, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. "The rogue attacks have become relentless. Things got so bad that a lot of people back home started believing it’s your curse. They think that because your body was never properly laid to rest, your spirit is still wandering around, cursing the pack."

She looked up at me through tear-filled eyes.

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