The Lycan Prince’s Wolfless Slave (Academy Romance) novel Chapter 285

Chapter 285

Kara stands rigidly for a moment, looking like she wants to run away, but then her shoulders slump. She drops heavily into the chair, letting out a long sigh. She stays quiet for a long moment staring down at her clenched hands as she takes a deep, shaky breath to steady her voice before speaking.

“My fated mate is actually a woman,” she whispers in a voice cracking with emotion. She looks up at me, and I can see her eyes filling with fresh tears. “Can you even believe that, Lyra? It’s like the Moon Goddess kne my true sexuality even before I fully figured it out myself. So yeah… I am fated to a beautiful, amazing woman. I should be happy.”

She pauses, a tear escaping and sliding down her pale cheek. “But… last night, my father summoned me to the throne room. He announced to me that a chosen royal mate has been officially found for me from a powerful northern alpha bloodline. He told me I am expected to have the formal mating ceremony

in just a few weeks.”

I stare at Kara, completely speechless. My jaw is locked in pure shock. “Oh no… Kara, that’s horrible.”

The moment I say the words, Kara’s face completely crumbles. She covers her face with her hands, her shoulders shaking violently as she starts sobbing out loud. The raw pain in her cries makes my own chest tighten with anger.

“Oh, Kara,” 1 murmur, immediately shifting my chair closer to hers. I pull her into my arms, wrapping her tightly against my chest as she cries. I pat her long hair softly, letting her release all the pain she’s been holding in.

“And then,” Kara continues through a heavy sniff, pulling her face away from my shoulder to wipe her eyes, her voice trembling with intense fury. “When I told him straight to his face that I will not take a chosen mate, and that I’m not even interested in a fated one right now, he… he lost his temper. He slapped me on the face, Lyra. Right there in front of the guards. And then he threatened to lock me up in the palace dungeons until the exact day of the ceremony, where I will be claimed by a total fucking stranger.”

She breaks down into even more sobs, clutching my shoulder.

I feel a deep, burning rage flare up in my chest as I try my best to console her. What kind of a terrible, monstrous father is King Geo? To hit his own daughter and threaten to trade her away like a piece of property just for a political alliance? It is just so deeply unfair.

I rub her back gently, looking into her tear-stained face. “I am so sorry, Kara. But… who is your fated mate? Have you actually met her yet?”

Kara looks completely defeated, the fierce light usually in her eyes completely gone. She shakes her head slowly and looks down at the floor as she responds in a low whisper. “It’s Mia. The one in your level one class.”

My eyes widen to the absolute size of saucers. “Mia? But… you told me she wasn’t your fated mate the last time I asked you about h:…”

“That was a lie, Lyra,” Kara says, looking up at me with an exhausted sigh. “I just said it back then so no one would cause any trouble for us or look into her. We both knew we were fated from the exact moment we set eyes on each other during the level one orientation. We felt the spark instantly But now, my father thinks I’m mateless because I cannot find the courage to tell him that I love a woman! He would destroy her if he knew.”

“I’m so sorry, Kara. Fuck,” I mutter, pulling her back into a tight hug, petting her hair as she calms down. The cruelty of the royal family is truly terrifying

After a few minutes of quiet, Kara pulls back and wipes her tears with the back of her hand, trying to repose herself. She forces a small, weak smile onto her face. “Hey… do you that you could come with me to the tournament game later tonight at the area? I’ll give me the chance to actually speak to Mia in private and tell he all about what my father is planning.”

I took si her, feeling a sense of hesitation. “Kara, maybe you should be patient first. Going to the arena with all those crowds might be dangerome di voul Gather as watching you Instead, I really think you should tell your brother. Maybe Prince Xan can help the both of you out somehows. He’s powerful, and be clearly hates your father’s methods”

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1:59 pm

Chapter 285

Kara je’s out a dry chuckle, shaking her head. “I thought of telling him before, Lyra. Believe me, I did. But then… I realized I didn’t want to bother Kai right now when I know he is already completely occupied with protecting you from our father.”

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I stare at her, my heart skipping a beat. “Wait… what are you talking about, Kara? Protecting me from your father?”

Kara blinks at me, her expression turning confused as she notices my panic. “Lyra… you mean you don’t remember what the King did to you in the past?”

“Um…No,” I say, my voice barely a whisper as my hands begin to tremble beneath the blanket. I try to conjure up whatever memories I can, but it’s blank. “I

don’t remember anything about the King.”

Kara’s eyes widen slightly, as if she realized she just said too much. “Oh. Then…”

She cuts herself off, but it is already too late.

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