The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate Chapter 89

‘I am a wolf…’

‘I am a wolf…’

‘I am a wolf…’

‘I am a wolf…’

Quinn kept repeating the words over and over again in her head, trying to convince herself that she wasn’t worthless, that she wasn’t at fault.

She kept repeating the words, hoping it could save her, save Zayd…

She kept repeating the words; in agony and in anger…in despair and in resentment.

She kept repeating the words because she wanted them to be true…

She kept repeating the f*cking words because she wanted to do something; anything!

Her Zayd…her King was laying half dead on the grass that aligned the fields. She wanted to save him, to somehow find the strength to rip these ropes and then rip out Jake’s throat…but she was so f*cking worthless.

She could barely move. After starving herself and withstanding this awful, public humiliation…she was weak and beaten out. But Zayd’s condition was worse, even though there was no bond, she felt as though she could feel his pain and understand his emotions.

And it did not feel good. So even if she was weak, even if she was worthless, even if it would do her no good…she still kept breathing the useless words mentally. Her eyes were wet with tears, but she was hardly crying for herself…she was crying for him; for Zayd.

She wanted him to get up, to save himself…but she wanted even more to be the one to save him…to do something. All of this happened because of her, he faltered when she screamed and furthermore, this fight only became possible because she was kidnapped so f*cking easily.

Even if he was her father, she shouldn’t have trusted him…she should have been wary. However, instead of doing that, she acted stupidly once again!

That poison Kathrine had given her, why’d she drink it?!

If she hadn’t, then she would’ve been able to help right now…if she’d…if she’d just…

Quinn hung her head, clenching her hands tight by her side. No, the poison did nothing to her, regardless of everything, she was still a wolf…the poison did not change that…

Wolves were strong…these ropes couldn’t hold a wolf…especially not a beta one, so why the f*ck were they hanging onto her?!

Quinn clenched her hands tighter, looking at Zayd before her rancorous, green eyes fixated on Jake. He was wearing a victorious smile, looking into the noisy crowd with a gleaming pride that Quinn wanted to take away from him.

She hated him, she hated him so damn much. She wanted his head…she wanted to feast upon his heart…to rip it out and place it in Zayd’s hands. She wanted to ruin him so bad, to bite down into his neck just as he’d beaten down into Zayd’s.

Quinn shuffled eagerly against the rough tree bark. The anger she felt was digging into her; the anger, the despair, the resentment…all the negative emotions were building up inside to a point where it hurt to keep them locked in.

A whimper left her lips as she started to whisper the words out loud instead of just thinking them…

“I am a wolf…I am a wolf…I am a wolf…”

Each time she repeated them…it got louder and louder, her eyes penetrating on the silver necklace around her neck…

“I am a wolf…I am a wolf…I said I’m a wolf. I am…I am a wolf!”

Quinn broke into tears, her scream having everybody turning in her direction and whispering words she didn’t even want to hear.

Nevertheless, she continued her chant…they weren’t her focus, the man laying helplessly on the floor was…her mate, she only cared about saving him.

Her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood and then pain; mind-numbing pain drifted like bolts of electricity through her. A scream drifted up her throat, a loud scream that sounded more like a desperate yet determined howl…

And then she felt it…a familiar presence. She could smell the overwhelming scent of people she knew and people she didn’t, and the overwhelming scent of Zayd’s blood. She could distinguish the whispers that came from the crowd too, and could feel prominently as her many wounds started to heal.

A whimper left her lips when she felt her nails sharpen and elongated, digging so deep into her palms that she had to unclench her hands. One of her bones cracked and then a second later, another one…then another one. The transformation was painful, she screamed through it all, but when she was fully turned, the pain didn’t matter anymore.

Her white dress and the ropes that had held her were now ripped to pieces beside the tree. Her eyes wandered through the crowd again, finding Jake who was looking at her with flabbergasted eyes.

He hadn’t believed it when she told him, but he’d better believe it now. She was a wolf, she’d always been a wolf…a beautiful and silver beta wolf.

She scraped her paws against the grass, running towards him at full speed. She avoided his men who ran at her, revenge the biggest block in her head…nothing could stop her…however, one thing did.

Zayd…

She skated to a stop at the edge of the battlefield when he staggered to his feet, holding a hand up that ceased her movements. The skin of his neck was hidden by the blood that covered it, he was injured badly, and yet he was still standing?

Quinn squinted at him, and when everybody else turned in his direction, Jake did too. Zayd straightened himself then, gritting his teeth as he did so. ‘This is not your fight, Quinn…please stay out of it. I’ll win, I’ll protect you.’

Hearing someone’s voice in her head sounded so new and loud to her now, but it was okay since it was his. ‘Zayd you…’

‘Trust me…’

Quinn swallowed. She was nervous, she was scared, but if he told her to trust him with that pleading look on his face, what else could she do?

Slowly, she shrunk back, the pain of the transformation rolling through her again as she changed back into her human form. Jake’s men immediately grabbed her, holding her captive.

She knew Zayd would be disqualified if an outsider invaded the fight, even if he won, his win wouldn’t count, so she…she…

Quinn bit her lip, twisting her head away from the battlefield. She was too anxious to watch. Jake was completely fine, and he wasn’t, she doubted he could even transform again…how would he be able to take Jake down?

Quinn wanted to question his words, to disregard them…but two kept ringing in her head…

‘Trust me…’

And she wanted to trust him, despite everything, she had to trust him.

Quinn clenched her hands as she turned back to face them, looking towards Jake, who scoffed at Zayd. “If I were you, I’d have played dead. Don’t tell me you still want to continue in your condition.”

Zayd didn’t respond, and Jake dropped to a crouch. “I was going to spare you, but since you don’t want to be spared, I’ll take pleasure in ripping you apart.”

He changed back into his black wolf and swiftly ran towards Zayd who didn’t make a move…he didn’t even try to transform. Jake bound at him and Quinn wanted to close her eyes, to turn away, but she didn’t.

She watched it, watched as Zayd stood unmoving until Jake was close enough to kill him. Only then did his body fall, effortlessly gliding against the moist grass.

His claws extended from his hands, and as he slid beneath Jake’s wolf, he used them to puncture and mar the bottom of his belly with a long wound that started from the top of Jake's chest.

Quinn gasped when the rest of the crowd did, her legs that were weak almost giving out beneath her. Jake whimpered as he fell flat on his injured stomach, aspiring to crawl away, but Zayd staggered towards him, ripping his claws through the black wolf’s side.

A howl of pain bellowed through the night, and Jake tossed himself out of Zayd’s reach. He struggled to his feet, the blood that dripped from beneath him was profuse in amount. The wound was deep, if Zayd had aimed a little higher, Jake wouldn’t be standing right now…he’d have close to no neck.

Zayd splashed the blood off his claws as he floundered towards Jake who growled threateningly at him. The man stalked around him and every move he made, Zayd’s eyes followed…he was waiting, anxiously waiting for the attack.

Jake rushed towards him once more, this time slower due to the amount of blood he was losing, and Zayd planted his feet into the earth as an anchor to keep himself steady. However, Jake still managed to knock him down, Zayd falling onto his back and Jake nestling on top of him.

Jake went at Zayd’s neck again, and before he could bite down into it, Zayd’s hands hung onto his throat, his claws sinking past the fur and into his flesh.

The wolf whimpered and Zayd growled as he sunk his claws even deeper, then mercilessly ripped them out. He breathed hard as the wolf above him changed back into a man, falling almost lifelessly on top of him. “How did you…? How~?”

“Love didn’t weaken me, Jake…it gave me strength. If I had nothing to protect but my stupid pride, I would’ve stayed down. I didn’t get up for myself…I did it for her.”

Zayd groaned as he shoved him off, weakly standing to his feet. “Now it’s my turn to have mercy on you.” He dropped to his knees in front of Jake who kept coughing up blood and grabbed his face. “I want you to remember this day for the rest of your life. The fact that you cheated not once, but twice and still lost must’ve scarred you emotionally. I bet this shame will never allow you to challenge me again, you will live to see me as alpha king until one of us dies…and I’ll still have Quinn by my f*cking side.”

He let go of him and stood up again, staggering over to where Jake’s men held Quinn. “Let go of her. Your alpha is unconscious and dying…save him before there’s nothing left to save.”

The men were reluctant, but as Zayd got closer, they let go of Quinn, and she ran onto the fields where Jake was. “Jesus Christ, Zayd…I-I…was so worried. I didn’t know…I was…”

Zayd smiled. “I had to keep my word, I promised myself that I’d win, especially since your life was on the line. I couldn’t let you protect me…when…when I’m the one who should be protecting you.”

His words faded into a whisper, and then he fell against her; unconscious and still bleeding. Quinn hugged around his waist, her eyes finding Frederick and Dantae who were running towards them. They took him out of her grasp and gestured towards her. “Come…it’s time to get you home.”

The crowd watched as they exited...nobody cheered, nobody uttered a single word. They were all probably just as surprised as Quinn. She couldn't believe it, she'd gotten back what she lost and Zayd had kept what belonged to him.

The moon goddess must've favoured them. After everything and everyone went against her...she still proceeded to win.

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