The Alpha King's Mistress Chapter 50: The Rule Part 1

With my head full of thoughts, I accidentally bumped into someone. The middle-aged woman I collided with raised her voice.

"Hey, watch where you're going! You should be more careful in a crowd like this!" she chastised sharply.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to," I muttered weakly. I honestly have no energy.

Feeling the weight of the crowd's stare, I hurried towards my car. But before I could reach it, someone's grasp tugged at my arm. If this continues, I swear, I might cry any minute now.

I turned around to find Jake standing there, holding two ice creams in his hands. His casual attire and his trademark charming grin were in place.

"Hey, I didn't expect to see you here," he remarked, looking genuinely surprised.

I took a deep breath controlling my emotions, "Yeah, Sammy invited me,"

To my surprise, he handed me one of the ice creams. It was chocolate-flavored—my favorite. A flicker of surprise and a hint of warmth touched my heart at the unexpected gesture from Jake that made me a bit teary-eyed.

Damn. I was a mess.

“Are you that grateful you're teary-eyed?” His lighthearted joke managed to coax a chuckle out of me.

"Maybe I was just feeling the lyrics of the songs," I quickly blinked the tears away, clearing my throat, "Anyways thanks for this"

For a brief moment, Jake held a thoughtful gaze, almost as if he was contemplating to say something more but he just smiled back at me, he smoothly shifted the conversation, asking me about my work.

As I finished the last bite of my ice cream, we reached my car. I didn't really expect him to walk me over to my car but he did.

“I can drive you home,” he offered.

I shake my head, "It's alright. I'll manage. Thanks for walking me here"

“I'll take her home," a familiar voice echoed behind me, making me freeze on my spot.

I turned around only to see Nicholas, catching me off guard. I found myself at a loss for words. Why does he need to appear?

"She should have the right to decide that," Jake replied firmly.

"This doesn't concern you," Nicholas snapped darkly.

Before the situation could escalate any further, I quickly stepped in. "I got this, Jake. Thank you again"

Jake sighed and nodded at me before leaving us alone. I quickly made my way into the car to escape the eyes of the crowd. I shot a glance at Nicholas, who eventually joined me inside, taking the driver's seat.

Then the engine roared to life, and we sped away from the field.

Nicholas glanced over at me inside the car, "Why are you thanking him?"

I wasn't in the mood for a conversation with him, so I kept my responses brief. "Jake bought me an ice cream"

He scoffed at that, and his words cut deeper than I expected. "You could've asked me. No need to flirt with other men,"

His comment stung, and I struggled to contain the rising anger within me. "How could I ask you when you're with your fiancée?"

His response was a heavy silence that settled between us. Unable to bear the tension, I ask him the question I have had in my mind since I learned that he was with Samantha.

“Did you two have fun?”

The look he gave me in return was incredulous as if my question had surprised him, “What do you mean?”

“I heard you two left together” I shrugged, trying to act like it didn't matter much, “Maybe you both go on a trip or something”

“Well, you thought wrong. We didn't go on a business trip together. We visited packs in the West that was brewing some war due to territories”

I snapped my head at him, shocked and hurt at the same time, “You let her go with you?”

He glanced at me, “Yes, since she know one of the involved Luna there”

I scoffed, “Wow, so it's a Luna to Luna talk”

Yeah, I know it sounds jealous and absurd, but it is just painful to think that Samantha was doing that instead of me. Gosh, matebond made me think ridiculous things!

“Are you jealous right now?” he asked, looking at me in the rearview mirror.

I just stayed quiet, feeling the memory of their kiss burning in my mind, wrecking me inside.

"I shouldn't see you jealous, after all, you're just my mistress," Nicholas uttered, his words cutting through me like a knife.

I chuckled sarcastically, “I know” shifting my gaze towards the window.

*I fcking know that, bastard.*

As the car halted in front of my cabin, an uncomfortable silence enveloped us. For a moment, none of us dared to break the silence. He taps his finger on the wheel like he is about to say something.

I am so hurt right now, like my heart is being shattered to pieces again and again but I cannot cry. I cannot show how broken I am. And that is something I am good at—pretending to be okay. So I did that. He can only be mine when it comes to sex because sleeping with your mate is more pleasurable than with other women. He bought me just for that.

"Well, since I'm just your 'mistress,' maybe you should visit more often, so I can fulfill my job properly," I suggested with a strained smile.

I held the car door and looked at him expectantly, "Do you want to stay the night?"

His puzzled gaze lingered on me, studying me as though I were some difficult puzzle he was trying to solve. When he didn't reply, I just shrugged and swiftly exited the car, my face void of any emotion.

I slowly made my way towards the house, a heavy weight pressing down on my heart. As I reached the door, I was pulled back. My brows furrowed seeing Nicholas standing in front of me, his hold on my wrist firm.

“Had a change of heart—” I tried to say but cut off as he grabbed my nape and pulled me towards him, kissing me hungrily. My hands pressed on his chest.

Right, this is his answer. I can be his mistress but something should be stopped. It was a battle of willpower not to respond to his kiss or even ignore the heat radiating off my body or the wetness gathering between my legs. He always has that effect on me.

I clenched my fist and pushed him away. The force caused me to stagger back. He looked at me shocked and confused.

The thought that he kissed his Samantha with those lips made me even more hurt. I wiped my lips and the widening of his eyes was a sight.

“No kissing” I directly dropped. “We can sleep together but you can't kiss me”