Mated To The Alpha King (Raven and Ethan) novel Chapter 42

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“What the hell is going on here?”

The familiar voice cracked through the silence like a whip. My entire body jolted upright as though struck by lightning, and my heart slammed against my ribcage.

My eyes blinked open, heavy from sleep and the fever that had tormented me last night. I wasn’t even fully awake yet, but I knew that voice. Cold. Dangerous. Unmistakable.

Alpha Ethan.

My breath caught in my throat.

I turned my head toward the door, and there he stood–his towering frame dark against the fading light from the hallway, his golden–brown eyes seething with fury.

My blood turned to ice.

I whipped around to the other side of the bed. Beta Matthew lay beside me, still asleep, his arm draped protectively over my waist. The room spun. No,

no, no…

“Oh God,” I whispered, my voice hoarse.

I sat up in a panic, gently lifting Matthew’s arm off me, my heart thudding so loudly I was sure they both could hear it. Though I was still fully clothed, the implication was damning.

Ethan’s gaze followed every movement like a predator tracking prey. He didn’t move, didn’t blink. His presence filled the room, thick and suffocating like a storm waiting to explode.

“What… are you doing here?” he asked, his voice deceptively low, edged with something sharp and deadly. “Why are you in my beta’s bed?”

I stood up on shaking legs, trying to compose myself. “I–I wasn’t feeling well last night. I had a headache and a fever. Beta Matthew offered me a place to rest. Nothing happened.”

He took one step into the room, his voice growing louder, laced with disbelief and venom. “So now, when you’re feeling unwell, you go to him? You crawl

into his bed?”

“It wasn’t like that,” I said quickly. “I didn’t even realize I had fallen asleep here.”

Ethan scoffed, and something twisted cruelly in his eyes.

“Or is that just the excuse you planned to give me?” His lips curled. “You came here to fuck him, didn’t you?”

The words stabbed through me like icy daggers.

“You agreed to be mine,” he continued, stepping closer. “You agreed to be my sex slave+”

The sound of my hand slapping his face echoed louder than his words.

I didn’t remember lifting my hand. I didn’t think. I just reacted. His words… they tore something inside me.

He froze. We both did. Even the room seemed to stop breathing.

I could feel the burn on my palm, feel the weight of the moment hanging between us like shattered glass.

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“Don’t you dare,” I breathed, my voice quivering with a storm I couldn’t suppress. “Don’t you dare reduce me to something so filthy. You think everyone is like you? You think everyone sees pain as something to exploit?”

His expression darkened.

“Are you calling me a predator?”

“If the shoe fits,” I snapped.

Behind me, Matthew stirred and sat up, blinking rapidly. “Alpha–wait, please. This isn’t what it looks like-”

Ethan didn’t look at him. Not even a glance. His fury was solely focused on me.

He stormed across the room, grabbed my arm with a roughness that made me gasp, and yanked me toward the door.

“Let go!” I cried out, struggling against his iron grip.

But he was too strong, and rage made him unstoppable. “You think you can play me like this, Raven?” he growled. “Run to my beta’s bed like a desperate

whore in heat?”

“Stop it, Ethan!” I screamed, trying to twist free.

“You belong to me!”

“I belong to no one!”

“Raven!” Matthew’s voice called after us. “Alpha, stop! You’re hurting her!”

But Ethan didn’t stop. His grip only tightened.

Tears stung my eyes–not from fear, but from sheer fury and humiliation. I would not cry in front of him. Not again. Not for him.

He shoved open a guest room door and practically threw me inside. The door slammed shut behind us, rattling on its hinges.

He stood there for a moment, breathing heavily, jaw clenched.

“Do you have any idea what that looked like?” he shouted, pacing like a caged beast. “You. In his bed. His arms around you.”

“I told you what happened,” I yelled back. “I was sick. I passed out! I didn’t even know I was here until I woke up.”

“You expect me to believe that?”

“I don’t give a damn what you believe,” I said. “You’re not my mate!”

That stopped him. He stared at me, his expression blank for a heartbeat before the rage returned, hotter than ever.

“I’m your Alpha,” he barked. “You gave yourself to me. That means something!”

“You forced me!” I screamed. “You used your power to control me. Don’t twist it like I had a choice. You wanted obedience, not affection.”

He stood still, his breathing ragged. His hands were clenched at his sides, knuckles white.

“I didn’t touch Matthew,” I said, softer now. “Not like that. I didn’t betray you.”

His eyes flared. “But you wanted to, didn’t you?”

“No,” I said firmly. “Not everyone uses sex as a weapon.”

He flinched.

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The words lingered between us, sharp and raw.

“I hate what you did to me,” I continued. “I hate that you forced me into that deal. But I hate even more that you think you own me.”

“You think I don’t hate myself for it?” he muttered. His voice broke slightly.

“Do you know how many times I’ve tried to control my wolf whenever he ” He cut himself off, turning away, his shoulders rigid.

“I don’t get you,” I said. “Finish that sentence.”

He said nothing, just stood there with his back to me, breathing unevenly.

“You don’t love me,” I said bitterly. “You just want to possess me. You want to win.”

He turned around slowly. “You think I don’t care about you?”

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