Mated To The Alpha King (Raven and Ethan) novel Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Raven’s POV

I woke up to a sharp pain in my lower abdomen.

“Ahh!” I cried out, gripping my stomach in agony. The pain stabbed through me like a jagged blade, twisting and unrelenting.

My eyes fluttered open, blurry at first, then clearer as I blinked away the haze. I took in the sterile white walls, the faint scent of antiseptic and herbs, the humming sound of a machine nearby. My heart pounded as a sinking feeling filled me.

This wasn’t my room.

No…

I turned my head slowly, ignoring the sharp pull in my body. The polished white tiles, the soft hum of equipment, the sharp herbal scent clinging to the

air.

“The pack clinic,” I murmured, my voice hoarse. My throat burned like I’d swallowed smoke and shame.

And then it hit me.

Memories, like shards of broken glass, pierced through my mind.

As the image of the way he brutally took it away from me came rushing back

My body trembled violently as a sob ripped through me. I curled in on myself as much as the pain would allow. My fists clenched the thin blanket covering me. I could still feel it–his hands on me, the sound of him tearing what little dignity I had left from my body.

The last thing I remembered before blacking out…

I had taken it.

The insecticide.

I remembered holding the small bottle, my hands shaking as I unscrewed the cap. The smell was nauseating, sharp, and chemical. I downed it in a single gulp, my chest burning as my body rejected it. I wanted death. I wanted freedom. I didn’t want to live in a world where my pain meant nothing, where monsters like Alpha Ethan walked around with the power to destroy lives.

I wanted to die.

The memory slammed into me as my chest heaved, fresh tears streaming down my cheeks. I remembered collapsing onto the floor, cold seeping into my skin as I waited for darkness to take me. And then-

The nurse.

She had come in.

I had felt her hands shaking me, her voice calling my name. I could hear her panicked breathing, the sound of footsteps running, someone yelling for

help.

She had placed a cold stethoscope against my chest. I remembered the pressure of fingers on my wrist, searching for a pulse. Then the blur of voices… concern… questions.

I was dying.

And for a moment, I had found peace.

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Chapter 49

The nurse had asked me something… what was it? Ah, yes.

“Why would you do this to yourself, Raven?”

Her voice had trembled, thick with emotion and confusion, just as the door slammed open, nearly off its hinges.

My head snapped to the side, the noise jolting me out of my memory.

He stood there.

Alpha Ethan.

His tall frame filled the doorway like a shadow devouring the light. He wore black slacks and a buttoned–up shirt, pristine as always, as if the weight of my pain hadn’t touched him at all.

“Leave us,” he barked.

The nurse hesitated, clearly unsure.

“I said leave,” he growled, his voice pure Alpha command, deep and menacing.

The nurse quickly gathered her things and slipped past him, her eyes sympathetic as they landed on me. But she didn’t dare argue.

The door clicked shut behind her, and silence followed.

Except for my breathing. Harsh. Shaky. Raw.

Alpha Ethan stepped closer, his gaze fixed on me like a predator inspecting his prey.

“Why?” he asked simply. No emotion. No warmth. Just cold indifference. “Why would you try to take your own life?”

I stared at him, the fury rising inside me like a volcano on the edge of eruption.

I couldn’t believe he had the audacity to ask.

“You’re really asking me why?” I spat, my voice trembling with rage. “You’re really asking that?”

He didn’t respond.

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“You’re a monster!” I shouted. “You took the only thing I had left! My virginity! My choice! You ripped it away from me, and now you stand there, acting like you’re confused why I wanted to die?”

His expression didn’t change, but a flicker of annoyance passed through his eyes.

“You think I’d live after that? After what you did?” My voice cracked. “So you could come back for more? So you could drag me into your bed again, treat me like I’m nothing?”

Tears blurred my vision, hot and bitter. “I’d rather die than let you touch me again.”

“Why did you save me?” i screamed, slamming my fists against the mattress weakly. “Why? Why didn’t you let me die?!”

He finally moved, closing the space between us until he stood at the edge of the bed, looming like a storm cloud.

“You don’t get to die unless I say so,” he said coldly. “You belong to me.”

I stared at him in horror.

“You’re my sex slave, Raven,” he continued, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. “You don’t get to choose death. Not without my permission.”

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Chapter 49

I was frozen. My breath hitched. My ears rang

Was this really happening?

“You’re insane.” I whispered, my voice broken. “You’re evil.”

He crouched slightly, leaning closer to me. His face was unreadable. “All I took was your virginity. Don’t act like it’s the end of the world. It’s just a part of your body. A little blood and pain. You’ll survive.”

A cruel smirk ghosted over his lips. “You already have.”

I slapped him.

Or at least, I tried to.

My hand barely made it halfway before he caught it mid–air, his grip tight around my wrist. His eyes darkened, his smirk vanishing.

“Don’t ever try that again,” he growled.

Iyanked my hand away, wincing as the motion pulled on the IV taped to my skin. I fell back into the bed, exhausted and trembling.

I hated him.

I hated him so much it hurt to breathe.

Tears kept flowing, but I no longer tried to stop them. Let him see my pain. Let him know what he did to me.

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