Mated To The Alpha King (Raven and Ethan) novel Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Alpha Ethan – POV

I stood there, unable to speak, as the guards dragged her away like a common criminal Raven. The girl I had allowed too close. The woman who had seen me at my weakest, touched me in ways no one else ever had physically, emotionally, mentally and now?

A traitor

A fucking traitor.

My fists clenched by my sides, nails digging into my palms. The pain barely registered, I was too numb. If using witchcraft on my wolf wasn’t mough, now I find she’s been sneaking out of the pack in the dead of night, wearing a damn hoodie like a spy. My guards reported her returning just before dawn, Alone. Silent. And suspicious as hell

I turned around slowly, my mind a whirlwind of chaos. I couldn’t process it. I didn’t want to. Every part of me screamed that something didn’t add up, but the louder voice, the angrier one, kept reminding ine I had let her in. And maybe Olivia was right about her all along

Imade my way to my study, slamming the door shut behind me. The room, once my sanctuary, now felt too small, too quiet, too suffocating Her scent still lingered faintly in the air, like a ghost clinging to my walls, mocking me with every breath I took.

Istrode over to the mini bar, yanked the cupboard open, and grabbed the nearest bottle of whiskey. The cap clattered to the floor as I poured myself a glass, my hands trembling slightly not from fear, From rage. Confusion. And something else I couldn’t name.

I downed the whiskey in one gulp. The burn in my throat was welcome. It distracted me for a moment from the burn in my chest

* was up all night thinking about her,” I muttered bitterly, pouring another glass, slower this time. “Wondering where she went… if she was safe.. she was with. And all the while she had bigger plans.”

The thought settled like a weight on my chest. Heavy. Crippling

“She came

here with a purpose.

The words tasted like venom. I swallowed them anyway, letting them bloed through my thoughts like ink on paper

“How long?” I asked the empty room. “How long was she gathering information? Who sent her?”

The questions bounced off the walls, unanswered. Mocking

Ipaced. The second glass disappeared as quickly as the first. My head started to buzz, but it wasn’t enough. I needed more. I needed to drown this hurricane inside me before it swallowed everything

I grabbed the bottle and poured again.

I froze.

That day, months ago, when rogues breached the eastern wall. I remembered being surrounded, wounded, my wolf weakened by whatever cursed darts they had used. I had barely been able to stand And then she came. Raven. Out of nowhere, defying orders, defying logic, defying everything and she saved me. She had fought with a fierceness I had never seen before. She had blad for me.

For what?

“To earn my trust,” Thissed, pouring another drink. “To put on a fucking act

The glass shattered in my grip, splinters cutting into my palm, but I didn’t care, I reached for another. I wasn’t done.

She pitied me… knew I’d fall for the braw little warrior,” Ispat “Know if I saw her risking her life for mine, I’d open the gates. I’d let her stay. Let her close.

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And I did.

Het her sleep under my rool,

Touch my body

I stumbled slightly, the room starting to tilt as the bottle in my hand emptied faster than I realized. A deep breath shook from my chest. I hated how broken I sounded. How broken Helt

“Fucking liar…

I stared at the empty bottle. My reflection in the polished surface looked like a stranger red, eyed, jaw clenched, hair a mess, blood on his hand. I barely recognized him. The Alpha. The protector of his people. Reduced to this by a maid a witch, a traitor.

And still… a part of me missed her.

I growled, slamming the battle down, barely resisting the urge to throw it across the room. I had to stop thinking about her. Had to stop wondering if maybe, just maybe, there was another explanation. But it was hard. So damn hard.

Because she had looked at me with eyes full of innocence.

Because she had held me like I was hers.

Because when I kissed her… it had felt real

But it couldn’t have been. It shouldn’t have been.

I reached for another bottle brandy this time popped it open and drank straight from it. My throat burned. My vision blurred. But still, she was there in my head. Still, she haunted me.

I sank into the leather armchair behind my desk, my body heavy with alcohol and bitterness. My mind kept spinning. Her voice echoed soft, trembling, saying she wasn’t a traitor. Her eyes when she looked up at me as laccused her. She had said nothing for the longest time. Just stared. Hurt. Confused,

“Was it all an act?” I muttered. “Did I imagine it all2”

My hands trembled again as I took another swig-

“What if she was telling the truth?”

The question hit me harder than the drink.

What if she wasn’t a traitor?

What if she wasn’t using witchcraft?

What if… someone else was pulling the strings?

I shot to my feet, the brandy bottle forgotten as it slipped from my hand and crashed to the floor, spilling amber liquid across the carpet like blood.

I couldn’t think like this. Couldn’t allow myself to feel guilt. Not now.

I walked to the window, stared out into the dark forest that surrounded the pack. The trees stood tall and silent, like sentinels watching 1 unfold.

She had come from that direction.

She had returned to it, I saw her, I wasn’t told by anyone

But why?

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What was she looking for?

And who did she go to meet and what information did she tell the person

I didn’t know. And that made everything worse.

I needed answers. But more than that, I needed control.

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