A Mate For The Last Lycan novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12: VOICES IN HER HEAD

Zuri hadn't decided on a punishment for Faye yet. To be honest, she didn't even want to see her again, even though she had an upper hand right now and that omega's fate was in her hands. She could ban her from this pack, just like her father told her to do.

However, that was not what she really wanted. She didn't know what she wanted. In her eyes, both Xaden and Faye were the same. It wouldn't have come to this if Xaden had been committed to this union.

"You need to lose a little more weight," Karina said, as she helped Zuri bathe.

Her mother came to her bedroom suddenly before she dismissed Esther and Sarah and took over their job of bathing her.

It had been a while since her mother saw her naked and she was always obsessed with her figure. She would know if Zuri gained even an ounce more weight and would tell her to stop eating like a pig.

"I was recovering." From miscarriage.

Zuri didn't say the latter part out loud. She still felt weird with the very idea. It felt like someone gave her something, but it was gone even before she knew what it was. It also didn't help that she had been spending her time in bed, pretending to be sick and recuperating when the truth was; she simply felt tired.

She was exhausted, even though she did nothing but sleep all day long.

Therefore, in the past few weeks, she had just been sleeping and eating. And because of what happened to her, nobody thought much. They assumed she was mourning the loss of her baby and Zuri didn't have the energy to correct them.

"You need to lose weight."

That was all her mother said. There was no arguing with her about it. She wanted her to look perfect. Because in her twisted mind, the best weapon for women like them was their body. They needed to appear appealing in order to capture their mate's attention, only then they could have a comfortable life and their word weighed something.

"Zuri, do you understand me?" Karina scrubbed her skin raw. It was too hard for her liking, but she didn't protest. She was used to the pain. Everyone in her life tried to hurt her.

"Yes, mother." The answer came instantly, she had no other option to answer her differently.

Karina looked at her daughter and sighed. She rubbed in more soap and scrubbed her skin again before she washed her hair.

The silence inside the bathroom was a little bit depressing and uncomfortable. Zuri wanted this to be over, but after bathing, something more awful was waiting for her.

"I know you don't like this," Karina said when Zuri was about to close her eyes. "This will be over soon."

"Do you even know that Father and my mate had been planning a treason?" Zuri blurted out and the fact it didn't surprise Karina told her what she needed to know.

"Men always crave power." It almost sounded like she was justifying it. "We, as women, should support them. They are our... mates. Our alphas. They own us."

Zuri didn't say anything, only because it was pointless. Her mother was raised with such beliefs and that became her survival instinct. It worked for Karina, but for her...