The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35: WHO GAVE HER THOSE MARKS?

Xaden gaped at her back in shock, unable to believe what he saw.

The lines were dark and seemed to have been on her back for a very long time.

Probably since she was a child.

Xaden watched in horror at the outlines of the marks that formed circles and shapes.

She had been whipped.

He instantly fell sick.

He turned to catch Erik’s eye, who had been staring at the exposed back in shock and disbelief.

The healer was the only one who looked interested.

He used an instrument to cut her nape and then poured a tiny bottle of ointment into it.

Then he went on cleaning her up.

"This mark is recent." The healer showed the place where she had been stabbed. "Probably about less than twenty-four hours."

Then it hit Xaden.

She must have been injured during the struggle when she was taken hostage.

"I didn’t notice it. It must have happened earlier on." He replied.

The man humped and went back to work.

Xaden stepped away, unable to keep on seeing what he had just seen.

Erik went to his side and went to his massive French windows.

Neither of the men could even speak.

Xaden was in a dilemma.

"Where did she get those marks from?" Xaden asked.

"You didn’t see it when you slept with her?" Erik asked.

"No, I didn’t," Xaden replied.

They both went quiet.

"Are you sure she is his daughter?" Erik asked. "Those marks are marks of torture or punishment. I don’t even have those."

Xaden couldn’t wrap his head around it.

Things were getting more and more complex. He didn’t have an answer to his questions, and he sure as hell needed one.

The doors to his room opened.

"Xaden!" It was Aurora. "That bitch escaped the dungeon! Erik betrayed us and took her out of the

She stopped when she saw Erik and Xaden standing together.

"You!" She accused. "Xaden. He took that enemy’s daughter out of the dungeon and set her free! He betrayed us!"

Erik wanted to snap Aurora’s neck.

Xaden raised his hands, silencing her.

"You would never speak to my next in command in such a disrespectful manner in your life again." He warned her.

Her mouth dropped in shock. "But, Xaden, you didn’t hear me. I just said that he

"DID YOU HEAR ME, OR IS IT TILL I BEAT YOU FOR LARGE MOUTH YOU UNDERSTAND?’ He barked, and his onyx eyes glowed.

The entire room went quiet.

Even the healer, who had initially complained about them being too loud, didn’t say a word.

Aurora knew when she had overstepped her boundaries, and she went quiet.

"No." She replied quickly.

"Now apologize!" He snapped.

"I’m sorry, Gamma Erik." She said, her eyes down to the ground.

Erik folded his arms. He didn’t need her apology. He just wanted her to steer clear of him.

"And when you speak to me, you regard me by my title." He told her. "Know your place, woman!"

"Yes, Alpha Xaden." She said it quietly.

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