My Fated Mate Can Have Her-Chapter 159: Delulu Is The Solulu

Damon

I sat in the dim grand hall, my head hanging over my hunched shoulders as my thoughts spiralled in endless, dizzying circles.

My hand drifted to my cheek almost unconsciously, and my fingers brushed over skin that had mostly healed. The bruise had faded, the swelling had gone down, but every so often, my cheek would pulse with an unrelenting throbbing sensation.

It served as a constant reminder of the moment her hand had connected with my face.

The moment she had sent me flying.

I could still remember the sharp and overwhelming pain. It had been the first thing I felt when I woke up on that cold stone floor, my head pounding and my jaw screaming.

I had never been hit like that before.

Not by anyone.

And certainly not by an omega.

Except she wasn’t an omega anymore.

She was a Lycan.

The word still felt surreal in my mind, like something out of a children’s story rather than reality.

My father had mentioned Lycans exactly twice in my entire life. Both times in passing, as if they were nothing more than old legends that didn’t matter anymore. The whole bloodline that had been wiped out generations ago had apparently not been a myth.

I still couldn’t believe she was one.

And she had slipped right through my fingers just like that?

I clenched my jaw, anger bubbling up beneath the shock and disbelief that had taken over me since the trial.

That fool had belonged to me.

She had always belonged to me.

If she hadn’t acted so weak and pitiful all the time, I wouldn’t have cast her aside. If she had shown even a fraction of that strength before. If she had been anything other than the pathetic, trembling idiot she always was, she would have earned her place at my side.

And now she was doing it after leaving me?!

This was her fault.

She had left the pack. She had run away like a coward instead of staying and accepting what I had decided for her.

And now...

I leaned back in my chair, my mind churning with possibilities.

Could I bring her back?

The thought was tempting. More than tempting. If I could just get her back to Shadowpine, back under my control, I could...

But how?

She was strong. Far stronger than I had ever imagined.

I shook my head sharply, forcing the doubt away.

No.

She wasn’t that strong.

She had just caught me off guard. That was all.

I hadn’t been expecting it, and she had taken advantage of my surprise. If we faced each other again, and I was prepared this time, I could handle her.

Someone who has never trained in her whole life and had just gotten stronger the past few months could not do anything to me.

Movement at the edge of the hall caught my attention, and I glanced up.

A young woman passed through the corridor just outside the open doors, her posture straight and her expression cold. She didn’t even look in my direction as she walked, her pink hair catching the light.

Supreme Alpha Palisa’s daughter.

I stiffened.

She looked exactly like her mother. The resemblance was so similar to the point that it was very disturbing. The same sharp features and that cold air of superiority that made everyone feel small.

The only difference between her and her mother was her youth and the blank, emotionless mask she wore almost constantly.

We had arrived back at Lady Palisa’s estate a few days ago, along with three other Supreme Alphas. One of them had been the scary one that had given me that death stare. But he had left almost immediately after ensuring the parameters had been set.

Lady Palisa had been placed under house arrest.

It was a lighter punishment than I had expected, and for some reason, maybe because of my injury, I had been exempted from any punishment.

She was confined to her estate, surrounded by enchanted stones embedded at key points around the property that would alert the others if she tried to leave.

She didn’t seem bothered by it.

Neither did her daughter, who had taken charge of the household with the same haughty confidence.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the hall, and I straightened in my seat as more wolves began to filter into the room.

I recognised several of them. They were high-ranking wolves from the Supreme Alpha’s inner circle. There was also another Alpha I knew.

Then Lady Palisa entered.

Supreme Alpha Palisa herself.

Her eyes swept over the gathered wolves with sharp precision before settling on me.

I stiffened. Her haughty smile was gone. And with the harsh gleam of her usually dark eyes seemed to flash a dangerously red colour.

’Am I seeing things?’

"Alpha Damon."

I stood quickly, inclining my head in a show of respect. "Supreme Alpha."

Her gaze shifted to the others in the hall.

At the far end of the room was a large window that took over almost that whole wall, and the moonlight filtered through it to cast a haze over Lady Palisa that made her appear even more sinister than she was.

"You will search for the Lycan. You will find her, and you will drag her back here."

My pulse quickened.

This was it.

This was my chance to get her back.

Her eyes flicked to me. "You will lead them."

Relief flooded through me, followed immediately by a surge of satisfaction.

I would find her.

I would bring her back.

And this time, I wouldn’t let her go.

But as I looked at Lady Palisa’s face, something in her expression made my stomach twist uncomfortably.

There was a wild unhinged glare in her eyes.

"We—You can use her power," I started, not even knowing when my mouth started moving. "Her abilities could enrich the nation of Nal and—"

I had been about to mention the mate bond and remind her that Violet had been mine when the look she gave me stopped the words in my throat.

It was scalding and sharp, like she was giving me a severe warning.

I swallowed hard and fell silent.

"Yes," Supreme Alpha Palisa said, her voice quiet but laced with something that made my skin crawl. Then she suddenly added, "Take me to Shadowpine."

I blinked, startled.

"I want to see where she used to live," she continued.

I stared at her, stunned.

Why would she want that?

"But... you’re under suspension," I said carefully watching my words. "The—"

"A trivial issue." She waved a dismissive hand.

Her smile was sharp.

Too sharp.

And the wild look in her eyes had grown stronger.

I felt a chill run down my spine, but I forced myself to nod.