Three Alphas, Fated To One, Played By One, But Mated To One-Chapter 22: Sadness of the Reality

The pain in my heart was so much that my usually calm face became twisted and cold sweat began forming on my face.

"Val, what’s wrong?" Karl’s voice beside my ear brought me back from the purgatory I had just entered.

It somehow distracted me from the pain I was experiencing and gave me enough sanity to regulate my breathing and bring my emotions under control.

I could not let Mike discover that I could feel the mate bond. Seeing how he took pleasure in hurting me, he would probably do worse things.

So, after my breathing was under control, I looked at Karl and said, "The wound on my face is too painful. I don’t know why." It was a lame excuse, but I was counting on the people around me who had overactive imagination to come through for me.

Luckily, they didn’t let me down. Someone from the crowd spoke just as the room grew quiet.

"Maybe the rings Innocent is wearing are made from a material Valerie is allergic to. It might be causing an allergic reaction, which is causing her so much pain." I almost kissed that guy.

I didn’t even have to give them hints and he had already come up with a grand explanation for my behavior.

As if to confirm that claim, Karl moved his face closer to the wounds on my face and immediately jerked up.

"It’s indeed an allergic reaction. This needs the hospital. The areas around the wound are turning purple as if poisoned." This shocked even me.

I was just trying to find a way to cover up my reaction to the mate bond, I didn’t expect it to expose something so deadly.

Even though the pack members had mistreated and tortured me for years, they never dared to cross the line.

If I died, it might spark an investigation from the council and that is something every pack avoided. Especially corrupted packs like the Night claw.

The council didn’t show any courtesy to anyone and strictly forbade packs from murdering others without cause.

That was also the reason, the people who framed my father had to set up water tight evidence to accuse him of being a traitor. In this way, even if he was executed, it would be justified.

When Mike heard of possible poisoning, I saw a panicked look on his face for the first time.

I couldn’t tell whether it was because if I died he would lose his mate, or he wàs worried about Innocent becoming a murderer for poisoning me.

He moved fast to carry me to the hospital, but someone was faster than him. Karl had already lifted me up from the sofa and was already running towards the door.

The others either scattered or ran after Karl, most likely to collect gossip.

The whole place broke into chaos.

I had never seen so many people worried about me ever since my dad’s death.

Yet, at the back of my mind, I knew that they weren’t worried about me. Everyone had their own agenda.

Karl had not gotten his prize and couldn’t let me die. Mike didn’t want me to die because the mate bond would affect him and his strength would probably regress. Innocent, who now wore a panicked expression was worried that if I died, she would be accused of murder and sentenced.

None of these people truly worried about my wellbeing. Every one of them had selfish motives for running so fast to the hospital.

For some reason, this made me even more sad than if they had just left me there to die.

Mike’s POV

When I heard that Valerie was poisoned, something inside me snapped. I didn’t even know how I moved but in the next second, I was already in front of her and reaching out to carry her.

I had never been so panicked in my life. However, Karl beat me to it and I had to watch him carry my mate and run towards the door as if she was the most precious thing.

I felt my insides twist from that sight, but I couldn’t explain why I felt that way.

I hated Valerie and hated the fact that she is my mate.

If she died, I would definitely be relieved because then the mistake the moon goddess made would be corrected.

But for some reason, I couldn’t imagine her dead. The thought of her lying in bed lifeless filled me with panic I couldn’t explain.

So, I ran after Karl and followed them to the hospital. I even forgot about Innocent who was running behind me.

At the hospital, Karl took Valerie straight to the emergency room and explained the situation to the doctor.

Valerie was then wheeled into another room and all of us had to stay outside.

I can’t tell how long we waited. It could be five minutes, it could be five hours. Anyway, for me, it felt like a lifetime. I kept pacing outside the room, anxiety eating at my insides as the clock ticked.

Various images played in my mind and every one of them was something I wasn’t ready to accept.

I would imagine the doctor pushing the bed back out with Valerie lying on it without a breath left. Then another image would play of Valerie looking blank after being paralyzed by the poison and turned into an invalid.

The thoughts became more outrageous as time went by.

When the door finally opened and the doctor walked out alone, I didn’t even have the strength to move one step from my spot.

I thought that my worst fears had come true.

Then the doctor cleared his throat and said, "Don’t worry, Valerie is fine. It’s just that the thing that hurt her is mixed with a material that contains some percentage of cyanide. It is not deadly usually for normal people, but for someone with a weak body like Valerie, it could easily kill her.

She needs to rest for a few days to flash out the poison that has seeped into her blood to prevent any accidents in the future."