Mated To The King’s Gamma By Jessica Hall

Chapter 33

Days later.

Every morning, I woke to candy on the end of my bed from Gannon. Ivy was staying in the King’s old quarters, and no one had been able to get close to her. Not even me. Clarice explained she was fretting for the King, and it turns she-wolves savage. However, because things have been so chaotic around here, I have hardly had a chance to see Gannon. However, he had been leaving candy and craft supplies in my room or his for me to find when I clean it. Which only made me feel more guilty when I found them each day.

This morning was no different when I found a bunch of roses on the end of my bed with chocolate. I pick them up, putting them in a vase on the windowsill before getting ready for work. Today, we were holding funerals for the rogues that were found dead, and I had to help Clarice in the kitchens to cater for it. Grabbing my uniform, I slip it on and move toward the door. Although the moment I step out the door, I find Liam waiting in the hall, leaning against Dustin’s doorframe.

“Gannon spent all afternoon looking for you, Abbie, while you were off with Kade. You still haven’t told him,” Liam states as I close my door.

“I haven’t had a chance because he has been busy,” I tell him, walking past him.

“Have you decided?” he asked, and I sighed; how could I decide when I barely know either of them really, yet I wasn’t sure I could reject Kade. The mate bond was stronger than I was ever told about. It made me crave my mate and filled me with loneliness when he was away.

“Kade is my mate, Liam. It is a blessing from the moon goddess,” I tell him, walking down the stairs.

“Not all mates are blessings. Kade doesn’t want you. He just knows by keeping you. It strengthens him,” he snaps, keeping up with me. I scoffed because it sounded ridiculous. Liam grabs my arm, stopping me.

“He is using you. How can you not see that?” he snaps.

“Using me?” I laugh. “I have nothing to offer him. He isn’t using me, Liam. You know nothing of our relationship.” Now Liam scoffs and folds his arms across his chest.

“So he told you has kids and a wife?” Liam asks, and I blink at him before getting angry. He would say that just because I want to try to make this work with my mate?

“You’re lying,” I growl.

after having his fated mate.” Liam growls at me, and my hand moves before I even

and I gulp when his head whips to the side before turning back to glare at me. “I will let that one slide since I know you are blinded by your bond, but I would not recommend hitting me again.”

stairs to see Gannon walking down them. Liam arches an eyebrow at me before clicking his tongue. “I warned you,” Liam hisses at me, turning to speak to Gannon. Yet my hand reaches out, and I grip his wrist. He looks down at

Liam says before walking off. My eyes dart to Gannon, who watched

to explain why you just slapped my friend?” he asked, gripping my hand that was trembling. He lifts it to his mouth, kissing my knuckles, and I

I was holding off. I didn’t want to tell him

the moon goddess chose for me and I couldn’t throw that away. If I did for Gannon, and Gannon left me, I would have no one but Ivy. Kade told me he couldn’t leave me, that he didn’t want to, that he loved me, and he would

the way Liam left. Yet how did I tell him? How could I tell him that Kade asked me to leave with him? Gannon turns back to me, and my heart felt torn. I

his hands, and I shake my head, tears spilling down my cheeks. “Tell me, whatever it

fix it, Gannon,” I tell him, knowing this wasn’t

pressing his forehead against mine. I try to push him away, but he doesn’t budge, refusing to let me go. He lifts my face,

with his thumbs. “l…I found my mate,” I

I swallow, looking away, unable to meet his gaze. “I found my mate,” I repeat, though this time, my voice sounded dead even to my own ears. Gannon lets me go, stepping away from

I don’t get a chance to answer

to find you over the last few days?” he snaps at

Clarice knew where I was,

is your mate, Abbie?”

I snap, becoming frustrated with everyone telling me

that?” he says, and I instantly regret his words as he looks

back