An Enemy Called Mate

XANDER

I exhaled, and Rose raised her gaze.

“And you know what’s worse?” Rose continued, her voice growing more and more agitated. “Since she doesn’t have you, she’s going after your brother!”

At that moment, my temper flared and I snapped, “Enough! Just stop it.”

Rose’s jaw dropped and she blinked in shock. “Wait, what? Why should I stop?”

She let out a gasp, “Don’t tell me you are blindly supporting her… Oh, wait.”

She glanced up, and stared at me with suspicion in her eyes, “Have you both been intimate?!”

My eyebrows shot up in disbelief. I couldn’t believe that she would even think such a thing, let alone say it out loud.

“What? No, of course not! That’s ridiculous! What kind of person do you think I am?” I sputtered.

Rose hesitated, looking slightly abashed. “I’m sorry. I just… I don’t know. I’m just worried about you and me, and I don’t want you to be with another woman. I just… I’m not sure about her.”

With that, she sprang to her feet and walked away. Meanwhile, I took a deep breath, trying to be calm.

I lifted my gaze to where Rose was staring at earlier. To my utmost surprise, I spotted Ziva and Alexei on the landing. Ziva chuckled at his statement and spoke like a close friend or lover would do.

It made me a bit annoyed. What if Rose was right?

Hastily, I strode to the staircase and reached the landing. As soon as I reached there, I noticed that Alexei held Ziva’s left hand with his left hand like they were preparing for a ballroom waltz dance.

Hold on, I and Ziva never danced together. So, why is she interested in dancing with Alexei?

A restless feeling settled deep in my stomach. I won’t watch this happen.

“Alpha, the other Alphas need to speak with you,” A guard said, approaching me.

I didn’t even mind him. I disrupted Alexei and Ziva’s dance by grabbing Ziva’s right hand. When her gaze fell on me, she furrowed her brows, clearly taken aback by my sudden interruption.

I turned to Alexei and ordered with my Alpha aura, “Let her go.”

“But-” Before Alexei could complete his statement, I dragged Ziva away as her hand loosened from his grip.

I could feel Alexei’s eyes burning into my back, but I ignored him and continued to drag Ziva away.

“What are you doing? Let go of me,” Ziva shouted.

I released her grip, just like she wanted, and faced her, “Stop speaking to Alexei.”

She furrowed her brows and before she could utter a word, I continued, “Don’t speak to him, and don’t even look at him.”

ZIVA

Alpha Xander walked away before I could respond to his statements. He sounded so annoyed, and I could not understand why he wanted me to stay away from Alexei.

I returned to my room to check if the Crystal Moon was intact in my purse. Yes, it was and I could not wait till the next day.

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With the prepared divorce papers clasped in my hand, I walked towards Alpha Xander’s office. As soon as I reached there, I knocked and heard his calm response, “Come in.”

Then, I opened the door quietly and stepped into his office.

“What are you doing here?” Alpha Xander questioned, glancing up from the document he held.

“Last night, I thought about a lot of things and decided. Let’s get divorced,” I uttered with a firm tone.

He stared at me, his blue eyes flashing with surprise, and then he chuckled.

“Is this a joke?” He asked.

I shook my head politely and continued, “I’m serious. Dead serious. To be precise, here are the papers.”

I dropped the divorce papers on the table and boldly said, “I signed the papers already. As soon as you sign it, it is done.”

“Do you know what you are doing?” He sounded serious this time, “Once I sign this, our packs will be divided. There will be a bloody war!”

Without saying another word, Alpha Xander snatched the papers from me and tore them angrily.

“We won’t get divorced. Not until I say we should,” He voiced out, and just then, the door flew open.

“Alpha, the thief confessed-” Lance spoke, but upon seeing me, he paused. He glanced at Alpha Xander, then at me, perhaps he noticed how tense the atmosphere was.

“I should leave you two,” I spoke, breaking the silence in the room.

As soon as I reached the door, I shut it behind me and I didn’t leave. I intended to eavesdrop on Alpha Xander and Lance’s conversation.

From what I recall, Lance mentioned a thief’s confession, which leads me to remember the man who was chased by some guards. He should be the thief Lance was talking about.

The silence in the room was broken by footsteps. Then, Lance’s voice echoed, “Is everything alright?”

“Yes, yes,” Alpha Xander replied quickly.

“You look annoyed-”

“Can you just talk about why you are here?” Alpha Xander interrupted.

“The thief with the fake Crystal Moon confessed. He stole it because he needed some funds for himself and his family.”

“Oh great… An excuse for a crime.” Alpha Xander’s voice trailed off, “You know I don’t care about that, just behead him.”

My heart skipped upon what he said. I held my breath and panicked inwardly.

“We will, but the fake Crystal Moon is missing. The thief mentioned that he dropped it while running.”

“Obviously, another thief picked it up. Behead the both of them.”

“But-”

“No buts, no questions. Just do as I say, behead the two thieves.”Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

With that, I rushed into my room, not wanting to be caught while eavesdropping.

My heart thumped at the thought of being beheaded. Oh my goodness! Sweat dripped down my forehead.

I bent and brought out my purse. I opened the purse and the fake Crystal Moon was there. I touched it with my bare hands, and I didn’t feel any warmth or hot feeling.