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[Jade’s pov]

My heart raced as I stood in the room, watching the enigmatic figure of lycan alpha Kaldir re-enter. He had disappeared for a moment earlier, leaving me bewildered and anxious. I needed answers and I mustered the courage to confront him, demanding to know who he was and what he wanted from me.

His intense gaze met mine, and he wore a mysterious yet reassuring smile. Kaldir's voice was surprisingly calm as he assured me that he meant no harm. “I am glad that you are feeling well now and are ready to talk. As I said earlier, my name is Kaldir and you are my rightful lycan mate.” He claimed that I was his lycan mate, a statement that left me utterly baffled. Lycan mate? What did he mean by that?

As he approached cautiously, I couldn't help but feel a mix of fear and fascination. There was an undeniable pull in his presence, something that drew me in despite my apprehensions. "I still don't understand. Lycan mate? What does that even mean?" I tried to make sense of his words, trying to decipher the meaning behind them.

"It means that our destinies are entwined, that we are connected on a level deeper than you can imagine. Our souls are bound, and I have been searching for you for a long time." He settled on the bed in front of me, being careful not to startle me. His presence was both commanding and gentle, and I found myself torn between wanting to push him away and wanting to know more about him.

In his eyes, I noticed a glimmer of vulnerability, as if he too was unsure about this encounter. "But why? Why me? I'm sure you are mistaken because I already have a mate." I tried to make sense, claiming that maybe he was mistaken and I was not his mate. It was a strange feeling, seeing this powerful man show a softer side. His words echoed in my mind, and I couldn't shake the strange connection that seemed to form between us.

Uncertain of what to do, I cautiously remained seated, allowing him to stay near. There was a part of me that wanted to trust him, to believe that he meant me no harm. But at the same time, I couldn't ignore the nagging doubts in my mind. All I cared was about the safety of my child who belonged to alpha Ragnar and I could not risk anything for our child.

As we sat in silence, the air thick with tension and curiosity, I couldn't help but wonder what this encounter meant for me. "There is nothing ordinary about you, Zillah. You possess a strength and a spirit that sets you apart from others. Our kind is rare, you are a white lycan and born for me. And when we find our lycan mate, it is a powerful and sacred bond. Stronger than those of werewolves, me finding you means the nullification of the previous mate of yours."

Little did I know that this meeting would mark the beginning of a journey filled with deceit. And a bond that would defy everything, i had no clue that meeting Kaldir would cause a trouble, more like a storm in my life. Only if i had known that he was meaning the truth and meeting him meant Ragnar’s freedom to go back to Clara.
My mind was racing, struggling to process all the information. I felt a mix of fear, doubt, and a strange sense of discomfort with the words he spoke. "So, what does this bond mean? What am I supposed to do now with my previous mate?” I yelled in disbelief as tears began to roll out of my eyes knowing that i had to leave Ragnar and that was not easy for me.

"No, no! You are mistaken. I already have a mate and I have his child in my belly. There is no way I can be your mate when I am carrying someone else’s child.” I tried to explain to him while he stared at me carefully and keenly. I was sure that he might understand but it seems that he was adamant on making me his mate. The notion scared me because that meant sharing intimacy.

"I understand your uncertainty about our bond, Zillah. It is a lot to take in at once especially when pregnancy hormones are clouding your mind. I never wanted to burden you with this at the moment, but fate has its own plans when I finally found the whereabouts of yours. You have a choice, though. You can walk away from all of this, and I won't force you into anything."

“However, I doubt that you might even want to go back to that spineless alpha named Ragnar. From last I heard that he was taking you back to the gravestone pack. And when he found that you were not there in the car, he went towards your brother Zilver. I am sure that he never told you that you were rightfully a lycan’s mate and not a werewolf’s as that alpha Ragnar assumes.”

I had no clue what and how to conclude that information which had swept me off my feet. His words surprised me as that information was never something I had expected in any way. I had expected him to accept this fate, but instead, his words made me feel disgusted. Kaldir glanced at his watch while he sat beside me on the bed with a smirk as he stared at me intently.

“Right now he might be at your brother’s place who still had not told him the truth. Certainly that Ragnar will find you but when he will come to know about you being a lycan’s mate, he will back off from his stance of claiming you as his mate. And if he did not I will make sure he does.” Kaldir spoke in a confident tone as if he had some underlying meaning behind those words.