Mate?

Maybe these vampires have skeletons in their closets too. Oh… wait the whole race itself is a skeleton. Sigh…

Serene put her hand on Lenora.

"Sometimes, the biggest mistake is being mute. Don't be mute because you are scared. If you are scared now then… you have to be scared for the rest of your life," Serene said patting the back of Lenora's hand.

Lenora was getting nervous looking at Maximus. She can say he was beyond pissed when he heard Ophelia's words.

She doesn't have Werewolf rules. But she knew… if they don't mark their wife then she won't be his by soul and heart but she would be his wife only in name. She really wants to love her husband not just because he was her escape but also… she felt an unknown attraction toward him.

And here… Ophelia was trying to ruin. She wondered if Ophelia was really her mother.

If she was, how could she do this to her own daughter?

But… on deeper thought, she never shared one matching feature of her. They both never look like mother and daughter.

Maybe she wasn't her mother.

Something in her mind assured her that Ophelia wasn't her mother. She started chanting she wasn't her mother. That's when Serene placed her palm over her hand. She felt calming as her warmth passed over her.

As a Vampire, she should not accept the warmth but she liked Serene's warmth. Her words made her realize how big a mistake she was making.

She shall tell everyone that she wasn't to be taken lightly. She's the daughter of Eudora Clamantine Dee's daughter. The daughter of Ophelia sits down like this…. Like a useless person. It's time to open her mouth. If she doesn't open her mouth now, she has to shut her mouth all her life. Indeed… the biggest mistake was being mute. She was a mute two years ago that made her dearest people go away from her. She won't let that repeat again. Voicing out… this has to be her first step toward the change. A change for herself, her future and her race, and her life.

She wasn't going to take it lightly.

"Enough!!" Lenora opened her mouth for the first time, slapping the table.

"I never acknowledged you as a mother! And my mother is her highness, Eudora! She brought me up from my childhood. I never saw you taking care of me. Now… you dare to say I am your daughter! Have some shame!"

"Now… Apologize to my future sister-in-law!" Lenora said.

Maximus was shocked at the turn of events. His future wife looked weak and fragile. And there was an unhidden layer of sadness under her eyes. Her lifeless eyes were saying countless stories. The moment when she said the words Eudora was her mother… he sensed an emotion that's sadness and grief from her. But she masked it quickly.

[Mine!!!] His wolf said inside him.

[What do you mean?] He asked his wolf.

[Our MATE!!!!] His wolf yelled.

[But our mate died.] Maximus said.

[She is our second mate!] His wolf said exactly.

Indeed, his words were right. He was barely hanging from the time… he came into her proximity. When he walked on the red carpet, his nose picked up a beautiful and aromatic scent that belonged to her. It smelled like strawberry mixed with jasmine. It's a unique scent that made him crave it. But remembering that this was a political marriage and given that his mate was dead, he didn't think too much about it.

What was this?

Did the moon goddess send him a second mate?

The miraculous second mate thing was happening to him!?!

Many just said that there was no second mate… but now he met her. But was this true?

Maybe… he needs to check it. His thoughts were interrupted when he saw that Ophelia apologized with a lot of 'sincerity'. Note the sarcasm here.