An Enemy Called Mate

XANDER

I took hurried steps toward Ziva. Breathing heavily as I tried to reach her since she was distant, the soles of my shoe were slapped against the ground roughly.

Then, Ziva turned around. Perhaps she heard the slapping sound and was eager to know the source of the sound. I took my chance, I rushed towards her, and finally… I reached her.RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

She glanced at me, and whispered, “You should go now. This place is very close to the Pack-”

Before she could continue her statement, I cupped her cheeks and crashed my lips against her soft lips.

As I pressed my lips against Zivas, she leaned into the kiss, almost deepening it. But then she suddenly pulled away and pushed me, breaking the kiss.

“No,” she said, her eyes wide with shock. “You should leave.” She stepped back, putting some distance between us.

With that, I received a mind link from Lance and I had to leave. I didn’t even explain to Ziva or tell her why I was leaving. It was important, so I rushed towards my car and sped off quickly.

As soon as I reached my Pack, I met Lance with his head hung low.

“Alpha, we received a disunion contract from Alpha Darwin,” Lance explained with his hunched shoulders as he handed some documents to me.

I grabbed the documents, glanced at them, and read them before speaking with an authoritative, firm tone, “I will sign it.”

“What?” Lance uttered, with his jaw dropped. He reached me and spoke, trying to convince me, “Once you sign it, our packs will not be united, and he might-”

“I know, I will sign it. But you and the warriors should be prepared,” I spoke firmly.

Then, I dropped the documents on the table, signed them, and handed them back to him.

“I should get changed now,” I responded.

He nodded and bowed. Meanwhile, I walked out of the room.

Out of the blue, I spotted Rose. She was in her room, but I could see her because the door was wide open. Also, I noticed the way she dragged her luggage roughly.

When a few Omegas tried to assist her, she insisted on taking it herself. She seemed serious and annoyed.

I felt concerned about her because she is my mate so I have to care. Walking into her room, the Omegas gave each other knowing glances, then they excused us politely.

“What’s going on? You didn’t inform me that you are going on a trip,” I asked Rose, gazing at her with concern. Instantly, she narrowed her eyes and scoffed.

“Trip? Does this look like I’m going on a trip?!” Rose asked, with a firm, annoyed tone. She huffed angrily and snapped, “I’m leaving, Xander!”

Instantly, my knees became weak.

Tsk, she must be joking.

I expected her to laugh or chuckle, and say it was a joke, but she didn’t. She seemed to be serious as she had never spoken to me that way. What’s going on?

I chuckled, “Rose, tell me this is a joke.”

Rose snapped again, “It is not! I can’t tolerate you and that Ziva witch!”

“Ziva?” I paused, trying to make sense of what she said, “What does she have to do with us?”

“Don’t you dare say us! Our bond is slowly slipping away and you… You continue to support that sly witch!” Rose yelled, her voice rising with irritation in her tone.

I corrected her, “You have no right to speak about her that way. And I have-”

She interrupted, “She stole the Crystal Moon and absconded. But you two met, yet you didn’t even try to punish her or have the Crystal Moon back!”

“I’m trying, Rose! I’m trying my best.”

“Trying your best? Yeah, yeah. I was there. You kissed that witch when you had a mate. Do you even consider me as your mate or am I still dead to you?!” Rose questioned, causing me to be stunned.

“How can you say that? I loved you,” I muttered, trying to make Rose calm or convince her to not leave this mansion.

She snorted, “Loved… Yes. You loved me, but not anymore. You know what, I reject you.”

I tried to reach for her arm to convince her, but she pushed my hand away.

“I reject this mating bond, Xander!” Her voice echoed loudly, piercing directly into my chest. It made me stagger backward and fall on my knees as the force of her words felt like a physical blow.

A shot of pain hit my chest, as my chest ached. I clenched it and groaned silently while struggling to breathe. Rejection – it was worse than I could have imagined.

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I was in a daze after recovering from the rejection. Rose left the pack and Alexei made things worse by showing me proof that Rose married Doctor Eugene in the human city and they had children.

I felt betrayed. She didn’t even inform me about her marriage or her kids. Things didn’t end that way.

After I and Darwin’s pack disunion, a stronger pack started waging war against my pack. It wasn’t easy at all, and the most important thing was the Crystal Moon.

I and Ziva spoke over the phone, and we planned that she needed to steal the Crystal Moon.

ZIVA

The meeting with Alpha Xander was complicated. First, the tension, then the unexpected kiss.

I picked up my pace, my heart racing as I moved toward the room where the Crystal Moon was stored.

Luckily, Alpha Darwin left the Pack for an Alpha’s meeting. Also, Tania and her mother were busy, they were not interested in keeping the Crystal Moon anyway.

As I moved, I spotted the guards standing outside the room. They stood with their chests puffed out and their backs ramrod straight.

They looked muscular and they didn’t take their eyes off the door, like the room itself was a treasure to protect. Even a slight noise from me can cause them to mind-link Alpha Darwin or report me.

Without thinking twice, I proceeded to the next step. I covered my nose with a handkerchief and grabbed a spray bottle from my bag. I released the content in the bottle and moved away from that area.

Soon, the men slumped to the floor, thanks to the contents of the bottle. Meanwhile, I was happy that the content worked perfectly.

Realizing that the guards were unconscious, I rushed into the Crystal Moon room.

Woohoo! Behold, the Crystal Moon was before me. It was placed on a golden stand, an expensive stand I guess…

I didn’t hesitate to put on my gloves to take the Crystal Moon away.

Slowly, I reached for the Crystal Moon and touched it, with my gaze never leaving It. As I touched it, I felt a sudden, sharp jolt of pain, as if I had been hit by a bolt of lightning.

A wave of dizziness washed over me, as my legs became wobbly. I fell with a loud thud vibrating throughout the room.

Then, I saw a pair of walking boots moving toward the Crystal Moon.

“Don’t,” I managed to say, but the person didn’t seem to care. The person left the room and I felt my soul slowly sink into darkness.

“Ziva…” I heard a feminine voice say.

My eyes fluttered open immediately, as I tried to analyze my surroundings.

I was in a room, the guest room with Mum.

“I followed you to the Crystal Moon room earlier, so I brought you here before anyone could notice a thing,” Mum uttered, but my head was spinning.

I tried to recall what happened earlier, but it felt like my head was banging, causing it to be difficult for me to remember.

“Dear, the Crystal Moon is missing,” Mum said, with a worried expression on her face. I nodded in response, recalling the way someone in the boots took the Crystal Moon.

“Someone stole it,” I managed to say, as I touched my forehead.

“Hold on… Mum, did you see the thief?” I questioned, with curiosity tinged in my voice as I glanced at Mum directly.