Chapter 139


    “Why don’t you two go take a walk outside?” Mother suggested, muc


    irritation. “It’s a beautiful night.”


    “Indeed,” Frederick spoke up. “I would love to take you on a walk, Miss Becky.”


    The sound of my name from his mouth made me want to vomit. But I didn’t want to show any signs of


    difort in front of my mother. She was fragile these. days, and I knew her intent was good. She was


    only doing what she thought was


    best for me.


    So, I took a short breath and nodded.


    “Sure,” I said.


    Mother smiled, and without another word, Frederick walked to the door and


    held it open for me.


    We stepped out into the night, and I fought the urge to groan. It was qui out and our district wasn’t


    exactly appealing, so this walk wouldn’t be very ev


    or beautiful.


    We continued down the sidewalks in silence for a moment before Frederick


    turned to me and cleared his throat.


    “So, Miss Becky,” he began, and then he smiled his off-putting smile. “Have you considered my offer?”


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    His offer?


    I simply stared back at him. He hadn’t even bothered to ask me for my hand in marriage. He’d


    expected me to bepletely swept off my feet after a single mediocre date. I knew what he meant by


    his question. His offer was to make an obedient wife out of me and turn my thoughts away from my


    dreams.


    I fought the urge to roll my eyes.


    “No, thank you,” I said politely but firmly. “I appreciate youing to my house tonight to see me, but I


    don’t think we’re…patible. So I’m unfortunately going to have to decline.”


    “Decline?” Frederick asked in surprise, and his fake-charming persona immediately dropped. “What do


    you mean?”


    My stomach threatened to heave again. I couldn’t believe his audacity. I was being more than polite to


    him, even though after our date, I shouldn’t have given him the time of day. I could still remember his


    offhandments about my dress being out of fashion, as well as the quips about my body. I had


    always been very small and thin, and hisments about myck of “womanly curves” still haunted


    me.


    As he stared at me in shock, I nearly scoffed. Frederick clearly couldn’t fathom


    how a girl like me could reject him.


    “I’m just not interested,” I replied simply. “I have a career to think of-”


    “A career?” heughed cruelly, and his eyes narrowed at me. “Miss Becky, you


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    might want to think this over a little further. You’re so young. Sure, you may have ‘dreams’ of a career,


    but girls your age often have their heads in the clouds about such things and don’t tend to look at the


    bigger picture.”


    “Really?” I replied dryly, and I crossed my arms.


    Frederick nodded, unaware of my agitation.


    I shook my head in response. “I don’t want to do this. I have work to attend to in the morning, and I


    need to return home. Thank you for the walk. Good n


    I turned on my heels and had no intention of looking back, but Frederick give me the chance to leave.


    He followed suit and then stood right in front of me.


    “We have much more to discuss,” he insisted. “I’m extremely satisfied with your Becky. You’re the best


    choice I’ve encountered here in Anemond and I think you would make a good wife-”


    The word “satisfied” sickened me immediately. What kind of person referred to another person like


    that? I wasn’t an object.


    I decided then that I wanted to escape. He wasn’t worth any more conversation and especially not a


    polite farewell. He didn’t deserve a second more of my time.


    So, I walked past him and began to head back home. I only got a few steps in before suddenly,


    Frederick stopped me in my tracks and grabbed my wrist, pullin


    me closer to him.


    I froze, a wave of revulsion crashing over me when Frederick touched me. waspletely different


    from how Ss Moses had touched me in the garden. While I’d been angered and taken aback by the


    Beta’s unexpected kiss, I hadn’t felt repulsed. Frederick made me feel as if I was being handled by an


    ugly monster.


    “Let go of me,” I demanded, and I tried to yank my arm away, but Frederick wouldn’t let go.


    “No,” he said firmly as he held me in ce. “We still have more to discuss-”


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    “No!” I shouted back, and I continued to struggle.


    “There’s no reason to be shy,” Frederick insisted. “Please, Becky, just stay here. If you ept my offer,


    I’ll be such a great husband to you. You’ll see. I’m the ideal match for you-”


    “I said, let me go!” I shouted again, and I raised my foot to kick Frederick’s shin. I was going to hit back


    as hard as I could and then run all the way back to my house. From there, I was going to lock the door


    and call Cas sandra. Her closeness with the Alpha King might be able to grant me some security.


    But just as I was about to deliver the blow, something shed and Frederick was knocked to the


    ground, releasing my wrist in the


    My breath caught in my throat as I stared up at my savior.


    Ss Moses. His breathtaking golden eyes red with ferocity as he stood. above Frederick. Frederick,


    meanwhile, groaned in pain and held his hands against his abdomen.


    I was stunned. Everything had happened so quickly that it barely registered in my mind.


    What was Ss doing here?


    But I couldn’t linger on my confusion too long. Ss suddenly reached down and grabbed Frederick by


    the shirt. His nostrils were red and a growl escaped him


    He was going to hurt him!


    “Stop!” I called out. While Frederick certainly deserved to be punished. such a creep and a scoundrel, it


    was clear that Ss was out for blood. The Bet grasped onto Frederick tighter, but before he could


    deliver another blow, I touched


    his arm.


    “Ss, please,” I pleaded, and suddenly, Ss softened. My sudden touch. seemed to calm him down,


    but when he nced at me, it was obvious he was still


    out for blood.


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    Part of me wanted to let him continue until Frederick’s miserable, terrible fac was bashed in. I wanted


    to see that awful man pay for the way he had grabbed r the way he’d insulted me. But the other part


    knew what scrutiny Ss would face he followed through and killed the man.


    After a moment, the Beta took a breath and released his hold on Frederick.


    Frederick gasped for breath and then scrambled to his feet.


    “Stay away from her,” Ss growled with disgust. “If you ever c try to harm her ever again, I’lle


    back here and kill you. That’s a p


    Frederick’s face went pale and his eyes nearly burst out of his skull. He and without another word, he


    turned on his heels and ran.


    Once he was gone, anger stirred within me.


    “I don’t need you to fight my battles for me,” I huffed. “What are you even doin! here? Why did you step


    in?”


    I couldn’t understand why Ss Moses had intervened.


    He frowned as if it were obvious.


    “You’re my mate,” he said. “Why wouldn’t I help you?”


    Mate?


    I scoffed. “Oh, so we’re mates again? Interesting, since I didn’t see yesterday. This back and forth is


    giving me whish, Ss.”


    I despised being toyed with. So, I decided then that I was going to leav finally go back to my mother’s


    house. This was all too much for me.


    I wasn’t a ything for men to fight over. I was an independent person who deserved more than either


    of them was offering me.


    But just as I was about to leave, Ss gently touched my arm, and before I


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    could react, he pulled my wrist up close to his lips and kissed the spot where Frederick had forcefully


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