Chapter SixThe King’s : Mate
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The grand hall descended into complete chaos.
“Impossible…”
“An omega?”
“The king must be mistaken!”
Shock spread across every face as whispers exploded throughout the room.
Katerina could barely hear them.
Her entire body had gone numb.
Mate.
The word echoed endlessly inside her mind.
This couldn’t be real.
Not her.
Not an omega servant everyone despised.
Yet Ethan Draven still knelt before her, his piercing blue eyes locked onto hers with terrifying certainty.
“You are mine,” he repeated quietly.
The possessiveness in his voice sent shivers through the entire hall.
Katerina’s wolf stirred wildly inside her.
Mine.
Her breathing became uneven.
No matter how impossible it felt—
The bond was real.
“Katerina…”
Kai’s voice broke through the silence sharply.
She turned slightly.
For the first time since entering the hall, Kai looked shaken.
Not angry.
Not jealous.
Just… stunned.
As if he could not believe the girl he spent years protecting had suddenly become the mate of the most powerful wolf alive.
Meanwhile Alpha Lucien looked furious.
“This is absurd,” Lucien snapped coldly. “Your Majesty, there must be some mistake.”
The hall immediately became silent again.
Nobody dared question the Immortal Wolf King openly.
Nobody except Lucien.
Ethan slowly stood to his full height.
The atmosphere instantly grew heavier.
Terrifyingly heavy.
His cold gaze shifted toward Lucien.
And for one brief moment—
Fear flashed across the future Alpha’s face.
“You question me?” Ethan asked calmly.
That calm voice felt far more dangerous than shouting.
Lucien clenched his jaw tightly but forced himself to speak.
“She is only an omega servant.”
The insult echoed across the room.
Katerina lowered her gaze automatically.
Only an omega.
Words she heard her entire life.
But this time—
Ethan’s expression darkened instantly.
A dangerous growl rumbled through the hall.
Several wolves instinctively stepped backward.
Then Ethan spoke.
“She is my mate.”
Four simple words.
Yet powerful enough to silence everyone completely.
The king himself had acknowledged her publicly.
Not as an omega.
Not as a servant.
But as his mate.
Luna Vanessa quickly stepped forward before Lucien could make things worse.
“Please forgive my son, Your Majesty,” she said smoothly. “Tonight’s events simply shocked everyone.”
Unlike Lucien, Vanessa hid her emotions carefully.
But her sharp eyes toward Katerina were cold.
Very cold.
Katerina immediately felt uneasy.
This was bad.
Very bad.
The entire pack already hated omegas.
Now she had humiliated them before the most important guests in the kingdom.
“Katerina.”
Her name sounded strange coming from Ethan’s lips.
Soft.
Possessive.
He reached toward her slowly.
Katerina instinctively flinched.
The movement was small.
Barely noticeable.
But Ethan saw it.
And suddenly the terrifying pressure surrounding him became colder.
“Who hurt you?” he asked quietly.
The question shocked everyone.
An immortal king asking about an omega’s wellbeing?
Impossible.
Katerina quickly shook her head.
“N-No one.”
Ethan stared at her silently.
As if he already knew she was lying.
Before the uncomfortable silence could continue—
Damian stepped forward smoothly with his usual lazy smile.
“Well,” he announced casually, “this certainly made the ceremony more interesting.”
Several nervous wolves laughed awkwardly.
Only Damian could speak normally in moments like this.
His golden eyes shifted toward Lena briefly.
She still looked completely shocked beside the servants.
Damian smirked slightly.
Cute.
“Kai,” Ethan suddenly called calmly.
Kai straightened immediately.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Bring my mate to the royal chambers.”
The words stunned Katerina completely.
Royal chambers?
Her?
“I…” she whispered nervously. “Y-Your Majesty, there must be some misunderstanding—”
“There is none.”
His voice left no room for argument.
Katerina’s chest tightened.
Panic slowly replaced her shock.
Everything was happening too fast.
The mate bond.
The attention.
The stares.
She felt like the entire world had suddenly turned upside down.
Then Ethan stepped closer.
Close enough for only her to hear.
“You’re trembling,” he murmured softly.
Katerina’s breath caught.
The terrifying king’s voice had become strangely gentle.
And somehow—
That frightened her even more.
Because deep inside—
A dangerous part of her wanted to trust him.
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