Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 77

Chapter 77: MATE AND MARK
***** Zenith’s first life *****

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***Dawn’s POV***

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Zenith’s lips were cold, just like what Dawn expected. They were as cold as his personality, but his touch was tender. Somehow, the rough alpha could hold her in the gentlest way possible.

Zenith ended the kiss, but Dawn still could feel it. She stared at him and for the first time, her eyes lit up with the anticipation, as he took off her robe and left her naked, standing in front of him.

Dawn breathed deeply, she lowered her head and tried to cover her nakedness with her hair, but Zenith was having none of it, as he pulled down her hand and kissed her again.

This time, his kiss was not as gentle as before, he pushed her toward the bed and when the back of her knees touched the edge of the bed, Zenith laid her down, he breathed raggedly and Dawn blushed when she felt how hard he was.

“There is no going back from this,” Zenith growled against her lips.

“The past is not a place I want to visit.”

Four years.

Dawn didn’t even know how she could go through those four years, everything was blurry. She didn’t remember she did something that worth to remember. Her memories about her former pack started fading away too.

Her life there and all the pain that she felt because of what Blake and Emily had done to her was only a fraction in her mind.

Nothing was important. She had lived in this numbness for so long, she forgot how to feel and this bond was her last hope to feel something…

“Ah!” Dawn cried when she felt Zenith positioned himself between her legs and started to move his body. She could feel him down there, warm and hard.

“It will be hurt,” Zenith warned her.

However, Dawn couldn’t care less about the pain. She needed to feel it, she wanted to feel it. She wanted him to hurt her, so she could get rid of this numbness.

Dawn didn’t want to admit it, but she was alone for so long, she craved this connection, the bond or whatever Zenith could offer to her.

“Do it,” Dawn said breathlessly and she could feel the growl that thundered in his chest when he started to thrust her deeper and harder.

Dawn bit her lips, she felt her body was being torn apart, but she still didn’t tell him to stop.

But thankfully, the pain didn’t last for long, because not long after, the pain subsided significantly and it was replaced by this unfamiliar tension in her lower body, her stomach knot and her ragged breath turned into moans.

Zenith kissed the sweet spot on her neck and cup her breast, he pinched her nipple, which made Dawn’s toes curled in delight and when Dawn was no longer able to hold back this building tension within her and her climax was very near, her body shuddered, as she got her release.

The pleasure racked her body.

However, it didn’t last long because a moment later, a sharp pain burned her skin when Zenith sunk his teeth on her neck, marked her as his.

The pain was almost unbearable, Dawn thrashed her body and tried to push him away, but once it started, Zenith couldn’t stop, or else it would put her life in danger.

The pain and the pleasure were very overwhelming, tears streamed down her face, as Dawn wailed in pain.

Out there, the night was very quiet, while inside the room, it filled with the sound of her cries and the bond was formed.

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It took Dawn two weeks to finally wake up after their mating and marking ceremony, by that time, the king and his entourage had left the north.

But, it took Dawn another week to be able to regain her strength, as her body still adjusted to her mark and it was two more week to nourish her body before Dawn was completely healthy.

Right now, she stared at her reflection on the mirror, the mark on her neck had healed and it looked beautiful on her skin.

All this time, Dawn rarely met with Zenith, because he used to come so late and go very early.

“Here, your tonic. You need to drink this so you can feel better faster,” Aurel said. She handed her the cup and waited for her to finish it up.

Ever since Dawn woke up, Aurel would be by her side, helping her to nourish her body. There was nothing wrong with it, because she was a healer. More so, she started to warm up with her. There was no more nasty look, or so Dawn thought…

“How is it? Feeling better?” Aurel asked.

“Yes.” Dawn nodded. She would feel this warm and fuzzy feeling after drinking the tonic.

“What are you planning for today?” Aurel asked, she looked excited.

“Zenith asked me to come with him to the training ground.”

“Oh, he must be wanted to introduce you to his warriors. You need to make a good impression.” Aurel then proceeded to tell Dawn that she had to familiar herself to the warriors. She needed to smile often and chat with them.

“Should I do that?”

“Of course. You need to befriend them all.”

And when Zenith took her to the training ground, Dawn tried, but the alpha didn’t look happy with her attempt to know these warriors better.

“You are being too friendly with them.”

That was what Darius told Dawn when she asked, why Zenith looked annoyed. Apparently, she was here to be introduced to the warriors, as their luna, not for her to warm up with them.

“You need to know your position,” Axel said sharply.

Dawn felt bad, but when she told Aurel about this, the healer said that she was being ridiculous to think that way.

“The alpha is jealous. That’s a good thing.” Aurel looked excited. “It meant, he cared for you.”

Dawn frowned. She was not sure which one was right, because she couldn’t trust her own judgement. Her mind would go blank every now and then and the way she lost track of time was getting worse.

One day, she spent staring at her plate for two hours straight. She didn’t touch her food and was only snapped when Zenith came to her, he looked furious.

“What do you want?”

“What?” Dawn couldn’t understand why he was suddenly angry with her.

“Do you want to starve yourself?”

“No. I don’t.”

Her answer only made Zenith became even more furious. He literally growled at her. “I will take you back to your pack, now eat your food and don’t make a ruckus.”

After saying that, Zenith went out of the room, he looked very livid than usual.

“Why I want to go to my pack?” Dawn immediately stood up and looked for Zenith, but she couldn’t find him. She tried to track him down, but no one could tell her where he was.

People looked at her with this sinister look, as if Dawn had committed a grave crime, but right now, she only wanted to meet with Zenith.

Finally, she found him. The alpha was in an empty room with Aurel.