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"Oh, God..." How can he say something like that to her? Instinctively, she took a step back, away from him.

"That was the instinct I had. That was the instinct I was riding on. If I had caught you...if Alphose hadn't stopped me..." He paused and shook his head, "I hate humans, Ismena. It is so deep, I do not know where my hatred ended and the part of me that is a mountain lion's own began. It is my hate for your kind that feeds the hate and the rage of that part of me. I can't un-hate your kind."

"Today, if I had caught you in the form of the mountain lion, I would have killed you in the most horrible way. Alphose was stopping me and I hurt him too, just to get to you. Not only can I not mate you, but having sexual intimacies with you will also be very dangerous for you because I have a part of me that loathes everything you are."

The tears were threatening again, but Ismena blinked them back so hard.

God, she does not want to cry for this. She does not want to cry for this tragedy that is her life. At least, not here.

"I heard the things you went through—"

"You heard nothing, Ismena." He whirled around and faced her again. Anger filled his blue eyes, "You heard nothing. You have no idea what I went through...what my people went through...what the wolf-clan went through..." His eyes darkened, "You have no idea what Nalaila went through."

The fact that he called that woman's name wasn't helping her at all.

"She's the main reason you are being this way, right? She is the main reason you don't want to be with me...not even to save my life, right?" Please, say no.

"Yes." He didn't bait an eyelash.

Jealousy and pain fixed together, burning through Ismena's chest like an acid. The room was suddenly suffocating for her, she needed to leave this place. She needed to breathe...away from here.

It's suddenly too much. Being chased by a huge lion. Almost meeting death twice today. Being rejected so blatantly. Being told so bluntly that the rejection is mainly because of his hate for her kind and another woman. It was too much.

It was becoming hard to battle these tears, so she has to go away from here or she will embarrass herself.

She faced the door and walked towards it.

But at the door, she stopped and turned.

She can still feel him on her tongue, in her throat. She can still taste him, this man that hates everything she represents. This man that is her mate. This man that will not claim her because of another woman. This man that will not claim her, not even for her to live.

"I have been here in Naturiah for nine days, I have learned quite a lot about your people and your ways by being here. I have also learned that a potential mate who hasn't been claimed can be compatible to more than one unmated male, but whoever claims her first becomes her mate, right?"

Wolfariane turned around and looked at her. He has no idea where she was going with that. "Not in all cases, but yes. Sometimes, a potential mate's compatibility can match more than one, it depends on who she is most compatible with or which of them claims her first. Why?"

"I am dying, Wolfariane." She raised her chin proudly, "If I'm going to die, I still have a few more things in my list I'm going to explore before I die which includes 'Having A One-night-stand' and 'Having A Constant Fuck Buddy'. Eline mentioned a club before, so I know for sure that Naturiah has a club. I am going to the club tonight."

She faced the door then, "Who knows, I might find another changeling male who I'm compatible with, who I can start fucking and it'll keep me alive."

She paused, "But even if I don't find another compatible mate, it doesn't matter. I'm still going to fuck around and fulfill my list while I wait for my death. I'm going to the club tonight." With that, she walked out of the bedroom.

CHAPTER 35. HIS SCENT.

"Are you really going to the club?" Eline asked her friend disbelievingly, from the door.

"Yes," Was all Ismena answered as she stood before the old mirror and sampled another dress.

Eline was sad watching her friend who has been trying to find 'an appropriate dress' for a while now. She'd been cooking in the kitchen when Ismena walked into the house with tears in her eyes, her shoulders drawn in defeatedly.

She'd asked, and the human female had told her that she confirmed with the Alpha King. Indeed, she is his mate, but he rejected her.

Eline had expected to hear that, but still it made her sad hearing it. She consoled Ismena as the human female cried her heart out.

Then, all of a sudden, the woman wiped her tears and declared that she'll be going to the club.

"The Club!? I'm not sure that is such a good idea, Ismena." It is in fact a bad idea, for a lot of reasons.

She'd tried explaining those reasons, but Ismena wouldn't hear of them.

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