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"You will be mine, Emma," he growls. "You will be my mate forever."
"Continue the mating ceremony, priest," he addresses the priest.
"Yes, lord Anil'ha," the priest responds.
He walks towards me and crouches down to my level. He smells like cinnamon. His face is covered in a mask. It covers most of his mouth.
"Are you ready, Emma?" he asks me softly.
"NO!" I shout back. "Go away, let me go!"
"Just calm down," he whispers to me. "There is no other way. You are Anil'ha's mate."
I shake my head. "No, just let me go."
"Emma, you must fight your fear and accept your fate," he tells me.
I shake my head again. "No, I don't want to be his mate."
"If you refuse, I will have the priest kill you," Anil'ha warns me.
I can't take it anymore. "Please, just kill me," I beg him.
The priest starts chanting again and lifts me from the ground. He pulls me close and places the bowl between my legs. I'm completely naked and covered in ice crystals.
"I'll never love you, Anil'ha," I whisper to him.
"That's why you belong to me," he growls.
I look up at him and tears roll down my cheeks. I'm not ready to be his mate. I will never be his mate.
"Stop this madness!" A familiar voice shouts from across the room.
Anil'ha turns around and looks at the person who spoke. It's Dhakar. He's standing next to Torr and Hexal. They're holding swords.
I look at Dhakar. I see him out of the corner of my eye. He looks so handsome in his armor. "DHAKAR," I scream.
Anil'ha pulls me close. He touches my forehead and the necklace he gave me. Tears stream down my face and I start screaming.
"Let her go!" Dhakar yells. "She doesn't want to be yours."
"Shut up!," Anil'ha snarls.
Dhakar charges forward and strikes Anil'ha in the chest with his sword. Anil'ha falls backward and lands on the floor. He clutches his chest and cries out in pain.
"Get off me!" Anil'ha screams.
"Why did you do that?" Anil'ha demands.
"Because she doesn't want to be your mate you fucking idiot," Dhakar answers.
Anil'ha gets up and rushes towards Dhakar. He grabs Dhakar by his armor and throws him against the wall. Dhakar slides down and lands on the ground.
"Enough!" Anil'ha orders.
Dhakar gets back to his feet and stands in front of me. "Give me my mate and leave."
"She is mine," Anil'ha says. "She belongs to me... she's my slave and I can do what I wish with her."
