The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate

Zayd laid Quinn down on the bed in front of the doctor, then stepped outside when the man in white asked him to. Quinn's father was already seated by the door, and Zayd took a seat beside him. “Has this ever happened before?”

“Never...Quinn has never gotten sick...she’s strong, she barely even gets hurt.”

“Then this..." Zayd sighed, running his hand through his hair. “Let's wait to hear what the doctor says.”

And so, they waited until the doctor stepped out of the room an hour later. Both Zayd and Derrick stood up, looking at him expectantly.

“She's alright, but unfortunately, if she had taken more than what she already has, she'd be in a more dangerous position.”

"What are you talking about?” Zayd asked him.

“Niphrone, we found it in her blood. If you do not know, then it is a poison that carries no scent. I don't know how she got her hands on it, but it is dangerous to werewolves. It can weaken, suppress or kill our wolves. In her case, her wolf was weakened, but thank goddess that it'll only take a few days for it to recover.”

“Why would Quinn...? Could it be that someone put it in her food or something?” Derrick stepped forward, nervously scratching the palm of his hand. “Quinn wouldn't take something as dangerous as that, she isn't suicidal...”

“I'm sorry, but that isn't something I can pinpoint from a blood test...whether it was given to her or she knowingly took it can only be figured out when she wakes up and confesses.”

“When can we expect her to wake up?”

"Soon...it can be minutes or even a couple of hours away.”

"And I'm fine now, this doesn’t concern you...leave.”

"Why do you keep saying that? Stop fueling my anger, Quinn.”

“What's there to be angry about? Whatever it is, like I said, it doesn't concern you.”

Zayd's eyes twitched in anger, his hands clenching and unclenching by his side. He wanted to say something, to argue about this being his business...but he walked out instead, deciding to walk off the anger than to let it grow.

On the other hand, Quinn sighed; the breath full of nervousness and frustration.

“Why'd you do that? He'd been worried...he’s the one that took you here.”

“That doesn't matter, he doesn't have to be here...he is not needed.”

“Is he perhaps...your mate? The second chance we spoke about that night.”

“He...he...” Quinn blinked blankly. “He isn't, he's nothing to me.”

“Even so, he did seem to care strongly about your wellbeing...he was even skeptical to lay you down in front of the doctor. I know you're hiding something from me...but I'll wait until you're ready to tell me."

Quinn sighed again, grabbing onto her father's hand when he tried to leave. Her green eyes were blurry with tears. “Alright...I'll tell you, dad... trust you.”

“You don't have to, don't force yourself.”

“No, I want to..." She shifted on the pillow, looking up at her father with the most vulnerable eyes ever. “You see, he is...he is my second chance. I don't know if it's because I was previously marked why I can't feel the mate bond, but despite that, I know we are mated. The attraction I have towards him is something I've never felt before, but dad, I'm scared...I don’t want us to end like Jeo and I...so I keep pushing him away, but I don’t know if doing that makes it all even worst. You're the only one I can talk to, father...what should 1?"

Derrick took a seat beside her on the tiny hospital bed. “He is your second chance for a reason, Quinn. You can't keep doing this, in his eyes...you're probably the same as Jeo. He rejected you for somebody else, but you're rejecting him because of a past he had no business in. He must be hurting, just as much as you did...think about that.”

“I know, dad...but I don“t...he's...he’s strong, he's an alpha...he probably doesn’t want me. I've already been marked and I...” Quinn wiped her eyes when they became too full. “I'm not pure anymore.”

“I doubt he cares, I wouldn't. I've heard of his story. He did indeed wait for his mate for nine years, he waited in misery. He became alpha king because he had nothing to do. When others had mates to love and spend their time with, he trained. He had no weaknesses, so he became strong. And so, to lighten his dull life, rumor has it that he looked for fights wherever he went...until he eventually fought the prior alpha king and won. I don't know if it's true, but if it is, it must've been hard; watching people taking something he doesn’t have for granted.”

Quinn sniffled. “Yeah...he probably felt left out.”

"And now he most likely feels even more left out. If these rumors are true, then he wants you, Quinn. Having waited so long makes you desperate...and he seems desperate. Don't lose your chance to be happy, Jeo broke you, and the goddess gave you somebody to mend you, don’t run away from him.”

He smiled at her, moving her red hair from her forehead to kiss the delicate skin. “But it's your choice, do whatever you want...but always follow your heart.”

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