Chapter 16
Celine’s POV.
“If you want to win a fight against me, you have to do better than that, Celine. “Ace says as I fail to strike him and I grunt in annoyance. I’ve been failing to land a single punch on him, and it’s more difficult to do with Arila clamoring non–stop in my head
*Id stop clamoring if you do what I say. She says, and I roll my eyes.
I’m not snatching off his pendant!
“Then I’ll keep clamoring
Why won’t you just let it be?
“Because I have doubts I need to get answers to.
Doubts like what!!
“Just trust me!*
1 will not snatch his pendant off his neck. It’s rude!
“Celine, focus. “Ace’s voice breaks me and Arila’s conversation, and I sigh.
“Sorry. “I reply.
“You’re so lucky I haven’t gained access to your body yet.
The day you force me to do anything against my will, I punish the both of us. I have some bright ideas.
“Since you can’t land a hit, let’s do this. You block my attacks. Can you do that? “Ace speaks, and I gulp as I stare at him, trying
to focus
“Don’t worry, I won’t hit too hard. “He assures, and I take a deep breath as I push Arila to the back of my mind, and nod.
I take my stance and when Ace makes his first strike, I manage to dodge it, but I trip. As I hit the ground, I roll my eyes in annoyance and Ace compes to stand above me.
“You’re really not your best today. “He says, and I sigh
Im sorry.. “I begin, but he cuts me short.
“No, it’s my fault. I guess I was going too hard on you. You haven’t had proper training sessions before this, after all. This could be overwhelming. Maybe I was going too fast. “He begins, and my face scrunches up in a frown.
This is all I’ve ever wanted. To train and be as strong as my father. And I will not lose that. I won’t have him give up on me.
“I’m worry. I mud have bombarded you with. “He begins again, but I suddenly warp my legs around his and pull. This sends tum falling and he almost lands on me. I close my eyes because I know that if he lands on me, I’ll be crushed. But when I spraed my eyes. I found that he had broken his fall with his hands.
Hire now hovering over me with his hands holding up his body, and his shocked steel–colored eyes glaring at me. “Tus. Lade four “ate carlaims, and I laugh
Tready I was just a little distracted. Maybe Iced or rest. But that’s all. ‘I say, and he smiles at me. Not moving from his
*Or may you need some guts Arila says, and I sigh
I steal a glampor of the guiden pendant dangling between the both of us and then back at Ace. There’s this look in his eyes that I can’t place.. I guess I’ve seen is there a few times before, but this time, it’s different. There’s more of it
Before, I only got to see this look in his eyes for a few seconds because he’d always look away. But this time. He’s not looking
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away Just staring At me. His breathing is slow and steady and his scent is intoxicating.
t skips a beat.
“Aiden doesn’t know how lucky he is. He gets to lay claims to you… “He says, and my heart si
“What if I wish someone else could lay claims to me instead.. “I whisper back, and I see something shift in his eyes.
Ace is beautiful. He’s a sweetheart. I want him. I want Ace… I would rather be his mate than be Aiden’s.
“SNATCH THE PENDANT Arila suddenly screams in my head, and without pausing to give it a thought, I reach between Ace and me and yank the pendant off his neck.
In that instance, a powerful, sweet scent hits me, and Ace’s silver eyes instantly turn gold.
“Mine” “A deep throaty growl escapes his lips and I gasp.
“Mate! “Arila yells through me, and my eyes widen as I freeze.
You’re mine. Not Aiden’s “The strange voice says through Ace again, and I just stare as I realize that it was his wolf talking.
I watch as Ace suddenly stands up, and he gives me one more look before rushing into the castle.
“What just happened? 1 question as I sit up, and Arila replies in my head.
“You just found your second chance mate. All along, the goddess always had you a backup plan, and Ace was wearing that pendant to hide it from you. Now, you know, and can finally get the love story you deserve.
I look down at the pendant in my hand, and I look back up in the direction Ace went.
“Ace is my mate! He’s been my mate all along? Even in the past life? “I mutter in disbelief, and Arila scoff’s.
“Did I just finish speaking gibberish? She questions and I fall silent in confusion.
“Why would he try to hide the mate pull from me, though!”
*You should ask him.. Ace is a smart man. He would have his reasons. All I know is that he’s your second chance mate for a mason. Your second shot at happiness. You can’t mess it up, and you can not let him mess it up. He was hiding the mate pull from you, heaven alone knows what he’ll do next. Arila says, and I sigh as I get up.
“Thank you, Arila
“You should learn to trust me better.”
“I will. I’m sorry.”
“Its kay. I knew I was getting a stubborn host
“So. What t
*Your trener would be off to a beautiful start if you can secure your second chance mate by your side. It will upset the hell sout of Audrai, and Carla would die of jealousy if she sees Aiden possessive of you. That is precisely the kind of drama I want to
Get or to mark you, and arish the chaos that ensues from then on Hessles, we both know that you have a thing for him. This shouldn’t be hard. I know be has feelings for you. And his wolf. This should be easy. Anila says, and 1 gulp.
nolar
“So, sarra sipas so get Aur to mark me in place of Aden”
*Abodemir Arila seplies, and a smile splits my face
The next step is to get marked by Ace Beautiful!
Hat need
I
But first, I red to understand why he was hading the mute pull from me, and for how long he knew that I am his mate.
