The Lycan King’s Obsession

The Pretending b***h

IRIS

"What did you even think of yourself?" Conan asked as he moved closer to her, "That you're so pretty and that everyone should bow down their heads to you?"

Iris looked at him, putting on a defeated look.

It had been minutes already with time passing so swiftly, and still she was still comprehending the fact that he had just rejected her.

“You should've made use of this opportunity but still you insisted on being so foolish, refusing my advances and now I have no other choice but to reject you." He said through gritted teeth.

"And to think that I ever wanted to have something with a common maid like you. What the hell?" His eyes held nothing but blatant hate and irritation as he spoke, "Listen little b***h, I, Conan Vitale Dolce, do not chase after trash. To me, you would always be nothing but a worthless maid that will serve me for eternity. Regardless of the fact that the moon goddess decided to play the biggest trick of the century by mating us together, I want you to know that I hate you with all the power in me."

With a smirk, he lowered himself to the floor and faced her squarely, "And be rest assured Iris, that you will pay for ever hitting me with those filthy hands of yours." He stated fiercely, "When I become the Alpha king, you will be one of my concubines and I will have you whenever and however I want. I will use you till you beg for mercy."

Iris gulped fearfully. Her hands trembling as he spoke on.

"And do you know what will be the worst part?" He asked, "I will make life unbearable for you that you would wish for death even, but you won't see it. It would never come." He said with an air of finality.

Stretching himself up to full length, he stared at her in a disgusted manner, “Now what do you have to say, why are you here?” He questioned, and suddenly Iris felt a surge of courage within her.

‘Don’t do this now Iris.’ Her wolf Aqua Rose warned, but she disregarded the plea, and instead with a tear falling down her face she blurted back at him, “I accept your rejection Conan. I do, and I severe every mate bond between us.”

“What the… How dare you!” Conan half yelled, fury coursing through him which she could see, and as he took a step towards her, she took another step backwards and father away from him.

"Just f*****g get out of this room before I do something drastic. Get out!“ He roared, and Iris shocked managed to find her footing and scampered out of Zoe's chambers.

"...I Conan Dolce reject you as my mate..." His words kept on playing on repeat in her head, and her own brave reply to him kept on echoing in her head.

What had given her the audacity? Iris wondered, looking left and right. She didn’t even know if she should act shocked or surprised by the news.

Great!Just great.

She had successfully managed to achieve two important things on her birthday.

One, catching Zoe and Conan in a heated s****l combat and getting rejected by her so call mate on the same day.

Who would've thought, that the same Conan who was known for his illicit behavior would be the one that was chosen by the goddess to be her mate.

Just the mere sight of him repulsed her very being right from day one, and she was so happy to accept the rejection that she didn’t even think twice.

If he had expected her to bow at his feets and beg him to undo his rejection, well he had gotten the shock of his lie obviously at her bratty words. She wasn't one of his w****s and constant f**k buddies who would do anything to share a bed with him. Mate or not, he could never be the one for her.

Even though now she was mateless, and her birthday looked like it was heading on its way to ruin Iris still felt a little bit ecstatic.

As she walked she passed by maids and guards, noting that it was late morning already and she pondered on how many hours she had spent with Conan in that room.

Making her way towards the kitchen, she could hear clattering of plates and spoons which indicated that someone was in the kitchen.

Goodness! She had arrived late to the kitchen, and there was a punishment for this. She would have the go hungry for the rest of the day because if word got out that she had arrived late to do her chores, then the Luna queen will have her head.

Frustrated that her day was being shattered already, Iris barged into the kitchen ready to begin her apologies when suddenly lights came on and the maids gathered around began to clap.

"What the—"

"Happy Birthday!" The maids in the kitchen all echoed at once.

Tears stunged her eyes but Iris blinked to keep them at bay, as she stared at them.

She had told some friends or the maids about the birthday, and she couldn’t believe that they still remembered.

"I can't believe that you all remembered" She said with her hands clamped to her mouth in surprise, extremely happy and all her worried about not eating or getting punished went away instantly.

"No time to talk." The head maid Estella spoke, "Come and have this before the queen finds out."

Handing her a bowl, Iris opened the plates slowly and came to face with her favorite relish, and in no time while the maids urged on her she rushed the meal like her life depended on it and began to eat till her stomach was completely full.

"Now go back to your room dear. We do not want anyone to know that you came here today." Estella said again when Iris finished eating, her eyes scanning everywhere as she spoke, seeking approval from the rest of the maids in the room.

"But–"

"Don't worry about anything. We have you all covered today. We will take care of all your chores so just rest and be happy today okay?" Estella said again, and this time another tear fell down Iris face and she threw herself on the older woman in a bone-crushing hug.

"Thank you Estella and everyone for remembering my birthday. I'm truly grateful." She told them gleefully, her lips shaking.

"I wasn't about to let you starve on your big day, even though you came rather late. Now go.” She urged leading her outside the kitchen, and Iris took another route to her chambers.

‘I am sorry for putting you in this mess Iris. I had no idea that your mate would turn out to be such a heartless beast.’ Aqua Rose's voice sprang through from within again, as soon as she had arrived in the safety of her bedroom and Iris just sighed.

“But you said not to accept his rejection.” She grumbled in response.

‘Not that, I just didn’t think it appropriate at the time seeing how angry he was. He would have done something much worse don’t you think.’ Aqua Rose said again.

"It's not your fault though Rose" Iris argued, "The goddess chose him for me and you were only acting on nothing but basic instincts and I understand. I'm glad that he rejected me first though. I hate him so much and I don't want to have anything to do with that monster, especially if Zoe is involved." She maintained, "Trust me, now that I know about their abominable act, it will be nothing but utter chaos in this place. They both deserve each other anyways."

‘But what if...’ Rose chimed in, ‘What if you never find your mate? Today is your eighteenth birthday Iris. What if you never meet another mate? What if you don’t have a second chance mate? You will become a rogue wolf and then…’

"Then I will die happily that way, and besides I have you so I'm not alone anymore." Iris cut in with a contented smile, meaning every word she had just said.

Aqua Rose purred in content, and said again softly, ‘Happy birthday Iris.’

"Thank you.” Iris mumbled walking towards her bed and throwing herself on the small foam.

For some reason, she began to think of her late parents, and her missing brother. She wondered how today would've turned out if they were still alive, and the thought of it brought tears to her eyes.

She promised not to cry today, but she was failing miserably at it.

"Mom, dad. I miss you so much. I miss you so so much."

Curling herself into a ball she sobbed, allowing the overwhelming sad feeling wash over her completely.

…….

ZOE

Zoe couldn’t believe that Iris, the thieving b***h dared to walk into her room this morning without even knocking!

As if that wasn't enough, she had caught her with Conan, having s*x and she still hadn’t recovered from the embarrassment at all.

All through today Zoe hadn’t been able to do anything, as all her thoughts had been centered on that b***h that deserved to die, and she would definitely get that.

She had promised to make her pay for interrupting her amazing s*x session, with Conan.

Fuck, Zoe hated Iris so much, even the moon goddess knew that. Why had she even been in her room that fateful morning? What the hell was her deal?

Still recalling everything, she remembered how Conan had dismissed her so carelessly in front of that b***h, that mere slave, and that was even the most painful part.

In that minute, Conan had made that b***h have the upper hand over her, and she would pay for it all.

That was the worst possible insult Conan could have given to her, and even when she had been walking away he looked like he didn't care. That foolish Conan, how dare he treat her like a peasant in front of that good for nothing slave! Zoe mused, fury in her.

She had not even talked to him since today as she was busy trying to scheme the perfect idea, that would bring Iris to her ruin.

She had her plans. She was a beta, and the reminder that she would be Conan’s Luna one day, lifted her mood a little bit.

She didn’t deserve the way he treated her, and even though they were half siblings, Zoe was madly in love with him and she knew they were both meant to be together, that was so obvious.

An evil smirk on her face, Zoe stood up from the her bed, as the perfect plan came to her head.

She was going to meet her adopted father, Alpha Raven Vitale and report Iris to him.

She would lie, and knowing that he always picked her side, just like his wife, Luna Thalia then everything was surely going to work out for good.

He was the highest in authority here, and his verdict was always final. Maybe if she successfully reported the b***h to him, and lie against her, then he would deal with the situation and take care of her.

Already feeling giddy about the smiled fresh idea, Iris immediately rushed down the castle hall to his office.

She paused just outside the door, straightening her outfit and hair, and knowing she had to look perfect to pull this off, she instantly thought of something that would make her cry out bitterly and quickly, it worked.

The second she opened the large steel door, a few tears dropped from her eyes, her face puffed up in fake anxiety and sadness as she walked slowly inside the room.

He had noticed her already, and she could feel his gaze on her.

"Zoe, Zoe my dear daughter what's wrong? Are you crying?" Alpha Raven asked, standing from his seat and immediately rushing towards her, with a worried look on his face.

His voice sounded like two heavy machines grinding against each other, his baritone vocals vibrating through easily.

"It's nothing… it’s nothing.” Zoe muttered, her hands on her face wiping softly as she continued sobbing.

He led her to a seat in the office, and sitting down gently she lowered her face in a fake show of emotions.

She could sense that he was genuinely worried about her, just as he always was and she smiled snidely within herself.

"Talk to me Zoe, tell me... What's wrong?" He said, sitting besides her and edging closer, his hands squeezing her shoulders comfortably.

After a brief while, gathering the lie she was about to spew out, she blurted. “It's Iris that slave. She stole my golden watch yesterday, and even though mother, was so generous as to help me find it on her after she denied stealing it countless times, she still did something else today.“ She paused for dramatic effect, “As if that wasn't enough, this morning, she came into my room to search for the watch again obviously intending to steal it. Can you believe that?"

Alpha Raven said nothing, instead he kept on staring at me with his wrinkled face, and crying a bit I continued, "She came into my room, but instead of taking my golden watch, she took something else."

This time the tears on my face trickled down freely, and it even felt like I was really crying because I was hurt, and not like I was faking it at all.

"Calm down Zoe, and tell me what it is. What did she take?" He asked slowly, even though his voice was now furious, and his jaw was ticking slightly.

Zoe knowing her plan was working madly, began to cry more in an uncontrollable stream of tears.

Her gown had tear stains all over, her eyes and face were swollen, and looking up she could see that her adopted father’s face was swollen already with anger.

She waited a bit, enjoying everything while pretending to control the tears enough to let her speak, “She took- " Her voice broke off in a sob that caught up in her throat, “She…she took..."

Zoe shook my head, crying some more. Everything sounded and looked so believable and now, she was so proud of herself at that moment.

Her performance deserved an Oscar, and when she finally dropped the bombshell and went on with her plan then she would finally be happy.

“I’m waiting daughter.”

"She took…” Zoe sniffed, swiping at her face with her hands, “She took Conan!”