Chapter 37. Stay Away From Her

“This is more of a curse than a blessing” Valen muttered under his breath. Being mated to your enemy and worst of all, the very kind you detests, was so much to bear.

He paced his study restlessly, the weight of it pressing down on him. How could fate be so cruel? To be cursed with a bond like this—it was unthinkable.

The sharp sound of his door creaking open interrupted his thoughts. Valen glanced over to see his best friend Lucian staggering in, obviously drunk. He rolled his eyes as he watched him stagger to his desk with this familiar smile of “I just had the best sex of my life” plastered on his face. Valen was already used to it.

But just as Lucian got to Valen’s desk, he stopped on his track, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, replaced by wide-eyed shock, then an amused smirk.

“You are Mated.” Lucian said, his silver-gray eyes glittering with humor.

Valen stiffened. “I’m not mated, I just met her.” He growled defensively.

Lucian