Chapter 71. Mated Again

Alpha Eugne's POV Once More

When I wake up hours later, it takes me a moment to familiarize myself with my surroundings.

This isn't my bedroom, everything around me is foreign to me. Groggily sitting upright, I realize that I am alone here. Through the curtains I see the twilight, it must be early evening now. That means I slept for hours on end.

I place my hand on my chest, the agony of rejection has vanished completely.

It's as if there is a deep, hollow hole where my heart should be. My thoughts go back to the last hour of my consciousness. Shiri, she betrayed me. She has put her family above all else. Once again I have been deceived, this mating formula doesn't seem to work for me. Why Selene insists on pairing me with mates who are so much younger than myself and have different expectations of life is beyond me.

What is important now is that I inform the King of my discovery.

If the pain hadn't consumed me so much, I would have done that r