Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North
Chapter 77: MATE AND MARK

Chapter 77: MATE AND MARK

***** Zenith’s first life *****

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***Dawn’s POV***

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Zenith’s lips were cold, just like Dawn had expected. They were as cold as his personality, but his touch was tender. Somehow, the rough alpha could hold her in the gentlest way possible.

Zenith ended the kiss, but Dawn could still feel it. She stared at him and for the first time, her eyes lit up with anticipation, as he took off her robe and left her standing in front of him naked.

Dawn breathed deeply, she lowered her head and tried to cover her nakedness with her hair, but Zenith was having none of it. He pushed her hands down and kissed her again.

This time, his kiss was not as gentle as before, he backed her toward the bed and when the backs of her knees hit the edge of the bed, Zenith laid her down. He breathed raggedly and Dawn blushed when she felt how hard he was.

"There is no going back from this," Zenith growled against her lips.

"The past is not a place I want to revisit."

Four years.

Dawn couldn’t even fathom how she had gone through those four years, everything was a blur. She couldn’t remember if she did something that was worth remembering. Even her memories about her former pack started fading away.

Her life there and all the pain that she felt because of what Blake and Emily had done to her was just a fragment in her mind, slowly fading away.

Nothing was important. She had lived in this numbness for so long, she forgot how to feel and this bond was her last hope to feel something... anything...

"Ah!" Dawn cried when she felt Zenith position himself between her legs and started to move his body. She could feel him down there, warm and hard.

"It will hurt," Zenith warned her.

However, Dawn couldn’t care less about the pain. She needed to feel it, she wanted to feel it. She wanted him to hurt her, so she could get rid of this numbness.

Dawn didn’t want to admit it, but she was alone for so long, she craved this connection, the bond or whatever Zenith could offer to her.

"Do it," Dawn said breathlessly and she could feel the growl that thundered in his chest when he started to thrust into her deeper and harder.

Dawn bit her lips, she felt like her body was being torn apart, but she still didn’t tell him to stop.

Thankfully, the pain didn’t last for long, because not long after, the pain subsided significantly and it was replaced by this unfamiliar tension in her lower body, her stomach knotted and her ragged breaths turned into moans.

Zenith kissed the sweet spot on her neck and cupped her breasts, he pinched her nipples, which made Dawn’s toes curl in delight and when Dawn was no longer able to hold back this building tension within her and her climax was very near, her body shuddered, as she got her release.

The pleasure racked her body.

However, it didn’t last long because a moment later, a sharp pain burned her skin when Zenith sunk his teeth in her neck, marking her as his.

The pain was almost unbearable, Dawn thrashed her body and tried to push him away, but once it started, Zenith couldn’t stop, or else it would put her life in danger.

The pain and the pleasure were very overwhelming, tears streamed down her face, as Dawn wailed in pain.

Out there, the night was very quiet, while inside the room, the air was filled with the sound of her cries and the bond was formed.

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It took Dawn two weeks to finally wake up after their mating and marking ceremony, by that time, the king and his entourage had left the north.

But, it took Dawn another week to be able to regain her strength, as her body still adjusted to her mark and then two more weeks to nourish her body before Dawn was completely healthy.

Right now, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, the mark on her neck had healed and it looked beautiful on her skin.

All this time, Dawn rarely met with Zenith, because he used to come so late and leave very early.

"Here, your tonic. You need to drink this so you can feel better faster," Aurel said. She handed her the cup and waited for her to finish it up.

Ever since Dawn woke up, Aurel had been by her side, helping her to nourish her body. There was nothing wrong with it, because she was a healer. More so, she started to warm up to her. There were no more nasty looks, or so Dawn thought...

"How is it? Feeling better?" Aurel asked.

"Yes." Dawn nodded. She would feel this warm and fuzzy feeling after drinking the tonic.

"What are you planning to do today?" Aurel asked, she looked excited.

"Zenith asked me to go with him to the training ground."

"Oh, he must have wanted to introduce you to his warriors. You need to make a good impression." Aurel then proceeded to tell Dawn that she had to familiarize herself with the warriors. She needed to smile often and also chat with them.

"Should I do that?"

"Of course. You need to befriend them all."

And when Zenith took her to the training ground, Dawn tried Aurel’s idea, but the alpha didn’t look happy with her attempt to know these warriors better.

"You are being too friendly with them."

That was what Darius told Dawn when she asked why Zenith looked annoyed. Apparently, she was here to be introduced to the warriors, as their luna, not for her to warm up to them.

"You need to know your position," Axel said sharply.

Dawn felt bad, but when she told Aurel about this, the healer said that she was being ridiculous to think that way.

"The Alpha is jealous. That’s a good thing." Aurel looked excited. "It means he cares about you."

Dawn frowned. She was not sure which one was right, because she couldn’t trust her own judgment. Her mind would go blank every now and then and the way she lost track of time was getting worse.

One day, she spent two hours staring at her plate straight. She didn’t touch her food and only snapped back to reality when Zenith came to her. He looked furious.

"What do you want?"

"What?" Dawn couldn’t understand why he was suddenly angry with her.

"You want to starve yourself?"

"No. I don’t."

Her answer only made Zenith become even more furious. He literally growled at her. "I will take you back to your pack, now eat your food and don’t make a ruckus."

After saying that, Zenith went out of the room, he looked more livid than usual.

"Why would I want to go to my pack?" Dawn immediately stood up and looked for Zenith, but she couldn’t find him. She tried to track him down, but no one could tell her where he was.

People looked at her with this sinister look, as if Dawn had committed a grave crime, but right now, she just wanted to meet with Zenith.

Finally, she found him. He was in an empty room with Aurel.

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