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ARTEMISIA

I sat on the bed after a while. Sin was still in the room with me but we didn't say a word to each other.

Rather, we were lost in thoughts. The silence between us was a comfortable one and I enjoyed it. I glanced at him, his hands covered his face and he let out a grimace.

"Now it all makes sense." He mumbled.

"What makes sense?" I asked, tilting a brow.

"The urges I had come to develop when you are near." He stated.

"What urge?" I inquired again.

Sin stared at me with, 'Are you a dummy?' Look. I shrugged whilst waiting for answers to my questions.

It wasn't my fault he didn't like explaining things. If he had explained better, I was sure I wouldn't have asked him for more explanation.

He walked to the window and back to the bedside.

"You know, I married you to take over the throne of Merene." He began, paused, let out a sigh and shook a strand of hair out of his face.

I nodded. He had married me because of that. I hadn't known at first. Until he said so. Still, I believe it was a stupid reason since we weren't into each other.

Moreover, I wasn't the kind of woman he fancies. But, he said he had been desperate. I was the available option and he had done so without hesitation.

I wasn't furious with him. Rather, I was with my parents because they had sold me off to acquire more wealth.

I was aware they were trying to save face as we were practically in debt. Yet, I feel the reason was shallow as well, just like the one Sin had.

"Well, that's not all." Sin breathed out. He stood in front of the vanity and placed his hands on the table.

"A prophecy came about me that I should search for the person that would bring out my innermost desire."

"You have a seer too?" I questioned, interrupting him.

"Of course, we do."

Oh right. He had said there were many supernatural beings. So, it only made sense if there were varieties of them.

"I had thought it was Adrina." He grimaced perhaps, remembering what they had together. "My ex Fiancee."

The same Adrina?!

The image of the dark-haired beauty surfaced in my mind. I scowled whilst recalling the last encounter I had with her in the gallery. Was she a werewolf too?

She had stared at me in a nasty manner and I suspect she was eager to kill me as well. It wouldn't be a surprise if Sin confirmed she was one.

"Adrina is a witch." Sin said as if reading my thoughts.

A witch?!

It was even worse than being a werewolf. Or maybe not because I didn't know the strength of each supernatural being. I wasn't even one too.

However, I couldn't forget the nasty glint in her eyes. I was glad we hadn't met again since I didn't know what would happen at our second meeting.

It seemed like she was furious that Sin had gotten married to me. Even at the wedding, she had been all over him as if she owned him. She had acted like he was hers which was far more infuriating than the disclosure of her being a witch.

"What happened between you two?"

"We weren't compatible. The prophecy said she would bring out the worst in me if I chose her as my Luna. So, I had to let go." He grunted.

"That makes sense," I muttered. "But then, you would have been in search of the suitable woman for you. A woman you don't need to put away after ascending the throne. The person that would be your queen both in the human world and supernatural world. Why me?!"

"Aside from wanting to ascend the throne desperately, I wanted revenge on your sister for leaving me at the last minute. So, I went after you even when she said you aren't good enough."

Emma said that?

Of course, she could. I didn't doubt that and I wasn't furious because it was the truth. I wasn't good enough. I had never been good enough for anyone. Not even my parents.

I was more like a tool. A daughter that needs to be perfect so she could be sent off to the man that pays the highest bid on her. A daughter whom they had groomed to produce the perfect offspring...

"You are good enough for me." Sin asserted, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"But you hate me," I creased my brows, staring up at him.

"I don't." He said, gripping my hand. "I find you irresistible which itself is annoying. Then, I realized that you were my mate. Something I had been trying so hard to deny. But, it's clearer now."

My brows lifted as I glanced at him. I was his mate?

How was it possible? Were werewolves allowed to mate with humans?

"Yes, werewolves can mate with humans but it is a rare occurrence." He said.

"I'm confused. How did you know I was your mate? I mean, is there any special thing that needs to happen or did the seer say so?"

"Your scent, it can't be mistaken. I can't control myself while with you. It seemed there is a sort of magnet pulling us together"

He was right about the magnet thingy. I had found myself reacting to him even though it was the last thing I wished to do.

I wanted to loathe him for agreeing to a marriage that was meant to be doomed, yet I couldn't.

"Also…" Sin continued. "I marked you and the sign remains there with a glow. It means we are fated. You are the one to bring out my innermost desire, Artemisia."

Mate, Marked, Fated?!

Too many words in a sentence. My head reeled and my heart fluttered. We were meant to be together and he didn't hate me as I had thought.

He had marked me too. How?

My neck tingled as if realizing my question. My hand went to the spot just before my collar bone. I walked to the mirror and I peered into it.

"That is the mark there." Sin appeared at my back and caressed my neck.

"You remember when this happened?"

I nodded, blushing. The event of that night flashed back into my mind whilst I stared at myself.

I was his mate. What was I supposed to do now?

It was still confusing. I wish I had a handbook for werewolves that would put me through all this. At least, I wouldn't look astonished.