Chapter 105: Chapter 105

My eyes flew wide open, and I stared down at Oswald’s hands, which were currently wrapped around my waist in shock. A sense of fury invades my whole system immediately. How can he keep doing this? What does he take me as?

Quickly, I snapped out of my petrification and reached out to unlock Oswald's hands from my waist.

However, even after using my whole strength, Oswald’s hands were still firmly locked, and he didn't budge a bit.

My face reddened, and I gnashed my teeth in fury.

“Alpha Oswald, what are you doing? You have a partner, and I'm in a relationship with your friend. This isn't right! Stop it. No one should see us in this position.” I bellowed while struggling heavily, trying to remove Oswald’s hands that were positioned around my waist.

However, I kept being unable to, no matter how I tried.

Casually, Oswald placed his chin on my shoulder and pulled me closer, as if to embed me in him. “So what if they see? You’re my mate; you should be mine. Not his.” He retorted calmly.

My eyes widened in disbelief and horror. Oswald must have gone crazy, didn't he?

Back then, he was the one who didn't want anyone to know about us, but now he doesn't care anymore. Even if he didn't, I did. My relationship is on the line! Didn't he know that?

But I know Oswald didn't care. After all, that's what he wanted—to break Wyatt and me up.

Suddenly, Oswald's hands inched for the lower end of my blouse, and his right hand crept into my blouse to land on my flat stomach.

He stroked my naked stomach, directing tingles to course through the landed spot, and planted a soft kiss on my shoulder. “You should carry my pup, not his.” He firmly declared again, finalizing his statement.

My face contorted in anger, and I continued to struggle in his hand. This damn jerk kept crossing the line. Does he even have an iota of respect for Wyatt and me? Does he think I'm a toy he could direct as he wanted?

“Oswald, you bastard. How can you do this? How can you have the heart to betray your friend? He's always supporting you. How can you do this to his wife? Why?” I roared angrily while thrashing in his embrace.

Yet, despite all I did, it was as if he felt nothing, and he didn't budge an inch.

I knew none of my words penetrated his heart as I wanted, and it made me exhausted.

I let out a distressed sigh and fell into his embrace weakly.

I clapped my hand and lowered my head, my voice shaky, low, and weak. “Can you please let me go? I'm begging you.” I pleaded sincerely.

However, I only received silence from him; his hand kept on stroking my flat stomach.

I massaged my forehead and lowered my head before weakly continuing. “You're making me tired, Alpha Oswald. Do I have to leave your pack before you retract your claws? You have Lorelei…”

Upon hearing my words, his body turned tense. He lowered his head to sniff my scent, and he shook his head twice. “I don't want you to leave. I don't want Lorelei either. I want you. You're my other half, Maia. I understand that you’re displeased with how I treated you in the past, and I know no amount of sorry could erase my past actions, but I'm truly sorry, Maia.” Oswald declared, his voice turning shaky, and he turned me toward him to stare at him, his beautiful mismatched eyes now moist with tears.

Right at that moment, I was able to notice how thin Oswald was. His face waned, his features sharp, his cheeks sunken, his mismatched eyes appeared dim and bloodshot, and there were dark circles under his eyes.

Upon seeing Oswald's state, my heart was constricted with pain—it felt as if my heart had been stabbed with a sharp knife. Why is… He shouldn't be like this.

Maia whimpered sadly. Although we were annoyed at him for how he treated us in the past, we still couldn't help the pain that overwhelmed us due to his current state.

Oswald's hold tightened, and he placed his face in the crook of my neck, his whole figure trembling.

“Maia, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I treated you like a jerk in the past. But please, don't push me away. Please, don't. I can't do without you.” He cried out.

Suddenly, tears trickled past his eyes, and they wet my shoulder.

My whole body stiffened, finding everything shocking. Back then, he was the one who kept pushing me away, but now that I'm letting him go, why is he crying and begging me not to? Something is very unusual. Is something wrong with Oswald, or is something wrong somewhere?

I knew this time Oswald was being sincere with his feelings, so it made me confused.

Has Oswald always liked me, or did he just realize he did?

But if he likes me, why did he keep pushing me away and doing all those sorts of things? My brows furrowed in confusion.

Perhaps he never expected Wyatt's presence in my life, which was the reason he kept doing all sorts of things.

Perhaps it was after Wyatt's actions that he finally realized how wrong he was. I exhaled gently, finding everything tiring.

I knew I shouldn't be thinking so deeply and instead made fun of how low Oswald was, just like how he had done to me in the past, but somehow I kept being unable to.

Perhaps it was the sorrowful tears of this strong man that kept striking my heart deeply; I felt myself being unable to hurt him as revenge.

Moreover, somehow I kept recalling Wyatt's words, ‘Oswald is good, but he has responsibilities.’ If he's good, why does he treat me in such ways? Does he have something he's hiding from me?

But in the next moment, my thoughts changed. So what if he's hiding something from me?

I gave him enough chances in the past, but he was the one who slipped up. Whatever is related to Oswald isn't my concern anymore. He has Lorelei to handle him.

I lowered my head, clenched my jaw, and tried to shut myself up for feeling something for this scum of an alpha who had also treated me badly in the past.

Feeling my mood change, Oswald's hold tightened as if he let me go, he wouldn't be able to hold me again. “Please don't, Maia. My wolf howls for you. My body calls for you. My…”

“Alpha Oswald, let's break our mate bond. I'm getting together with Wyatt; I don't want the bond between us to interfere with Wyatt and my relationship.” I interjected strictly while trying to make my face and voice as cold as possible.

We both knew that as long as the bond between the two of us exists, I'll keep being overwhelmed by Oswald's feelings, which I can't give a chance to. No, I can't. What if something went wrong in the future because of that?

Wyatt had sacrificed a lot for me; I can't let him down anymore.

Oswald's expression changed, and his bloodshot mismatched eyes darkened with fury. His hold tightened, causing pain and redness to surface at the place of the hold.

However, I didn't let out a wince and continued to keep my cold expression at bay.

“You'll not get together with him or any other man.” He asserted imperiously.