The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Chapter 160 Going Into Heat

Addison took a shaky step back, her eyes darting between Maxwell and Levi.

"I-I need to go. I have some matters to attend to," she stammered.

Maxwell reached out for her, but even though she was panting and her body was aflame, Addison instinctively pulled away. She wasn’t ready to face this whole fated mate situation. Not yet.

Before her father could respond through the link, Addison turned and ran.

Inside the medical facility, Zion groaned loudly, twisting in pain. "Ugh!" he cried out again, writhing on the examination table.

The Royal Beta, standing nearby, was utterly dumbfounded, his brain practically short-circuited. He couldn’t tell if Zion was exaggerating to earn the Alpha King’s sympathy, or if the King had hit him so hard that it caused actual neurological damage. Either way, he immediately stepped aside to let the medical staff do their work.

Zion had already started convulsing before they even got him into the ward. He’d been stumbling and writhing like a worm the whole way in, and from the looks of it, the Alpha wasn’t faking it.

The medics carefully wiped the blood from Zion’s face. Most of the visible wounds had already healed thanks to his rapid regeneration and help from his wolf, but they still ran a full diagnostic scan using enchanted tools. The results glowed green, no abnormalities detected. No brain damage. No trauma. Nothing at all.

"Royal Beta, I think..." the doctor began, then trailed off. He swallowed nervously and glanced at Zion, clearly unsure whether he should speak further. News of what happened in the banquet hall had already spread like wildfire throughout the palace.

"What?" the Royal Beta snapped, visibly rattled and on edge.

"I think... Alpha Zion is going into rut," the doctor said hesitantly, fidgeting with the hem of his coat. He knew what that meant, and so did everyone else in the room.

A male werewolf entering rut was no small thing. It only happened when he had a mate, and more often than not, that mate would simultaneously enter her heat. But that’s what made this situation so baffling. Zion had only just recognized Addison as his fated mate. They hadn’t marked each other, let alone mated.

So, how was this even possible?

Going into rut, or heat, without any mate bond was extremely rare. It was known to happen only in exceptional cases. Typically, females might enter spontaneous heat after a past mating experience or too much stress buildup, and males could trigger rut in response. But for an unmarked, unmated pair? The odds were minuscule.

Zion had gone into rut a few times over the past three years, and each time, Claire had tried to take advantage of his vulnerable state, but she had always failed. Still, none of those past episodes had ever felt like this.

The pain now was unbearable, ten times worse than anything he’d experienced before. It felt like his entire body was being roasted alive, like his insides were being twisted by hot iron forks. Every nerve was on fire, and yet... There was an edge to the agony that felt maddeningly pleasurable, like a sharp tang of desire laced with the torment.

He’d noticed the early signs earlier, subtle hints that his rut was coming, but everything that had happened since then had thrown him off. Normally, once the signs appeared, he had time to prepare, mentally bracing himself for the sleepless nights, the aching need, the days of torturous restraint. He’d cool himself in freezing water, even try to relieve the pressure with his own hands, though it rarely helped. The urge to mate would always remain, clawing at him from within.

Right now, Zion was on the verge of going feral. Every instinct screamed at him to hunt Addison down, to find her, sink his fangs into the delicate skin of her neck, mark her, claim her, mate her until there was no doubt she was his.

’Damn it. Thinking about her was only making it worse.’

At that realization, the Royal Beta’s expression changed. He didn’t say a word, but the urgency in his eyes said it all. If Addison was in heat, this was no longer just speculation. The best, and only way to find out the truth... was to check on her immediately.

Addison’s heart pounded. She needed to get away, now. Somehow, her heat had started without warning. Or maybe the signs had been there and she’d missed them. Either way, all she could do was pray she made it back to her chambers in time.

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