Chapter 293 - Second mate?

Chapter 293: Chapter 293 - Second mate?

Dican didn’t know what had come over him.

It was as though he had suddenly found a treasure he had spent years desperately searching for. The moment his eyes landed on Nansich, something deep inside him stirred, something that had been empty for so long that he had almost forgotten what it felt like to want something so badly.

I found you.

I found you...

His gem glowed brightly between his brows as he tightened his arms around Nansich, pulling him closer until there was practically no space left between them. He simply couldn’t bring himself to let go. After searching for so long, having Nansich standing right in front of him felt almost unreal.

Nansich, on the other hand, was having a completely different experience.

He had been caught in the arms of a huge, buff guy and had absolutely no idea what was happening.

He froze for a moment before immediately trying to push the man away.

"Ugh, what are you doing, man? Let go!"

But Dican only held him tighter.

Instead of releasing him, the man buried his face against Nansich’s neck and nuzzled against him as though he had just found the most comforting place in the entire universe.

Nansich’s entire body stiffened.

It tickled.

Worse, it sent goosebumps crawling all over his skin.

"Hey! Seriously!" Nansich squirmed, trying to pry the man’s arms off him. "Get off me!"

Nothing.

The guy was ridiculously strong.

Nansich pushed against his chest, tried pulling his arms apart, and even twisted sideways in an attempt to escape, but Dican remained firmly attached to him like a giant, affectionate leech.

"What the hell..." Nansich muttered, beginning to panic. "Why won’t you let go?"

Just when he thought things couldn’t possibly get any stranger, Bian came running over.

"You!" Bian’s voice immediately rose in anger. "What are you doing with my mate?"

Nansich stared at him in disbelief.

Your mate?

He looked down at the pair of arms still wrapped tightly around him before looking back at Bian.

"What am I doing?" he exclaimed. "What is he doing?!"

He shoved his arms between himself and Dican and pushed with all his strength.

But soon recognition filled his eyes as he gazed at Bian. "Bian oh my god is that you?...Tell him to let me go will you!"

The man was like a fucking boulder.

Completely unmoving.

Nansich’s expression slowly twisted in disbelief.

"Are you serious right now?"

"Soldiers! Arrest this man!" Bian screamed, pointing angrily at Nansich. "Arrest him! He is manhandling the prince!"

The soldiers surrounding them all froze.

For a moment, no one seemed to know what they were supposed to do. Nansich was clearly the one trapped in Dican’s arms, yet Bian was demanding that they arrest him.

Jian, who had finally noticed the commotion, hurried over. "What is going on?"

He was about to step forward when Xing Yu immediately caught him by the arm and pulled him back.

"Don’t."

"What are you—"

"Don’t interfere," Xing Yu whispered, his expression serious as he looked toward Dican. "That is the mark of a mate."

Jian’s expression changed.

"What? What do you mean?"

His gaze immediately returned to his second brother. Dican was still holding Nansich tightly, his face buried against him as though he had finally found something he had been desperately searching for. There was a strange brightness in his eyes, and the gem between his brows continued to glow.

Jian frowned.

"But doesn’t he already have a mate?"

His gaze shifted toward Bian.

Bian was standing nearby with his fists clenched tightly at his sides, his face twisted with barely contained anger.

Xing Yu’s eyes narrowed.

"It’s unprecedented," he murmured. "There has never been a Farian with two mates before."

Jian stared at him.

"Two?"

Xing Yu nodded slowly, still watching Dican and Nansich.

"It’s strange..." he muttered under his breath. "Very strange."

Yes, it was strange.

Jian’s gaze slowly shifted toward Bian. From the beginning, he had never truly believed that Bian was Dican’s mate. The man was far too vicious and would do almost anything to obtain power. There was a good chance that this was simply another one of Bian’s schemes.

But Jian didn’t have any proof.

If he accused Bian of being a fake mate right now, without anything to back up his words, everyone would probably think he was simply the vicious villain attacking his brother’s beloved.

As for Nansich...

Jian wasn’t quite sure what to do with him.

His friend had somehow managed to get himself into a very sticky situation.

Nansich was standing there being hugged tightly by his first crush’s mate. His face was filled with complete confusion, while Dican looked perfectly content to keep holding him.

It was incredibly awkward.

Jian sighed and walked over, stepping directly in front of Nansich as though to shield him from the situation.

"He might be his second mate."

"Second what?!"

Bian’s expression changed instantly.

"No way! I’m his mate! I’m his only mate!" he shouted, his voice becoming increasingly desperate. "He loves me! Dican, you love me, right?"

He grabbed Dican by the back of his collar and tried to pull him away from Nansich.

Dican didn’t even budge.

He remained firmly wrapped around Nansich as though Bian wasn’t even there.

Jian couldn’t help grinning. "I guess he doesn’t love you quite as much as you claim."

Bian’s face twisted with anger.

Jian stepped closer until there was barely any distance between them. His smile remained, but his eyes had turned cold.

"I don’t know what trick you used to fool my brother, but I’ll expose it sooner or later."

Bian’s pupils trembled.

"No!" he immediately shouted. "I’m his mate! I’m his real mate! That guy—he’s the fake one!"

He pointed furiously at Nansich.

"He tricked Dican! He did something to my mate!"

Jian simply shrugged.

"Did you see that shining gem between his brows?"

He pointed toward Dican’s glowing mate mark.

"Dican’s entire being is recognizing Nansich as his mate. There’s nothing you can do about that."

Bian’s face went pale.

Nansich, who had been listening to the entire conversation with increasing confusion, finally stared at Jian in disbelief.

"What? mate? him? WHAT!!"