EREBUS POV.They weren't up to any good, I could tell from the skeptical gazes, and neither was I. Two could play the game. I had no intention of backing down; it was me against them. I needed a prey to vent out my anger anyways. What better opportunity could there be?.“What's with this impromptu meeting? I have other things to tend to,” I asked, holding to my anger with the intent to count time as I spoke while settling into my seat not interested in waste a moment here I could see the displeased gazes they all held, clearing their throats in awkward manners, a damned council of nothingness. Always acting like they were the smartest, but I could not give a fuck about anything they Had to say, not anymore.“The council has called out this immediate meeting to make several complaints to you; as Lycan King, there are two standards to be met. And we see you've gotten too relaxed,” elder Ted had asked. He never liked me, and the feeling was mutual, yet his blabbing tongue would only
EREBUS POV.“What is it, Raymond?” I asked, the word rolling off my lips bitterly while he shut the office door behind him, walking towards my desk slowly.“I don't like being disturbed; I think I told you about it; you could have been weird till the council meeting was over.” I asserted irritation as I adjusted in my seat, cursing at myself for not snapping his neck in two before Raymond had barged in.“What good will that have done for us? You almost killed an elder. One of the most respectable of the council.?”A scoff erupted through my throat on hearing words. Sneaky sneaky bastard was anything but respectable; all he had done was use people and things to get to where he was. As a matter of fact, for all I cared, I needed to get rid of him fast, and each one of those old foxes, I didn't have the time for any maniac impulsive actions to hear about.“He crossed his limits. Council or not, he must learn how to respect me. I am nothing like my father; the only reason these dimwits
TRIVIAS POV.I stirred in bed only to notice a foreign presence in the room. Scared down to the end of my wits, I bolted up from bed, worried about another assassination attempt on my life at the moment.“What do you think you are doing?” I enquired, bending my head toward an inclined position.“My mother dropped by yet?” Erebus asked, leaning even closer to Me.“What does it have to do with you snuggling up this close to me?” I responded, stabbing my shoulders against his chest.“Answer me! " he snapped.“No.“Fuck! He did know how to scare me, not withstand how hard I always try to get my head wrapped around the fact that he had chosen to marry me instead of having me executed. Yet it always makes me think that one mistake and I might have my head rolling off the floor for all he cared about.“Good, then stay this way; it's late at night; she might come in anytime from now; I wouldn't want her seeing us sleeping apart even as much as it irritates me to hold you like this.”He wra
EREBUS POV.Running on the treadmill at the same pace that I've always done over the years, yet my heart wouldn't stop beating so fast. Perhaps it had everything to do with the fact that my memories drifted back to last night.I had begun acting way odd, than necessary; something was definitely wrong with me.“Or you could just admit that you have feelings for her?” My wolf Benny teased me on the spot, causing me to roll my eyes. I stopped the treadmill and climbed down from it. Reaching for the water on which I gulped greedily down my throat.“That thief of her princess? Ladrona!” I asked him in a cocky manner, but I could tell he wasn't up to anything good.“You call her a thief, but you lied with zero conscience to her yesterday, talking about your mother dropping by for some visit.” I shrugged in response to Benny’s words.Returning to the room right after reading the letter, I felt the urge to lock her up and keep her hidden away from the world; she had been asleep, and thanks
TRIVIA'S POV.“Leave now!”. Erebus snapped on impulse; at first he pulled away from Alaric hastily and tucked his certainly huge cock back to his briefsI could see a mischievous wide grin on Alaric's face; he enjoyed how hurt and stunned I had been.“I said leave now, trivia; I do not like my personal space being disturbed.” He retorted once again, but I stood transfixed to a spot with my mouth hung wide agape.“Leave? That's all you intend to say? How shameless can you really be? You irritate me down to the core erebus.” I retorted, clenching my fists. I could feel my blood boiling at an insane range; it was killing me way too much to listen to whatever crappy words the bastard had said, but I had not expected him to yell at me for any reason.“Yes. Leave. Stop acting like we are lovers. I married you only because I need an excuse; you don't get to pass out orders for me, and it seems you have forgotten your place in this pack. I am the Lycan King , and you tried to steal from m
EREBUS POV.“I told you to stop!” I snapped at Alaric, who was wiping the cum stains on his hands and pulling back his pants.“Stop? You told me to stop? You had me pinned against the wall, your hands were on back, and you were ramming to me with both of my hands folded behind my back, but I should have been the one top," he asked, and then I realised he was telling the truth. I had let my intrusive and primitive desires get the best of me.I grabbed my casual shirt and my thighs before walking toward the door , troubled with mixed emotions, I had let my sexual frustrations get to me.“Are you really leaving? Because of her? How about me? You can't just walk out on me twice to chase after her!” Alaric retorted, yelling at the top of his voice. I halted in my step and turned to face him, losing his words for a brief moment.“You did this on purpose, didn't you?” I asked, slowly he batted his eyelash away, approached me, and then buried his fingers into my hair.“Why do you care? You
TRIVIAS POV.“I'm here for the queen; is she in?” I asked, holding firmly onto the hem of my dress, knowing so well I couldn't keep living in such despair. “She's expecting you; all morning she had waited for you,” her maid explained while leading me towards her room, not like I had much of a choice there.After all that has happened, I have settled into a decision: I wouldn't live such a pitiful life anymore; it's been from one man to another. I had been tossed aside and used for their own selfish desires, but not anymore; I've learnt my lesson.“I'm sorry my lady, I came late; I ran into something important.” I spoke as soon as I walked through the doors; a smile settled on her face.“Fine, if my name is too hard for you to call, just call me mother, and please child drop all these sudden formalities between us.” She offered, “Thank you, mother.” I called out the name, rolling off my lips sure enough to sound flattering to her ears.“I had gotten news from the maids that you inte
ZED's POV.“Bloody idiots! What do you mean by there hasn't been a response?” I asked, pacing back and forth, gritting my teeth and clenching my fists.It had gotten worse. The first day after the letter was sent, I had hopes; perhaps it took a while before it got there. The second day, thinking of the chances that the letter had not gotten to them, I summoned those who had been asked to deliver it, and it was stated clearly that the right-hand man to the Lycan king had taken the letter himself.Today being the third day, I couldn't wait any longer; somehow I took the words spoken by Jeremy off my head. The part where he has spoken of seeing her in the Lycan kings chambers, The ruthless, icy man, who had no heart or any sympathy whatsoever. She was I. His room, why?... What couldn't have happened—a dungeon perhaps I would have understood—that it fitted so well into his character, but why was she with him?“I'm sorry, Alpha Zed, we tried our best; we couldn't do it. But the letter h
TRIVIAS POV.My blood went cold as my eyes remained fixated on that of Erebus. Foolishly, I had let myself go ranting foolishly to zed in an attempt to push him away from me, but surprisingly, I was pissed. I didn't care. I didn't give two damn about it. He could rant about it, or whine for all I cared it didn't matter, I loathed them all for all they did to me “I slept with your brother. What difference does it make? Am I expected to beg? Didn't you say it was just sex? It makes no difference if you sleep with me or I sleep with someone else. So stop acting like it's a big deal; you forcefully make me as well.” I retorted before storming over and walking past him.“I what!” He asked, holding a firm grip on my arms, bringing me to a halt. An irritated scoff escaped my lips as I yanked my arms off his clutch. Why was he acting all saint for? He had spoken down on me and mocked my foolishness after we had sex. Why would he care what I had done with his brothers or what not.“You mark
ZED's POV.“Took you long enough; I really believed you didn't want to see me trivia.” I whispered. Seeing how cautious and worried she was.She finally let go of my hand.“Sorry… I didn't mean to,” she apologized, and I felt a sharp stab of pain in my sides hearing those words.I was no fool; I could see she had changed. And the only reason she chose me out of all three men was because she knew how much I had hurt her. And I was indebted to her with total necessity to oblige. She had no choice.Neither did I.“Sorry? Trivia, you and I would hold hands all the time. I know I screwed up real bad, but you've changed too. Ever since you woke from that coma, you've suddenly become distant.” she shot me daggered gazes. “Are you saying it's my fault then? Are you telling me to sleep with your guard? No. Loving your personal guard, and then sleeping with him, then proposing a loveless marriage to me is my fault.“She asked in a sharp tone, curt in her speech, making me burdened by more gu
EREBUS POV.I passed or irritated stares between trivia and the fool of a brother I had. I had felt a sudden wave of bitterness when I launched a blow headed toward Zeds face.A light screech had escaped my lips, a nerve-wracking feeling that twisted my guts. And then I realized it was trivia... not the mate bond having its effect.I bit against my lips, mumbling an inaudible utterance, but even then I couldn't ignore her.Yet coming here out of the blue to see her in such a position with Terry had immediately gotten on my nerves.“The guard didn't throw you out." I asked, trying to manage the anger I felt while heading towards her.“Why would they? I mean, they all looked happy to see me, even the maids. But this look on your face seems to say otherwise; are you perhaps bothered by my return, brother?” I tried as much as I could not to tweak hearing my honorifics slip through the bastard's lips; I, however, had yanked trivia by the arm away from Terry. Her face white from fear; she
TRIVIAS POV. Fueled with rage I mumbled beneath my breath, pushing my way down the stairs when my eyes had aligned with the same shades of blue. I stood, frozen to the spot, my heart racing in my chest. Fear, panic and sudden realisation struck me as I'm immediately engulfed with bitterness.It can't be... This was my imagination; it wasn't possible.I swallowed hard, cold sweat breaking off my temples, and I clutched harder to the end of my dress as the masculine figure approached me. Digging my nails into my sides, hoping to wake from the heart wrecking nightmare I had been plunged into Only when he was merely feet away from me did I realise it was real; it wasn't a dream; I wasn't making up or insane.I turned swiftly, headug in the opposite direction.“That's no way to treat someone who has saved your life!” He called out to me; I stopped, my heart sinking in my chest. That voice.I could hear his footsteps draw closer to me, but my heart wouldn't stop beating. I wasn't sure I c
EREBUS POV.“Is anything wrong?" Raymond asked as I stormed into the office dashing towards the mirror… fuck.. I was indeed blushing.A king blushing merely by the words of a thief, a lying princess, and a backstabber—this was unbelievable. I cleared my throat, patting my cheeks, seeing how raymond gave me skeptical glances.“You look... different.” He asserted, beckoning me to walk closer. I flinched away from touch, snapping his hands off my body. “Stop being, wierd, what's my schedule for today?” I asked, half-mindedly merely wanting to do or say anything that would distract me from those words she had spoken.She loved me. She sounded a little confused. But I knew what she was; I could feel it through the mate bond; I marked her last night; our emotions were heightened and linked together; maybe I should not have sounded that cold to her. Perhaps I could have brushed it off slightly rather than lashing out at her.But I knew I needed to mantain all composure, I didn't have the
TRIVIAS POV.Sudden silence ensued between us for a brief moment while I cursed myself out for making such a baseless utterance.He tilted his head towards the left a bit before letting out an erratic yet sarcastic laughter.“What's with that nonsense? You can't just tell me you love me, all because we had sex... It's just sex trivia, nothing else.” He responded curtly before dashing toward the bathroom, my heart aching in my chest, and his words replayed like a continuous loop in my mind. “It's just sex." I muttered beneath my breath, stabbed by an unknown sense of pain.Of course, I was a fool.How cheap could I be? How low was I willing to go? Why on earth could I not have a single control over my body... I asked for sex, and I begged him to fuck me. I wouldn't stop spewing all sorts of nonsense; it's all because I touched him, I held his arm, and I felt myself loose.I stopped thinking for a brief moment before running my fingers into my hair. He called me his mate... He said so
EREBUS POV.“Goddamn,” I retorted, pulling out my cock from her mouth while spilling cumloads on her face, I gritted my teeth, flinching backwards while my eyes remained pinned on her, panting heavily and trying hard to catch her breath.I pulled her by the arm before tossing her over to the bed while opening her laps. Without holding back or any form of prior notice, I sank two of my fingers into her cunt, which had been soaked and dripped juices.“wet already… just from sucking my cock?” I asked with a grin while she turned her face away from me. I reached for her jaw, pulling it up and directing her eyes back to me.“Your eyes are on me..." All the time, I want to see the look on your face when I fuck your soul out your damn body,” I retorted, her closer.She shuddered, clasping hard to the sheets. As I worked my fingers around her cunt, I ran my tongue over my upper teeth, enjoying the wicked yet arousing sight before me.Her cries laced with moans in pleasure filled the air as I
EREBUS POV I swallowed a visible lump in my throat, smacking my lips together while my eyes roamed from the very first strand of her hair down to her toe nails.She looked hot!.I turned away in haste, trying to hold my wolf at bay. I could feel it struggling to take control. I heard her hastily pick the towel in and wrap it around her body. The atmosphere between us became tense.“I'll leave you now... Go ahead and have a change of clothes or something; there would be a family Dinner “ I asserted before walking past her; however, she had grabbed my wrist in haste, stopping me to a halt while I turned to face her.“Are you pissed? I didn't do it on purpose. I swear I was just…” I felt a stinging pain at the pit of my belly as sudden heat flushed through my nerves. I parted my lips to speak, but I suddenly felt loss of words.She pulled her arms away from me, while I felt a tingling sensation on the little spot she trailed her finger."Erebus,“ she stuttered, but I couldn't help tryi
TRIVIAS POV.“How is he?” I asked Helen as soon as she made her way through the doors; she looked worried, and it bothered me. I couldn't trust Erebus or a word that slid through his lips. All he did was lie, and it was beginning to thin down on me.“He's fine, he's inside, he has been welcomed, and his wound is being treated by a friend of mine as we speak,“ Helen responded. I swallowed hard before letting out a loud sigh, relief washing over me. I had no idea why I felt like this for Zed; perhaps it was purely my body reacting based on instincts, but then it only made things worse on my end.“If he's fine, why then do you look so pale? You almost frightened me.” I retorted. Passing her puzzled gazes, she bit slowly against her lower lip before drawing out a loud sigh.“It's just that... I'd rather for you to be careful; Lord Erebus isn't the type to attend to wolves, not to talk or entertain one. And I'm afraid if he finds out I had been the one who told you about the alpha king vi