With no bookcase to hold her up as well, Amira’s eyes almost rolled back to the feel of Rhys’ length, almost hooking inside of her as she sunk deeper on top of him. She sighed, hooded eyes lowering to look at her mate as he sat down in his chair behind the desk. Amira adjusted herself. She couldn’t actually do much with the positioning of the arms of the chair, but Rhys’ tight hold on her back and backside proved he didn’t intend on her staying there long. Sitting upright, feet going through the sides of the chair and grounding her, Amira started slowly circling her hips, biting her lip to the feel of him. Rhys’ hands rested on her hips at her tease, eyes drawing to her breasts and his mark. This wild beauty was his, and now the rest of the world was going to know it, too.Amira’s hands slid from his shoulders to the waistcoat, and she started undoing buttons to gain access to his collarbone. Rhys was about to let it slide off his arms until Amira stopped him. “Don’t… I’m kind of… d
After being well and truly ravaged, Amira and Rhys snuggled together by the fireplace, utterly spent and naked. Rhys continued to stroke Amira’s spine while she dozed off. The Alpha King couldn’t look away from his little mate or the new mark on under her collarbone. But after spending so long in the private library, mostly claiming each other, and then staying like this, Rhys began redressing his mate. Considering Amira was an assassin and had spectacular detection skills, she was completely conked out. It made Rhys smile. It meant she trusted him. Well, after all of this, he didn’t expect anything less.Now redressed, still looking dishevelled, Rhys carried his mate out of the private library, ignoring Bash, who couldn’t help smirking, and took her through the hallways, sticking to the less busy corridors so as not to wake Amira or cause rumours. The rumours didn’t matter so much, but he didn’t want others to spread false gossip. Amira wasn’t one of his ex-playthings; she was his m
The doors swung open, and the Alpha King and his mate waltzed through, heads held high, exuding confidence as they made their way through the meeting room. The elder's gazes zeroed in on Amira and the mark beneath her collarbone. Instead of waiting for another chair to be arranged for his Queen, he pulled Amira onto his lap and took his seat at the head of the long table. Amira was uncertain about his decision, but she couldn't suppress the smirk that formed on her lips as she observed the elders' disapproving glares and their immediate shift to gossiping, bickering and discussing her as if she were not present to hear any of it.“This rebel leader is your mate?” One spoke louder than the rest, addressing the Alpha King and silencing the table. “You know I was once an Alpha’s daughter before a rebel leader,” Amira replied sharply before Rhys could answer. “Does that make it better?”“Not really,” the elder growled back.“And now she is my mate and your Queen,” Rhys growled back, his
Rhys waved Amira off at the end of the meeting. The elders were gathered around him still. Amira remembered that when she was in Rhys’s body, the elders would stay behind with her for another hour or two after the meeting. It was all nonsense and tiring, and now she was in her normal body, and she was more relieved to sneak away.Not that it mattered if she stayed at this point anyway. The elders didn’t trust her. Ah well, she had some free time until her cousin would arrive. Although she had been in a blissful state with her mate, Amira didn’t forget the first potential lead about her father’s death. It was potentially there in the previous Alpha King’s journal.“You look awfully chipper for someone who just had to walk into the wolves' den,” Bash commented as he fell into step beside her.Amira smirked. “They’re old wolves. What’s so frightening about them?”“True, true. Don’t let them get to you,” Bash replied, believing she might be putting on a façade.Amira stopped before the li
The moment Rhys felt pain shoot through the bond, he left the old goats to their fighting and sprinted in his mate’s direction. Amira was injured?! And inside the palace where she should be safe!The pack mind link was loud, the urgency in his pack member’s voices cutting straight through his mind. They knew Amira had been attacked? He hadn’t crowned her yet; how did they know they had a Luna and Queen? Obviously, they’d met her at the banquet, but he hadn’t officially introduced her as such yet. No, something happened earlier. Rhys remembered this mechanism that seemed to click into place. A tension that nobody had been aware of within the pack faded away, and now he knew it was because Amira had joined them. They knew their Queen had arrived and were rushing to her side.He’d entered the library to discover Amira fought an assassin and was interrogating him, not at all bothered by the state of her right side. Blood was seeping through the side of her torso. For a brief moment, Rhys
Slamming the journal shut, Amira glanced at the door after Beta Baltir announced Zayyan’s arrival at the palace through a mind link. Her mind still spun with the information she just learned from the journal. It had everything, every little detail about what happened. The later entries revealed the King’s regret and his attempts to find Amira to give her the life that was taken away from her. Theon knew this would never make up for his rash decisions, the loss of the lives of his closest friend and a powerful pack that guarded the kingdom well. But he couldn’t let his friend’s daughter die on the streets. Obviously, Amira was never caught. She thought everyone was out to kill her and remained well-hidden until she made it to the rebels. ‘Where is Zayyan?’ Amira mind linked the Beta back, rage swarming her chest and tightening her stomach until it felt sick. ‘Where is my cousin?’ she almost spat. Her claws started growing, and she had to breathe slowly to return them to normal. ‘He
“Amira? What’s wrong?” His voice hardened, glancing behind her. “Come inside. We’ll talk there.”Amira nodded once and followed. “Zev, stay outside,” she ordered nonchalantly.“I’m afraid I can’t do that, Luna,” Zev replied, and his words made her freeze. Zayyan stopped walking, and he looked over his shoulder at her wide-eyed.“Luna?”Amira cocked an eyebrow. “Like I said. Much to discuss. Sure thing, Zev. Come in. But everyone else stays outside.” She’d prefer Bash, but this would put Zev’s trustworthiness to the test. Would he tell others what was discussed between Amira and Zayyan before the meeting?The door closed behind them, and Amira went straight to the sofa, eyes flicking across the room as was her usual routine in any room. Zev did the same, but he was her guard. Flopping down on the sofa, Amira waited for Zayyan to join her. She felt impatient, needing to know if he had been deceiving her, yet at the same time, she wanted to keep this comforting illusion up a while longer
The meeting was tenser than Amira had anticipated. Yet, through the mate bond, Amira could sense Rhys held no hatred towards Zayyan. After spending time in Amira’s body, he saw Zayyan as a close friend already, but her cousin had no idea about their body switching. To him, this had been the first time they’d officially met.Alpha Evander had also been extremely grumpy throughout their meeting. Once they came to a resolution, which didn’t take much, the hybrid was first to leave. Elixora would distribute to everyone, not just the rich, and the rebels who had overthrown Willowbrook would remain in charge under Zayyan’s care. Amira didn’t trust anyone else. Alpha Evander agreed that his pack would back off, but if there was any foul play, then they would step in and take it back. Although Evander was eager to leave and find his mate, he took the meeting seriously. It still involved his pack, and although he looked fierce and icy, the Alpha cared for his pack members. Not just his pack m