“N – No?” I pushed away from him with such force that I almost toppled off him. He caught me before I smacked my head against his desk, repositioning me on his thighs. I froze. “You want to do – that? Here?” I looked around the office. “Is there a problem?” He hummed as he burrowed his face into m
Alpha Hawke arrived about an hour after we heard he had entered the Capital. He was still dressed in mourning clothes but he did not look like a man who just lost his mate, rather, he looked like a man who just returned from a vacation. “You are back earlier than we expected you,” I greeted him at
“Right, you need to rest.” He put his hand around me. “Is she alright?” Scarlett asked in a falsetto. Killian spared her a glance but ignored her question. “Maybe His Majesty has decided the kingdom is stable enough for him to produce an heir,” Hawke snorted. He was filled with jabs and sneers tod
Luna Grace was not released. Despite Hawke’s furious threats, she stayed there for three extra days and Dark Moon had to pay a hefty fine to get her out of the dungeons and now they had treason on their record. It was a light punishment compared to what Killian planned but we had to tread carefully
He mumbled something with a sneer before responding. “I got your letter. Aunt Victoria is here?” He reminded me of the source of my irritation. “In the palace?” “Yes, she’s here.” I was under the same roof as my mother but she refused to see me. We hardly crossed paths but when we did, she excused
She met my gaze for a second before turning and walking away without a backward glance. My lips quivered so I bit into my bottom lip, clenching my fists at my sides to hold myself together, to stop myself from screaming. An invisible hand squeezed my heart and my stomach felt light and empty. A fami
“It’s no use. She hates me and even if she tells me why, what would I do?” Try to remove whatever it was about me that made her hate me but she hated me since I was born so what chance did I have of pleasing such a person? In the end, we both went back to our duties. I couldn’t forget the bitter en
I wasn’t actually foolish enough to drink poison. “I am sure you know that whether or not I drink this, you are dead meat,” I chanced a glance at Mary. “I considered making you the head maid but you chose to grab a rotten rope.” I pretended to shake my head in pity. “I was foolish.” Mary had tears