AVERYI was surprised by how Celia’s Nana treated Declan and Draven. Her face was all smiles as she filled their plates and bowls while they readily ate everything she gave them. I sat on the side, watching the three people with wide eyes. Celia sat to my right, sneakily putting more bread into my plate.“ Eat more. You have to grow up, Pretty Princess. ” She leans in and whispers to me.“ Huh? ” I blink, shocked at what she just said to me.“ You are short and thin. You need to eat more. ” She states as a matter of fact. “ You need to grow bigger like Nana. ”My cheeks flare as her Nana shoots me a mocking look. Now that I think about it, like the rest of the people in the South, she is taller and looks packed with muscles. While sitting among these giants, I seem like a weak baby.“ She is all grown up, Ce. It’s just that the people in her Kingdom are dwarves. ” Draven snickers.“ Are you a dwarf? ” The piece of bread falls from Celia’s hand as she stares at me, with a look of disb
AVERY “ He knows better than to come here. He must have come for you. ” She scoffs. I glance at her from over my shoulder. “ why would he? The last I remember, he didn’t want to see me at all. And the feeling is mutual. I don’t want to see a man like him. ” Her brows lift in surprise. We stare at each other for a while. Eventually, she averts her gaze and comes to sit on the side of the stairs that I occupied before. “ Is it about the Harem? ” She asks, staring into the distance where he appeared and disappeared like a figure of a mystical story. I release a soft breath and sit down. “ How can you tell? ” “ You are a Princess and a Lycan. They have big egos. They never share. ” She shrugs. “ No woman should have to share her man. ” I frown. “ Still, witches are forced to do that in the Harem of the King. ” Her lips curl up bitterly. “ They need to fight for themselves. If they can’t do that, how can anyone else do anything for them? ” I fold my arms across my chest. “ Until s
AVERY The next few days are spent in peace. The world remains dark but playing with Celia and sitting at the table with the two brothers and Noelle for three meals makes it a little less lonely. During the day, I am fine. But when the supposed night falls and everyone retires to their room, the need to see Aleister strengthens. It becomes impossible to sleep without thinking about him, or wondering how he must be faring in the aftermath of his actions. After what feels like an eternity, Draven informs me that we have to leave now. We have overstayed already. “ Remember what I said. ” Noelle says as I step out of the house. “ I will. ” I nod, turning to face her. Celia hugs her waist. I smile, watching them interact and whispering things to each other. I would have preferred if I could stay here for a long time but we have to return now. Besides, I must find the person who put Celia and me at risk. I doubt Agrona but I need some proof to accuse her. “ Come on, Ce. We should
ALEISTER ‘ What did Declan find out? ’ I ask Drevan through the mindlink. My eyes rest on him as he stands in the corner, mingling with the guests, mainly women that he would be fucking tonight. ‘ Can’t wait to know? ’ He replies, turning to me with a grin. ‘ I will have to get rid of your potential partners for tonight, it seems. ’ I narrow my eyes. He clicks his tongue and excuses himself from them before marching towards me. ‘ You are just jealous because I will get my dick wet tonight while you will be watching your Princess from a distance again. ’ He snickers, a smirk growing on his lips. ‘ Say that one more time. ’ I am truly annoyed. After Avery saw me in that state, I think I will have to settle for watching her from a distance for the rest of my life. The guilt won’t let me approach her again. I lean back. My heart becomes heavy with the conflicting emotions. I tried to kill my daughter and my mate. Both at the same time. And someone made them appear in front of
AVERY“ Aleister. ” I gasp. The look in his eyes is strange. It’s not only lust but a deep-rooted agony. Unconsciously, I touch his cheek with the tips of my fingers. He is burning up. My chest heaves up and down heavily, brushing his chest with each movement.“ What’s—What’s wrong with you? ” I swallow the unease.His hands are still resting under my breasts, on my bare skin as he stares into my eyes darkly. His muscles strain. He grits his jaw and leans in to rest his forehead over mine.His hold tightens over my skin. I hiss, arching into him. It’s too warm under him. My thighs clench as I shake that thought away from my mind.“ I think…I was drugged. ” His voice is throaty as he confesses.My heart misses a beat. I slide my hand down his cheek and rest it on his neck.“ Who— ”He doesn’t let me finish. His lips meet mine with a fiery urgency. A struggling breath whooshes out of my lungs and mingles with his. The kiss is passionate and so hard that my lips almost get bruised. U
AVERY“ I am ruined. Because of you, I can’t even think about any other woman. ” Aleister hisses, thrusting in. My walls burn with the harsh entry. I scream, before his lips cover my mouth and drown all other sounds. A mixture of intense burn and a wave of ecstasy almost blinds me to my surroundings. All I feel is him, all I smell is his scent, and all I can sense around me is him. My fingers curl and uncurl in a desperate attempt to reach anything, something. He is still inside me, stretching me so wide that I feel full to the brim. My thighs shake around his hips and drop to my sides limply.Aleister grips my right leg and lifts it higher before grinding harder into me until we are one, and he is deeper inside me. Pain erupts again, overshadowed by an even blinding wave of pleasure. “ Ale—Aleister. ” I cry out as soon as he sucks my top lip and rests his forehead against me.He is pinning me down, forcing me to take every inch of him. I should hate this, try to free my hands or
ALEISTERI haven’t felt so good in a long time. Every cell in my fucking body feels sated. I shift to my back and pat the spot beside me. The good mood goes down the drain because she is not there. My eyes shoot open to land on the ceiling of her room. This is disastrous. A King shouldn’t fall asleep in someone else’s room. Leaving after fucking is important. But, I can’t even bother with that. Did she fucking dump me after we had the best fuck of my life? I sit up and scan the room. Surprise crosses my face when I find her soft hair poking out from behind the couch. I stare at the Golden strand. She is not fine. She still needs to get held down so she can sleep on the bed and not on the cold floor. I climb out of the bed, grab my pants from the floor, and wear them before strolling to her. She has her knees to her chest, her face pressed into them tightly. Her hair flows down her bare arms and back. What makes my heart twist is the way she is trembling. She looks so small and
AVERY I make a bun of my hair and turn on the shower. Limping to the bathroom was already a grave task and now this cold water is making my head spin. To think that idiot King told me foolish things last night and then disappeared…Ha? What was he thinking? Stupid liar! I grimace and run my hands down my skin. It feels like a dozen horses trampled over my body, leaving me battered. “ Way to go, Avery Landric. ” I mumble in a hoarse and close my eyes. My throat hurts. I am equally stupid to not even regret what we did last night. He was like an unrestrained animal, out to devour me. And I just let him. He won’t really keep his word and come back for more, right? I blink and freeze. Is he done with me now? Does it mean that— I gasp as large hands sneak on my stomach. I get tugged back into a hard front and shudder. “ What are you doing out of bed? ” He lowers his head and whispers into my ear huskily. “ I should be asking you that. ” I blurt, my taut muscles relaxing instant