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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
AVERY“ You know what happened between us. ” I remind him, sensing his body becoming rigid. “ I know it’s my fault for going to that bar and sleeping with a stranger when I was promised to you. But I was drunk, and you were my mate. The attraction I felt towards you was not something I could avoid, Aleister. I doubt I would have slept with anyone else. I didn’t plan to. I just…wanted to be free one last time before I was shipped away. ”Aleister’s fingers curl around my hand, offering silent comfort. I look down before closing my eyes.“ After I came here, you didn’t treat me like a mate. I found out that you plan on attacking my brother despite making a promise and my trust broke. A Lycan King who can not keep a promise…how can I trust him? That’s what I thought. ” My body shudders as he tightens his hold around my waist.“ You know the secrets now. Whenever I lose control on the full moon, everyone connected with me by blood can feel the surge of my emotions, Princess. Amelia is my
AVERY “ I like the sea. ” I hum, a subtle smile lifting the corners of my lips. “ Why? Do you want to drown yourself to death? ” Aleister wonders. I choke on my breath, surprise making me feel dumb for a second. “ W—What? ” “ You seem to be attached to everything that brings you pain. ” He states as a matter of fact. “ Why do you think so? ” My nose wrinkles. “ You like your family and friends, and that traitor of a maid you have with you. ” He rests his chin on my shoulder and turns to face me. “ You like me too. And you like fighting people you shouldn’t fight. ” “ When did I say that I like you? ” I shudder in his arms and avoid meeting his eyes. “ Don’t you? ” He kisses my cheek, sending another shockwave of electricity down my spine. “ N—No. ” I blink innocently. “ No? ” His voice lowers. My heart races in my chest. Aleister nibbles on my neck, earning a startled breath from me. “ Be honest, Princess. You like my cock in your pussy. You like it when I am close. You lik
AVERY“ You must be missing your fiance. ” Aleister grumbles under his breath.I sigh, grip the edges of the tub, and lift myself. He frowns, loosening his grip on me. I turn around in the water and settle down into his lap again.Instinctively, Aleister’s hands are on my back pulling me into his chest. “ Now you know how I feel when you talk about your other women. ” I state as a matter of fact.A dangerous glint flashes across his eyes, “ I told you— ”“ I know you didn’t touch them, Aleister. ” My hands rest on his shoulders. “ And you know I have never touched a man except you either. Tyson was my fiance and I thought I would end up with him but that didn’t happen. And I am here now. ”“ So you wanted to spend your life with him? ” His expressions seem to be becoming worse.Aleister looks like a sulking child and a raging beast at the same time. I don’t know how to tackle this grave situation.My shoulders slump as I sneak closer to him. “ I don’t want to lie to you. I thought ab
AVERYLife is unpredictable, they say.I caress the cheek of the newborn, my finger trembling softly. I am awed and reduced to a teary-eyed, half-conscious woman with nothing more meaningful in life than the bundle lying on the bed beside me. So, I believe now…Life is unpredictable. If someone had told me that I will give birth to a beautiful girl, with glassy grey eyes and a sharp cry…I would have told them that I didn’t need them to fool me into believing things that would never happen.But it has happened.“ You have the right. ” Aleister lays on the other side, watching the girl lying between us with similar expressions. He looks dazed as if he is in a dream and scared of touching this beautiful creature.“ We decided on that. You will get to name her if it’s a girl. ” I pull my knees to my chest, trying hard to forget the pain I felt during labor yesterday. People say something else too—they say giving birth is no easy feat. It’s like dying and coming back to life after seei
AVERY“ Was this really as necessary as you make it out to be? ” I ask, moving across his room, smoothening down the non-existent creases in the dress.It’s the same gown that I wore to the festival. Back then, Aleister sent me away without even looking at me but he carried this dress with him wherever he went when I left him.Now, he wants me to wear it on my initiation. I told him it’s unnecessary, but he insists that I must wear this.“ I can get you a new dress if you want, my Princess. ” Aleister says, stepping out of the dressing room and pulling me into his arms immediately. I notice the dark suit he is wearing, the material fitting every bulging muscle and making him appear bigger than he already is. Our eyes meet and warmth spreads in my insides—It’s instant and soothing. “ How do I look? ” I whisper, reaching up to press my lips to his mouth gently.“ Like my Princess. ” Aleister tilts his head, connecting our lips again. “ Like the greatest star in the sky or the beautif
AVERYIt was not as bad as I imagined it. Aleister did stick out from the others, but no matter how wary they were, they couldn’t say anything about it or him anymore.We had breakfast together, and then I showed Aleister around. As expected, Dustin gave us a side eye whenever we stumbled across him but he couldn’t do anything about it which left me giddy.For the first time in my life, I have my own team. Aleister and I are together, and I don’t care if the whole world is on the other side. He is enough for me.But I like that my former friends and acquaintances have accepted him as my mate.“ You have been smiling from the morning. ” Aleister mumbles, pressing a kiss to my neck from behind.“ Do you not like it when I smile? ” I inquire playfully.“ Of course, I love it, Princess. ” He trails a path of kisses up my neck as his hand rests on my stomach, caressing it softly. “ I want you to keep smiling like this forever. Will you do that for me? ”“ If you don’t make me mad, I will. ”
DUSTIN“ What are you thinking now? ” Lenora asks curiously.“ That’s not the right question, Lenora. ” I tell her and place my palm over the edge of the window. The sea appears calm today, or maybe, it’s just me. I am calm, inside out. There is no noise inside my head right now. After seeing Avi genuinely happy, I think I will be better for some time. “ Did you always know that King is her mate? ” She inquires and stands beside me.“ Does it matter? ” I wonder. Why does everyone make a fuss about it? If I know, so what? Does it change anything?The loser thinking makes me want to roll my eyes. If you jump into the ditch after knowing that it’s not deep or you jump without knowing it’s not deep…it’s all the same. In the end, you still have to jump in the ditch. “ How did you know? ” She turns her head and studies me curiously.“ Moon Goddess told me. ” I vowed to not lie to Lenora before, so she gets all the honest answers.She snickers. “ I am serious, Dustin. ”It’s another thi
ALEISTER“ Levian…can tell when someone is lying. If you had stayed back, he would have found out about your child. You don’t realize how brutal he can be when it comes to getting what he wants. And right now, it’s not the time for the war. It’s time to hide that you are pregnant, Avi. ” Dustin explains to her.“ You want to hide my child? ” She huffs. “ that’s not happening. ”“ That’s why I didn’t tell you before. Now that your mate here has told Levian that you are not pregnant and that he is not allied with the other three Kingdoms, Levian is not desperate to snatch your child. He will wait. Because he believes we are weak when we are not united as the four Kingdoms. ” He says and wipes the dried blood from under his nose again. “ He will wait for you to find your mate. ” I conclude neutrally.“ He will wait for me to break and join him. Or he will wait for a mate to come to break me and get me to lose my mind like the rest of you. ” Dustin replies, and smirks. “ but that’s never
ALEISTERI have a hunch that Dustin Landric—the twat let me hit him intentionally. I would have preferred if he fought back. I don’t enjoy hitting those who want to get hit.“ Aleister. ” My Princess nuzzles into my neck, and peer at me with her puppy eyes.My throat feels heavy as I stare into those eyes. I came here to be mad at her. Her friend sent me a letter and informed me that my Princess hadn’t left me and it was all her brother’s plot. He drugged her and kidnapped her.But she could have let me know about it.And she didn’t.I was mad, but what do I feel right now? The heaviness in my throat increases. She loves me, she is carrying my child and she is showing me that she cares about me without giving a fuck about the watching eyes.It’s like I am in a dream. Maybe, I lost my mind back in the South and this is a part of a beautiful imagination.If it’s that…I slide her stray hair behind her ear and watch as she smiles at me brightly. Her blue eyes are moist, and they still l
AVERY“ Once we are done, do you want me to give you a visit to the Wolveshire Citadel? ” I wonder, clinging to Aleister’s arm.He glances at my eyes, slowly looks down at my arm wrapped around his bicep, blinks, then looks away. From where I walk beside him, I can see his neck turning slightly red.“ I don’t think your brother would like that. ” Aleister grumbles under his breath as we step into the sitting area.“ I think the same. ” I nod quickly. “ but I don’t mind. He can be broody about it and go sulk in his room. ” My eyes wander off to my brother who is standing in front of the window, his back to us. “ Ava. ” Nora squeaks, grabbing my attention.I look to my right and find the rest of them standing beside the couches stiffly. Their wary glares filter towards Aleister, making me frown.Subtly, Tyson pushes Amelia behind him and stands in front of her protectively while the girl looks as horrified as a dying fish. Nora and King Striker are beside them, all in their defensive s
AVERYI fake a gasp and roll on the bed. Instantly, Aleister halts and turns to me worriedly.“ What happened? ” He asks, approaching me hurriedly.I clutch my head until he is standing in front of me. When he leans in, I grab his shoulder and sit him on the bed again.My eyes narrow. “ I liked what we did but I don’t want anyone to see this view. ”I point towards his abdomen before rolling out of the bed and grabbing his pants to throw them at him.“ You faked it? ” He rolls his eyes.“ I know what works with you. I just used that information. ” I shrug, searching for my dress. The look of disbelief comes back on his face. He leans back, dropping the pants on the floor again.“ I am not wearing them. You wanted to fuck me in your room. Now you can’t hide me, Princess. ” He chuckles, balancing himself on his palms.“ First of all, we didn’t do what you said we did. We— ”“ Made love? That’s the same as fucking. My cock goes in and out your— ” A knock silences him. Gasping, I drop t
AVERYI am getting worried now. Aleister hasn’t said anything for like an hour after what I told him.I am comfortably lying on top of him now, and I am so tired that I want to sleep. But the hundred different emotions that keep surging back and forth in my mind keep me wide awake.I yawn, snuggling into his neck. “ say something. This silence is irritating me now. ”Silence meets me as a reply again.I huff and draw my face out of his neck just to glare at him. But he looks lost and his eyes see right through me.“ Are you that shocked? Did you not want— ”“ You said…it’s not possible. ” Aleister finally mumbles, his heart beating like a loud drum under my palm.My gaze meets his wide eyes as I sigh. “ Well, my Mom lied about that. I am perfectly fine. I confirmed with a Healer. ”“ What? ” Aleister whispers, his eyes still holding disbelief.“ Yes, Mom lied and made me believe I couldn’t get pregnant. ” I shrug, dropping my head back. “ but who knew…her lie would get me pregnant mor