AVERY“ You can go. ” Aleister turns to the Healer.I breathe a sigh of relief and tighten my hold over the knot that is keeping the towel wrapped around my body.“ Yes, My King. ” The woman quickly saunters out of the room and closes the door behind her.“ What was that all about? ” My nose wrinkles.“ Spread your legs. ” Aleister stares at me.“ Hmm? What? ” I blink in confusion.“ You heard me. Spread your legs, Princess. ” He smirks, slowly approaching me.My heart misses a beat. I gulp and clench my thighs tightly.“ Don’t even think about it. You know I am fine. ” I huff.“ I don’t know. You keep wincing whenever I touch you. ” Aleister shrugs.I look into his eyes to find the playfulness replaced with concern. I sit up in the bed and dangle my legs down the edge.“ Trust me. It’s not that serious. I am just…not used to anything like this. ” My voice lowers towards the end.“ I still have to take a look. ” Aleister comes to stand in front of me, his knees touching mine slightly.
AVERYMy hands shoot towards his head but he catches them mid-air and slams them beside me on the bed. He holds my wrists by my side firmly. “ It’s only right that I kiss it better. ” His voice is like a sinful whisper of the devil, drawing me deeper into the claws of ecstasy.A knot forms deep inside me. The gentle strokes of his tongue continue, causing a fire to erupt in my body. I am not even breathing anymore. I am tuned into that sensation, so close to exploding.“ You are perfect like this, Princess. So fucking beautiful. ” He murmurs and sucks.I sink my teeth in my lower lip as the pleasure finally explodes. My thighs shake violently. The remnants of last night’s session seem to be lingering in my core as my muscles convulse.Aleister licks my tightening walls and sucks on the sensitive spot until I am whimpering again.“ Easy. ” He coaxes, his hand moving to my stomach which is still tight with the release.I fist my hands while struggling to catch my breath. My legs close
AVERY “ What spell did you cast on him?” Draven rolls his eyes.“ Why are you always like this?” My nose wrinkles as I check myself out in the mirror’s reflection.I still can’t find myself beautiful but Aleister’s voice keeps ringing in my ears, telling me that I am.“ Tell me your secret? ” He says, sitting on the wingchair in the corner.“ I have no secret.” I am just in a great mood today.I feel like humming, and skipping on my feet. There is this giddy feeling in my stomach that continues to make me smile.“ Then is it because of the mate bond that Leister can’t think straight when it comes to you?” He suggests, his eyes twinkling under the lights of my room.My hands that are reaching for my hair, freeze in the air. The silly smile on my lips drops.Does it mean that Aleister only likes me because I am his mate?I frown, my mood instantly turning sour.But...I am his mate for a reason, right? Moon Goddess never pairs up people that don’t truly belong with each other.“ Where i
ALEISTERMy brows lift as I look around the room. The lights are off but I can see Agrona sitting on the edge of her bed, staring at the floor.When Draven told me she was losing her mind, I didn’t trust him. But, I can see her situation. “ You know why I did it! ” She mumbles, not looking up at me.I grit my jaw. It’s because of her that I hurt Avery or else I would have never been this out of control with her. It’s taking everything in me to not snap Agrona’s neck. “ What the fuck were you thinking?! Did you think you could get me to fuck you, Agrona? ”“ Yes, I did. ” She nods without hesitance. “ I knew you would be coming to me because that Princess hates you and would never let you touch her! ” “ And what would you have achieved if we have fucked one more time? ” I rest my back against the wall beside her room’s door and fix my unwavering glare on her.“ I thought you would come back to me and get over her. ” Agrona’s shoulders tremble in the dark.That was a good plan. If I
AVERY“ Aleister just mindlinked me. ” Draven reveals.Instantly, my attention is drawn to him. “ What did he say? ”His brows furrow. For a second, complete silence reigns in my room. Renee and I watch Draven, waiting for him to answer my simple question but he says nothing.I don’t want to be like this. I told Aleister that I would trust his words. I can’t start doubting him now. But…I can’t help it. My heart is drowning and my thoughts are threatening to run wild.“ He will be staying with Agrona tonight. He won’t be coming back to you. ” He discloses with a sigh.My head goes blank. “ Hmm? ”“ Stop waiting for him, Avery. Stop trying to control him when you know you can’t. ” Draven shakes his head.Did I try to control Aleister? Is asking to be loyal to me like I am to him…considered controlling him?I blink, my head beginning to feel heavy. It feels like I am stuck in an enclosed space that is filled with fog. Everything is blurry and unclear. “ I told you, Princess. You shoul
AVERYWith the passing hours, it becomes impossible for me to sit still. Renee stays beside me, telling me repeatedly that I was not thinking straight.Aleister was not by Agrona’s side because she was sick or anything like that. No King does that.He was there because he wanted to…sleep with her. “ But I feel no pain. ” I utter.“ The King suppressed your Lycan, Princess. It’s impossible for you to feel pain even if he does that. ” She sighs, slumping beside me after hours of pacing back and forth.It feels like the world is slowly splitting into two. I am trying my best to hold it together but the cracks are becoming larger.Maybe, Draven was right. I should visit Aleister. He won’t be mad if he is not doing something he shouldn’t. I will only talk to him and come back.I rise to my feet but then sit down again. What if he thinks I lied when I said I would try to trust him? If I trust him, I shouldn’t be doing this right? My hands tighten over the mattress as I stare at the wall
ALEISTER “ How can she just…slap you like that? ” Agrona whispers in disbelief. My jaw ticks. The cheek she hit is still tingling. Did I fucking give her the idea that I liked her and now she could do everything she wanted without any consequences? “ Evena and the others saw her doing that. ” She adds with a gasp. “ I need to stop them from spreading the word. Or else…you know…what will happen, Leister. ” A King who lets a woman hit him is a fucking coward. When that woman is an enemy Princess, it just makes things worse. I wouldn’t have minded if she had clawed my skin if only we were inside her room, but she has crossed the line. She attacked my pride and thought she could get away. That’s why…That’s only why I never wanted to give in and make her realize that she held power over me. “ It’s possible…if the word reaches the Lords in the court, they will need an explanation as to why she is getting special treatment from you. I understand that you like her but she is going too
AVERY“ What if the King gets back at you for slapping him in front of everyone, Princess? ” Renee paces around worriedly. “ what were you thinking? How can you just abandon the protocol and let your emotions make decisions for you? ”Emotions? What emotions did Aleister leave for me? It feels like a part of me is broken beyond repair. I wanted him to feel the same. Now, he will know what it means to be humiliated by someone you believe will care for you. I don’t regret a thing. I wish he suffers with the consequences of his actions and feels equally broken.“ What are you thinking, Princess?! At least, tell me this much. ” She stops in front of me.“ I…can’t think. ” I admit honestly.My head keeps replaying the images from earlier. Him, in a towel. Agrona, smiling. Them, together for the night.Did he touch her like he touched me? Are they soaking up in the bathtub together right now?Is he telling her he likes her and won’t touch another woman? A fire is burning inside me. Ange