He knew nothing about my pain or struggles, yet he could call me names. The silence in the hall was heart wrenching. What even scared me the most was the cold stare he gave to me. Was he going to kill me? Was he going to send his guards to throw me out or lock me up?Before I could get the answers
LILLIE What the fuck was he doing? No. Scratch that. What the fuck was happening to me?! Why did I lean into him as his lips collided with mine? Why wasn’t my first instinct to pull away, hit him hard across his cheek like I had done before, and run as fast as I could? Why did I tiptoe to deepen t
“You must get dressed now, my lady. Your mother is in the waiting room.” The mention of my mother was more than enough to snap me out of whatever stupid thoughts were in my mind. I hurried into the room with wide eyes. “My mother? When did she arrive?” “In the early hours of this morning. The gua
LILLIE “Lillie? Lil.” My mother’s tap on my shoulder pulled me back to reality. I nodded and forced a smile. “Of course. Of course. I’m just…” I swallowed hard. I found it amusing how I couldn’t even force myself to say I was grateful to alpha David. He didn’t seem like a man who did anything for
My breath hitched at the back of my throat. I had seen men before, men of different sizes, complexions, noble, rich, poor, middle class, good looking, ugly - forgive me - but nothing, no one had ever caused my heart to skip beats by merely looking at me. I had managed to convince myself I was imposs
“Well, now that you know it is taken care of, why don’t you leave?” That was certainly not the answer I had been expecting. “What?” He dipped both hands into his pockets as he looked me over, from the crown of my head to the sole of my feet. “You heard me. You were here for your brother right? H
LILLIE Breakfast with the queen was one thing I had definitely never planned for. What was I to wear? How was I to act? Wining and dining with the royal family? How did I get this far? My hand maid, whose name I had come to learn was Ophelia, helped me get dressed. She picked out a green flowery p
Breakfast ended on a good accord, and I stayed behind till almost everyone was gone, because Queen Sophia would not stop talking to me. It was as though she was working so hard to add me to the conversation. She must have not wanted me to feel left out, and I found that really sweet. Alpha David ro