“Why did you stop?” Elijah asked when my fingers froze. He attempted to look in my direction, but I hastily massaged his back. Again. I released a shaky breath, mentally scolding my mind for thinking scandalous thoughts. Shame on me for remembering it. “I just recalled something, Elijah.” It’s about the alpha king and Nora, I wanted to add it but stopped myself. Why did my mind constantly wander with the two?“Who could that be?”I smiled even more even if he could not see it. “N-nothing. Not important.”Knowing I did not want to talk about it, Elijah let me drop the subject, nodded, and dropped his head on the back of the chair. “The alpha king must be lucky to have you, River. You’re so good at this. If only I can buy him from you.”Selling slaves between them was acceptable. “I came with a price, Elijah. With all the skills I have right now.”I put some oil again on my hands when it was no longer slippery and continued massaging his back.Elijah moaned. “You’re a keeper, River
29. Do You Want to Know the Truth?"River. You're sweating. Are you okay?" the twins asked altogether, suspicion in their eyes. "Do you know something about the scandal that happened last night?"My hands went cold and I couldn't see them in my eyes. The only scandal I knew about was between the alpha king and Nora. Nothing else. When I did not say anything, the twins pressed, even more, not wanting to be left behind from the juiciest gossip around the palace. "Hey. Do you want to say something?" they asked. "Say it. We will never confide in a single soul."I doubted it since Clara was not the type who would keep her mouth shut. To be safe, it was better to leave them from the spotlight. I chuckled and glanced sideways. Not really looking at them in their eyes. Damn it. Who was the fool again who spread that gossip? How would I meet Elijah again if our first meeting last night resulted in these kinds of rumors? Did he already know about this? Or not?"Earth to River? You're staring
The truth coated with lies were the words Nora would only hear from me. Those were also the words Nora had been waiting for. She wanted me to spill the beans, endangering my name and maybe angering the alpha king for tinting his name. The face of the alpha king would always be dignified at all times and refrain from doing something dishonorable. Improper. Inappropriate. Which was the complete opposite of my life back at Haverstone Pack. I was called Dog Slave while here…if someone will name me one, will be punished. "Is that right, Nora? You want the truth?" I taunted her. The twins shook their heads in my direction, stopping me from whatever plans I had in mind. "Of course! So that the twins will know how evil you are. Tell us. Say how desperate you are to gain the alpha king and Sir Elijah's attention and how you will use them at your, River."I smiled inwardly. This woman deserved a pat on her back for seeing past me, but too bad. I would never tell her she was right or that
My eyes widened as Alpha King Maxxwell kissed me savagely as if he was punishing me using his kisses. He bit my lips nearly drawing blood but the more he made it rough, the more it brought pleasure to my body. What. The. Fuck. Was. Happening. Here? The alpha king was kissing me even if I was not his sex slave. And a certain part of me was screaming to answer back to his kisses! Just like what happened at my pack during the Mating Ceremony. No, no. I must never give in to the temptation or he would think the rumors about Elijah and I would become true. So I just stood there, forcing myself not to return his kisses as his scent nearly knocked me over. I wanted to sniff him and do other dangerous and sinful thoughts which I never thought I would be doing when I was still in my pack. And these thoughts were scary as hell as if those were not mine. Only the alpha king was able to release all these confusing emotions. And the conflicting part of all is we were not mates. Right? "You li
I stepped back and looked at him with a horrified look on my face while trying to fight off my embarrassment as I struggled to meet his gaze.Clutching my ears as the tingling sensation of his mouth in my ears still persisted, I uttered, “Do you want me to, Your Majesty? You do not know me fully well, then.”“Are you willing to die in exchange for knowing who is Zenith?” he asked me. “Death awaits those people who keep on trying to unveil what happened one year ago. If you are ready to face death, I can tell you all about her. But in exchange, you die.”A shiver ran down my spine as I listened to him. Was that woman even worth it? “You can bury all her secrets in your grave, Your Majesty. I no longer want to know about that woman.” But it does not mean I will stop knowing more. He scoffed, leaning on the table. “I thought you were desperate about that, River. But I was wrong. You’re more desperate to put Elijah under your clutches. You are the same as the others in the palace.”My e
With a stubborn look on my face, I looked at the alpha king, not wanting to back down at him. "I said you are only jealous of Sir Elijah," I repeated.Oh, Moon Goddess. What had gotten in my mind when I did a great job of angering him?Consider yourself a goner after this, River, another part of my mind said. Alpha King Maxxwell will toss you to the bottom part of the ocean and will put a stone on both of your feet. Yeah. I was a fool for fighting him, but my mind couldn't stop fighting back. I was certain I would harvest this stubbornness. "Why would I, River?""That's the confusing part, Your Majesty. You have everything. You have a harem. A handful of slaves. A battalion of guards. Warriors. The people. And you have me.""I have you?""Yes. You have me," I said confirming his statement. "I do not have your loyalty, River which is one of the greatest mistakes you did. After what happened with Elijah and you, you will side with him."Wait. Was that jealousy I was hearing in his v
I looked up and saw it wasn’t Alpha Wade from Haverstone Pack, but the alpha king himself. To make my vision clearer, I wiped the tears from my eyes and realized it was Alpha King Maxxwell of this kingdom!Horror swallowed me whole as my gaze darted to his hand. Bite marks. It was none other than mine! Those tiny holes and droplets of blood glared back at me. How did I manage to bite him? I thought he was Alpha Wade.I scurried away from him, scared of what he might do to me after biting him. And he just let me step back, allowing me to gather my thoughts and emotions. He laid still as if he was testing me if I would run away from him or not. After a couple of minutes, I finally dared to speak and said, “Y-Your Majesty? D-did I bite you as if you are some kind of meat barbecue stick?”“In flesh and blood,” he said, weariness started to settle down and rested on his shoulders. "And you licked my blood as if you were a vampire."I covered my mouth as my mind tried to digest what he
With my brows gathering together, I quipped, “Your Majesty. Are you okay? Why did it feel like you were trying to say something? You can say it. Your humble servant is waiting for you.”He cleared his throat when he recovered from his trance. "I have nothing to say. Nothing.""But…" I trailed off, not satisfied with his answer. The alpha king was full of mystery and I had been itching to uncover all of them one by one. Starting from Zenith. I will use everything I know to my own advantage."Drop it, River. You're becoming a nuisance. You can be irritating sometimes."I grinned at him. "My pack members constantly said that just looking at my face annoyed them, Your Majesty. So it is no wonder you shared the same opinion. No feelings hurt, Your Majesty."He looked at me sharply. "Don't smile. There is nothing happy about that."I wiped away the smile from my face and looked at him with a sorrowful expression as if someone had rejected me again.The alpha king raised his perfect brows a