“There will be no touching,” King Elio answered. “I mean it. Not now.” He went back to his bed and sat at the edge. “As I said, we will be using artificial insemination.”Why so serious? I did not like this side of him—the Lycan King's vibes. I pouted and stood in front of him. “What if I want to do it the natural way, Your Majesty?” Playing with my hands, I added, “It’s been a long time since I did not touch any man. At all.” Untangling them, I ran my hands on my chest. I looked like a slut, but I have to do this. "I miss their hands on mine. Back in our pack, I was considered a goddess."Mischief danced in his eyes. “Goddess. Maybe it was only your dream. You are far from becoming a goddess. You are plain. Nothing is exceptional in you.”Ouch.What a bastard. He never knew women were sensitive when it came to physical appearance.Biting back my annoyance, I recalled why I was doing this. For Sabrina. Holding that thought, I leaned towards him, while brushing his cheeks using my fi
KING ELIOFuck. Fuck. Fuck, I cursed multiple times in my head as I struggled to maintain my composure. After storming out of my chamber, I just went in whatever direction my feet led me to. That woman…I could still remember how her wicked hands made my cock spring in life. I muttered another curse and adjusted my pants. A release was what I needed right now. My seed dampened my underwear.Dang. I had a fucking massive boner, but the woman’s behavior earlier tossed around my longingness for sex. Lora. That woman. She was the complete opposite of my beautiful Eva. The latter was shy and submissive, always considering my opinions before taking any decisions, but Lora? How could I put it into words? She was…untamable. Wild, especially in sex. I could say that much even if sex did not push through.Her wicked eyes promised me one thing—a great night with her. I had a fair share of women before Eva. But not anyone was like her.Lora, my second-chance mate did not even fear me at all
My blood went cold as I saw the man going in my direction. He was going to kill me. Together with the maid.Damn it! I did not come for this!Shit!‘This is what you get for disobeying King Elio!’ Iris scolded me. 'Why don't you become the best mate for him, huh? Why are you always being stubborn?'‘Shut up. This is not the time to quarrel. Help me win this fight.’Iris rolled her eyes at me, saying, ‘You are on your own. It is your fault, to begin with.’And she was out, just like that. She was not even worried about what would happen to me. I stared into space in disbelief. A shriek. I whipped my head ahead. The woman stumbled, her lips kissing the cold floor. "Shit! Don't just stand there! You have to help me. Please?" The maid's shoulders shook. "I don't want to die yet."My mouth opened and closed, but no words seemed to come out of my mouth. The maid held her hand as if she wanted me to grab it and yanked her up. I was still rooted to the ground. My feet, no matter how m
I heard King Elio curse, but I never paid him any mind. The woman was more important. I could not fathom seeing someone in fear, while I stood in the background. Still with the woman we finally, we reached the servant's quarter. The servant was still shivering from getting nearly killed and it will take a lot of time before she will be healed from that trauma. If I could do something about it, I had already done it. Poor maid. "You okay?" I asked for the nth time. "You don't have to be afraid anymore. I killed him. It will take a matter of time before someone attacks again." That time, I will kill the person behind this. No one will be murdered again in cold blood. No one. The servants will be safe and will not hesitate to go outside. The woman inhaled deeply, trying to get hold of her emotions before stepping away from me and leaning on the doorway. "This is my room. You can go," she dismissed. Her voice was flat and cold. “G-go back to His Majesty. He needed you.” That ma
The cold air caressed my bare skin, but I still felt hot all over, especially with the Lycan King watching me. I did not know where I got this confidence to be naked in front of him. Was I that desperate?"Cover yourself, Lora!"I spread my arms, giving him full access to my body. My nipples were taut and felt achy as if they wanted to be touched. "You do it for me, Your Majesty," I teased. The Lycan King's face became bet red as he struggled to look for some words. I almost told myself he was cute by standing like that, but I had to remember this was the Mad King I was speaking about. "Where did you get that confidence?"I shrugged off my shoulders. "Don't know. Perhaps from you."King Elio gritted his teeth. "Cover!""I won't," I answered. King Elio sucked his breath a couple of times before he grabbed the jacket and wrapped it again around my shoulders, buttoning it until my nakedness was no longer visible in his eyes. My lips pressed into a thin line. "What are you doing? It'
The Lycan King's will was unshaken. He refused to beg nor ask for my help. So I did not push anymore. "I will be sleeping, Your Majesty."I hopped into bed. Grabbing the two pillows beside me, I put them on my head."Do what you want," he answered.Closing my eyes, I inquired, "Still not sleepy? You can sleep beside me. And if you behave, Your Majesty, I can sing you a song until you doze off. How is that?""Asking you was a mistake. I can sleep on my own.""O-okay. Suppose that's what you want. If you are done doing some reflection, you can sleep beside me. Promise. I will keep my hands to myself, Your Majesty.*—--------------The following day, when I woke up, the Lycan King was no longer in his chamber nor any part of the palace. I was disappointed.I waited for him to sleep beside me, but he never did. Instead, it was I who had slept first. Who wouldn't? His bed was soft and smelled so good. I felt comfortable when I was inside his chamber, certain that no enemy would dare to
"His Majesty is straight.”“Then why was he not affected when I stripped in front of him?” I smacked my forehead. “Are you telling me that something is wrong with my body? That I am not desirable?” Oh, please. I actually did not think about that. I thought once you were mates, the bond that you shared between the two of you would do some wonders and release a chemical that would make the two of you salivate like mad dogs. I did not really know the exact term for that, but you get the picture. “The Lycan King had taken a lot of women from the past. After Eva’s death. Until he suddenly stopped having one.”“What seemed to be the reason?”“Nothing takes his interest anymore. For him, sex is nothing but a sort of exercise to release stress. Nothing else. Moreover, I think you are not appealing in his eyes.” He scrutinized me using his watchful eyes. It felt like he was stripping me under his gaze and was looking for my physical flaws. “It would be best if you dolled up or applied to ma
"You want to kill me? You are not yet strong enough to do that." Again, King Elio was not even offended by my threats. If it were another man, I would be dead by now. My hands continued caressing his scalp, then sank my fingernails into it. King Elio liked what I was doing. He relaxed a bit. His breathing became slower. Even. "You don't believe I can kill you?"Silence. Oh, the thing I would do to his body for revenge. Until he regretted buying me.“Death? I have wanted that for a long time, but it is becoming elusive. I want to go after my beautiful Eva.” He smiled, and it looked real this time. “I will be happy if you succeed in killing me. However, no one had succeeded in doing so." My brows furrowed at his honesty.Elio loved the woman that much? Wow. Just wow. A pang of jealousy crawled into my heart. “If you want to die that much, don’t fight.”“I don’t want to die cowardly. I want the people to know I died with pride. So, I have to cut your ambition of killing me. You will
One year later…Something was wrong with me.I had been noticing the changes in my behavior and I did not like it all. I was suddenly grumpy and sick at the same time. Something which made me panic. Elio was attending some business and I could not call him and tell him to come to me.“Your Grace. The sun is already out. You need to move your butt.”I glared at the woman in front of my bed. Candice. One year ago, the Lycan King had assigned Candice as my personal attendant. At first, I rejected the idea, but Elio kept on forcing me to have one. He was always saying that he did not want anything to happen to me again.If that would happen, he was afraid he could not control himself from killing anyone. Another bloodbath will take place, something I did not want to happen.“I’m not feeling well, okay?”“You haven’t eaten your breakfasts.”“Oh, please. I will eat anything if I am feeling well, but I am not.”“Did you eat something yesterday?”“That’s the problem, Candice. I haven’t eaten
Howling PackEli and I finally visited my pack. They prepared a lot and were excited to see us. It was Dad who welcomed us and the alpha beside him.They prepared signs welcoming us.I cannot help but feel giddy at their warm welcome.“We are grateful for your presence, Your Majesty,” the alpha exclaimed while his gaze darted in my direction. We shared a look, and his eyes were back to the Lycan King. I would never go back to the path I had chosen a couple of years ago. That was already a closed chapter of my life. I was no longer an assassin and a killer used by someone else.Later, I will ask for a private talk to the alpha. I want to tell him that I will be the one to tell the Lycan King about my past. I wanted it to tell him directly.“The pleasure is all mine.”Eli’s eyes scanned the surroundings and his eyes darted at the remnants of his fury. Burned buildings. Statues. Withered black trees. The alpha could tear down the burned buildings and replace them with something new, bu
One week had passed after that incident. I could say that I was healed already. Iris was making the best of her ability to heal my wounds and broken bones. After a week of bed rest, my body was brand new. “Stay still, Lora,” Eli ordered. He was reading some documents while guarding me. I tried to sneak and go outside, but he caught me and gave me a proper scolding telling me that I nearly died. This was my second life. I should have taken care of this one. No matter how many times I told him that I was already healed from my injuries, he wouldn't believe me. He refused to believe me. Eli filled me out with the details of what happened to Ayla. She was imprisoned behind bars. Rooting in the cold prison. Day and night, she was requesting His Majesty’s presence, asking for his kindness. I felt sorry for Ayla. Sometimes. But when I remembered my sister. Of how she was killed, my hatred changed my pity. Ayla already confessed to all the crimes she had committed and that his accom
85FLORA “LORA” HERNANDEZ Ayla? The fucking bitch was the culprit. Was she the one who also killed the others? Especially my beloved sister?She perfectly blended herself with the other servants. And the innocent she-wolves had no idea that a snake was with them.She smirked when I realized it was none other than her.Ayla clapped her hands like a kid. “Yes. You finally recognized me. I thought we would kill you without you recognizing your killer. Something I don’t want to happen, darling.”Damn.My hair hurts so much. She was pulling it forcefully.“Why are you doing this?” My voice sounded weak. My body felt like it was burning so much.“Simple. I don’t want His Majesty to be happy. He doesn’t deserve to be the king. I realized he valued his servants so much. But I did not understand why. Especially that Sabrina. Oh. I forgot. She was your sister.”I spat in her face.Her angelic smile was replaced with something demonic. “Shit!” She slapped my cheeks continuously until I could
Damn.That statement made sense. I had not made sure that Eli wanted to go there. What if he was indeed forcing himself? To my excitement, I never considered that thing. I was focused on bringing him to the pack without even thinking if he was okay with his decision or not.Still.I should gave Eli the benefit of the doubt. “I-I’m sure…it’s not the case. Eli had already forgiven the pack, wholeheartedly and wanted to give us a chance to show him how much we were sorry for what happened to Eva. He no longer hated us.”Because who in their right mind would visit a place in which he did not want to step foot?‘You better ask Eli about that. To make it clear, Lora.’‘You think I did not think about that? Will you stop bossing me around? It’s irritating, okay?’Besides, it was not only him who was hurting. We also had our own fair share of wounds. But the most important thing of all, we were starting to heal from the past. Noticing the hesitance on my face, Miss Dacianna smiled and decl
“You two are leaving?” I jumped, surprised to see Prince Albert suddenly popping out of nowhere. I was about to see Miss Dacianna to do an errand courtesy of His Majesty. Eli wanted me to talk to Dacianna about our plans of going back to Howling Pack so that the woman will be the one to inform the King.I just hoped he would give us his blessings. If not, I did not know anymore. I like that king and it would be better if he gave us his approval.Without thinking about the damage he did to my heart, Prince Albert continued, “Your Grace. I came here right away when I found out about it.”Indeed? But why did Beta Darius tell us that the one who informed him of us stepping down was the Council and this man? Who among them was telling the truth?‘Does it matter?’ Iris asked in my mind. ‘The mere fact that you and His Majesty will be returning to our pack mattered the most.’She was busy licking her paws while watching me.‘Do you think he still remembers?’‘Lora. When will you use your
Eli and I spent the next few hours preparing our things for our departure.Sighing, I gave our chamber a final look. This place had so many memories and I could not help but feel lonely at the thought of me and him leaving.“Wife. Are you done?”I blinked a couple of times and faced him.Grumbling, I muttered, “I don’t understand why we have to pack ourselves. We have servants, Eli.”It was not like I was lazy. It was only because I had no strength to do anything after the thought that we would be leaving the palace had finally sunk into my mind.“They will know I am leaving. It should be a surprise. Finally, I would be leaving them. They will rejoice, you will see.”Pouting I answered, “You sounded sure about it.”“I am certain. They are waiting for another king.” I taste the bitterness in his words. “Why? That bad? Perhaps you are wrong, Eli. Not all of them wanted to leave you. Take Candice for example. That woman is loyal to you.”“Except for her. I am talking about the others.”
My heart forgot how to breathe.This was what I was scared about. That Prince Albert will finally realize that we two had met before. What to do?I’m afraid I will be the reason why Eli would be ousted from his position as the king.Be calm. You can find a way to get out of the situation, okay?This fool had not realized anything. I must continue pretending that I did not know him.I chuckled. “Why would I be familiar to you? As far as I remember, we never had the chance to have a proper conversation before. Perhaps you are already mistaken, Prince Albert. We did not meet before.”His brows formed a straight line.“Indeed? But I cannot shake off the feeling that you are truly familiar.”I paled. Dammit. His eyes continued to question my statement. "I don't think—"“Nonsense. My wolf had an excellent memory. She will tell me if we meet or not. But right now, all she was saying is that we never encountered each other before.”“Oh, I see.” He bowed at me. “My apologies, Your Grace. I
It finally dawned on me that Inez died in my arms. However, I could no longer grieve about it since nothing could be done. My mind was already tired. Going back to our chamber, with the warriors on my back, my mind wandered to what had happened. I failed her. A couple of times. I closed my eyes as memories of her eyes continued to haunt me. No matter where I look, I always see the expression in her eyes. Her fear. Her shock. "Lora."I froze on the spot and sniffed the Lycan King's scent as it hit me hard. The warriors disperse upon seeing him. Maybe he ordered them to leave me. After one year, he finally showed up. After someone had already died? What a great timing. If he was not the king, I would think that he was the killer. I'm too tired to get angry at him. It was not worth it. I went past Elio and stepped inside our chamber, with him hot on my tail. "What happened?" he asked. I smelt no alcohol. He did not drink. Was true to his promise. But the mere fact that he did