Chapter 3

|| TERESA LAWRENCEVILLE's POV|| 

My wolf became alert, her head rising slowly to growl at our enemy. That's what Duncan always did.

Manipulation!

I couldn't see his face clearly because of the veil. It was one sort of tradition to keep the face hidden during the dance. King Vincenzo's emotionless voice was heard from a distance, growling like a hungry beast,

" I am not a coward, King Duncan!! I take my prize after winning face-to-face. I am not a coward to take his kingdom just because he isn't initiating a fight but if he is plotting something against me, the consequences would be dire."

I felt my blood, turning cold after his words. He sounded cruel and righteous at the same time. It would be hard to deal with a proud man. Duncan laughed away nervously, his face full of happiness. I couldn't understand what his benefits would be if King Vincenzo took the territory of King Nicolas.

Once again, I let my eyes wander over the bonded wolves, a smirk tugging on my lips. If I wanted to use King Vincenzo, I needed to win his trust first.

After a few minutes of waiting, someone clapped hands from inside, notifying our arrival,

" Let's call our new maids for the dance."

I stepped into the hallway along with three more maids. All the eyes were on us including King Vincenzo's lustfully. We were given to wear erotic clothes, too revealing especially the red one on me. Once the music started to play, we both started swaying our hips and bodies.

I kept my attention solely on King Vincenzo. When we started dancing, I finally saw his sinfully handsome face. Unlike King Nicolas, his face was full of dark aura. He was handsome yet terrifying. Unlike other average werewolves, he had cat eyes, a pair of white ones. His brows were always knitted together, too hard to see through that mind. If It wasn't for my wrong sight, he was staring hard at me especially.

I went forward and swayed my hips in front of his hungry eyes. Just when we all turned to perform with the next rhythm, a group of wolves broke into the event. Everyone immediately cried out in fear and surprise.

Those looked like wild wolves, biting and attacking everyone on their way. The other maids from my side had run away already. It was only me who was standing in the dancing spot. King Vincenzo shouted in anger, his tone echoing in the whole hallway,

" WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?? WHO LET THEM IN??"

Meanwhile one of the black wolves had already started dashing towards King Vincenzo on the throne. I didn't think anything else. It felt as though my wolf had pushed me to do that. I came on the way and blocked the black wolf with all my strength. The wolf scratched my whole body, pouncing on me until I heard a snap from my back and the wolf's head was detached. Afterward, all I could see was darkness in front of my eyes.

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" KING DUNCAN!! FROM THIS DAY ONWARDS, I FORBID YOU TO JOIN ANY ROYAL FEAST!"

An earth-piercing voice woke me up from my deep unconscious state. When I pried open my eyes groggily, King Vincenzo was standing a few feet away from my bed. He was shouting at King Duncan. Thankfully, I heard his command and soon a big smile took over my lips secretly.

King Duncan tried to say something but in the end, he left with a helpless expression. My heart immediately lit up in happiness.

This was just the start, King Duncan!!

It was me who released his pet wolves during the time of my waiting at the entrance. I was quite sure that Duncan's wild wolves were going to make a ruckus in the event if they were set free. That's exactly what happened!

King Vincenzo was mad as many innocent people were dragged into the attack. Suddenly, King Vincenzo looked behind, setting my body stiff, and finally opened his mouth to speak,

" You are awake??"

I got up to sit groggily. The scratch was indeed too deep and took my strength away for a good while. I bowed at him respectfully, trying to act casual,

" Yes, Your Highness! Thank you for your concern!"

King Vincenzo kept his eyes on me, longer than usual. There was a dark gleam in those cat eyes that I couldn't understand. His lips parted to speak in a cold voice, his deep eyes stuck on me,

" You have tried to protect me. That shows your loyalty towards me. Name anything that you want."

I kept smiling inside at success. My first attempt at winning his trust was successful. I shook my head, refusing to take any rewards,

" I don't want anything, Your Highness! My only wish is to serve you!"

He stayed quiet, his gaze slightly surprised by my words. I knew that as a cheap slave like me, the offer was attractive but destroying Duncan was the only gift that could satisfy me.

After taking large strides towards me, he gripped my chin hard, pushing it up to look into my eyes,

" Do you know what you are declining? No one has ever turned down my offer, woman."

My whole body shuddered under his touch. I sucked a raw breath to stop the vibration all over my body. It was a hungry feeling that made me scared and nervous at the same time. My wolf purred in happiness without telling me the reason. I didn't know whether he felt the same or not but his gaze darkened, a low throaty growl coming out of his throat.

I murmured, sweating under his grip,

" I know...Your Highness!!"

He let go of my chin, took a step backward, and spoke pretty loudly for the whole room to be heard,

" Be my sex slave, woman! I want you tonight on my bed."

That's when I smiled genuinely because I was one step closer to my victory! But why did I feel sparks under his touch?