Chapter 197: Adelaide.

Morning comes around with Lyros already out of the room and on his way to attend whatever Lycan Kings always have to attend to. He made love to me again, roughly this time and as I turn to prevent the sun hitting my eyes at a blinding angle, my body hurts.

My scalp prickles where he dragged my hair too tight. My jaw aches where he slammed into my mouth with no warning, my throat is sore and it feels bruised.

Patches of skin on my body prickle where fingerprints have been branded into them, and the area between my legs is sore.

It’s a new feeling for me to get used to. But with pleasure comes pain I guess, so there’s no reason for me to complain.

A knock comes from the door. “Lady Adelaide.”

The maid barely whispers my voice for fear of making the mistake to be here while Lyros is still in the room.

I can almost feel her shaking where she stands and despite my sore throat, I manage to croak a response.

“I’m in here!”

The words come out raspy but she knows that is the signal for the a