Esme’s POVI was struggling to hold myself back from touching him. Was it something in the air? Or the food? Or perhaps it was something about the moon and the mate bond. “Mine,” Ira growled in my mind, and the possessiveness in that one call had shivers running through my spine. Silvan turned to look at me, and the look in his eyes was all I needed to know that he felt this as much as I did. My wolf was desperately pining for him. “You are the desperate one,” Ira barked in my mind, and my lips curled up.“But you are the one calling for him now,” I shot back with a mental eye roll that I hoped she was getting. “That’s because you both are taking so much time. Get it over with!” As though on second thought, Ira added, “I might need to help you,” “That would be too soon,” I blurted, and embarrassment rushed through me when Silvan turned back to look at me.Even worse was the large wave of desire that rushed through me as his scent wafted into my nostrils. There had to be a way
Esme’s POVSomething about how much Silvan wanted this to work. About the amount of trust in me made me wake up with a new level of confidence.I was certain that something would have changed between us.Especially after the kiss from last night. This was also why I had been very disappointed this morning when I sat at the table alone for breakfast.A part of me had hoped that we could talk and get our relationship to move even faster. My phone dinged with a notification, and I jumped, a little too excited because only one person could send me messages. “Anne will be unable to show up for your training today; you can self-study— Silvan.” Great. Another disappointment.We had already covered most of the books I started with, and Anne was supposed to bring some new ones today. “How’s the meeting going?” I asked, thinking of the tedious and endless court meetings he had groaned about over dinner once.His reply came quickly, and I sat up, ignoring my breakfast.“Terrific as always. W
Silvan’s POVI didn’t miss this. Even after three years. The only difference now was that, before, Father used to be on this seat I was on. And I didn’t have to do too much. Just share my ideas and show that I supported him. But now, I needed to do a lot more than that. Well, more like I had done a lot more.Unlike the last meeting, most of the councilmen sat without their usual chattering and there was barely one alpha that wanted to meet my eyes. After all, I had made Paul let them know that I was aware of the several crimes they had committed in the last few years.Some of them enough to get them impeached. And I still had more cards.None of them brought up the topic of marriage anymore and it was nice to finally discuss the real issues that the Empire needed us to solve. Every now and then, I would stifle a cough and send a reply to Esme. While I was here, I was more than eager to be back home with my mate.Especially after last night. “Your Highness, the initiation is in
Esme’s POVSomething had definitely changed after the meeting with his right handed men. There was a part of me that couldn’t help fluttering at the mere thought of him introducing me to his closest people in that way.And so, since then, I had done what I could.As soon as Anne left, I would go to the library and exchange the books I had read overnight. Now, I was done with an extensive plan for the project and I also had a map of the Lycan empire.I had drawn out all the important families and power structure also to know who could help Silvan and who couldn’t. “Lady Esme, you should get some rest today,” Madame Sunny said with pursed lips and I gave her a bright smile. “I won’t be reading late tonight,” I assured her and she nodded. Although there was a part of me that wanted to tell her to get some rest too. Every time I made my way to the living room during my night reading, Madame Sunny was either there or would walk in there. A part of me also suspected that she was keepin
Esme’s POVUnlike our first date, Silvan took a more conspicuous car and we ate dinner at a homely restaurant that made me miss when I was in college. The food was delicious but I liked that it helped us talk more, however, what was hard to resist was the chemistry that was churning between us. It was as though accepting a relationship made the dynamics of things change between us. Every now and then, we caught ourselves staring and I was much too needy to care about being caught.At this point, I would probably have to give myself some sexual relief judging by how soaked my panties were. “Let’s go home,” Silvan said as he stood up and then placed his hands on the small of my back once I was beside him. My body tensed underneath his touch and Silvan’s eyes met mine with his brows arched.“Do you need me?” He teased and without thinking, I nodded, my eyes widening after. It had to be Ira.‘What are you doing to me?’ I growled inside my mind, embarrassed at how I had just admitted
Esme.There’s no way I could ever get over having sex with Silvan. Even though we weren’t mates yet. It was divine and everything perfect. Especially when he could give me more than five orgasms in less than an hour. “I need to go there to make sure everything is fine and I’ll wait for you at the entrance, is that okay?” Silvan asked as he stepped out of his bathroom in nothing more than his bathrobe.My mouth dried up at the sight of water drooling over his six packs and I immediately regretted passing up the offer of us having a shower together. “Princess, you have all these to yourself after the banquet,” he teased, pulling me out of my daydream and my face flushed red.“I’m sorry,” I mumbled, completely unapologetic.If his welcome banquet wasn’t in half an hour, I would gone ahead to stop him from stepping out of this room until I got on my knees and sucked his cock and then maybe… Okay, I shook my head twice, getting my mind out of the gutter.“I’m fine with it, I’ll be read
Esme’s POVSilvan had ignored the obvious murmuring that accompanied his announcement and instead led us to our seat. Contrary to what I had expected, Diane acted nicely and every now and then, she would lean in and ask if there was something I wanted to eat.Gradually, I noticed that the hostile stares directed at me dwindled by a lot. She had a lot more influence and I made up my mind to befriend her if she would let me. With Diane on Silvan’s side, the chances that another branch could destroy his hard work was impossible.The banquet started with a lot of presentations like group dances and some drama. It was fun to watch how they incorporated their old practices into the modernity that was now in their world.After about two hours, Diane stood up and clapped her hands.“I guess that young and married girls can go and have some fun in the garden,” she announced and I glanced at Silvan. Even though I fit into that criteria, I didn’t know if it was okay to stand up from the high
Esme.“Who is it?” I called out. My fists were clenched to give me as much control as I needed.If I didn’t clear this up, this would turn into some nasty gossip. After Silvan’s announcement, that would be embarrassing.Was this what Diane planned? The entire time here, I had done my best to keep quiet and even subconsciously watched Sophie. Other than socializing, she hadn’t acted out of line.Guess I was watching the wrong person. Two identical girls walked out from the crowd and stopped in front of me. “Lady Esme, you showed interest in our twin bracelet when we came to greet you,” one of them started with a sharp glint in her eyes.I squinted my eyes at her. That wasn’t how it had happened. They had mentioned it first and I had admired the bracelet out of courtesy since they seemed to hold it in high esteem.However, denying that would seem fishy so I nodded, “yes; the twin jade was pretty and I complimented them.” “But…” One of them interrupted rudely, “after leaving you,