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Chapter 39HopeCould a person use the word disoriented for the state I was in right now? One of Darius' arm was holding me up because I seemed to have lost all strength in my legs. His other hand was wrapped around my neck, keeping me in a chokehold.The more I kissed him, the more the heat inside me seemed to be quenching. He dominated the kiss and sucked on my tongue, making my head light. I couldn't breathe. Like he knew exactly that, he broke the kiss and went for the hollow of my neck and started to suck on it.I let out a foreign sound as his hand on my throat slid down to my right breast. Darius clearly knew what he was doing because he swept me off my feet and carried me to his king-sized bed.My back hit the cushion and I let out a whimper. Darius quickly climbed on top of me and settled in between my legs that were spread. His lips came down on mine again and heavens, I went senseless. All I could think of was the heat I was feeling and the person who was extinguishing it.
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Chapter 40HopeI didn't get any sleep last night. Believe it or not, I spent the entire night thinking. Thinking about Light, thinking about Darius, thinking about my future. There were so many things to think about and I thought about every one of them.And thankfully, there wasn't going to be training today so I could spend the entire day thinking. Which was what I thought until Gwendolyn bursted into my room unannounced.Looking at her dressed in a maid's uniform right now, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in her presence. I didn't know if it had something to do with the fact that she was human or that she reminded me of Light. Maybe it was the two."Don't you know that it's considered disrespectful to enter into someone's room without permission or knocking? Who do you think you are?" I spoke with a haughty tone, drawing a line between the two of us.She bit her lower lip apologetically. "I'm very sorry, my lady. I was just in a hurry which was why I forgot to knock." She e
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Chapter 41DariusMy head was throbbing. A constant headache which I couldn't get rid of has been plaguing me for three days now. It started on that night. I felt so ashamed of myself. Why did I let that go so far?I couldn't even blame myself fully. I had my wolf to blame. He was the one who wanted her. And he was the one who got her. Not me. This was the first time that something like this was happening to me. It was so annoying.My wolf only surfaced when I was angry or when I needed to assert dominance over lower stubborn Lycans. It has never surfaced when I was with a woman. It has never sought pleasure so recklessly.So why? Why did it have to be with that wench of a woman? I just couldn't understand. I prepared myself for the day, wearing my kingly attire and topping it off with a casual crown on my head. There was going to be a meeting with the councilmen today.Which was the only reason why I had let Thaddeus out of the dungeon days ago. That fool didn't deserve to see the li
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Chapter 42HopeI have never been clever. From my childhood days, I was cursed to be a fool. While Light took lessons on arithmetic, literature, combat, strategic planning, I was into playing with my hair and decorating my room with flowers.I would go dancing around the hallways and befriending everyone who came my way. How foolish of me. If I had known I would find myself being the wife of the Lycan King one day, I would've been serious with my studies.I would've learnt the things that Light learned and maybe even surpassed her, but as I said, I have never been clever. Which was why Darius didn't bother to listen to the rest of my words that day.He had only scoffed in response and shoved me out of his way, not bothering to even spare me a last glance. That was how insignificant I was to him. I had no one to blame but myself. If I could somehow prove that I was useful or clever, maybe he wouldn't treat me the way he did.But how could I do that when I couldn't even stand my ground
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Chapter 43 Hope It seemed like Darius' beast had taken over once again. And did it just say that it missed me? Maybe not, I could be hearing things. I needed to get out of this room if I didn't want what happened the last time to repeat itself. How I had turned a fool at the slightest touch. Heat flooded my body as the memory flashed my mind's eyes. "Look how red you've become," Darius said to me, cupping my right cheek. His palm was warm while my skin was cold. Such a perfect contrast. Wait, what am I thinking? Run, Hope, run! I smacked Darius' hand from my face and put on a fierce look. "Don't touch me without my permission, you beast," I hissed. Instead of growing angry like I expected, the edge of Darius' lips twitched into a smile. A really mischievous one which caused hives to break on my skin. What did this Beast want with me? Why go through all this trouble? It made me feel very uncomfortable. "Let's stop playing, princess. I miss your taste. I miss the feeling of your
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Chapter 44HopeI was told that there was going to be a ball soon. Tomorrow, to be specific. I wasn't technically told. I observed that the workers of the castle have been decorating a specific hall cheerfully for some days now, so I asked Kyle and he told me that there was going to be a harvest ball.He said it wasn't anything special and was just for formality sake and that I didn't even need to attend. I was happy with that. Until a dress was sent to my room this morning with a note that said, 'Wear this to the ball.'No doubt it was Darius who sent the dress to me but I have never been so pissed off about receiving a gift in my entire life. Who did he think he was to send a dress to me? There was a possibility that his beast was the one who sent it to me because he was obsessed with me.I hated either theories. I hated him, I hated his beast, but I would have to wear the dress. When I took it out of the box, I realized that it wasn't the type of dress I would normally wear.It was
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Chapter 45HopeThe harvest ball had started. Though the ballroom was far away from where my room was located, I could still hear the music playing. Moratian music was drastically different from human music. They were played in a sensual and inappropriate manner.Then again, everything about this place was inappropriate.Gwendolyn pinned the last accessory to my hair and stepped back with a sigh. I finally looked at myself with the help of the mirror in front of me. I hated it. I hated how I looked like one of them.This was the main reason why Darius wanted me to dress in this outfit. I hated that man so much. Was he trying to change me entirely? Did he want me to become a Lycan fully?I had no answers to those questions and I was too pissed off to try to think of answers. I stood up from the stool and turned to Gwendolyn."Thank you," I told her, referring to the makeup and hairdo she did for me.Her cheeks tinted pink in appreciation and she looked like a little girl who was just
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Chapter 46Hope"Stop holding onto me so tight," I whispered harshly at Darius. I didn't know if a person could categorize what was going on between me and Darius as dancing. It was mostly him just spinning and dragging me along to match his unnatural pace. I didn't even seem to remember why I was doing this in the first place. "You might fall if I let you go," he said.I frowned. If I fell it would be his fault for making me dizzy with all the unnecessary twirling. I wanted to stomp on his feet to slow his actions, but as if he read my thoughts, he pushed me back, causing the upper half of my body to hang midair."I am so done with you," I said, staring into his eyes that held mischief in them.It was only for a second, but the side of his lips twitched into a smirk before he thinned them, and pulled me swiftly."Would you rather dance with that lover of yours?" Irritation seeped into his tone.My frown deepened as I glanced over to where Kyle was standing by the drinks table, unaw
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Chapter 78Hope Kyle was quick. It didn't take up to two days and he had already set up a meeting with the witch for me. According to him, she wanted to keep her name and location a secret.So, instead of leaving the castle to meet her, she would be the one to come over. I had no problems with this, as all I wanted to do was get this phase of my life over and done with.She arrived at midnight. Earlier today, I had told Darius not to come to my room since I wanted to rest well and him being around would only disturb and irritate me.Though he had been against it because of his recent overprotective behavior, I still managed to wear him down at the end of the day.By the time the witch arrived, I was seated by the window in my room. She and Kyle entered so quietly that I didn't even notice them until they had gotten close to the window.The moon was incredible bright this night and my room was brightened with lamps and lit candles. The witch was dressed as a castle worker to avoid sus
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Chapter 77 Hope When I regained consciousness, I saw that Darius was sitting on the side of my bed with a worried look on his face. I let out a soft sigh, and he jerked into action, noticing that I was finally awake. "How are you? How do you feel? Hope, are you alright?" he questioned. I rolled my eyes and stretched to take a sitting position on the bed. "I'm fine, just a little tired and thirsty." Darius quickly took the cue to stand up from the bed and pour in a glass of water from a jug and gave it to me. I emptied the glass and handed it back to him. "Hope, I was so worried. It's all my fault. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have kept you up working all night. I should've—" "It's not your fault, quit acting so pitiful," I chided him. "It was just a sunstroke. And I'm not the first person in the world to get dizzy under the sun. Stop worrying unnecessarily." "You say that so easily, but I wouldn't be able to bear it if something bad happened to you. You've been so moody these da
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Chapter 76HopeA cold chill slapped my face after Darius said that word. It was foolish of me to have expected that something like war would be taken care of with no hitches along the way.And because of this reason, I softened up a little and used a small voice to say, "I want to see. Show me what you're doing." Darius stared at me for a little while before shaking his head negatively. "It's nothing. You don't need to bother yourself with things like this. Please, go and rest. I'll take care of everything."Darius must have thought that saying such things would put my mind at ease but all that it did was anger me as I raised the volume of my voice and said:"You'll take care of everything and I should go rest? Have you forgotten that I'm the queen of this kingdom? I should rest while you deal with the brunt of things and I remain a silly little oblivious queen. Is that what you want me to be? You want me to be stupid and ignorant for you?"Darius immediately stood up from his chair
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Chapter 75HopeI turned around to look at who just spoke. To my surprise, it was Thomas—the grumpy son of the commander. There was a clear frown on his face as he came forward. But before he could step in front of me, Kyle stood between us."Her majesty was not speaking to you, back away." Kyle said with a firm tone.Thomas glared at him and said, "So what if she wasn't talking to me? Is it a bad thing for me to offer myself to my queen?"His last two words were coated with deep sarcasm that I couldn't even ignore. I patted Kyle on his shoulder, gesturing for him to step aside. He did so, but begrudgingly.I faced Thomas and asked, "You want to fight me?" He didn't even bother to hide the defiance in his tone as he said, "Yes, and so what?" I smiled, surprising the kid who was one or two years younger than me. "Okay then, let's spar." Kyle stepped forward, probably about to stop me but I held my hand up and gave him a look, causing him to step back. I spoke to him with my eyes, an
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Chapter 74Hope Darius marched over to Kyle and I with a sudden possessive aura clouding his being."Her majesty was attacked by a spy posing as a human maid," Kyle explained solemnly.Upon hearing Kyle's explanation, Darius didn't ease up one bit as he told Kyle to get a physician and leave the two of us. Darius then replaced Kyle and led me to sit on the bed, his face painted with worry."I'm sorry," he said. "I should've gotten here faster. You wouldn't have gotten injured and I would've been able to catch the bastard who did this to you." Hearing him say such words, I couldn't help but chuckle a little bit. It was stupid because I believed him. He had done it once before, back then when there was nothing but hatred between the two of us.It got me thinking that maybe the assassin who snuck into my room that night could've been another of Light's underlings who was sent to kidnap me and bring me to her.I sighed mentally at the thought."I have something to tell you," I whispered
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Chapter 73Hope I've put up with this long enough now. It was early morning, a week after 'forgiving' Darius. I was preparing to have breakfast with him when Gwendolyn began speaking."His Majesty has been treating you very preciously these days." It was only ten words but they stirred me up so bad that I stood up from my dressing chair and faced her. "Gwendolyn, you can stop putting on an act now." My voice was firm and my frown was even firmer.It took only a few seconds for her innocent expression to change. Her usual doe eyes narrowed to an almond shape and a wry smile made its way on her lips.She backed up a few steps and placed her hands on her waist. "How long have you known now?" she asked.I glared at her. "You know, I wasn't sure of anything until you just asked that question."Shock flashed her features, but it was too fast for me to decipher her level of surprise.I had always found Gwendolyn annoying and suspicious. But after the entire thing she told me about the st
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Chapter 72 Hope "What are you trying to say? Are you trying to mock me or make me feel pity for you?" I questioned. "No, that's not what I'm trying to do. I can assure you," Darius said. I didn't believe. In fact, I didn't even want to believe him. I didn't want to sit here and listen to him wail about his childhood, trying to concoct an excuse for why he acted like a big bully. I liked myself and hated him too much to give him a chance to thaw my heart with his story. "Anyway, I had a very normal childhood fitting for someone that was to be king in the future," Darius heaved a sigh as he spoke. I unconsciously raised a questioning brow. If you had such a normal childhood, why did you then kill your family and make yourself such an unapproachable tyrant? As though he heard my thoughts, Darius said, "But growing up in such a way only made me weak, thought my parents. I wouldn't blame them, I was far too kind in the past." I almost snorted. "There was a time when I
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Chapter 71Hope"Someone's looking pretty," Darius said with a smile the second he saw me.It was midnight and I had already dressed up, anticipating his arrival. I wasn't wearing anything especially pretty. Just a dark blue tunic with a pair of black trousers. My hair was parted at the middle and I donning a few jewelries around my neck, wrists, and fingers."Hm," I said in response to Darius."Don't you have anything to say about me?" he teased.He was also dressed as casually as I was. What was there to compliment him about? I turned away from him and said, "Stop fishing for compliments."He made a psh sound before putting out a hand for me. Begrudgingly, I placed my hand in his and unexpectedly, Darius leaned down and placed a kiss on my hand.I flinched and almost retracted my hand, but his hold was firm. He quickly roped an arm around me and began leading me out from my room.To be honest, I was curious about this 'date' of ours. What was Darius hoping to achieve? Why was he so
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Chapter 70HopeAnd to think for a second I believed that Darius had summoned me for something important. The moment I stepped into his office, he had engulfed me and in a tight embrace and quickly assaulted my lips with his own.It took me a second to push him away and catch my breath. With a frown, I said, "Stop doing that. I hate it." "What do you hate exactly? Kissing? Or kissing me?" Darius questioned languidly."Both!" I bit out.He chuckled at this, then wrapped his arms around me once again. "What can I do to make you like them both?" "Nothing. And stop holding me!" I tried pushing him away but he held onto me tightly, refusing to let go."To think by now you'd know that physical contact is my love language," Darius said carelessly.The side of my lips tugged up in irritation. He could take his love language and shove it up his ass. I didn't want it. But Darius had other thoughts as his hands begin creeping to my erogenous zones.I bit my bottom lip to mask the shameless sou
