Lahat ng Kabanata ng Slave to the Wolf King: Kabanata 371 - Kabanata 380

~ CASIMIR ~I caught her when her knees gave, wrapping arms around her middle, under her stomach, propping her up as my breath tore in and out and my chest heaved. I was sweating and had to pray that I wouldn’t sweat through the clothes because there wasn’t time to press another set.“Cazz… dear God…”“The comparison is flattering, but I keep telling you—”She snorted a laugh, then almost slid off the countertop and had to slap a hand to the edge of it to catch herself.There was a moment where my balance was off and hers was gone entirely, and we swayed together, still joined, her giggling, me chuckling, both of us shushing each other. Then I planted my feet and lift

~ CASIMIR ~My wolf snapped it’s teeth and I shoved it back. He’d lost his scent for Jesse. He was not in love with her.But it hadn’t occurred to me to consider that his attentions might shift…I looked at my friend with new eyes, tipping my head, thinking back to whether I’d seen or sensed any hint of feeling from him in regards to the female.But no… he’d happily stood for her to be accepted in the Selection. He’d trusted her with Jesse’s secrets, and seconded Maya in relying on her.So, what had changed?I must have sent the thought to Rake, because his expression grew sullen and he turned to scan the hallway and a

~ CASIMIR ~“Look… no matter about that…” he said quietly when I waited for a response. “The point is, they have expectations and if you’re not meeting those—”“Their expectations are for dealing with a human. I am not human, I am wolf. I’ll handle this as a wolf would. If they see me trying to be like them, they’ll know I’m lying. You keep your greasy little nose out of this and leave me to do what I do best—making sure that everyone follows the rules. You can tell as many as will listen that I do not hold to your human standards on the sanctity of life. If they offend me, I will kill them. That includes you, you perverted little fuck.”Jesse stepped

~ JESSE ~Cazz’s excitement was short-lived. Very quickly there were suddenly a lot more bodies in the room, and I felt him begin to panic as some of those men moved between him and I, blocking my view of him, and his of me.‘It’s fine. I’m fine. I’m right here. I’m hosting, remember?’ I sent as I pushed to my feet, biting back a groan as my lower back muscles caught.All I wanted to do was take off these heels, take off this snug-fitting dress, put on sweats and slippers and lay in bed with Cazz.‘I promise you at least a week of that when this shitshow is done,’ he muttered in my head.

~ CASIMIR ~My head was swimming as I attempted a quick power instruction with Jesse through the link while also mingling with men and one by one pairing them off with our females. Most stayed in the lounge to drink and talk first, but I eyed our guards, making certain no female entered a room or alcove without a male nearby who could hear through the doors and could assist if she was overwhelmed or endangered.I was sweating though. I’d tried two more times to touch the Governor with the weaves, and failed twice. I tried to play it down to Jesse, keeping her attention on the others that were growing loose from alcohol or drugs and were easily manipulated. But any man could be a threat, and the substances made them less predictable. There was no solace, even when they followed my instructions without any resistance.