Tessa’s POVIt had been days since I rejected Eric as a mate. I felt more relaxed than I had since the bond had formed. Finally, I’m free of the pain and torment that plagued me constantly before.As my father had warned, I’d gotten very weak after.Zane had been the one to carry me back to my room in the aftermath because I could barely move. He’d had two omegas keep watch over me, ordering them to attend to my every need until I got better.They’d done as he’d asked, waiting on me hand and foot for the last three days since. I was incredibly grateful to them, not to mention him for giving the order.Even now, I was still very weak, but at least I could walk around again and move on my own. That was an incredible feat, considering I could barely lift my head a few days ago.“You can move now.” I shrank in surprise as an omega soundlessly came in with a new set of clothes in her arms.She placed the clothes down on the edge of the bed. With hostility, she spoke, “King Zane will be wai

Zane’s POVI was leisurely sitting on my black high-back leather executive chair, browsing through essential yet boring documents I needed to review and sign, when a series of knocks irritated me.“What?” I shouted, irritably placing the documents on the table and glaring at the opened door.Benji, one of the guards stationed at the entrance of the pack house, cautiously entered with fear and urgency all over his face. The drops of sweat on the side of my forehead told me that it was not only because of his fear of me but because he ran in there.“What’s so urgent about?”I lay back in my chair, not caring much. I’m the Lycan King. More than anything, I’m the Dark Lord. No one in their right mind would attack the kingdom, and even if someone did so, my well-trained warriors would easily wipe them off.We were known to be ruthless. What exactly there in this word could even shake me?I was overflowing with confidence—I had never been so sure in my life. That was until Benji’s next word

Tessa’s POVI was woken in the morning by a persistent knock at my door that didn’t go away no matter how long I ignored it. I sat up with a groan and padded to the door to turn open the lock.A maid came through a moment later and curtsied. “Good morning, Miss. The King wants you to get ready and come downstairs immediately.”I frowned at her, confused, my sleep-addled brain not comprehending what was going on. I was even more confused when she pressed what looked like a tracksuit piece and some trainers in my hand. I unfolded the cloth to reveal that it was indeed that.Looking back to the maid, she offered no other insight, so I nodded hesitantly. “Alright. Tell him to please give me a few minutes.”She nodded and curtsied again before leaving me to prepare.I didn’t bother to shower because of the nature of the clothes I’d been given. After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I dressed in the clothes and slipped on the trainers. I pulled my hair into a messy ponytail and bounde

Zane’s POV“We’re yet to get the receipts for the samples from Alpha Tristan. He’s being suspiciously tight-lipped about where he got this latest stock from.” Fred informed me.We were seated in my study, me behind my desk, him in one of the visitor's chairs across from me. A bottle of whiskey sat between us, with both our glasses left largely untouched on the table.“Hmm.” I leaned back in my seat. “Perhaps Tristan needs some stronger motivation to make him more compliant.”Tristan was the alpha of Dark Hail Pack. Their pack was known to be the distributor for medicine because of their skilled analyst and vast connections in both legal and illegal sides of the business.Fred raised a brow. “I don’t think it’s come to any drastic measures. I’ll let him get back to us first. If he’s still being shady we’ll give him a stern talking to.”I reached for my whiskey and took a sip. “Good. What about the Malteeve contract? Has the Red White Clan gotten back to you on that?”Red White Clan was

Tessa’s POVI looked around, sniffing the lovely scent of fresh sweet flowers, tree musks, and even the dirt.Bitterly, I smiled while I slid my fingers on the bushes while I walked. “It would have been great if I could shift.”“You can’t shift?” Zane halted and looked at me with narrowed eyes.Spreading my arms with my shoulders up, I sarcastically joked, “Surprise, surprise! Just when you thought I couldn’t be more weaker than I am, huh?”“And still, you dare to have that stubbornness and uncontrollable guts of yours!” I stared at him, trying to see if he was being serious or joking to make me feel better. But with his usual stoic face, it’s useless.Really! Seeing him smile and be at ease was as rare as stumbling into a gem!“I wasn’t blessed with physical strength or shifting abilities! Should I also have a weak will? Then I’d be a real joke.” With that, I hastened my phase.“You’re not weak,” he suddenly said, making me halt.Slowly, I turned around to face him. “What did you say