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e? P

m, confused and breat

she pushed herself upright, wincing

hole 'mating' thing. We get to know each other, date, kiss, have sex..

't mean to end up here. I was runn

oked up

silent, unreadable. Like no

stopped

k, hu

she correct

care about

tantly. All she manag

e was low and flat, like a b

it, means only one thing: obligation. To t

ectly in front of her. His presence was o

nds ," he said coldly. "That is the only reason you're standing

't want a second chance. Especially not with a human. The

en.

he air changed.

and something darker, like tr

ughing violently.

yes wa

could weaponize them, but she never imagined he

other glance and spoke his

to me now. That

..eerily so. But the threat in it was

catching her breath.

hought

liché fantasy book things whe

ous laugh....half f

scream. The words burned on her

ir warned her not t

t saying the wrong thing might

ng anymore, hell... she couldn't even find h

se one thing was clear: she was never g

napped hi

but their strength was nothing delicate. Before she

Serena screamed. "Are they ta

ighed nothing. Their grip was brutal....her arms screamed in

ales could sn

****

cil Ch

il had gat

is expression unreadable. "I

ead slightly. "Alpha, we know the pain you endured those years. But we can't risk losing yo

ear your pups. After that, we send her back to he

es. "And what if she di

't kill each other," th

ow. "Have you been

t of s

he wolf

do you spea

went quiet

ng again. "She's refused to mate with me. I believ

ile. Make her time here... uncomfortable. Painful. Let her beg to

er 70 years . His council, once gathered to deal with territorial disputes

up his spine

robes swirling behind him, and retreated into his chamb

****

ena forward and slamm

self for cold bars and moldy

is wasn't

up a high ceiling. There were velvet drapes, a glowing orb in place of a lig

pered, glancing around, "I ended up in their

e spotted her bag proppe

was missing. Not like she need

buried treasure, and snapped a few shots of the room

spotted a tub carved from polished bl

om...?" she murmured, touching a pe

hed in fro

rain p

n. The water stopped and di

and hit record. "T

rked in

ed, grinning. "All I gotta do is act rig

ed down her back. "U

ed open. She spun around a

and graceful, with flawless skin and a qui

ssigned as your personal maid,

bath. The king has re

s heart

er glasses. "An

lmost pitying smile.

returned, this time carrying a silver tr

your hands off m

hrough the room as her clothes were torn off, and in seconds she was stripped bare and shoved i

he bath filled quickly, water

was poured over her skin. They lathered soap and scrubbed every inch of her like she w

r mind retreating somewhere far away. If she pretend

d her in a deep green gown, smooth and flowing like moss. The

slipper was slid under each foot ,while

or open

didn't

before she could ev

aight to the k