I love you.â
The words echo in my mind as she flings her arms around my neck, and I capture her l!ps in a k!ss. The crowdâs cheering blurs away and all I see, feel, and smell is her. Sheâs everything. Thereâs something unexplainable about having someone f*****g love you for you. Her words replay in my mind a thousand damn times. She loves a monster who isnât worth loving, can this even be real? Does she want to stay by my side, the way I want her to stay?
I wasnât meant to be Luna.. I was meant to be Queen⦠her words come back to me.
Will she stay?
Imagining a future with her⦠to wake up every day to her, to fall asleep every night to herâ¦
I donât know what to say. I donât know how to tell her that I feel the same, so all I do is k!ss her like itâs the first and last f*****g time. Pleasure rushes through me and as much as I know we have things to deal with, thereâs nothing more I want to do to her than f**k her senseless. I keep k!ssing her as I carry her away. The moment I turn the corner, I push her up against the wall, letting go of her a-ss so I can trace my hands over the curves of her lush body.
âYou⦠were⦠f*****g amazing.â I breathe between k!sses. Iâm f*****g hard for her but sheâs not letting up either, breaking any control I have left as she grips the back of my neck.
Itâs my woman in control, but sheâs confident in taking what she wants. Her bre-asts are against my che.st, soft m***s leaving her l!ps as we fight for dominance, a game that I plan to win but will allow her to play for a bit. I grab her bre-ast, groaning as I suck on her tongue before I move back slightly, flicking her tongue with my own.
I k!ss her neck, the intense urge to mark her overcoming me, but although I had seen that incredible aura out there. I canât reallymark her without her consent no matter how much I want her but I know that she can take it.
The scent of her b***d pulls me and the urge to taste her almost overpowers me. My eyes blaze red, her thundering heart like music to my ears, and I suck hard on her neck, trying to control myself. She whimpers against me, the scent of her arousal only adding to the haze that surrounds me. I feel drunk on herâ¦
Hearing footsteps approach, I frown. I want to take her away from here, but itâs Dad and is that, Philomena?
âZedâ¦â She whimpers and I almost donât f*****g care whoâs coming, hearing that tone of hers, but theyâre close and she hears them too.
A cute pout crosses her face before she lets her legs down, now blushing as if sheâs just realised what we have done. I donât let her go, touching my forehead against hers.
Somehow⦠Iâll express what she means to me⦠when I get the chance..
I look her over, her hard n!pples are outlined against her top and her back where celia had torn her clothes is bare. I can see sheâs healing pretty well. I pull my own top off and pull it over her just as Dad and Philomena round the corner, both stopping dead in their tracks as they look us over.
Philomena looks appalled when she spots me as she takes in exactly where my shirt is.
Why the hell does she care anyway?
Her gaze dips down and I almost smirk at the gasp that leaves her at my f*****g hard-on before she turns away.
âY-your majesty! Perhaps now is the wrong time!â
âFor what?â Evangelina asks, despite blushing.
I donât give a ratâs a-ss about her shock.
âYeah, it is the wrong time, yet you two still had the gall to follow us. What do you want?â I ask coldly.
âWe just.. We wanted to see if Evangeline is ok since she hasnât been checked by a healer.â Dad says, watching Evangeline with a small smile on his face.
Iâve never seen the duo hang together beforeâ¦
I c0ck a brow. âIf her leaving the grounds making out with me wasnât enough proof that sheâs ok, then I donât know what the hell will be. Cut to the chase. What the hell do you really want?â
Evangeline moves closer and I pull her against me, k!ssing her cheek before glaring coldly at the two before me. If they wanted to âtalkâ now, it pisses me off because they had the chance on many occasions. Both Dad and Philomena could have prepared us for a lot, rather than leave us both in the dark. I almost killed Evangeline; the way she was treated made her want to run away from hereâ¦
âLetâs take this to my office.â Dad states, itâs a f*****g command, not a suggestion, and although I could defy him, I think we could use some answers from both of them.
Ten minutes later, Iâm sitting in Dadâs office, with Evangeline on my th!gh, whilst the old hag is looking more and more appalled by the second.
âDo you have a problem?â I ask her the moment Dad shuts the door and walks over to his chair.
âNot at all.â She says with a face that says she does.
âGood.â I say, running my hand up Evangelineâs th!gh.
The old hag clears her throat and my eyes flash. âKeep at it, and Iâll f**k her right here.â I snarl, making her leap from her chair.
Evangeline gasps, and I hope she knows Iâm f*****g kidding.
âOh my!â Philomena says, staring at Dad as if he can stop me from saying or doing anything.
âZedkiel does and says as he pleases, I apologise on his behalf.â Dad says apologetically and I c0ck a brow, not missing how Evangeline suppresses a smile, turning her head away from me.
Sounds like heâs talking about a f*****g Pup.
âNa, Iâm not, I just donât let old crones dictate their opinion on me, especially after discarding my woman the way you did, even when she begged not to be.â I growl. That is something I wonât ever forgive.
Evangeline places her hand on my shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze.
âIâm sure you know exactly why I gave her to you.â
Philomena replies in a hostile tone. âI did my part.â
Evangelineâs heart thumps loudly, and I frown.
âKeep talking, and go right back, because we wanted to talk to the both of you⦠I presume you both knew or know that we are mates?âI ask coldly.
Silence falls.
âNo. I did not.â Philomena says, staring at us with curiosity and surprise that she tries her best to mask.
I c0ck a brow.
âOh?â So she really did cast Evangeline aside.
âWhen I was young, you took me to the Oracle, correct?
What did she say?â Evangeline asks her.
The two women look at each other and I can sense the tension between them, but I can also see the sadness in Evangelineâs eyes. I wrap my arm tighter around her, hating seeing her feel like this.
âShe simply stated that when the time is right. to give you to the Hybrid Prince. At the time I did not know which prince she meant, however, I took my chances on Prince Zed-â
My eyes flash as I stand up, placing Evangeline down.â
So you didnât even know that Iâm the one you were supposed to give her to?! Get out!â
âZed.. let her speak.â Evangeline says softly, cupping my face as she forces me to look into those soft hazel-coloured eyes of hers. A drug that calms me.
âMake it fast!â I snarl at the old hag.
Dadâs standing now, and tension rolls around the room in waves.
âSh-she told me that Evangeline was the child of the scriptures. That was all. I initially expected something great from her.. but when she did not shift-â
âYou simply wanted to get rid of her.â I cut in.
âI donât think she means-â Evangeline tries, but I know people far better than she doesâ¦
Trust me, I know how their minds work. Not everyone has the compassion you do, Little Mouse.âI look at the older woman, not missing the tense clench of her jaw as she stares haughtily ahead, but I know Iâm right.
She disgusts me.
âTell me, Philomena Welhaven, if Evangeline displayed some impressive strength as she did out there tonight?
You would have kept her for your grandson, correct?âI hiss.
She doesnât reply, stubbornly staring at the far wall.
Iâm f*****g correct.
âZedkiel..â Dad tries, but I hold my hand up, stopping him.
âYou cast her aside to save that pup when she appeared useless and now.. now when you saw her aura out there on the grounds⦠you realised you want to be back in her good graces, in the good graces of the king! Take an oath on Selene and prove that Iâm f*****g wrongâ I growl menacingly.
Sheâs cunning and she will always look for her own benefit in every situation before othersâ¦
Tell me!â I roar, making Evangeline flinch.
Dad looks worried, but all I can see is the look of bleak hope in Evangelineâs eyes. She needs to learn that Philomena Welhaven never had her best interest at heart, no matter how hard it is.
âGrandmotherâ¦â
âFine! Yes, I did think sheâd be an asset to our Pack!
Yes, I was going to obey the Oracle but there is nothing wrong with expecting a little something in return! After all, we fed and clothed her! Why shouldnât we benefit from it?!â Philomena growls. âItâs the rule of life!â
Evangeline tums and I can sense her disappointment.
She wraps her arms around herself before she speaks.
âI will make sure you are compensated for feeding and clothing me.â She says quietly. âExcuse me.â
She rushes to the door and opens it as I glare at the older woman before looking at Dad; Ill talk to him tomorrow..
âEvangeline!â I call, striding out of the room before breaking into a run, I see her turn a corner and catch up to her, âEvangeline!â
I grab her arm, spinning her to face me, about to speak, when I see the tears streaming down her cheeks.
Sheâs hurting and broken.
Rage flares up like an inferno within me as I pull her into my arms, caressing her hair as she cries into my che.st.
She is too good⦠To think Philomena Welhaven had her own intentions⦠as much as I hated them all; I didnât want her to think no one cares for her. I need to ease her pain.
âShe might be a f*****g loser, like her grandson, but I assure you, Aeron cares for you.â I say quietly.
She looks up at me, with her eyes glistening with tears, and I know at that moment, I will destroy the world for her if I have to.