Elena’s POV“Elena.” King Harvey’s voice cuts through the muck of my mind. “You can take me down, use your mind.”“I am glad you believe in me, King Harvey…” Muttering, I draw in a breath. I know his werewolf ears would catch my words.Opening my stance, I swing the sword again widely and King Harvey grabs it with both his armored hands and throws me backwards.It is a soft toss, but it still sends me a few feet back. Stomping my feet to stay solidly on the ground, I ready myself again and stab upwards with the blade at his helmet. I want to see his face and see if I can take it off.King Harvey grabs the sword with one hand and drags it down.“Too slow, Elena.”“You are having too much fun with this, King Harvey.”King Harvey laughs happily. “It is good to see what you can do, Elena.”We both reset our stances and he circles me with a light step.“The armor is not heavy?”“No, Elena. But very powerful.”“Huh. Really?”“I am not human, this armor would crush a human, but not me.” King
King Harvey gives me a faltering, uneasy smile as he clutches his right arm with his left hand. His talons press into his burned skin unintentionally and he curses loudly, ripping his hand away.“I overestimated the time it would take to explain, Elena.” King Harvey exhales heavily through his mouth, his fangs popping out his upper lip. “Are you well?”“We need to get you help!” I say as I take hold of his left sleeve, as carefully as I can. Blinking the tears out of my eyes, I resolve to push away my sobs as I guide him out of the armory room as quickly as my feet will carry me.King Harvey groans softly over his pain and I am too scared to ask him how he feels. King Harvey remains silent however, as I push into my room and into the bathroom and open the faucet.The color water is ice water, and I am thankful when I check it with my hand. Freezing. Perfect. Filling a cup, I begin to run water up and down his arm. King Harvey weakly groans with every wave of water. I know if I look hi
“Elena, what do you want?” King Harvey whispers as I pull away from our passionate kiss. His silver eyes clue me in on what he wants.“I am very glad you are better… and you read rather elegantly…” Blushing, I release his face and move to not be leaning into him anymore.He twists in his chair fully to face me and picks me up by my waist, to place me in his warm lap.“Wrong way, Elena.” King Harvey whispers in my ear as he leans down to press a slow kiss to the pre-mating mark on my neck.A feverish fire explodes through my body, and I gasp, trying to control the undeniable desire to lie down and let him have his way with me. It is a thunderbolt of desire that has taken over my body and soul.I don’t have to turn to face him, he simply rearranges me, I realize he is using his dominant right hand. Is he healed fully?“Your arm, King Harvey!” Whispering to him, I barely press my fingertips to the massive muscle that is his right bicep.The skin of his arm is smooth and cold to touch, t
King Harvey is nothing more than an inch away from me.His hand lands on my thigh as I try to eat, his talons tickle the inner of my thigh and I find myself looking up at him with hunger and not fear.Doris clears her throat at us and huffs. “Sorry to bother, King Harvey, buI suggest you two regain composure.” The conversation continues, Doris’s recounting how we are to eat and in what order to show respect, but I can’t listen with King Harvey’s hand on me.When she notices, she waves her hand at us, and King Harvey whisks me into a private room. I have no time to gasp as he kisses me heavily.Two days pass and King Harvey’s arm is fully healed. I still had to check his arm for drying skin and clean him up, and it was a bonding experience. King Harvey has been watching over me as I try to learn how to picture a flame as I hold the candle, but I have had no success just yet.King Harvey leads me by hand lovingly to the main hall to dine. It is a family pre-wedding dinner. We are going
Elena’s POVKing Harvey stands me in front of an aisle in the middle of the forest. To the right and left of me are werewolves, all waiting and watching. I swallow nervously as I remind myself to breathe. King Harvey squeezes my shoulders and whispers to me. “You can do this, Elena. These werewolves are allies and they just want to sense your bravery. You will be fine. Walk like you did at the church.”“Are you sure?” I breathe. A glance to my left shows a bigger brown wolf, snarling viscously at me, bearing fangs and spit.I inch closer to King Harvey, who shoos the wolf away.“You will be fine, I will protect you if anything goes wrong, Elena. The faster you pass, the faster we mate.”I can see why he is in a hurry, and my fear of these werewolves lead me to begin to step quickly down the aisle, when King Harvey’s mother’s voice booms from behind me.“If you are to fall, human, and you will. You fail. Harvey, I have decided I do not want a half-breed in this family. Your cousin is s
“I trust you, King Harvey, please.” I urge, watching as his eyes melt for a moment, but solidify with complete hunger as I am lifting slightly and purposefully press my chest into his.Like our close call that one night, King Harvey’s hands land on my thighs and he presses me down, his eyes greedily feast on the sight of me, and I find myself panting. I grit my teeth to not yell at him to continue.There is a slight stinging at my neck, but that is the least of my worries.King Harvey’s hands squeeze my thighs, which is new for us both. It seems to do something for him, and his breathing slows to a low pant. His ears are now sharper. He raises his head and to my surprise lets out a soft howl, now opening his mouth and bending to lick my mating mark.The stinging dies but my heart feels as if it will explode. Naturally, I dig my hands through his brown hair and force him to bury his face in my neck.“What do you want?&r
“Elena.” King Harvey breathes as he places me down on a white queen-sized bed.“Can I call you Harvey now?”King Harvey chuckles lowly. “Elena, my mate, you moaned it plenty moments ago.”“Do not remind me. It wasn’t that good.” I tease, managing to open my eyes and catch his brimming grin.“Liar, Elena.” King Harvey moves to lie in bed beside me and pulls me, so I rest on his chest. I keep my eyes shut, completely relaxed.It is an innocent way to say thank you, but he melts in my grasp, slipping to lay his head on my chest as he lies down.I run my hand up and down his back and he relaxes further, I feel all his muscles give way at once.King Harvey rests his right cheek on my chest and looks up at me, making it so I can see the long claw marks that scar his handsome face diagonally. They are jagged scratches from his mother, and his skin is tender and bruised. Light
“I understand, King Harvey. Can we sleep now?” I ask as I lie back down.King Harvey checks the candle he has taken out of my hand and blows it out. He lays down beside me, then pulls me into his chest.The overwhelming feeling of love and protection relaxes me instantly.“I love you, Elena. Goodnight.”“I love you, King Harvey. Goodnight.”I am off to sleep in maybe five minutes.The dream I have is weightless but peaceful.I awoke to sudden feral shouting.“Harvey!! Harvey!!!” His mother howls as she pounds on the front door.Sitting straight up in bed, I am shoved down by King Harvey instantly.“Down, Elena.” King Harvey commands as he removes his hand from my chest. He motions for me to lie down, and I do, looking him in the eyes for some kind of explanation. He presses his finger to his lips and moves to the front door,