LOGINReyna's POVI stood on the King's balcony enjoying the view of the palace from the third floor. The afternoon sun shone over the gardens, the compounds, and the woods that stretched endlessly. From up here, everything looked peaceful enough to almost make me forget what kind of place it really was."I can't believe the king saved me," I whispered to myself. He had every reason to let me die, yet he had saved me and allowed me to recover in his chambers. I had hoped for death when I lost Randolf, but at that moment in the swimming pool, I didn't want to die anymore. The thought of the king's hand around me as he carried me made butterflies fill my stomach strangely. That alone was enough to take my thoughts back to the morning when a mere look at him had sent heat straight to my core."No," I shook my head. He was still the same man who had taken my innocence and who believed I killed Randolf. Saving me couldn't erase any of that."Would you love to go outside for some afternoon sunlig
King Zion"How could you allow a mere slave...filth...to sleep not only in your room but also in your bed?" Thelma's voice broke the silence in my office before the door had even finished closing shut behind her.I didn't look up from my phone; the updates sent by the leaders stationed in several divisions within the kingdom demanded more attention than her pointless outbursts. "I have never slept in there." Her heels clicked sharply against the floor as she approached my desk. "Not even once in over two decades," she complained.I continued scrolling through my phone, unbothered. "I asked you a question. Why did you let her sleep in your bed?" she repeated, the tone of her shrill voice sharp.I checked the final message on my screen before placing the phone down carefully. Only then did I lift my eyes and look at her. She was in her usual heavy makeup, but the seductive smile on her face was replaced by a sneer."What are you doing in my office?" I questioned.Her eyebrows shot up, t
ReynaThe first thing I became aware of was the ache in my chest. Every breath felt heavier than it should have, as though my lungs were still trying to remember how to work after being denied air. For several seconds I simply lay there, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling above me, until memory crashed into me. The swimming pool, the darkness, the plastic wrapped around my face... I sat up quickly, gasping, the room spinning violently around me. A cough ripped through my throat, leaving my chest burning. "Easy." The deep voice froze me where I sat. It made my pulse violently skyrocket as I slowly turned my head towards it, swallowing hard. King Zion stood by the balcony door, looking at me. The sunlight outlined his body, from his broad shoulders down to his strong muscular legs. I waited for the wave of hatred towards him to rise, but instead, heat bloomed low in my stomach as I stared at him. "You're awake," he said, stepping inside. The image of his face lighting up for just a sec
King ZionThe reports before my eyes blurred, for the hundredth time. I rubbed my hand over my eyes, then looked again, but everything seemed not to sink. The Council wanted reports on the border security, the treasury report needed my approval, and the eastern villages required additional grain supplies before the week ended. All matters required my attention, and yet every road in my mind led to one place: the slave's face, her body trembling beneath me as she orgasmed. Her scent remained heavy inside the office, and everywhere my eyes looked I saw her."Damn it!" I pushed the reports forward and stood, pushing the chair backwards. I looked at the time on the watch; it was exactly 5 O'clock in the evening. I was supposed to go swimming around seven, but since my mind was playing tricks on me, going two hours earlier wouldn't hurt anyone and it would help me clear my mind.I could feel my beast prowling beneath my skin, circling endlessly inside my head like a caged predator. Every f
Reyna Sleep didn't come easily in the servant room, not when every time I closed my eyes the king's masked face appeared behind my eyes. The worst part was each time, a warmth would fill my chest, and butterflies stirred in my stomach. In the end, I ended up sleeping late at night, and I didn't wake up until the sound of the bell ringing jolted me out of the bed. For one disoriented second, I didn't know where I was; then realisation hit me. "Shit," I muttered, launching myself off the bed. It took me a little over 5 minutes to take a quick shower. I had taken one the previous day after Thelma left, seething. I had rubbed my skin until it turned pink and raw, trying to erase the scent of the alpha king and his touch on my body. Yet I could feel his hands, still hear his voice and his grunts, and remember the way his eyes had changed. "Slave!" Someone knocked violently and loudly on my door as I slipped on one of the red dresses arranged on my wardrobe. "The bell rang 10 minutes
King ZionI sat on the balcony of my ruined room, a glass of scotch hanging loosely in my hand. My eyes swept over the vast kingdom outside the palace, the woods surrounding it, spanning far past where my eyes reached. Usually, that view alone brought a sense of pride in me, but in that moment, my hazy mind was filled with questions that kept on going in cycles.Several bottles of scotch lay discarded around me, their contents already drowned inside, in an attempt to bury what had transpired in my office, but it seemed to get clearer the more I drank. The worst part is I couldn't pretend that I didn't remember it because even when my wolf surfaced, my consciousness wasn't pushed away entirely."Zion!" Clark's voice sounded right before the main door closed and he stepped out on the balcony."Leave," I ordered without giving him time to talk, taking a gulp of the burning liquid. "Oh no," he chuckled, pulling a chair beside me. "You are not getting rid of me this fast." My jaw tightene
ReynaI sat on the bed, my mind and body still reeling from what had transpired. I could taste the rising bile in my mouth as my stomach churned. I had come down from the high of the orgasm and every time a fragment of me enjoying his touch flashed in my mind, nausea crept up. How could I have allo
Reyna Robinson Fluttering sensations filled my chest and my stomach as soon as his words sank in. The thought of submitting to him, however, had a sudden ache stirring in my mind. He turned on his heel, his towering form heading for one of the doors in his office. "Don't wait for me to ask you to
ReynaHave you ever felt like you were in a bubble, and suddenly someone poked it with a needle, burst it and left you exposed? That is exactly how I felt as I watched the alpha king retreat to the SUV. I wished he'd turn into his wolf and stay trapped in that state; maybe then I would know peace.
King ZionThe shift back into my human form was fast and painless, almost as if my mind was being released quickly from a cage. I knew I had shifted into my wolf, but like always, I did not remember what I did in that beast form. It had always burdened me how every month I would lose hours of memor







