INICIAR SESIÓN[Iravan’s POV]I storm forward, shoving open the doors separating me from the room, and as I do, I move inside and start searching.Where is my little mate? I wonder as I take in the empty bed, the floor, and even the bathroom and bathtub. Where the hell did she go?Did someone come in the middle of the night and spirit her away, or did she venture out even though she knew she wouldn’t be able to find her way back to her room?“Dammit,” I growl, my panic and anger growing. “Where the hell are you?”As I speak, I hear a murmur just to my right, but when I turn in the direction it came from, I just come to see the empty bed.Frowning, I examine it while wondering if she was just so tiny that I didn’t see her figure beneath the blanket, but when I grab it and pull it aside, all I’m met with is a sheet.“What the hell?” I mutter as another murmur sounds, and I realize that the sound is coming from beneath.Slowly, I lower myself until I’m belly down on the carpet, and then I peek beneath
[Iravan’s POV]“And one last thing,” I announce, digging into my pocket and pulling out a small golden bracelet. “Give me your wrist,” I command Illiana who stares in disbelief. “Now,” I growl when she doesn’t move.“What are you planning?” she asks, slowly doing as instructed. “What is that?”“This,” I huff, snapping the bracelet into place on Illiana’s wrist. “Is a bracelet made of iron.”“Iron,” Illiana hisses, her eyes growing wide. “Did you really just…”“Yam,” I call, not giving two shits what she has to say. “You should have no trouble with her now. Take her to her room.”“Iravan!” Illiana yells as Yam moves to grab her. “You can’t do this! Do you know what will happen once my father hears?”“Tell him,” I laugh, my head spinning from the extreme discomfort I’m in. “And I’ll also mention to him how you used that fucking aphrodisiac on me.”At my words, Illiana’s eyes grow wide, and I almost want to laugh.So, she didn’t think that I realized what was happening.“Do you think tha
[Astasia’s POV]I look toward the room’s exit as the sounds of Iravan’s pleasure grows louder, and before I can even think twice about it, I start to move. I reach the door within a few strides, but as I reach out to grab it, I hear a commotion taking place outside.“MOVE ASIDE!” Illiana’s voice bellows. “GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY!”“Uh,” I murmur, listening to the sound of struggle just beyond Iravan’s door. “I think you have an issue. Well,” I continue, not daring to look behind me. “Another problem.”“I WANT TO SPEAK WITH IRAVAN RIGHT NOW!” Illiana yells as I hear a male voice trying to calm her. “I WANT TO SPEAK WITH HIM NOW!”He’s busy, I silently tell her as Iravan’s groans grow more intense. Or rather…He’s not really here right now.“IRAVAN!” Illiana yells as loud knocks sound from the door. “OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR RIGHT NOW!”“Crazy,” I hiss, unable to believe that she would go to this extent. “This bitch is crazy.”“OPEN UP NOW, IRAVAN!” Illiana repeats, banging on the door aga
[Astasia’s POV]“Try it.”The words are leaving my lips before I can stop them, and then I’m moving, storming toward Iravan as he breathes heavily, and his fists clench and unclench until blood starts to drip from them.“Look at the state of you.” I continue as I reach. “Reduced to this after pretending to be such a strong and intimidating man.”As I speak, I jab a finger against Iravan’s chest, and when he lets out a rumble of satisfaction, I find myself wondering if the man was secretly a masochist.That’s not what is important, Astasia, I hiss at myself while focusing on Iravan’s condition. For now I should help him, right?I mean, it wasn’t any of my business if he was in heat or suffering from something else, but even then I can’t just ignore him. It was clear from where I stood that he was in extreme pain from resisting what his instincts wanted.But why was he resisting? I was certain that he had his pick of women around the castle to use to deal with his need.“Should I go get
[Astasia’s POV]“Dammit,” I growl, looking around the hall around me. “Where the hell was it again?”I continue to search, looking for some form of familiarity that would indicate that I was near my room, but I come up empty.“Shit,” I sigh, realizing that I was in quite the predicament. “I should have just stayed put.”I should have, but I was annoyed by the fact Iravan was having someone hover around to babysit me. That’s why after Janice escorted me back to my room, I waited for her to leave to sneak out for a bit of fresh air. With luck, no one really paid me any mind because I was certain they were worried about offending Iravan. However, before I could even escape the castle, I found guards that I was certain wouldn’t let me pass.Even though I hated the idea of being stuck in my room once more, I turned around and decided to turn tail and go back. Well, that was the plan, but since I still wasn’t familiar with this large ass castle that Iravan was keeping me hostage in, I was o
[Iravan’s POV]I wait while Yam stares at me, the disbelief he is feeling clear as day in his large eyes. I already knew that this would be his reaction, after all, for years I did everything I could to keep the peace between Umbra and Lux, even when Illiana was scheming to keep others away from me, I turned a blind eye.Back then, I didn’t have anything to protect, but now…I can’t stop my little mate’s face from appearing in my mind, and with it comes an overpowering need to protect. It’s nothing like I have ever felt, and it leaves me so fucking uneasy.“I am more than capable of coming up with a peace agreement without a marriage.” I say slowly, breaking the silence that has fallen around us. “If I couldn’t, I wouldn’t deserve the position of ruler.”“And what if Lux refuses to go along with anything aside from the marriage?” Yam asks quietly. “What then?”“Well,” I chuckle. “I guess we will cross that bridge once we get there. For now, do as I have instructed. Illiana is currently







