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If I had taken a moment to really think about it, it should have bothered me. The fact that Barron seemed blissfully unaware that a rebellion to ensure a different heir apart from Damien inherited the throne was afoot.Especially when he was the only alternative heir.More than that I should have wondered what exactly were the odds of Damien's cousin turning up bleeding and half dead near my home a continent away.But most of all, if I hadn't been in shock after theJulietKillian's intoxication last night didn't change the fact that he'd done what he did. Neither did it change the fact that he'd hidden his relationship with Evelyn from me for years.So what was this uncomfortable feeling growing in my chest? “None of this matters anymore,” I bit out before turning away from him. “You are already mated. So am I.”I tried moving around Killian but he blocked my route, backing me up against the wall, his hand braced above me.“It matters to me. You chose him,” The softness in Killian's gaze was gone now, his words were hard and clipped. “I won't forgive you.”I opened my mouth to speak, but whatever I would have said was lost when suddenly the air in the hallway shifted, and the hairs at the back of my neck raised.“Get your hands off my mate.”Killian paused, his gaze lingering on mine before his hand fell away and h
JulietI made a mistake.Goosebumps broke out across my skin as the trance I had been in from the moment Xavier had marked me finally broke and the realisation that I was mated to Xavier Hawthorne sank in.What… what had I just done?I came to a complete stop in the hallway or at least I would have if Xavier’s hand wasn't on mine, pulling me along and forcing me to match his pace. “What the hell was that?” I demanded.Xavier kept walking without as much as a pause or backward glance.“Xavier?” I asked this time trying to yank my wrist out of his hold. I couldn't. At least not without spraining my wrist.I tried and failed to stop myself from moving, my feet tripping over themselves as Xavier continued to tug me along with seemingly no effort on his side.“You can't just do something like that and ignore me!” I growled, my annoyance growing.But we were al
JulietEveryone in the clearing seemed to turn to look at where the interrupting growl had come from.I followed their gaze to see Xavier walking down towards me, his light blue eyes not cold and detached as they usually were but burning with so much emotion that for the life of me, I couldn't look away from him, and Ivy unfurled within me, as entranced as I was.“Brother,” Killian gritted out saying what was no doubt on the mind of everyone who was gathered here. “What are you doing here?”Xavier ignored him, his gaze never leaving mine as he closed the distance between us and tugged me into his arms. I jumped, completely surprised, my hands on Xavier’s broad chest, bracing myself against him.“Xavier, what—” I began to ask, but my voice cut off when Xavier fisted my hair, making a mess of the waves Elena had made earlier, baring my neck to him. A slight tremble
JulietElena seemed like that was the last thing she wanted to allow, but I caught her eye and nodded.Elena hesitated, then after a small squeeze on my hand, she left, leaving Killian and me alone in my room.“You are stunning,” Killian said in an almost awed tone.I stood up from my dressing table to face my groom.He looked good, his long black hair similar to Xavier’s pulled back from his face with his attire perfectly tailored to him, he struck an imposing but benevolent figure.Ivy bared her canines at him mentally and I did my best to remind her that if I tried clawing off his face, Father would find a way to punish Elena. “What are you doing here?” I asked.Killian smiled tentatively, his mask of nicety that I had gullibly fallen for back then. “I'm glad you chose to give us another chance,” He said softly and I almost snorted.&
JulietI would not trade one prison for a more binding one.I could run away from the Storm Howl pack once I had enough money stored away to buy myself a slot in a smaller, less-known pack, but if I mated with Killian. That would be it as wolves mated for life.I refused to do that to myself.“Do you think Xavier Hawthorne will choose you as his mate simply because you shamelessly threw yourself at him?” Father scoffed, his words literally dripping with derision. “That the Dark Alpha who rejected all the proposed mating alliances from the major packs across major continents would choose you?”I nearly rolled my eyes. Of course not. Not even I was that delusional.Besides, even if it were remotely possible…“I don't want to be Xavier’s mate either.” I bit out and Father looked like he was on the verge of hitting me again. But to my surprise, he simply let go o
JulietFirst times are uncomfortable and painful.That's what Elena, my nursemaid, had told me in an unsolicited attempt to educate me before my mating night.But all I could feel was a pleasure so heady that I felt disconnected from reality in a cocoon where only Xavier and I existed.Where only his lips on my skin cool the raging fire of desire within me. I couldn't recall the reason I had come here to begin with. I couldn't recall anything.I just wanted, wanted and wanted.My hands were pinned above my head by Xavier’s iron grasp, my nipples pebbled and hardened under his gaze, and my hips gyrated as Xavier rubbed my still-throbbing clitoris, edging me towards another orgasm with his masterful fingers.I bit on my lips tasting blood in my failed attempt to hold in a sob of pleasure.I was so wet, my arousal slick over my thighs, and the sheets beneath me felt damp.I’d lost count o







