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"Ezekiel," Jax began, his voice carefully neutral.

"What," Ezekiel bit out, not looking at him.

"She's barely eating," Jax said quietly. "Zoe says she just stares at the walls. She won't go out to the herb garden anymore. Gareth says she flinches if he even looks at her too long."

Ezekiel's grip tightened on a spearhead, the metal groaning faintly. Good, a dark part of him snarled. Let her fear me. It's better that way. But another part, the part that was inextricably bound to her, felt a sharp, unwelcome pang.

"She. Is. Fed." he growled.

"Being fed and living are two different things, Ezekiel," Jax said, his patience wearing thin. "You can't just… break her and then lock her away and expect her to… what? Vanish?"

Ezekiel slammed the spearhead down onto a table with a clang that made Jax wince. "What. Do. You. Want. Jax."

"I want you to stop being a damn cursed icicle for five minutes and think!" Jax snapped, his own temper flaring. "She's your mate! You nearly devoured her, an
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  • Mated to the Alpha King   48 - Frightened

    He found himself moving, his feet carrying him through the darkened, storm lashed corridors of his own accord. He told himself he was just checking the citadel's defenses, ensuring the storm wasn't causing undue damage. It was a lie, and he knew it. He found her in a lower corridor of the West Wing, not far from her chamber. Gareth was trying, in his own clumsy way, to reassure her, but she was beyond hearing. She was pressed against the wall, her eyes wide with terror, her body shaking like a leaf. Each clap of thunder made her jump, a small, choked sob escaping her lips. She looked so small, so fragile, so utterly consumed by her fear. The sight did something strange to the ice around his heart. It didn't melt, not exactly. But it...cracked. A little more. He stalked towards them, his presence silencing even the howl of the wind for a moment. Gareth snapped to attention, his face paling when he saw the Alpha King's thunderous expression. "Alpha," Gareth began, "Storm. Frighte

  • Mated to the Alpha King   47 - Storm

    From a high, shadowed window in the adjoining library tower, Ezekiel watched her. He had told himself he wouldn't. He had told himself he would give her space, let Jax's ridiculous 'not wilting' plan take its course. But he couldn't stay away. The bond, her presence, pulled at him. She looked so small in the vastness of the garden, her white hair a stark splash of silver against the muted greens and browns. She wasn't moving, just sitting on the bench, her head slightly bowed. was she crying?? he couldn't tell from this distance. The thought sent an unwelcome pang through him. He watched her for a long time. She eventually began to explore, her movements hesitant at first, then a little more confident. She touched the rough bark of a tree, ran her fingers over the velvety moss on the fountain's edge. She seemed......drawn to the quiet, forgotten beauty of the place. His father's voice echoed in his mind. A white-haired witch killed your mother. They are deceit, wrapped in false

  • Mated to the Alpha King   46 - More

    "Ezekiel," Jax began, his voice carefully neutral. "What," Ezekiel bit out, not looking at him. "She's barely eating," Jax said quietly. "Zoe says she just stares at the walls. She won't go out to the herb garden anymore. Gareth says she flinches if he even looks at her too long." Ezekiel's grip tightened on a spearhead, the metal groaning faintly. Good, a dark part of him snarled. Let her fear me. It's better that way. But another part, the part that was inextricably bound to her, felt a sharp, unwelcome pang. "She. Is. Fed." he growled. "Being fed and living are two different things, Ezekiel," Jax said, his patience wearing thin. "You can't just… break her and then lock her away and expect her to… what? Vanish?" Ezekiel slammed the spearhead down onto a table with a clang that made Jax wince. "What. Do. You. Want. Jax." "I want you to stop being a damn cursed icicle for five minutes and think!" Jax snapped, his own temper flaring. "She's your mate! You nearly devoured her, an

  • Mated to the Alpha King   45 - Echoes

    Winter existed in a state of suspended terror. Days had passed since Ezekiel's violent claiming in the shadow of the laundry, since his mouth had bruised hers, his hands had seared her skin. Each creak of the citadel, each distant shout, sent her heart leaping into her throat, convinced he was coming for her, to finish what he'd started, or to punish her for..... for what? For being there? For being his? For making him lose that terrifying control?He hadn't come.Zoe still brought her meals, her eyes wider and more frightened than ever, if that were possible. The servant girl would practically throw the tray onto the table and flee, her silence a testament to the fear that permeated every stone of this cursed place. Winter didn't try to speak to her anymore. What was there to say?The door to her chamber was now almost always bolted. The brief periods of it being left ajar had ceased entirely after that incident. It was a clear messageShe was a prisoner, more so now than ever. T

  • Mated to the Alpha King   44 - Hers Alone

    Slowly, her hand shaking, she brought the spoon to her mouth. She chewed and swallowed, every movement feeling amplified in the deafening silence. She kept eating, her eyes darting toward him every few seconds He didn’t move. He just sat there, a brooding, silent statue, his presence a crushing weight and a strange, anchoring comfort all at once. He was guarding her. Not from the shadows, but from the inside. This became the new rhythm of their days. He would appear at meal times, sitting in his silent, solitary vigil while she ate. He never spoke. He rarely even looked directly at her. But he was there. A constant, brooding, and profoundly unsettling fixture in her life. About a week into this new, strange routine, Winter felt the walls closing in. The silent companionship was better than being utterly alone, but it was also a constant reminder of her confinement. He was there, but he was a universe away. She felt a surge of pure frustration, a feeling she hadn't let herself tr

  • Mated to the Alpha King   43 - In The Open

    Jax scrubbed his hands over his face. “Thirteen years, Snow. Thirteen years I’ve known him as this..... thing. And he’s told you more in one night than he’s told me in the last five years combined.” He looked at her, and the fear in his eyes was replaced by a flicker of something else, something fragile and bright. Hope. “You’re getting through. I don’t know how, but you’re actually getting through the ice.” He sobered, his expression turning serious. “But you have to be careful. You saw him. You push him, he pushes back. Harder. He locked the door this time. He might not open it again.” He was wrong. The next day passed in a haze of silence. Winter expected the silence to feel empty, a punishment. But it didn’t. It felt full. The bond was a low constant hum, but it was different now. It was sullen, bruised, and confused, but the thread of their shared secret was woven through it, a single strand of gold in the grey. Late in the afternoon, the ancient servant, Elspeth, entere

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