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19. A King's Choice

作者: J. Tarr
last update 最終更新日: 2023-08-09 22:26:46

Rune

These past few days have been different and even though I appear confident about the direction my life is headed, deep inside I am terrified.

I never expected to meet my second chance mate, not after the brutal way my first got taken away from me five years ago. To think I never wanted to attend the Hallowed Bond Ball but Troy convinced me that it would look bad on my kingdom if I didn’t.

And now I’ve gone and broken the heart of the only person I trusted and cared about.

Sighing, I carefully pull my cell phone out of my pocket and Reyna stirs. She has her head on my lap and has fallen asleep while we’re traveling from Cassian’s kingdom to mine. He had to stay behind to sort out a few last-minute things with his council, so it’s just me and Malachi here with her.

My thoughts go back to the way Malachi touched me the other night and I shiver at the memory. Reyna liked what she saw; the interaction between us turned her on and I never expected it to.

How would she react if I had to
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Roberta
i feel for Troy so many relationships work out this way or again becomes your new enemy
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Bella Jersey
I feel bad for Troy but the exs be crazy
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Rune lost a mate too
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