FAZER LOGINCHAPTER 40An admission of weakness.RONAN“Women are … enigmatic.” Mikeal gave me an amused look. I lit the cigar and welcomed the burn in my lungs. Solana wasn’t just enigmatic. She was a pebble in my shoe, a bone in my throat. She was the devil reincarnated. “It was supposed to be easy.” I looked at my Uncle.We were in my study. I hadn’t seen her since yesterday evening when she stormed out. No one had ever done that, but she had. She looked me in the face and said she would run again. She didn’t care about her life, probably because she knew I would never harm her. I couldn’t bring myself to hurt her, no matter how much she pushed me. She knew this and took advantage of it.“Women are never easy.” He scoffed, mirth in his eyes. I gave him a sideways glance. “Tempest seems easy enough.” A dry laugh slipped out of him. “Do not let her hear you say that or she’ll cut off your balls.” My mouth twitched, and I poured us my oldest whiskey. I poured one more glass for Silas. He wou
CHAPTER 39I will not surrender.SOLANA“Run along now, your master is calling.” She waved me off and walked away. I stood there, gaze narrowed as I watched her go. My entire body was trembling with rage. How could she talk to me like that? How much longer did I have to allow her to talk to me like that? All they saw when they looked at me was breeder, omega, useless, and owned. “My lady –” Knox started to speak, and I barked at him. “The King will wait!”“No, he won’t.” He shook his head, warning in his eyes, and I inhaled shakily. I was about to combust from the rage. I shut my eyes and tried to pull myself together. “Solana.” Lily nudged me softly, and I looked at her. She didn’t speak, but she didn’t have to. I ground my jaw hard enough and nodded. I squared my shoulders, held up my chin, and returned to the residential building. Why had Belle's words affected me so much? Jason caught me off guard, as did his mention of my father. He opened a wound I had avoided for so long.
CHAPTER 38First love is forever.SOLANAI stayed in for the rest of the day and refused to leave. I was avoiding myself, avoiding the unwanted feelings creeping into my heart. It was different when the sex was mainly for a baby, but that hadn’t been for a baby; that had been for pleasure, and oddly enough, it was the most intense sex we had ever had.I woke up the next morning, still feeling odd. I needed to revisit my arrangements with him and create a firm boundary. He couldn’t come into my room during the day, and he definitely couldn’t touch me without fucking me. But I had no power. He was the King, and he would do whatever he wanted.A knock sounded on my door, and I sighed, pushing myself up.Hours passed, but Ronan’s scent lingered.“Good morning, my lady.” Lily walked in with a tray of food. “Are we spending the rest of the day sulking too?”I narrowed my gaze at her, even as mirth filled me. “You're supposed to be nice to me, you know, all respectful and all.”“But you woul
CHAPTER 37Another line crossed.SOLANAMy eyes fluttered closed, and I clutched at his shirt, his chest, as he deepened the kiss. Warmth bloomed in me without my consent, and I tried to fight it, but like everything with Ronan, I lost. I wished he’d kiss me faster, rougher even, but his mouth moved over mine, slowly, licking a flame into me. I wrapped my arms around his neck, threading the other through his gorgeous hair as he stroked his tongue over mine. His hand moved to my waist, and he pulled me flush against him. I could feel his cock pressing against my thigh, but he kept kissing me. He nibbled on my lower lip, then my tongue, and I gasped against his mouth as heat flooded me from within. “This mouth.” He groaned against my mouth, and sank his teeth into my lower lip. “Ro – ah.” I trembled in his arms, softening his touch. The fight had bled out of me, but I was still trying to hold on to it, stubbornly, and desperately trying to put a shield between us, to deny what this
CHAPTER 36Wilt under your spell.SOLANAI expected Ronan to keep me locked away in my room, but he didn’t. It seemed to be an olive branch, except I was ready to burn the branch. His favours came with things. He was trying to buy my obedience and submission, but he could not pay the price.Still, I headed out to the garden with Lily, excited.In the garden, I flourished, opening up like a flower. Under the morning sun, I worked with Sienna along the lower beds. A boy from the kitchens had burned his arm, and I volunteered to help. The skin was angry, red and tight. I diluted the mixture and wiped sweat from my forehead. Once it was ready, I applied it to my own wrist first to ensure it was safe to use. I waited a minute before applying it to his arm. “When it starts to heal, don’t pick at it,” I told him firmly.He nodded and ran off once I was done.“You’re good at this,” Lily said from behind, and I smiled at her.We moved to the next tray, and I lost myself to the work. I let m
CHAPTER 35Distracted by his breeder.RONAN“The ford has been ours since the last war.” Alpha Lockwood of Shadowclaw planted a finger on the map, face flushed with rage. “Ashford’s men moved the marker stones three nights ago. That is not a misunderstanding. That is theft.”Alpha Ashford of Nightshade did not rise. “The stones were on our side of the old cut. Your scouts are blind, Lockwood.”When I took the Bluemoon Kingdom for myself, I did not expect there would be too much of settling senseless disputes. This seemed to be all I did with my life, this or the boring rogue nonsense. There were grown men fighting over ford, and streams and lands. I did not care. “Quiet.” I pushed my fingers into my temple. The hall went quiet. “Silas will see to it. Let’s keep the minor bullshit to a minimum, because to be honest, I do not care about this.”Vance leaned back in his chair, a look on his face, and I already knew I wouldn’t like what he was about to say. “With respect, my King, a year







