"How do you expect me to believe you? When I'm unsure of how to verify your identity, warlock," Serena inquired, hoping to find a way to flee and return to the cabin without him following her. "You shouldn't be afraid of me because if I wanted to hurt you, I would have already done it." Serena's anxiety was not alleviated by Prince Stephen's statement. "I can't go with you because someone is expecting me to return, and if anything happens to me, it won't end well for you," Serena said, hoping to scare him away. "Oh I know, I don't want to cross him, so your protector Adrian can come with us. My Aunt just wants you to be safe." Prince Stephen tried to reason with her, but he didn't blame her for not trusting him; he was a stranger after all. "If you choose to come with me, my Aunt, your Aunt will explain everything, so I will be here by midnight waiting. If I don't come, I'll have my answer." Stephen said as he vanished right in front of her, despite the fact that she had been a witc

"What do you know about Adrian?" Serena asked before Adrian could respond, a smile spreading across his little protective mate's face. Gosh, how did he get so lucky? Adrian thought as he took her hands in his, gently squeezing to show him she was grateful for asking on his behalf. "You finally chose to speak, I thought you were going to make your mate do all the talking," Queen Ella said with a smile on her face, "you truly look like Tiara, you're like her exact copy which is not biologically possible." "I could, but I don't want to; he isn't comfortable around people of royal status, so I'm speaking on his behalf; as for looking like my mother, I've already taken a lot from her; why not take her looks as well?" Serena jokes, but Adrian knows it wasn't a joke; her statement had a double meaning. "I see, moving on concerning your mate, I only know why his pack was killed," Queen Ella said, and Serena felt Adrian's hand tighten around hers; she looked up to him with concern in her eyes

He approached her and placed his warm hands on the waistband of her skirt. Serena moaned at the contact of his hands against her skin, making him grin at how responsive her body was to him. He reached for the zippier on the skirt, slowly pulling it down, letting his fingers graze her skin as the zippier went down. The skirt fell to the floor, and he reached for her hand to guide her out of it before picking it up and throwing it on the nearest surface. Serena stood motionless, watching him slowly remove and discard his shirt before returning his gaze to her. She squealed as he drew her closer to his body, pressing her breasts against his bare chest. Serena could feel his erection and the size of him pressing into her inner thigh. His breath brushed against her lips, almost kissing her, and his hands caressed her back. He then slid his hands down her back to her ass and gently squeezed before lifting her up and allowing her to wrap her legs around his waist. "You have such a beautif

Outside the territory of the Red-moon pack… Adrian walked into the cabin after going hunting to collect his thoughts; he knew from the start that they had to accept the Queen's offer because their little cabin wasn't safe enough to keep the people after them away; if they were at the western castle, they would surely be protected, and he wanted to make sure Serena was safe, even if it meant accepting help from a royal, seeing as she is his main priority now. The cabin was as silent as a graveyard, which made him wonder where Serena was. So he dragged his tired body to the kitchen, put the dead rabbit in the sink, and went in search of Serena. He found her in her bedroom, sitting by the square window staring into the forest, looking lost in thought. So Adrian took small steps towards her so as not to startle her, and when he got to where she was sitting, he put his hands on her shoulders to gain her attention, Serena turned to Adrian with a small smile on her face and kissed the hand

Serena let Adrian kiss her as he ran his hands through her hair and his other hand dug into her waist, a soft moan made its way of of her lips earning a growl from Adrian. Serena pleased her hands on his shoulder, her mind became fuzzy, he was just kissing her and her body was on edge.Serena's hands made its way to his hair running her hands through his silky soft hair, his mouth left her lips as he placed kisses along her jaw to the sensitive spot below her neck just above his mark."You know little one you haven't placed your mark on me yet" Adrian said huskily as he stared into her eyes, "how does that work" Serena asked feeling shy under his gaze as she ran her hands down his exposed chest, feeling the taut muscle."You just have to extend your fangs and bite into any part of my neck, or if you prefer somewhere else I don't mind" Adrian said as he rested his head on the headboard watching her with pure desire in his eyes. Serena did as she was told and her fangs were out, she star