Kimi came to stand beside me at the entrance of the hall where I stood watching the show go on in the parlour. I stood there for a while, knowing I’d be up soon, but not wanting to. This was supposed to be the day before the full moon and I usually let the men get a glance at what it felt like to be with me. Since my agreement with Edward, I’d have to step down from my role as the rewarder of the highest spender and instead assigned Jane, Vixen and Willow to take up the roles. Although our victims at the parlour rebelled against the change, none dared take it up. The three have done their best to fill in the space. Edward hasn’t been here in weeks, still I had to stick to the terms of the agreement so I won’t be found going against the rules when he decides to show up. I still maintained a few duties, such as the motivator, which was what I would do today. I would dance on the pole, play and tease a few of them to get them in the mood. This usually brought about more spending and aft

I flattened my hands on his chest and pulled away and despite breaking the kiss; he didn’t back up. His hot breath fanned over my face and weakened me from the inside out. My gaze could barely hold him any longer because I knew I’d give in to this the longer I stared at him.“Your body yearns for my touch. I see it in your eyes. But you believe giving in to it would be a sign of weakness.”I flared at his audacity to read the truth. “The last thing I want is to have your hands on my body.” My anger spoke, but my voice betrayed me, conveying my need as it weakened towards the end.“That’s a lie, because that’s exactly what you want. You’re afraid that you won’t be in control and you’re right, you won’t be, but that’s okay. I’ve got you.” His hand came up to draw a fine line from my shoulder, down my chest to the swell of my breast. My breath cut halfway and my nipple hardened as his palm covered my hidden breast and softly fondled it, earning a moan from me.It was an explosive feeling

I became conscious of my environment and my lashes fluttered to the night light of the day shooting through the window and I wondered how long I have been asleep. I let out a light moan and twisted around in bed to find Edward fast asleep behind me. His hair looked ruffled by the sheets and the snores he made were almost unheard, but I could still hear them and they were cute.I couldn’t stay in bed all day. I had a few things to do. It was the full moon and everything had to be in place.I pulled myself onto my elbow and I heard a growl from behind. “Leaving already?”I guess he wasn’t as asleep as I thought.“Staying in bed after spending the night together wasn’t part of our agreement was it?” I cocked a brow at him.“Don’t go,” he growled.“The sun is up. I know you could stay in bed all day and have people do things for you, but some of us do not have that luxury.” I rose to my feet, not failing to notice his lingering gaze on my every move. I did a quick stretch and picked up my

I pushed open the door to my house and stepped in. With the last of my strength, I moved into my chambers. The full moon was tonight. It was no longer news. However, with the event that took place today, I had lost control of my emotions and that meant it would be a broken shift for me. How can I control my emotions when I’ve lost the very thing I care for in the entire world after doing everything I could to keep it? The prince lied to me. He tricked me with his clause and little exception in the agreement. Yes, before he stepped into my parlour, I knew a thing or two about him. I heard how he was a man of honour and principle and how he would make a better king over his brother. I heard about how he sorted peace and fairness throughout the kingdom. So when he proposed a reasonable partnership that would mutually benefit both of us, despite hating the additional clause, I accepted it. He said I broke the agreement, but I had reasons and they were genuine ones. He didn’t want to li

The sixth days of the week were the weekly gathering for prayers at the temple and Rue, having held on to her religious ways since I met her, has always attended the prayers. I didn’t because I didn’t think I belonged there or saw the point in it. I didn’t stop Rue; it was what she loved, and I didn’t talk her out of it. As often as I could, I helped made her up and got her ready every week. “You could come with me to the temple,” Rue suggested as I helped tighten the rope around her pretty red dress. I frowned. “Why would I want to go to the temple? The moon goddess has a favourite, and I’m not one of them.” I finished and stepped back to admire the little touches I added to the dress. “I know little, but the moon goddess loves all her children equally,” she spoke with much faith in what she was saying. “Come with me. You never know, you might find the ‘one’, Kailani.” I rolled my eyes. For a moment while with the prince, I wondered what it would be like to be his mate. Stupid, I