Chapter 12: Avalyn's POV My heart resumed beating suddenly. Each pump caused an ache in my chest as her words replayed in my head. "By mate... Do you mean sex? I have to have sex with him?" My voice broke at the end and I hoped she would give a negative answer. I prayed to all the deities that existed in the world at least this once, I hoped they listened to me. I wished that the term mating in their world meant something entirely different. My stepmother had always accused me of sleeping around in town but I had been preserving myself for the one man who would truly love me. Out of all the misfortune that befell me, that was the one thing I thought truly belonged to me. I thought no one would take that away from me. My tears resumed falling down my cheeks as my heart thumped so loud in my chest, it was the only sound I heard. I kept my eyes fixed on Sara waiting for her to open her lips and tell me that I was being silly. I wished she could tell me that their king couldn't poss

Chapter 14: Talon's POV I was standing by the balcony looking over the land. Now that Greg was back, we had to look into the rogue situation more vividly. Whoever dared to come into my land and slaughter my people, no matter how small and irrelevant —had to die too. The door to my chambers creaked open and I turned around just in time, to find my Willow stepping in. I had sent her on a mission to visit the human girl and made sure she was ready —I planned on sorting that problem as soon as possible. Getting the girl here was already difficult and we succeeded in that as well. Now, all we had to worry about was getting her pregnant. My wolf groaned as my cock twitched against my will. I had been trying to avoid thinking about it ever since I was told that she was here but my cock had a mind of its own. Deep down, my wolf wanted her. It excited it to touch the human girl and this angered me. I shouldn't be feeling this way about the girl. She was here only to conceive. I should on

Chapter 16: Talon's POV I didn't know what came over me. I stood there by the window just staring at her. She looked so fragile yet so beautiful. It was contradictory to every belief I held dear. I never thought I could feel anything other than disgust for a human but my wolf proved me wrong. She looked even more beautiful than she did the first time I saw her on that street. Her eyes were brighter and her hair seemed fuller. Her chest was moving fast as she stared at me and even from across the window, I could tell she was scared. My wolf yearned for her. It wanted to peel the window open and go take in her scent but I held back. She wasn't ready. So as not to get pushed any further, I left the window and returned to the field. I did another lap around the entire perimeter, just to clear my head. I already felt like a cheat around Willow. It wasn't right that I would leave her in our room and come out here only for my wolf to lead me to the girl's room. "Fuck this!" I cursed

Chapter 18: Avalyn's POV Her elegant dress made low kissing sounds as she moved closer to me. Each step drained me of a pant of blood. She got to my bed and sat down graciously. I pushed down the urge to shift further into the bed. This woman scared me in every way. I felt like I was looking at death when I was in her presence. "Avalyn, I believe we started on the wrong foot," she said with her voice ever so smooth and soothing —but not in a good way. I opened my mouth to speak but it closed up again like a fish out of water. What response should I give a queen that wanted nothing more but to kill me? Her blue eyes pierced into mine and I could feel a shilling cold spread down my body as I stared back at her. She brought her hand together on her lap and let out a soft sigh —ever so graciously. "You are only a simple human girl..." She began. "I should not have scared you, the way I did the last time for that might affect your hormones, and getting pregnant might become a problem

Chapter 20: Avalyn's POV Today was the sixth day. My heart was racing and my head was planning on blacking out. I have been having the feeling since yesterday. I expected him to come last night but he didn't. Even the strange red-eyed werewolf didn't come ever since that first night. Was he avoiding me? It was crazy because I should be happy he wasn't coming to claim me but somehow, I knew that the sooner it came, the sooner he got it over with. I sat at the corner of my large bed with a copy of a novel I had picked up from the library when my door cracked a tiny bit and Dawn popped her head inside. "Hey!" She whispered for the first time. Whenever she came to visit, she would begin yelling my name from the staircase. I guess they got the message that today was going to be the day I got defiled and possibly impregnated. "Hey," I replied with a fake smile. She let her tongue kiss her teeth as she invited herself inside. She came to sit by my side and held my hand. "Look, I kno