AMELIA I didn’t know where this courage was coming from. I continued to walk until his knee touched mine and sparks rushed up my spine. Tyson’s eyes remained on my face, refusing to waver and steal a glance at the rest of my body. It was either because I was not attractive enough for him or he had extreme control over his desires. The first option sounded a lot more reasonable because he had seen half the women naked in this Kingdom and I doubted he would find me to his liking. “ Are we done with the Adelia Act? ” He asked. A vein in his jaw ticked. My heartbeat sounded in my ears. I swallowed my saliva and refused to answer this absurd question. It was decided that he wouldn’t believe me, so from now on, I would never try to make him. “ We are over it. ” I nodded, before placing my knee on the side of the seat. Tyson’s eyes narrowed on me. “ what the fuck do you think you are doing right now? ” “ I am seducing you. ” Was it not obvious to him by now? “ How do you plan on doing

AMELIA It was easy to convince Willow that Tyson didn’t even spare me a glance and this mission was going to take more time than they thought. At least, she was assured that I did go to the King and tried my best to seduce him. She grilled me for details for a while. I skipped the part about how I shamelessly rubbed myself against Tyson and he groaned as if he liked it and only told her that he kicked me out of the room as soon as he saw me. I would never dare to share the story of our personal moments. That seemed like a betrayal on a new level and I couldn’t justify it by saying that I was only trying to save Adelia so I was going to keep those moments a secret and distort the details whenever I was asked for them. After she left, I changed into my night dress and slipped under the covers. The weather was changing. The air was chillier at night now. I wondered how Adelia was faring with all this. We were never separated for this long. She must be scared all alone. Sighing, I

TYSON What the fuck was this? Why do I keep thinking about that idiot’s hands around her? How often does this stupid guard do this? And garden walks? I huffed, tapping my fingers against the armrest of the couch. I would ban Amelia from ever going to the garden again. Better yet, she should be banned from stepping out of her room. That would be the best decision of my life. Groaning, I leaned back. There was red in my vision and it was never good when I was seeing this specific color. Every cell in my fucking body demanded her blood, and every corner of my fucking dick wanted to be inside her. This was fucked up. Out of all the women in the Kingdom, it had to be her. “ You must be having so much fun. ” I narrowed my eyes on the ceiling. If Moon Goddess was listening in, I hoped she choked on her next fucking meal because she was turning out to be pure evil. She was fond of favoritism. All those centuries ago, when Levian Seisti—one of the five Original Lycans changed sides a

AMELIA The avoidance continued. I couldn’t find Tyson anywhere so I went back to my room and stayed inside. I was served lunch, but I saw no point in eating. My mouth was bitter and my throat clogged. It was better when he was far away from me. I could make peace with the fact that we were not meant to be but he was so close now, and he pretended that I didn’t exist. This should have put me at ease because if I didn’t see him, I wouldn’t need to go through Dad’s plan either but it was breaking me instead. What Dustin said was a boost to my stupid determination to bother Tyson but how could I do anything to him if he refused to come across me? I sighed and looked out the window. Sea waves crashed against the side of the wall of the castle, creating constant noise that was soothing and disturbing at the same time. I could see the rippling water that called out to me in a compelling voice. If I gave in and embraced the depths, it wouldn’t hurt anymore, right? I would be free to di

AMELIA Tyson was with Princess Avery again. But they were not alone this time. The sitting area was occupied by the King of the West and his Queen who sat beside him. Dustin was also there, sitting on one of the single seats and rotating a tumbler filled with alcohol in his hand. Princess Avery and Tyson sat on another couch. The latter was holding a small boy in his lap. Judging from the features of the boy, I could tell he was Prince Ryder- - -Lenora and Striker’s Lycan son. Tyson was smiling at him, as the Prince said something to him. The gesture was genuine and it reminded me of those real smiles he used to give me when we were friends. I sighed, wrapping my arms around my cold frame. I was standing in the garden and I could see them through the glass wall of the sitting area. They were all inside, laughing and talking about Goddess knew what. They hadn’t taken notice of my presence here. That’s how insignificant I was. They were in their own world and I was just a girl l