He sits looking at me, waiting. I want to say yes, ignore the fact he is so brainwashed by his father, but I can't."You're the king, Darius. You're set to marry one of them. Me kissing you is against the rules. You're meant to choose first and be available to every one of those women until the final moment.""Kellan is a prince. He's meant to be available to them all. It doesn't stop you from doing far more with him."My eyes widen."Sorry, that sounded wrong. I'm just saying the only difference between me and Kellan is our titles. He's not meant to give himself up yet. He's meant to stay in it until the end. Which you know."He's not wrong. "Fine, I want to agree, Darius, but I can't. Not when you have just admitted even if I am your mate, you have no plans to make me Luna. Kissing you is saying I'm happy to be the mistress. That, let's be honest, is making a whore again. Here, purely for you to get pleasure from before you return to your wife. The Queen.""You were never a whore."

Waking up, my head hurts. Last night floods through me. I don't drink often and barely take more than a few sips. Sage is a bad influence.We sat together, drinking with music on low. Soon after, Rowan joined us, and we made it a party together. That was until about four o'clock when Darius told us off.Rowan was too far gone and called him the stripper. He didn't look offended. If anything, he was highly amused by the whole situation. He still took the alcohol, though."I feel like crap." I laugh at Sage's words."Maybe last night wasn't the best time, considering we have an event today?" I sit up, and the room spins. Oh, hell no. I lie back down. The knocking has us groaning and trying to hide."The King has said you have to be downstairs for breakfast." Beta William. Of course.I walk over and open the door. He stands looking at me with an amused expression."Good, you're awake. You're not allowed to skip breakfast, especially after the amount you three consumed last night.""No fo

I stay with Rowan. I've not seen Sage in a while. However, I hope she's okay. I know she was freaking out a lot after she sang. Even though everyone loved it, she had an amazing voice, but no doubt her nerves made her feel sick. I keep trying to search her out in the room but she doesn't seem to be here. Has she really left?"Hey." Turning, I look at Kellan. I open my mouth to talk and close it again. His arms wrap around me as we dance."You were gone."That is about all I can say right now. I'm not sure what else to say."I was working towards something. Getting more information and such. I needed information."Did you get a lot of information from her mouth?" He chuckles at my words."I did, thank you. She had a lot of information hidden in there."Arrogant asshole. "Her mouth just happened to get me the location of where the wolves are." My body runs cold as we continue to dance. He's not meant to be doing anything dangerous! Why is he doing it alone? Without telling Darius?"I al

I wake feeling confused. I'm in my bed, yet I can't remember coming to it."Elara." I glance to the side and see Darius and Kellan. Why are they in here? "How are you feeling?" Kellan looks at me."Confused." Why are they in here?Darius nudges Kellan. "Check." Kellan looks back at him and nods before walking to me. His hand touches my cheek."What are you doing?" I watch him relax and sit on the bed."How much of yesterday do you remember?" Darius looks at me, and I now notice blood on his shirt. Where did that come from?"Are you hurt?" He glances down and shakes his head."It's not mine. Answer, how much do you remember?"I think back. "The event, I remember the boars, and there was a moose." I consider it, my mind giving me flashes of everything. I glance down, seeing my dress is entirely ripped."He didn't; we got to you in time," Darius speaks, and I look between them. "Why would you leave the room with all the Betas?""Sage. She was upset and crying and said she had to leave. I

I sit in the car with Kellan and Darius. I'm nervous, not so much about seeing people, but I've no idea how to talk to the people who run the place. I also have no idea if someone will try to attack me.Alpha Ethan and Draven are the sort to plan it."You will be safe. Beta William, Pete, Ash and Yori are here." Darius tries to reassure me. It makes me feel worse; I know with Sage, they went with one Beta each, yet they brought all four with me."When the car stops, we get out, and you do as you wish. We will walk through and follow or wait for you." Kellan looks at me, and I nod. The car stops, and the door opens.Beta Yori reaches in and helps me step out. There are so many people outside. Panic builds in me. I'm not used to crowds and things. I feel a hand on my lower back pushing me forward."Don't overthink it. You're not a princess, the queen, or Luna. You're one of them." Darius' words are quiet, and he walks forward. Sucking in a breath, I walk forward, smiling and waving at a