《Royalty In Rag: Return Of The Wolfless Queen》全部章節：第 61 章 - 第 70 章

“I can't let her get rid of me!” Panicked thoughts rumbled through Susan as she readjusted on her knees. “She would definitely never forgive me for everything I have done. And Richard… that…”“Same rules. Make your response brief and nothing but the truth. Remember, this is a privilege your queen is giving you. Your actions are damning already.” The regal tone she hated so much cut through her thoughts.“I should have known the bitch holds some kind of power with the way she carries herself. Damn you, Richard,” Susan thought vilely as she nodded meekly to Athena’s words.“Answer appropriately!” The stern general snapped, making Susan flinch.

Documents were passed around as her uncle seemed to shrink more and more into himself. The pack lands that he had sold to the traitor Justin. Other properties that belonged to the people. The other man showed the evidence of a slow-killing poison that Adolphus had purchased around the time the old Alpha started falling sick. The deadly aura that raged from the alphas at the mention of that made Susan know for sure that her uncle was done. Out of everything, having a hand in the Alpha's death was the worst.

Just before Adolphus pleaded guilty, there really had been a panicked look on Susan's face. “What was that about?” he wondered. Could it be something that would have added to the sentence she got?Susan had got off easy with five years’ unpaid labour. She was to work at a place of Athena's choice for those years. The only thing she would be given was food and a place to stay. Her wages would go into an account meant for reimbursing those she had forcefully taken from.Adolphus’ house and personal property were to be sold, half used for Sus

Athena felt her breath catch in her throat as she looked up at him.His eyes burned gold as they fixed on her face, as if she held the gravity of the world.“What?!” That had sounded breathier than she was comfortable with.His lean, hard body radiated heat… and more.Athena's mind scrambled as she felt… something down below.Her face flushed and she tried to step back.Instead, his hands tightened on her. The hot brands twisted twin emotions of excitement and dread inside her.She hated being restrained. Just like…Still, instead of panic following that slight dread, the excitement took ov

It was the most relaxing evening she had had in a long while. Though painfully aware of the heat radiating off his body as he scooted in beside her on the patch, Athena had managed to stay still, keeping panic at bay. The scent of the woods had always brought her unease since that evening five years ago, but nothing of the sort happened when she was stretched out beside Raymond. Instead, his intoxicating scent wrapped around her, and even as awareness thrummed in her, his closeness relaxed her.“Let's make a pact,” he had said when she lay silent, trying to get a hold of the feelings coursing through her.