All Chapters of MATED TO A WEAPON: THE SHADOW BRIDE SAGA: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

~RAVENNA~“Excuse me?” I stared at him in shock, wondering if I heard him wrong.He ignored me, leaving the room.When he returned, he had a first aid box in hand.“Remove your clothes.” He said again, gently lowering the box on the nightstand.I swallowed. “That won’t be necessary, King Kaelion. I can take care of myself.”His eyes met mine then, cold, searching. For a moment, I almost forgot to breathe.“Don’t make me repeat myself.” he whispered calmly.I looked away, “I don’t want you to touch me. et me a doctor instead.”He didn’t respond, instead, he sat down before me.Then he dragged me closer. I gasped in shock when his cold hand brushed against my skin.Then he began unbuttoning my shirt.My eyes widened and I tried to turn away from him.“What are you—?”He glared at me sharply, and that was enough to shut me up.He unbuttoned my shirt and then turning me around as though to avoid seeing my front, he slowly slid the shirt off my shoulder.I winced in pain.Then, slowly, he

~KING KAELION~What on earth did I just do?I shouldn’t have pulled away like that. I should have said something… anything… other than I’m sorry.But cowardice wears many faces. Mine, apparently, wears a crown.I saw what my words did to her—the shock and humiliation I saw on her face would replay in my head for a long time.When she walked out of the room, I saw how she trembled, even though she had walked out quickly.Her exit left my hands still suspended in the empty space where hers had been.This was ridiculous, the way my chest felt too tight, as if something inside me had been dragged out by sheer force.It was I who kissed her.I couldn’t bear another minute near her and not kissing her.Just her presence alone does more harm than good to me.Worse still, I want to kiss her again, until I am all she can think about.I had been too angry, too jealous that she still cared for that boy.But yet, I had hurt her. That wound on her back was evidence enough.If true that she had no