All Chapters of MATED TO A WEAPON: THE SHADOW BRIDE SAGA: Chapter 41 - Chapter 48

~RAVENNA~His breath still ghosted my lips, his fingers still resting beneath my chin, when—Bang. Bang. Bang.The sound of the knock jolted us both.Kaelion’s head snapped toward the door, a deep, vicious growl tearing from his chest—one that sounded animalistic.“Your Majesty!” Beta Ronan’s voice came. “It’s urgent!”Kaelion slammed his palm against the wall beside my head, caging me in without touching me.His jaw flexed as he forced air through his lungs.“Not. Now,” he snarled.But another knock came, louder and desperate.“My king, the elders and the seer are here to see you, they say they have news.”My heart stumbled.The elders and seer? Could they have found out about me?Kaelion’s entire body went still, his muscles tightening like coiled steel beneath his shirt.Beta Ronan continued, breathless:“It’s about the shadows that appeared on the hallway earlier, my king.”Kaelion’s eyes snapped back to mine. The shift in them… gods, it made me forget how to breathe, fear spreadi

~KING KAELION~My fists were tightly clenched as the elders kept asking about Ravenna.Each word echoed in my skull longer than it should have, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t dismiss it.“My king, who’s she to you?”“Some say she sleeps in your room…”“Are you using her?”They had no idea how close they were to danger, and how close they were to provoking a wrath I could barely contain.I hadn’t answered them the way I wanted to. I wanted nothing more than to announce what she meant to me, but the moment I saw the flicker of calculation in their eyes, I knew exactly what they were thinking.I forced myself to remain calm, even though I would enjoy nothing more than having my men flog them until day break.I’ve known them long enough to know what that look on their faces meant.Once they find out what she meant to me, they wouldn’t waste anytime to use her, leverage her and even destroy her.“She’s no one important,” I told them with a serious face, but for some strange rea

~RAVANNA~The moment the door shut, I exhaled shakily. My heart tightened so painfully I put my hand on my chest to numb the pain.I shouldn’t feel this way, this sad for saying those things to him, but why did even the thought of it feel like I was being stabbed over and over.I wanted so much to hug his departing back, to hold him back from leaving.I wanted to ask him to his face why he claimed I wasn’t important, and yet came to find me, acting as though I meant everything to him.Hating him was the right thing to do, he was just playing with my feelings anyway.Yet, I just can’t even imagine hating him. It was just impossible.Forcing myself to calm down, I sat back down on the bed to catch my breath. I forced myself to think of other things, especially the possibility that we’ll be leaving this place.Letting out a deep sigh, I got out of bed. This is still duty time, I have to keep showing up so no one will suspect Luis and I, when we want to leave.As soon as I left the room,

~RAVENNA~It took everything in me not to scream and bolt as soon as I saw who it was.There was something about him that always made the hairs on my body stand in fear.He had that icy cold look in his eyes, just like when he had been dragging me away, obviously with evil intent.“Not so fast, princess,” he whispered with a dark smile.I swallowed hard. I tugged at his hand, trying to free myself from his hold, but it only tightened.Gritting my teeth, I hid the fear that was rushing through me, and faced him with a calm expression on my face, even though my heart was pounding.“Are you really going to do that in front of your brother and the elders? Do you think its wise?” I whispered, leaning in to him.For a moment, something flashed across his eyes, something dark and cold.“Are you threatening me?” he threw back, rage rushing through his every word.I smiled at him.“Threatening? C’mon that’s too big a word. I’m just reminding you of what could happen. We won’t want your brother