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“Your brother?” I couldn’t believe it.“Yes. None of that matters now. We need to get you out of here before he realizes that you’re gone” Finn grabbed my arms and pulled me along. But I couldn’t let it go.“You’re against your brother?”“I’m against the evil he has committed and I won’t sit back and allow him to ruin this pack. I’m tired of all he has done to this kingdom until now. It’s time for a change” Finn’s voice wasn’t lighthearted like I’d always known. There was anger and darkness rooted in it.He tugged me down a narrow hallway and I heard the sound of footsteps pounding above us. Did they find out we were escaping already?“What’s going on?” I asked Finn in a small voice.“There was a security breach. The guards are handling it. But we’ll use this opportunity to get out of the pack now” he tugged me harder and I followed. Questions lingered in my head but I didn’t ask. The hallway took us down an unfamiliar path and down a flight of stairs. A lone guard stood beside a ta

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"Don't let go" his velvet voice wrapped around me like a blanket in the cold night. My heart beat faster than ever. Mostly in fear of what he'd do to me when he pulled me up. But despite that fear, I didn't let go. King Leonidas's arms pulled me up, his face tightened in concentration as he saved my life. When I got the opportunity, I grabbed onto a jagged rock, ignoring the cut through my palm and pushing myself up until my upper body collapsed against the ground. His arm wrapped around me and lifted me all the way up until I was safe from danger. Immediately, he let go of me and stepped away. Our eyes met and the coldness in his own forced a shudder through me. For a fleeting moment, I thought falling to my death would have been a better option. The grass beside him rustled and I saw Beta Richard step into view. "The forest is empty my lord" King Leonidas' face tightened as his gaze landed on me again. He had questions, I could tell but they didn’t slip past his lips. Hi

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I stared in shock at King Leonidas. My eyes searched his for any hint of sick amusement in his eyes but I found nothing. He was dead serious.“Y-You want to look at my injuries?”“You’re bleeding all over my floor” he snapped and I took a proper look at myself. I hadn’t noticed how deeply I’d cut myself or the other injuries I’d sustained. I’d been focused on my fear. Fear of what he’d do to me but now he is asking to clean my injuries?“I’ll do it myself” I tried to pull away from him but his grip tightened and he huffed at me. King Leonidas swooped me off the ground and carried me to his bed. I protested weakly, the pain of the injuries getting to me.“Stay there” he ordered.“Your sheets will get stained”“And they’ll get cleaned. Stay there. Don’t make me ask again” he disappeared through his bathroom door and I remained seated on his bed. My mind ran a million miles per second. There was no way he was genuinely treating me gently. There had to be a goal. He was a twisted man. M

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I sat by the window overlooking the gardens. The rook had a perfect view of the best part of the castle. Beautiful to look at but hardly enjoyable in my situation. It had been days since the king found me in the forest and made me stay in his bedroom. After the night he cleaned my injuries, there was no sight of him around. He didn't show up when I demanded to see him but I knew he had visited the room. His smell lingered on the sheets in the morning, and the girl sent his clothes down to be laundered. So he definitely came around. But I couldn't figure out why he was keeping me here and avoiding me too. His silent treatment could be considered a punishment if he didn't have guards treating me like fucking royalty. What was that? A loud creak came from behind me and I looked over at the door that opened. Arin walked in, a gentle smile on her face. "Your lunch is here" she said cautiously as she set the tray on the table. I looked back outside the window. "Is he coming today?"

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I shook my head, not understanding what he meant. "Every moment of the day you'll remain by my side. Where I can always see you" I lost the ability to breathe as each sentence slipped out. "I'll never let you go and in time, you'll realize there are worse things than my attention" I shook my head. "No. I can't do that" "I'm not giving you a choice Rebeccah. You've been gunning for your punishment and you have it now. Your best option is to adapt" I shook my head again. "It's improper. I'm a servant. How can I be by your side every day?" Surely he'll realize the absurdity of it. "You're whatever I say you are and right now, you're mine. You'll stay by my side until I decide otherwise" he said with a note of finality and then he moved away. I couldn't accept it. I couldn't be by the king's side and there was nothing worse than his attention. "People will talk" he huffed. "I do not want to stay beside you" "Your opinion is not needed for your punishment" he growled harsh

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KING LEONIDAS POVMy head throbbed in the empty room. I eyed the sheets that were soaked in her scent. I had no idea what it was about her scent that suddenly had me hooked. And I wasn’t willing to let go.She had played herself into my hands. Although I could have found a way to make it happen but she made it easier with her escape stunt.I felt the pressure in my head and I poured myself another drink. Once it was finished, I walked out of my room. “My lord” the guards bowed. “She’ll be back” I said and they nodded. I returned to my office where I found Richard waiting. His face was grim as he stood in front of my table and I already knew I wouldn’t be getting any good news.“We couldn’t find Finn” he said. That had been the same report for days now. Finn couldn’t have disappeared from the world. He was hiding somewhere and they had missed him. “The neighboring packs have his sketch and they are on the lookout for him. He’ll be found soon” I hummed. Finn’s absence from my life

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Heat. It burned through my skin as something lay above me. My eyes flew open in panic and I struggled under the weight. It took a brief second for me to realize that it was a body. A large male body. Hardened muscles pressing me down, my legs spread wide and half wrapped against large thighs and something poking me between my legs.My hits increased and a groan came from above me. "Off" I hit harder. Another groan came as the body rolled off. I only had a moment of relief when arms pulled me off the bed and pressed me against his body. "What....""Shut up. It's early" King Leonidas husky voice scratched against my ears. I struggled harder, my fists pounding against his chest."Let me go" I insisted but his grip tightened."If you keep wriggling on me, you're going to have a huge problem on your hands" It took a moment for my brain to process and the hardness digging into me registered. I instantly went still, my face flushed in embarrassment. "I want to use the bathroom" I said,

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I didn't believe my ears. Follow him for breakfast?"What do you mean? How can I follow you for breakfast?" "Do you always have a question for everything? I ignored his mockery."I cannot follow you out there. Everyone will be watching" "You care too much about what everyone sees or says" he huffed, sounding annoyed and my anger grew."Well forgive me for not being cold hearted as you" The words had slipped out in anger, his expression darkened but I didn't feel regret for what I had said. We were both different. Unfit to be next to each other. If I had to say it a million times, I would until he finally realized it. "Let's go" he said in a hard voice, leaving no room for objection. My feet moved immediately and I followed him out of the door. Guards flanked us as we walked down the hall. My head stayed down, my feet dragged along. Each step felt heavier than the last yet I didn't stop. I couldn't. By the time we entered the main hallway, word had spread. I felt the eyes on me

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The words from her mouth made me feel lightheaded. Being a token mate was worse than having no mate at all. And in my situation, it would get me killed faster. A token mate created a one sided bond. I would be tied to whoever made a claim on me but they would never fully belong to me. I would never truly have a mate. "You're ridiculous" I forced out, unwilling to grant her the satisfaction that her words had gotten to me. "I'm being truthful" she spat out. "No. You're being bitter. You're making up things just to unsettle me" The king never said anything like that. I had no idea what his true intentions were but he would never do something like that. "All the signs are there. You're just too dumb to realize it. Just like Cara" she spat venomously. I recalled the name. The memory around it was hazy but they had compared me to her."She was just as terrible at everything but she managed to capture the king's attention. She felt on top of the world because she thought he loved he

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I stayed silent as I studied the woman in front of me. She looked pleasant but one could never really tell what was going on in the mind of another.Surely she wouldn't be pleased that I was around her mate. And with all the rumors that were flying around. This wasn’t a friendly visit. It was something more."You don't need to look at me like that" she said, maintaining her graceful smile that looked like it had taken her a long time to perfect."I've heard the rumors and I know my mate. It cannot be anything serious" Her last words came out more like a question, her eyes watched me expectantly for an answer. "Right?" She pressed, her eyes sharp and her lips pressed tightly together."No" the first word since she had appeared slipped through my lips.“There is nothing going on between the king and me” That was the truth. I was just his prisoner.“I know that” she chuckled, the sound made me uncomfortable.“A lot of rumors have been going around and I thought I should meet you and se

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