All Chapters of The Queen's Contract: Sold To The Monsters: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

ZEVA. "The Lycans would be here soon, Alpha. Any orders?" The scout's voice, tight with a barely suppressed unease sliced through the silence of the royal office. "No, you may leave." Dren instructed, flicking his wrist with a dismissive wave that spoke volumes of his arrogance. Even confided to his ridiculously ornate wheelchair, he exuded an aura of power, a dark intoxicating feeling that had me drawn to him years ago despite knowing better. "Yes sire." The scout bowed and turned to leave. As soon as he left, I stepped closer to Dren. "Are you sure about this?" I asked, moving closer, my boots silent on the polished obsidian floor. The air in the room, usually heavy with the scent of Dren's expensive musky cologne and the faint metallic tung of his power, felt charged with an unknown dread. Dren's perfectly sculpted eyebrows, dark and sharp against his pale skin drew together in a mask of pure disgust. He didn't look at me directly, his gaze was fixed on some invisible p

ZEVA This is bad. This is very, very bad. I scrambled backward, but my retreat was cut short when my back slammed into something that felt like a brick wall. I swallowed hard, my breath hitching as I looked up. A hulking figure, a guard with eyes like dead embers hovered over me, his shadow swallowing me whole. "Going somewhere?" His voice was a low frequency rumble that vibrated through me in a terrifying way. I didn't answer him. Instead, my gaze snapped back to the four men lounging in this center of the room. They looked like a goddamn dark romance cover that came to life, but I knew the rot beneath the porcelain skin. There was Valerius, the eldest, who stood just few feet away from me. He was all sharp lines and expensive tailoring, his black hair swept back from a face that was hauntingly beautiful and utterly heartless. Beside him stood Cyprian, the second born, leaning against a pillar with a smirk that promised a slow death, he had a leaner build compared to Valerius