All Chapters of The Lycan King’s Cursed Curvy Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

BELLA Tiana drops to her knees once we're far enough from the private room, her hands clasped tightly in front of her chest."Your Highness—please—" Her voice cracks. "Have mercy. I beg you."I freeze, the cool cloth I was holding for Rhain's fever still clutched in my hand."Tiana... what are you—""I painted your nails," she blurts out, tears already rolling down her cheeks. "Before the wedding. The violet stain. It was me. I don't remember doing it. I swear on my mother's life, I don't remember. One moment I was preparing your dress... the next I was waking up in my room with the brush still in my hand and the Hexthorn vial beside me."Shock roots me in place.Tiana's shoulders shake as sobs tear out of her."I think... I think something possessed me," she whispers, her voice trembling. "Please, Your Highness... I don't want to hurt you. I don't want to hurt anyone."She crawls forward on her knees, grabbing the hem of my dress with desperate fingers."My mother is blind," sh

RHAIN The lie sits heavy on my tongue.I watch Bella from across the room as she stands rigid, her arms wrapped around herself. My chest constricts.Someone blabbed.Cain? One of the guards? Or worse... my own mother?I clench my jaw until it aches. Lies were supposed to be my weapon. Now they're slipping through my fingers like sand.I move to the heavy oak chair behind my desk and drop into it with an exhausted sigh. Pain shoots along my back where the Hexthorn still festers beneath my skin, but I ignore it. Pain and I are old friends.Bella doesn't move. She's watching me like I'm a serpent coiled to strike.She should.I lean back, running a hand through my hair, and finally speak, my voice raspy."Sit down, butterfly."She hesitates, then slowly lowers herself into the chair across from me, her eyes wary.I let the silence linger for a moment, turning the Moonstone over in my fingers. Its soft silver glow pulses mockingly between us."You asked about the possession on our

BELLA The words hit me so hard that for a second, I genuinely think I imagined them. King Valtor is here?My blood freezes over in my veins. Rhain tenses, every muscle tightening beneath my hands.Is Valtor an...immortal?My pulse turns frantic as fragments of the dream flash through my head again.Silver hair. Crimson eyes. The warmth of his hand wrapped around mine as we walked towards Rhain's throne hall.Oh goddess."Butterfly?"Rhain's voice pierces through the spiral in my head.I look at him, my breathing strained. Those violet eyes are locked onto me with a smouldering intensity.I grab his wrist urgently."I think..." My voice shakes. "I think I saw the past."Rhain's eyes go wide. Even the air feels frozen.His expression doesn't change immediately, but something dark ignites behind his eyes."What did you see?" he asks softly.I swallow hard."A man." My throat tightens. "Valtor."Rhain's jaw flexes. I rush the words out before I lose my nerve."I saw him bringing me

BELLA I wake up slowly, cocooned in warmth. Rhain's naked body is curled tightly around mine from behind, one powerful arm draped over my waist, his palm splayed possessively across the soft curve of my belly.The blanket has slipped low on his hips, and I can feel every inch of his bare skin pressed against my back. Hot, solid, and unmistakably aroused.His morning hardness rests heavy and thick between my thighs, nestled against my ass.I shift slightly, trying to create space, but the movement only presses me more firmly against him.A low, sleepy moan vibrates from deep in his chest.The sound is rough and delicious, sending an unwanted spark straight to my core.His hand tightens on my belly, then slowly slides upwards, warm and calloused.He cups my breast, his thumb lazily circling my nipple until it tightens.Even half-asleep, he plays with me like he owns every inch of my body. Another soft moan escapes his lips as he rolls my nipple between his fingers, his hips lazily

BELLA I repeat Tiana's advice in my head as I maintain eye contact with Rhain.Reward honesty. Punish manipulation. Become his peace.So instead of snapping back, I reach for one of the sliced strawberries on the tray.Then I hold it up towards him. Rhain stares at the fruit as if I just offered him my soul."...Bella."His eyes narrow just a little.I keep my expression innocent. "You've barely eaten today."Rhain ignores his councilmen. Slowly, while holding eye contact, he leans down and takes the strawberry from my fingers with his mouth.The sight should not affect me as much as it does.His lips brush my fingertips slowly. A shiver runs through me.Rhain chews gently before closing his eyes for a moment. Then those glowing violet eyes open again, looking completely wasted."You brought me fruit," he says softly, as if he still can't process it.I suddenly understand exactly what Tiana meant.Gently, I reach up slowly and brush my fingers beneath his eyes."You look really ti