Alle Kapitel von Pretty Rogue: From Unwanted Mate to Royal Pet: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

∆JULIAN’S POV∆ My head felt heavy, as though it were filled with smoke. I was drifting somewhere between waking up and passing out, unable to open my eyes. My body felt warm, but every small movement sent sharp stabs of pain straight through my left leg and across my back. Through the dark haze in my mind, I could faintly feel someone touching my leg, cleaning my skin, and wrapping tight bandages around my broken knee. Is that a pack doctor? I thought to myself, my heart instantly tightening with fear. It didn't make any sense. I was the lowest servant in the entire Frost Pack. Whenever I got hurt or sick, no doctor ever came to look at me. Servants like me were not allowed to touch the pack medicine or go near the clinic. Whenever Theo or I got bruised, I had to wait until late at night to sneak behind the medical building, dig through the trash cans for old, thrown-away herb roots, and crush them between two flat rocks to make a terrible, smelly cream. They wouldn't

∆ALPHA KING ADRIC'S POV∆ When my carriage pulled up to the main entrance of the Frost Pack house, I didn't let anyone come near us. I took off my dark coat, wrapped Julian up tightly so not a single inch of his face or torn clothes could be seen, and gathered him securely into my arms. I commanded one of Blake’s nervous servants to lead me straight to the royal suite prepared for my arrival. The head house servants bowed as I passed through the halls, completely unaware that the unconscious boy held against my chest was actually Julian, the lowest, most abused male servant in their entire pack. The moment the heavy suite doors clicked shut behind us, I carefully laid Julian down on the massive, soft bed. "Call the royal physician immediately!" I ordered Captain Vane, who was standing right outside the door. Within seconds, Doctor Thomas rushed into the room, carrying his bag of medical herbs and clean clothes. He bowed quickly, stepping over to the bed to examine the sleeping b

∆JULIAN’S POV∆Every single step was pure, agonizing hell.Red Onion had tied my wrists behind my back so tightly that the rough rope bit deep into my skin, cutting off the blood to my fingers until they felt completely numb. Beside her, Dessa kept yanking the thin, dirty bedsheet around my bare shoulders, using it like a leash to drag me through the back corridors.My left knee felt completely useless without the bandages. Every time my bare foot touched the floor, a hot, sickening pain shot straight up my leg, making my stomach churn with nausea.Tears of agony welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision, but I bit my lip so hard I tasted blood, refusing to let out a single whimpering cry in front of them.They didn't care that I was bleeding. They didn't care that my body was breaking apart. They just dragged me like dead weight toward the upper stairs.“He looks thin, but he weighs like a damn pig,” Red Onion muttered as she struggled with my arm.Dessa scoffed. “Then drag harder. So

∆JULIAN’S POV∆The burning poison in my blood took full control, turning my body into a furnace. My head felt light, and my whole frame trembled under the blanket. I knew what that bitter drug was. It was an aphrodisiac, the kind meant to strip away a person's dignity and leave them helpless.I squeezed my eyes shut, holding my breath as I prepared for the worst. I forced myself to rationalize the terror clawing at my throat. It’s fine, I lied to myself, swallowing the thick lump of fear in my throat. It’s no big deal. It’s just about being taken. Only the Alpha King can make this awful burning stop. Besides, he saved my life at the cliff. I can just pretend I’m paying back my debt to him.I waited for the rough weight of an angry Alpha to crush me into the mattress. But nothing happened.Instead, the warm air around me shifted. I opened my wet eyes just in time to see him pull away. He drew his sharp dagger, his gold eyes burning with a dark, terrifying anger, and turned his back on

∆JULIAN’S POV∆Seeing me drop my quiet, submissive act, Alpha King Adric did something completely unexpected.He didn't get angry. He didn't snatch the weapon out of my hand or throw me back onto the mattress. Instead, a low, quiet laugh rumbled from deep inside his chest. We were standing so close that I could literally feel the warm vibration of his ribs against my knuckles."Just as I thought," Adric murmured, his golden eyes sparkling with an amused, fond light. "Your quiet, helpless act from before was all just a show. This is who you really are.""Cut the crap!" I snapped, my voice icy cold as I pressed the sharp tip of the silver dagger directly against his throat. "Tell me what exactly you did to Theo right now!"Before he could answer, the double doors of the royal suite suddenly swung wide open.The group of royal guards Adric had sent out earlier rushed into the room. The second their eyes landed on me holding a silver blade to their Alpha King's heart, their expressions t