Virgin Surrogate For The Alpha King
The warm, steady pulse of the ancient royal energy hummed contentedly beneath my skin, completely in sync with the soft heartbeat of the child growing inside me.
Cassian didn't look at the lords. He pulled a thick document out from his coat pocket.
It was our contract.
The parchment was slightly worn at the edges, bearing my neat signature at the bottom alongside the official wax seal of the Alpha King.
"Your Majesty," Lord Vance, a senior elder, spoke up cautiously. "Now that the traitorous faction has been removed, we must formalize the custody and guardianship terms of the unborn heir under the original surrogacy agreement…"