I Will Protect The Duke This Time Novels & Stories

A chance is all she needed. "In the absence of Draco, I am your father, Lady Ahnarrah. I will protect you with the power I have in this place" the Duke mumbled, his eyes becoming gentle for the girl. "I know, Your Grace. Father trusts you with his life. Expect the same from me" she smiled despite the tears rimming her eyes, remembering her father.

The Duke calmly watches his mate fall into a blissful sleep. He came to this place for something else. Never in his wildest imagination did he think that he would run into his mate. And that too someone he knows very well. The arena is empty except for him, Roseanne and Pyodor. “Er...sir?” Pyodor begins. “About that two hundred million creds…” “Ah yes,” the Duke nods. “Send the guards away.” Pyodor motions his guards to leave while the Duke tends to his mate. He lays Roseanne tenderly on the ground as if she is as fragile as glass. His mate really is delicate and he will take good care of her.

She started to make an excuse but he told her it was an emergency. “This better be serious.” She grumbled when she joined him in the restaurant. “It is. I know how to pay that bitch back.” He said and told her. She listened wide-eyed. “Nick you devil.” She laughed. “But why use poor Jane as a pawn in your game? She could get hurt. Use someone else.” “No she is perfect. She is obedient and that’s all I need. Besides I’ll protect her. But I need your help.” He said and told her what he needed. She agreed to help.

I looked at my little girl who was unaware of the storm brewing around her, and my hands clenched into fists. My eyes collided with Lucas. He got up from the table to approach me. When he was near, he pulled me aside. “I am going to protect you.” He assured me. I nodded when he squeezed my hand. I don’t have any doubt on that. Lucas will protect us. He returned to the table to give instructions to Duke.

Duke seems anxious and in a panic. “What?” I can’t believe my ears! Emergency! Attack! The enormity of the situation sinks in. Don’t panic. We should calm down, both of us. I take a deep breath and answer him calmly and quickly, “I’ve been trying to contact him the whole night. I can’t contact him,” I look at him in the eye and say, “But calm down, Duke. Things might not be as bad as you think.” Duke also takes several breaths. “I know. Take care of yourself. These warriors will protect you. I’ll leave for a meeting.”

“I saw it. The woman you protected could end up killing you one of these days.” “She won’t,” Duke said. “My nephew is smart enough to kill her before she could even lift the dagger. Am I right, Alexander? Because if you don’t kill her soon, then I will come for her and personally take her life away.” “That won’t happen,” I assured them. “Katriona won’t use the dagger.” Duke raised his brow. “How can you be so sure?” “I just know it.” “And if you are wrong?” “Then I will punish her myself. Every waking moment of her life, I will make her regret ever using that dagger on me.”

Though I am so scared and weak, I just can’t, and won’t accept this fate. “I c-can’t d-die…” I mumbled to myself. The rogue heard me so he pinned me down with more force, “Ugh.” And I grunted in pain. As I closed my eyes, ‘Brother, Duke.’ / Big Brother Duke.’ The faces of my siblings suddenly flashed in my mind. They were smiling at me. They were depending on me. They needed me. And because of that, I now remember why keeping myself alive is crucial right now. While slowly opening my eyes, I spoke, “I…” The rogue’s eyes and mine met again, and he suddenly jumped away while keeping his guard up. “I won’t die, you rogue bastard!!!”

,I'm on a roll. "Kat...",he starts again. "no, I just blurt out, no I'm not shutting up and I don't want to hear it. Stay in your room with the shrine to Laura",I clasped my hand over my mouth shocked I had no filter. Jonathan looked ready to shift as he growled. "Duke please leave ",he won't take his eyes off mine as he stares at me. "you don't have to go Duke",I plead with my eyes. Yes stay here and protect me from death.

“Who will take care of her?” That made Duke pause. Slowly, he turned back, his expression darkening. “Allowing you to marry her in the first place was a mistake,” he said quietly. “You don’t deserve her.” Then, after a brief pause, he added, “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of her myself.” Something about the way he said it sent a strange chill through me. It sounded possessive and dangerous. I stood frozen, my body aching from Leonard’s earlier assault, my mind spinning too fast to keep up.

My family was the most famous line of witches at the royal court. My sister, Lilith Seyler, was famous for her lofty principles. I was the only one who knew she was a complete fraud. When the royal marriage decree arrived at House Seyler, she shut herself in her prayer room out in the woods and refused to come out. "Duke Edmund, your wealth and your power are dust to me. A proposal from a duke is no different than a proposal from a farmhand." Then she laid out three conditions for Duke Edmund. The Duke was to build a prayer room on his estate, since she needed quiet meditation and practice with the elements to keep her magic stable. Before the wedding, the Duke was to wash in mountain spring