The Lycan King’s Broken Mate
The sentence dropped between us like a heavy stone onto the table, and only then did I realize how long he must have held it in, when he continued:
“You’ve caught my attention,” he added bluntly. “I won’t complicate it. Your behavior, the fact you endured what you shouldn’t have had to endure, and the way you signaled once you finally learned — it interested me.” His gaze didn’t wander; his face was not tense; only his voice remained even. “The order of the harem is known: no coercion, but rules, a physician, a schedule. Whoever enters is mine — that is how it works — and in return they receive everything I just listed.”