Expectation

I finally accepted to allow the Alpha King to marry another woman. But before I did that, I decided to lay my own rules down with him, and set very clear boundaries. 

"I have some rules and expectations though." I said, noticing the smile on his face fading through my peripheral vision. 

"What are they?" He asked, looking at me like he knew that I was about to anke outrageous demands of him. 

"They are simple. One, she must never sleep in the bed that you and I share. Two, this marriage is now an open marriage, meaning that I can take as many lovers as I damn well please as well…" I said firmly with my neck held high, my face tightened and my back held straight. My shoulders were squared and held proudly. 

"Hold up, girl! Open marriage?" The Alpha King asked, looking scared and angry both at once. "What does that even mean?" 

"It mean