I was flabbergasted because of what I heard coming from him. As he described me, I was like a hidden treasure he had dug on his own, like he was proud to have me as his concubine. King Edward tilted his head and didn't remove his sight from me while he inhaled deeply. My eyes tightly shut before my hands raised, and caressed the blue diamond necklace. I was grateful and nervous about Sarah and Lady Maureen's reactions.“King Edward...” I huffed his name, preventing myself from saying something offensive. I was torn to accept the gift and rejected it. “I--I don't want them to think---”“Ashianna, this is the first gift you will receive from me. It means, my other concubines always got a new gift coming from me. If you're afraid they might be angry with you then, I can protect you. What's the use of worrying those things if you have the King behind your back.” King Edward rebutted.I didn't say anything because whatever I would say to him, I knew he wouldn't ever listen to me. I didn't
King Edward didn't say anything but how he gasped to breathe some air made me guess he didn't like what I had said. My brow arched as I glanced out from the window. The heavy footsteps coming from the horses were all that we could hear.King Edward seemed to have a deep thought, he might be thinking about his waiting works in his office. I heard him heave a sigh several times before he cleared his throat.“I want you to prepare yourself for the upcoming contest of my pack. If you can fight against them then I think you can win against the other whores.” King Edward broke the silence. My forehead creased as confusion struck my face because of what I had heard. My eyes landed on his, looked at him deeply like I was trying to invade what was in his mind. However, I couldn't because he was staring at me nonchalantly.“I don't see any reason for me to win the contest. I want the best reward, King Edward.” I responded, hoping he wouldn't get mad because of my answer. The truth was, once I w
“Your Majesty, it's good to hear you are healthy and fit after the months I've been out from your pack. It's an honor for me that you permit me to visit my mother and have a vacation.” Gunner's tone made me finally remember who he was. I almost forgot him but I could remember King Edward assigned him to investigate who tried to kill me.He glanced in my direction, but he remained nonchalant before he bowed his head on. As our eyes met, I couldn't hear anything, it seemed my heart stopped pumping, making me couldn't breathe properly. Gunner's image changed in an instant, I could recall he seemed like a nobleman, and currently, he had badass vibes perhaps because of his outfit. My hands gripped my dress as I hoped I would recharge my strength.“Gunner...” I mumbled his name as I lowered my head to give him respect. I sensed how King Edward sharp gazed as if he didn't like how I was trying to act modern with his Beta.“I bring Ashianna to the meeting with the werewolf community. She imp
Gunner's forehead creased because of what he had heard from me. He pursed his lips before he gazed at me with mockery. His aura made me think he wasn’t the normal Beta that King Edward had, he looked like an Alpha especially because of his figure. His eyes flickered before he barked a laugh, tilted his head, and waved his hand.“Did you forget you’re only an outcast from your pack? They threw you here and didn’t do anything to get you back from their pack. Where did you get the audacity to act mighty on me?” Gunner was filled with anger and infuriated. He flashed an evil grin and I felt the tension rise between us. “Ashianna, you should know how to step on the ground again because the higher you get lifted, the more you fall.”“Gunner, I don’t even know it’s wrong to defend myself when someone is trying to belittle and bully me. As the Beta of this pack, you must not act like an impatient and narrow-minded man. If you don’t start throwing some shade at me, perhaps I will think highly o
What Marcus had told me astounded me. I felt like he was adding some malice to my interactions with Harvey. He was staring at me as if he didn't want me to deny his accusation. The truth was, I wasn't that easy to fall in love with, but because of the strange force between me and Harvey, Marcus, and King Edward, I couldn't help but think I was mated with them. It was insane to think I was mated with a lot of men. It sounded selfish to me because every female wolf here in the world only had one man paired with him. Marcus' red-paired eyes made me uncomfortable, wanting to push him away from me. "I don't do anything wrong, Marcus. I can't understand why you're telling me this because I'm innocent.." I felt my words were kind of useless. I wasn't defending myself or assuring Marcus that I wouldn't break our agreement just because of a man. He didn't feign or avoid his eyes on me. "Ashianna, I know you prioritize getting revenge on Alpha James, but you don't have control in your heart.
“What took you so long?” Harvey was stunned when he saw King Edward me. He gave me a frown before he bowed his head to give respect to him. I saw how he almost held his breath, trying to calm himself. “My apologies, your Majesty. I don't even know you're with Ashianna all this time.” Harvey added. As he raised his head to look at me, his eyes flickered and I felt humiliated because he was staring at my neck and chest.King Edward put some red hickeys on my skin, and I didn't realize what he was doing while he was stroking his fingers inside me. I was drawn to the lust he had given me and what I wanted was to reach my climax and squirt at his face.King Edward nodded his head before he glanced at Gunner, who was standing behind the door. Marcus was waiting for King Edward while Harvey seemed unaware of their presence.“Harvey, I trust you that I let you be with Ashianna. I want you to teach her how to defend herself. She needs to learn.” King Edward sounded like he was giving a warnin
“Ashianna, you're ten minutes late!”I was panting when I halted from running where Harvey was waiting for me. My hands went on my chest, as I gasped to breathe some air. I couldn't draw breath properly.After we reached our destination where I would train, Harvey informed me we would be trained the next day. I didn't eat my breakfast because Harvey prohibited me from eating.I glared at him while he was standing before me, arching his brow as if he was trying to provoke me. My lips were in a thin line as I managed not to be mad at him.“Of course, I will be late. I'm starving yet you don't give me the chance to eat my food. Did you forget it?” I asked with irritation.Harvey tilted his head as he was inspecting my face. He looked at the water, and grinned at me like he was ready to bully me.“I'm your trainer, so I will never tolerate how you talk back to me. It's not my fault if you're late and you're starving. If you don't want to skip your food, then you must wake up early. That's
His eyes turned nonchalant, he tightly squeezed them like he was attempting to control himself from what I had been asking him. It wasn't unnatural for a werewolf to see naked, it was part of our routine whenever we were shifting. However, witnessing how Harvey reacted after he heard what I said made me think he might be thinking something different.“I--I mean, can you help me remove my clothes? My arms are aching and turned numb.” I murmured in one breath. Harvey swallowed and remained expressionless before he nodded at me.“It's good you clarified what you meant because I'm at the point I want to scold you. As the concubine of King Edward, who must not act like a whore to another man.” he snapped, starting to nag me which made me groan as I was getting annoyed because of his words. Harvey helped me to stand up while I was in the bathtub, my heart was thumping fast as our hands touched and gave sparks in my system. Harvey cleared his throat and avoided his eyes when he helped me to