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

My eyes flickered as I couldn't believe what he had brought out on me. How did he find out the snake easily as if he was trying to search for fish? I was lost for words and didn't know what I was going to say when I went to the chair before he placed the meal on my lap.“Harvey, is it disrespectful on your part you're serving me as if I'm a princess?” I finally had the guts to ask. I was awe-struck and wanted to know if he had a fever. Harvey's presence was different than like how he always gave me a cold shoulder.“I'm only doing these things for today. Don't take advantage of my kindness, Ashianna. You had a fever last night so I feel I don't have a conscience if I let you cook for your meal.” he coldly answered back, his chilled facade was back. I pursed my lips, to hide my disappointment because Harvey disliked the idea I had been checking on him.“I'm still sick. It's so heartless of you if you will let me cook for my meal and have a training today.” I pouted and didn't mind if h

"You need to learn their weaknesses and their strengths. That's the most essential part of the game. You need to ensure that you observe how they fight and learn their strategies. The cycle of the contest is that you will all fight each other until the winner wins. It means there's a possibility you might watch them fight with a different opponent." Harvey explained to me while he was teaching me what the weak vital points of the human body were. I wasn't aware of it at first, but it was amazing that everyone had a hidden weakness."Always remember that some of the weakness can be their strength, so you need to ensure what's the strategy you need to do to your opponent." Harvey added. He took a human body drawing and then taught me how to hit them without the notice of my opponent."Ashianna, make sure they will never see or guess what your next move is. It's better if they think you are weak enough so they will loosen their guards on you and do something stupid, which you can grab so

The most painful part I was always scared to experience was being betrayed by the one I had trusted much. It seemed my past flashed, from mistakenly trusting Alpha James to be my future mate because of the mate bond. I was in denial, hoping Marcus had a valid reason to support his justification for having the poison stay in the Lycan's scared place.Harvey looked at me in my eyes, and I couldn't hide my disappointment because I trusted Marcus so much. My wolf didn't think twice about thinking he was safe because there was a force pulling us, connecting us.“What's wrong, Ashianna? What's the big deal about this poison?” he asked with curiosity but his tone was filled with doubt.“N-Nothing.” I didn't dare to tell him the truth. Harvey and Marcus had been working together and I didn't know if they were closed so to ensure my safety, I would investigate everything first before I informed him about it.“I don't think it's anything. Ashianna, you need to be honest with me if you want us t

A silence between us. I pushed Harvey to move away from my top, he seemed nonchalant, looking at me in my eyes before he stared away. My eyes flickered, suppressing the emotions that were about to be exposed. Attempting to understand my situation, slowly I turned confused because Alice didn't feel anything bad at Harvey. Despite how she became nasty towards him, belittling him as long as she could, she didn't tell me how she felt gross because of the unexpected kiss. She kept acting like how she reacted whenever I was with King Edward.I stepped away and turned my back on him as my cheeks flushed in embarrassment. I didn't know why I acted like there was a malice between us. It was accidental, and it would have been better if King Edward hadn't known about it.King Edward already warned me, he disliked the idea I would be attached to Harvey or to any other men he knew. As the concubine, it was my job to ensure I would be faithful to my King. Shit. Why I was acting like I was having an