"He wants to do that?" My father asked quietly, and Qusack nodded. "That is the only reason he is trying to be King," he said, and my father could not believe it. If it had come from me, he would have said Nikolas was deceiving me but coming from Qusack, the second in command, was something else.

As for Aliana that you beat up, you would be dead if it weren't for her. She had no reason to care for you, but she did. She did not even know who you were. To her, you were the mother of the man that killed her people, humiliated her and her father and took over their territory. I took her from her

Nikolas POV I sat in my mother's room speechless, thinking about what to say to cancel dinner. I did not know how it would go if I should allow it, and I did not know if I should allow it at all. It felt off. I really wanted to have a peaceful night with Aliana, make love to her and forget all my

~Aliana~ I was nervous about the dinner. I did not trust Isabelle. Why would she want to have dinner with me? The only reason I had not come up with an excuse not to attend was that I did not want to disappoint Nikolas. I could see that he really wanted his mother and me to get along. I doubt it w

"If you will be Nikolas's permanent mistress, the least you can do is speak to me, Aliana. I promise I won't bite." She said, and I knew she had backed me into a corner. "Join me in my room," She said, and I reluctantly followed. "We will be at the door," Ania said, following behind, and I was gla