Contract With The Alpha King by Brey Mitchylle

Chapter 125

Fiona closed her eyes as she tried to calm herself. She balled her hands into tight fists before opening her eyes. The room was empty now, her father king gone. For what felt like forever, her father's words echoed against her ears over and over until she felt a headache

coming her way

"Your father left. Elijah's i

's voice broke her stupor. She turned and found him standing by the door. "You don't look alright"

Fiona's lips thinned. "Close the door," she said.

He complied and immediately approached her, holding her hand. He stared at her, worry apparent on his eyes. "The banquet is about to star," he reminded her. "It will take at least twenty minutes for us to get to the palace."

She nodded before letting out a sigh. "I was right."

What?

My father and the can head before him are selling our blood. She had confirmed this from her father's reaction earlier. She swallowed.

During their confrontation. Fiona had decided to test her father, trying to gauge his reaction. Who would have known that he would react that way? "He asked me who told me those things," she continued. "He asked if it was you or the King"

gare. "Did you know?" Fiona asked. If he knew, then did he planned everything? Their marriage, their current relationship.

without

no hesitation in his answer, However, her father's question seemed strange. Why would he ask about the King! Fiona wondered if the King knew about it too Was it possible! Was that why the King had mentioned her blood when they spoket

focus was sharper. In the past, when she'd healed him, she had detected oddities in his body small anonplies she had dismissed, assuming they would resolve on their own. Now, her father's cryptic question gnawed at her thoughts, forcing her to dig deeper. Her energy coursed through Elijah, probing gently but meticulously. She didn't speak, her focus unwavering as her ability mapped his internal state. She detected strength and vitality-but there it was again, the same oddity she'd noticed before. Something subtle,

expression was unreadable, but her gaze locked firmly on Elijah's. "Why did you think

be easy for Fiona to believe he had fooled her into marrying him. However, there was no reason for him to do that unless be knew about her blood. Prince Elijah had no motive to save

his head, studying her face. "Why are you asking me that now?" he countered, his voice low as his body inched closer to her.

didn't back down. "Answer the question,

before he grew serious again. "Fine. I thought that because.... nothing ever happened My Lady didn't respond to anyone-no matter who they were, I chose to help you because I knew you were in a very desperate ultation. You would be willing to accept anything that would get you out of that

indeed do everything to leave that place. So, he took advantage of her vulnerability and offered her a deal. Her freedom in exchange

"And now?" she asked.

closer, his hand ring to gently cup her face. His-thumb brushed against her cheekbone as his eyes softened, holding hers. "Now, it's different. It was different the moment I touched you," he said. "Imunediate.

his gaze rooted her in place, as

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of his touch, the same tingling heat that had ignited her senses the night they first slept together. It wasn't just physical; it was deeper, an

parts of her she hadn't known existed. It wasn't just the mating bond. It was the way he looked at her, as though she was the only thing that mattered, the way his hands roamed her skin, both

spread through her, pooling low in her belly. The bond between them pulsed like a living thing, urging her closer, demanding she give in. For a moment, her body betrayed her, leaning