Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

#Chapter 33 not so innocent

Doris woke when she heard a knock, but it wasn't at her door. She got up to see Alec was resting in her bed beside her —when did William bring him back? Had she been sleeping that deeply?

The knock sounded again and she almost thought she had imagined it—but no. It was coming from her balcony. Doris quickly got off the bed and went to grab a letter opener on the nightstand before she approached the window.

She was a white wolf... no one could hurt her now. No one had that power over her to intimidate or make her feel weak. That girl inside her was long dead.

"Doris?" The muffled voice said. Her brows furrowed when she opened the curtain to see Daemon on her balcony. What the hell was he doing out there? How did he even get out there? This balcony was made so that no one could crawl up... unless you had a power to.

The wind blew through his curls and made him squint, he scratched the back of his head in an innocent manner that made Doris narrow her eyes. "I came to check on you! I haven't seen you in a few days!"

He yelled it much louder than she would have liked. Part of her wondered if he was doing that on purpose to get the attention of those nearby. Doris bet that he would love to center himself in a bit of gossip.

She opened the door just a little to poke her head out of. She ignored his bright face and kind smile that used to fool her into thinking he was a decent man. "What the hell are you doing on my balcony? Get away from this door!"

"I thought it would be bad to go to your main door, and I

cringed at his words and pointed the letter opener at him. "Only the insane would think we are lovers. Get off my balcony. I will not

at her words.

some

she wiggled the letter opener to point it right at his chest. "I didn't think you would talk

to talk to you? J told you to leave me alone! Don't bother trying to

and rude, but she knew he would never understand unless she said it. She didn't trust him or his parents and it bothered her more and more each day

words. "Are you not going to be training

around me when I practice—I don't want to hurt anyone again." Doris tried to keep her voice even, but then she remembered that the guard was dead... because of

letter soon, she needed a friend more than ever and only someone who knew her well would be able to help. "You can't give up on yourself, Doris. I saw you out there and I know what happened was a mistake... but you shouldn't hold yourself back. Your power is magnificent. You took a little more ... and you see how you almost took down the

wave that was far from her own. It was like she was being pulled by a string and she wanted to

wolf in this land." Daemon said, his voice like silk as he stepped closer. Doris wanted to

herself from her daze and shoved him away from her. "What the hell are you doing?! "