Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

#Chapter 19 The night isn’t over yet

Doris looked down at her hand on the door handle and kept silent for a moment. She didn’t just hear that—

“Me?”

“Close the door. Since your lady has left, you stay here to serve.” William said simply.

Doris slowly turned to face him. Stay with him alone? For the whole night? Why would he want her to do that?

“Your majesty, I should go get Peter. I’m sure he would—“

“Are you defying me?” He frowned and sat up a little more.

“No! Of course not,” Doris said quickly.

“Then shut the door.”

Doris let out a low sigh and turned back to the door. Her nightmare was coming true, wasn’t it? How would she ever survive the night alone with him?

“I—I can wait out in the hallways, your majesty.” She offered, a bit of hope dangled inside her that he would let her leave. After all, he hated her. Didn’t he?

“Shouldn’t you be glad you’re here?” He snorted, she flinched at the sound. “Isn’t this what you wanted when you tried to tip Peter?”

Doris burned at his words, but stayed silent. She couldn’t tell him the real reason she was bribing Peter. She lowered her eyes to the ground and went to sit at the chair near his end table. She picked at her nails and tried not to focus on how close she was to his bed.

Her eyes shot to him when he sighed. “Candle.” He reminded her.

your majesty.” Doris leaned forward to blow out

carefully seated herself back on the chair and folded her hands on her lap. She could hear him settle into bed, rolling back and forth as his breathing steadied. She’d never been in the same room with a man as he

smelled lovely and inviting. Much different from the stench of alcohol on him that night he attacked her. This was more unique to him,

breath was deep and heavy, she felt her mouth was much too dry. She

just had a cup, perhaps he couldn’t

stood and tried not to trip over herself in the darkness as she poured him

him, he grabbed her wrist. The cup shattered against the floor as she was pulled on top of him.

his gaze. His eyes lowered to her mouth and suddenly he flipped them over so he was on top of her. He pressed her into his silk sheets, she gripped his bare shoulders and tried to push him off her. “Please let

she kept shaking her head and struggling. “You really know how to earn a man’s heart, don’t you?”

want to

at all, perhaps if she did she wouldn’t be playing with his emotions. On one hand, he’d caught

to shut down his feelings, he had to let Waylon take over

at him with all of her stretch and managed to get out from under him. Her dress tore down the front

shock when he saw her mark—the real mark he’d left upon her neck. Waylon

hid his face enough. He flinched at himself when he heard the hurt in his own tone, it wasn’t like him to sound

don’t, I never wanted to.” Doris breathed, trying to calm herself. She would not cry in front of him, she would not collapse. Doris lifted her chin,

girls would kill to be in her shoes. They would probably call her crazy for not joining him in bed, even for one night. That was the kind of girl he wanted. Someone that gave up their dignity, freedom, even their lives for him and his wealth. They dressed up every day desperately hoping

abuse Melody gave her if it meant the amnesty would be signed. But there was no way she would ever give up her freedom for some man.

never in

William sounded shocked from her response as if he fully believed she

not sleep with

insist?” Prince William threatened, though his heart

one of the butter knives resting by the tea pot