1. His Proposition

MORGANA

I glared at him, knocking his hand away, hating the tingles that he left on my lips.

“Don’t touch me.” I hissed, slamming my fork on the table as I pushed my chair out and stood up crossing my arms.

Morgana.” His deep voice was low, I did my best to ignore the way it made me feel.

I turned my back on him, right now I didn’t want to see the arrogant jerk. I felt the heat from his body behind me and I quickly turned around, raising a finger in warning.

“Don’t touch me.” I warned.

“Morgana, can we talk? Man to woman, without our race, rank or anything else coming in between?” He asked quietly.

“The Alpha King wants to talk?” I scoffed.

“Please.”

I narrowed my eyes at him. Now what game was he playing?

“Talk, I’m listening.” I said, moving away from him and perching on the windowsill, crossing my legs.

TO

Resisting a roll of my eyes when his eyes trailed over my legs, his eyes flashing gold. “You have five minutes.” I said, tapping my foot.

He ran his fingers through those tight curls of his and the urge to touch the tight ringlets was tempting, I wouldn’t deny that.

“Fine…” He said, stepping closer. He looked down at me, playing with a bracelet he was wearing. “Look, you are my mate, I won’t fucking deny that I do want you by my side…”

I looked at him sharply.

Yes, I knew that he wanted me for sex.

sex.

As… my Luna.” He muttered. I saw the guilt in his eyes and I wondered if he was feeling bad about Sage again?

My heart skipped a beat when I realised what he was saying. ‘As his Luna.’

What?!

me?” I asked,

sexily and placed his foot on the ledge next

His intense gaze

you as my Luna,

to let those words

issue with that? Something is definitely

closest to… It seems you’ve impressed one or

slightly as I stared up at him, batting

much as you hate me, it doesn’t change that you are mine alone.” He said possessively, sending an odd rush of pleasure to my

treated me… Yet I got satisfaction in the pull he had to me… The way he couldn’t resist me… The way he

my Luna. However… this kingdom won’t accept you if I said you are

became serious too, frowning at his back, waiting for him to continue and trying not to look a this ass. Damn this man was

I was thinking if I introduced you at the summit officially, let them know that I’m taking you as my queen, it would work in both my favour and theirs. Mine to know I have my mate by my side and theirs to know that w e have the princess of the Sanguine empire by our side, which will ease their restlessness about the attacks that are occurring on our kingdom and perhaps let them feel assured

much to take in. He wanted me as his queen? But more than that, what got to me was the

wouldn’t even

of fear. He was a coward, even his agreeing to peace was just a way to make his own life easier. What he needed to do was wager and talk about conditions because we needed supplies and crops but instead, he just agreed like that and gave his

concrete proof that Kian had killed my father or had him killed. I needed

decision…

people? I smile internally, oh father would be disappointed if I even pondered on that. No matter how hard the right path is,

want revenge for my father’s death, and

the position of queen, I should take it. Whatever decision I made ultimately, this would benefit me. I would get to be closer to him, if I needed to kill him, I would be able to lower his guard if I accepted this position… I wanted in on the strategy of the kingdom, I would have more power as queen rather than as a slave that was kept in the kitchens or bedroom… My

“Kian…”

turned towards him, seeing he was observing me

to become intimate with

he said it, he was smirking like an asshole. Did he

between us, and I hated how

We have a lot to

made his mood

her?” He

she know?” I asked, raising

matter? She knows you are my

shaking

crossing my

steal someone else’s man from them, mate or not. If Kian wanted to do this, he needed to do it the proper way. Even if we were just going t o be a business deal, although I knew he wanted more, I had my own plan. I also knew there was a chance that something may happen, and if it did… I was not going to be a sidepiece or b e the woman who was using another woman’s man. Yes, I made the mistake once,

and I’m not going to shy away from that. I fucking want you and you alone, since you’ve come here, I have not kissed or fucked anyone else. You don’t

worry about her.”

cocked a brow, whirling

you are trying to play two women?! She was here first, and hell will freeze over before I ever agree to be the other damn woman…” I trailed off, m y heart thundering when I realised that he was staying

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