Chapter 33
The weight of what transpired between Gemini and I last night remained heavy on me. No matter how hard I tried to brush it from my memory, the images kept coming back, over and over again. Every moment replayed in my head like a videotape the kiss, the way she shivered in anticipation as my hands ran over her body, and then the shattered look in her eyes when I told her to leave.
Damn it.
I ran a hand through my hair, tugging at the strands as if to pluck it off.
Your majesty, is everything alright?” Alan asked, handing me a cup of coffee.
I took the coffee but ignored his questions, “You look quite pale and lost…” he added.
“How many days do we have till the full moon?” I asked, brushing off his comments
Two days Your Majesty,
The Lycan Sage’s words echoed in my mind: “If you do, this entire arrangement–everything you’ve set in motion–could be rendered useless.”
I had already come so close to achieving my goal, I couldn’t afford to ruin this, not for her, not for anyone.
“I need to visit the sage Alone,” I said plainly but firmly, giving no room for the thousands of questions that were running through Alan’s mind.
I found myself standing in the Sage’s temple once again. The cavern’s otherworldly energy pressed down on me, amplifying the unease I felt.
The Sage was seated in the centre of the chamber, his eyes closed as he meditated. Without opening them, he spoke, his voice calm yet commanding “You’ve come to confess, haven’t you?”
I stiffened. “Nothing happened.” I said quickly, though the words felt hollow Even to me.
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The Sage’s eyes opened, his piercing gaze meeting mine. “But it almost did. Your restraint was thin, very
I swallowed hard, my jaw tightening. “I stopped it before it went too far.”
The Sage’s gaze was fixed on me for a moment, his expression unreadable. Finally, he let out a slow sigh. “You didn’t ruin it, but you’ve come dangerously close. The bond between you and your mate grows stronger every day. The full moon is fast approaching, you need to be more careful. The fate of your pack and its next generation depends on this.”
1 nodded, though the tension in my chest refuser to ease.
The days slugsly went by, the restlessness in my heart intensifying by the second
“Your majesty, everything is set, Alan reported with a bow. “All guards have been fortified for tonight’s event.”
A small smule tugged at the bottom of my lips as my mind drifted to what tonight was going to be like. The anticipation of our naked skin agains rach other caused goosebumps on me.
I’d grown accustomed to being the object of desire, but never the one consumed by it. Not until 1 met Gemini
I would always go back and forth, trying to convince myself tut Gemini wasis’t exactly my type of woman and that it was just the mate band at
But deep down, the question lingered, Was it really JUST the mate bond?
