~Damien~
What was that?
I chuckled amusing with a hand on my lips, I turned watching her run towards her room and shut the door without a glance at me.
There was a smile plastered on my face when I walked into my room and closed the door.
“She’s cute,” Dugan said taking my thoughts away from her for a brief moment.
“Do not start Dugan,” I warned him, taking off my coat and keeping them on the rack. I know where this was headed.
I lay down on the bed and all I could see was her face when she smiles.
“Oh, I haven’t said a thing.” Dugan taunts.
“And you’re thinking of her.”
“It doesn’t mean anything.” I denied it, I won’t let him force words out of me.
“I want her!” Dugan growls.
“We can’t have her, Dugan!” Not now, I was certain of what I was feeling, I don’t want to regret any decision I was gonna make.
“Why?” He sneered.
“I’m not going over this with you,” I said dismissively.
I didn’t leave her intentionally on the way, I heard a strange sound close to us, and that was why I had taken off to know what was in the woods.
But when I got there, there was nothing. I met Roland, he heard the sound as well and I had come in to have a search.
Something wasn’t right in the pack and I shouldn’t be after what I was feeling instead of protecting the borders, and finding out what was going on.
But even with all that, she finds a way into my thoughts, distracting me and just as now.
Even with my eyes shut, I could feel her against my body, her eyes staring with so much adoration.
“This would be the end of me...” I groaned.
I didn’t want to treat her like I treat other ladies I’ve met. If I want to have Viola, then I would be making love to her and not just having some hole to plug my dick into. Only if she would pass the test of time.
“Damien?” I fluttered my eyes open to the pair of hands that was shaking me. I rubbed my eyes like I hadn’t gotten enough sleep.
Sleep?
Did I sleep last night?
My eyes snapped open.
Lucas... I growled through the mind link.
“I brought you coffee but I found you sleeping.”
“Then why didn’t you leave me and get out?” I rubbed my forehead.
“I did.” He nodded curtly and sat on the bed.
“...and I came back. It’s past noon. It’s been a long time Damien, a long time since you slept soundly.”
I stood up from the bed leaving Lucas seated.
“What happened?”
“I don’t know, I just fell asleep.” I shrugged, and that wasn’t normal. It was normal for others but not for me. I tossed and turn all night before and won’t my eyes won’t close or dare of sleeping.
“You didn’t see her?” He asked, walking down to my wardrobe.
“No.” I pressed my lips into a thin line with a frown.
“Cranon has been waiting for two hours, that’s why I decided to wake him. He is in your study, he’s been patient I must say.” Lucas brought out the clothes I was gonna wear.
“He should.” I was the one helping him, and he knows I would hesitate to have his head on my table.
“Would you like something to eat?” Lucas pressed on with his questions.
“I would speak with Cranon first, now I’ve no appetite for food.”
“Alright, I’ll have the cook prepare something then.” He close the wardrobe doors and smiled with his hands akimbo.
“I said no, Lucas.”
“I heard you, and that’s what I’m doing.”
I raised a brow at him, staring at him out of the corner of my cheek as I drank from the cold coffee.
Cranon was seated just as Lucas said, he stood up when I entered and bowed. He was just the same short man compared to my height and a little bit chubby.
He was growing fat these days. He was making a lot of money selling slaves, wasn’t he?
“King Damien...”
I walked past him settling myself down on my seat.
“Sit.” He sat down at my words.
“You wanted to see me?”
I folded my hands causally, studying the man in front of me. He looked a bit worried.
“Do you need slaves, my king, I’ll bring them, perhaps Viola did something wrong that pissed you off, she’s a good girl, I’ve trained her well over the years she won’t disobey or talk back at you.” He leaned closer to my desk.
“Isn’t that why you call me, King Damien?” He inquired.
I don’t care about how Cranon runs his business, I wasn’t bothered by it.
“I’ve been seeing rogues lately in my pack...” I said directly the reason why I had called him. “...and I want you to do something for me. And it would depend if I would keep you alive or not.” Cranon gulped at my words.
“I know you have got a strong warrior, you can compare them to me alone. I’m not talking about my warriors. I can wipe out your entire pack.” My voice was threatened as he suddenly turned cold.
He clasped his hands together.
“Anything, King Damien. I would do anything that you ask me to.”
“Good,” I smirked and leaned my back on my desk.
I just have to find who within my back is a rat.
The door is opened and Viola comes in with the tray, holding two cups containing tea. She dropped them on the table, I could find her hands shaking.
She bowed and muttered a few greetings.
Cranon's lips twitched into a perverted smile, his eyes roaming over her body.
Dugan growled inside of me. My body vibrates and a low escapes my throat.
Cranon is still staring at her, and Viola seems as if she wants to flee from the room, his hands moved and touch her hand, She cringed and stepped back away from him.
I had had enough of this madness!
“Get out!” I shouted at her.
I snarled at Cranon and in a swift move had my hands around his neck pinning him to the wall.
I hate how he stares at her.
Those eyes, I would take them out.
“Get out!” She ran out without a second glance, I didn’t want her to see how I was gonna treat Cranon, those lustful stares at my mate.
I have to take his eyes out, and he would never get to use them again.
“Take them out!” Dugan growled and I agreed with him.
Who knows what he had been doing to mate? She looks so scared of him, and his eyes were in delight when he saw her.
“Kill him.” Dugan growls deepened