Chapter 9 Chapter 9
Thalina’s POV
I was silent wondering what option I should take because I knew whatever choice I made would potentially hurt me but it was better to take the risk than go back to the territory where I wasn’t valued right?
I don’t know how long I can be his queen, but I can use those times to put Selene and Magnus in their places.
“I will be your queen but what do you expect in return?” I asked bravely, letting out the uncertainty that scared me.
My heart started racing when King Thaddeus stepped forward as if our distance wasn’t enough for him.
He even bent down to make our faces on the same level and looked at me directly, which made my knees weak.
One wrong move and our lips would end up touching so I didn’t bother to move or even take a single breath.
“You have to pleasure me Thalina. You will be my bed warmer,” he responded breaking the silence between us.
My eyebrows furrowed upon hearing his response. I looked at him filled with confusion. He will give me the second-highest position in the palace for his lust? He is unpredictable like what they said and he will do whatever he pleases no matter how absurd they sound.
“What do you say Thalina? Will you still take my offer?”
I was hesitating whether I should nod my head or not. I am not a virgin. I had done it with Magnus multiple times already but I haven’t done it with the man that I don’t love.
Yes, he claimed that he was my mate but I couldn’t feel our connection. I lost my wolf which can only tell me if King Thaddeus is not lying. Thalia is the only one who can tell me if I am mated to the King but I lost her.
I took a deep breath to clear my mind letting go of my hesitation and fear. The moment I made up my mind I bravely met his gaze and nodded.
“Fine I will pleasure just like you wanted but you shouldn’t mark me as yours. I already lost my wolf so that means I am no longer mated to you right?”
A smile graced his lips which made me even more confused. I was being serious but he finds it funny?
“Why?” I asked raising my right eyebrow and demanding an explanation but he just fixed his posture and put his hands inside his pocket while still looking at me.
“Fine I won’t mark you but you should be good in bed Thalina. I am giving you the second-highest position in the kingdom so you have to pay for it by being good in bed,”
His words are too vulgar but I guess I need to get used to them.
“I will pleasure you the way you want King Thaddeus,” I confidently responded even though I had no idea how I would do that.
Even my husband told me that I was boring in bed reason why he cheated on me so how could I possibly please the king who had probably bedded almost all of the women inside the palace? But maybe I should do my best. I am good at working hard anyway.
“I will see you later at my chamber Thalina,” he told me before walking away, and as I watched his back the decision that I made slowly sank in.
Did I agree to become his bed warmer?
My life is fucked up. I no longer have any idea what is happening to me. This isn’t what I have planned but I guess I have no choice but to go along with it.
I headed towards my chamber with heaviness inside my chest but before I could step inside and take a rest I bumped into a woman. I almost ended up falling on the floor if I hadn’t held the railings.
The moment our gazes met she raised her right eyebrow at me and looked at me from head to toe as if I was the only one at fault.
“Watch where you're going bitch,” she said rolling her eyes.
“You bumped into me. I am not the only one at fault here. It was your fault too,”
She looks completely pissed. She raised her right hand ready to slap me but before that could happen someone shouted.
“Princess Atasha!”
Upon turning my head I saw a woman who looked a bit old walking towards us.
“Princess Atasha someone might see you,” she said filled with worry as she held the hand of the woman, slowly putting it down.
So this woman is a princess?
“Who is this woman Amelia?” she asked looking at the old woman intently.
The old woman named Amelia turned to me before bringing her gaze back to the princess.
“From what I heard King Thaddeus brought her here,”
The corner of Princess Atasha’s lips rose and she looked at me filled with disgust.
“Another bed warmer?” she asked while looking at me directly in the eyes not minding if I was offended by her words.
“Yes Princess Atasha,” Amelia politely uttered.
So it wasn’t the first time that King Thaddeus hired a bed warmer. Did he also make the same promise to the past bed warmer that he has?
I couldn’t help but take a step back when she started taking a step forward but after three steps, my back already hit the railing and I ended up being cornered.
“What promise did he make to you? Did he offer you a lot of money? A land? Or a position in the palace?”
She looks mad. I can see rage in her eyes but I still bravely met her gaze.
“He told me he will make me a Queen,”
After hearing my response she lifted her hand again and this time it finally landed on my cheeks.
“I am the future Queen of this kingdom and a whore like you can’t take that away from me. You weren’t the first bed warmer that he had. You weren’t the first one to get that promise. Someone was in your place before but you want to know what happened to her?”
A smile formed on her lips not out of happiness but it reflects pure evil.
She held my chin firmly and I could feel her claws digging into my skin. Filled with rage she uttered the words that brought me a different kind of fear.
“She got killed. Anyone who dares to take my position ends up dying, remember that,”