Chapter 20

Chapter 20

|| MONICA's POV ||

I woke up to discover myself in my room. The last night was like a dream to me. When I tried to move, the sore between my legs returned and reminded me of reality. I bit my lips together in pain and anger. I recalled the last words that he said to me while he was buried deep inside me.

Nothing was going to change after this!

He regarded me like a whore whom he used and threw away. Holding the tears back, I cursed my wolf for acting crazily. I couldn't blame my wolf entirely. The heat drove them crazy until they had sex to burn it off. The sound of the door opening made me wipe my tears off quickly. A maid entered to find something and gave me an awkward. She reminded me strongly,

" Why are you still sitting here? Don't you know that you have to serve food to the king and his people? The head maid is looking for you everywhere."

I pushed myself up quickly. I didn't want another punishment since I was already tired from last night. Touching my clothes, I murmured, feeling uneasy to face the king so closely again,

" I..I am leaving...I didn't know..."

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" Enter"

The sound of King Lucius's voice brought the butterflies back to my stomach. I could feel him even more after the sex last night. His scent engulfed me as soon as I entered to serve breakfast. Lady Mercery and Agatha were sitting by his side. When Lady Mercery's eyes fell on me, dark shadows clouded her face. She blurted out loudly before I could drop the plate in front of the king,

" YOU!!! How come...you are here? Didn't they leave you in the woods last night?"

Agatha added bitterly, glaring at my face,

" Yes..She is a whore, My King. You shouldn't let her serve you at all."

King Lucius's eyes didn't leave mine. After a while, he asked, wearing a neutral face,

" What did she do?"

Lady Mercery didn't look good with the question. She tried to ignore the discussion, lifting her bowl,

" Forget about it.. child.. It's such an insignificant matter. Right, Agatha?"

She tried to signal Agatha but Agatha was too enthusiastic to please the king. Agatha blurted out the whole matter excitedly,

" She was wandering in your library without permission, my king. Lady Mercery gave her punishment to leave her in the woods so that the unmated wolves could fuck her. She is so arrogant with her looks. She deserves it."

A furious growl left Lucius's mouth. He barked, startling all of us,

" SHE WHAT? YOU LEFT MY SLAVE TO BE FUCKED BY OTHERS?"

Lady Mercery's face went pale. I never thought that King Lucius would ever stand up for me in front of his godmother. Lady Mercery tried to show off her power on him with a scoff,

" Do not correct me, Lucius. She didn't go on to your bed to serve you. It was okay to send her to the other wolves."

King Lucius took a few deep breaths to suppress his anger. After a moment, he replied through his gritted teeth,

" DO NOT EVER MEDDLE WITH MY SLAVES, Aunty Mercery. The slaves whether they come to me or not, are my property. It is against the rule to sleep with my slaves. Do you understand that? Don't.. ever do this again."

Lady Mercery was so angry that she trembled and shot back furiously,

" You...you are talking against me because of..a slave? You are questioning my decision because of a slave?"

Lucius replied, gripping the grapes from his plate,

" I am stating the facts."

Lady Mercery's lips hung open speechlessly. Getting on her feet, she muttered between her sobs, making her way to the exit,

" Then..I think you should dine with your slave rather than your family. Enjoy your breakfast, Your Majesty!"

She left the room angrily as Agatha followed her behind. It was only me and him in that room. Bowing my head respectively, I intended to leave,

" Your Majesty! If you don't have any order, I am leaving then."

" SIT!", a cold guttural command came before I could even step outside. I hesitated since it was inappropriate to sit next to the king as a slave. He roared at me, pointing at the spot next to him,

" I SAID SIT MONICA!"

I hurried down to sit next to him. He asked with a heavy sigh, pushing the plate at me,

" You could have told me. I thought...you went there on your own to please the wolves."

I asked back, grabbing the strawberries from the plate,

" Would you have believed me? I thought..I didn't matter..."

He gave me a cold look before commanding again, digging into his food,

" Eat!"

I put the strawberries into my mouth. When the juice flowed down, I let out a small moan. It had been a long time since I had strawberries. The lands on King Zion weren't suited for strawberries. I barely saw them in that castle.

To my surprise, King Lucius chuckled a lot. Instead of insulting my eating habits, he grabbed the berries from his plate and put one between my lips. It took me off-guard and the tip of his fingers brushed against my lips. He said in a husky voice, suddenly the foods was the least important subject,

" You got.. juice here..."

I slid my tongue out and licked my lips. His gaze darkened as he blurted out unexpectedly,

" Monica.. do you want to be my Royal Slave?"

The Royal slaves were those who went to serve his bed frequently. His question left a hollow on my chest since I was his mate, not his mistress. It was more of an insult to me. I shouldn't have provoked his anger but something inside me was telling me to turn down the offer. I replied breathlessly, watching his eyes turning dark and more dangerous than before,

" NO! "