Rania frowned. She pursed her lips, and tried to move her legs, but she couldn’t feel them. It had been two hours she was in the same position.


    However, it was not the position that bothered her, but a certain heavy king, who rested his head on herp that made her unable to move.


    Maximus had fallen asleep, he breathed evenly.


    How could someone sleep in such ufortable position for so long? He would have a back pain when he woke up, but Rania doubted that. The shifter was built differently.


    Yet, here she was, suffering because of him again.


    Rania nudged his shoulder to wake him up, but he didn’t wake up. She then proceeded to pluck his hair. Still, Maximus seemed barely feel anything.


    His arms wrapped around her lower body like chains.


    Rania grabbed a fistful of his hair and tugged on it. But, as ridiculous as it sounded, she didn’t have a heart to wake him up that way.


    She didn’t know what to feel about him. This man gave her butterfly in her stomach, but also ripped her heart.


    She had gone a lot of horrendous things with him, more than when she was with Caden, but she couldn’t help, but softened her heart when she saw his sleeping face.


    His hair covered his eyes, and his cheeks jutted out. He lost so much weight. Thest month must be hard on him. Losing his beta was not trivial things, but for him to punish Den severely make Rania satisfied.


    Was she turned bad now? She couldn’t help, but thought of all the possibilities that might happen if Maximus didn’t discover what Den had done to her.


    Or he decided to give her up.


    Rania’s mind clouded, she didn’t remember much about the time when she stabbed him, but she was sure the wound was deep enough to kill him. That was what Karin said in passing.


    Maximus was wounded, but he still exerted his strength to look for her.


    Probably because of that reason, her heart softened a bit, though she had not ready to ept him yet.


    And then, he had been nothing, but respectful all this time. He woulde time to time, only to sit next to her without trying to do anything.


    But, Rania was not stupid, she heard a few rumors about the storm that Maximus brought in every morning court. He killed an elder when that person went against him.


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    However, that was only one among a hundred things that Rania heard from Karin. The healer actually loved to talk about anything, and because Rania didn’t speak, it would be her, who had done the monologue.


    Therefore, when Maximus said he had an urge to kill someone, Rania felt conflicted. She didn’t want him near, yet at the same time, he needed her presence to calm his anger.


    Once again, Rania nudged his shoulder, this time it was harder, because she was getting upset with him.


    And suddenly, Maximus opened his eyes, his electric blue eyes were on alert, he lifted his head, which made Rania jolted.


    But, when his eyes found her, they softened. “I must have fallen asleep” Maximus rubbed his face, his voice was hoarse.


    He then looked at the clock on the wall and then frowned. He had been sleeping in the same position for three hours, and if it was not for Rania, who woke him up, he would have slept a little bit longer.


    “You should have woken me up,” he groaned, scratching his head. His anger had shimmered down


    Hearing that, Rania wanted to curse. That was what she had been doing for the past two hours!


    Maximus then stood up. “Come with me. I am alreadyte for the meeting anyway. Have a lunch with me.” He stretched out his hand, but retracted again when Rania pushed herself from the bed.


    Now he mentioned food, she felt hungry.


    However, when Rania tried to stand up, her legs gave up on her, and she would have fallen face first to the floor if it was not for Maximus, who caught her body.


    Rania grimaced. Her legs went to sleep on her.


    “Careful.” Maximus watched how Rania grimaced, and sat her down on the bed again. “Is it because of me?”<fn66ba> ?????? ???? FιndＮovel</fn66ba>


    There was an amusing tone in his voice, though his face remained expressionless.


    “I am going to ask someone to bring our food here.” He rearranged the pillows behind her back. “Stay here.”


    It was not like Rania would be able to go anywhere for the meantime.


    Not long after Maximus returned. He didn’t say anything, and simply sat down on the chair next to the window. It was rather awkward, but after some time, Rania enjoyed this quietpany, until their food came and they ate in silence.


    “I will leave now,” Maximus said after he finished his food. “Thank you for apanying me.”


    And then he left the room.


    Rania watched his retreating back, and heard the door was shut closed. Suddenly, she felt lonely.


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    Killian thrusted deeply before his whole body shuddered, and he copsed on top of his mate. Both of them were panting heavily, as they felt the tension shimmered down.


    “Hm… something is bothering you?” Jasmine asked, she was a beautiful woman with blonde hair and green eyes. Her body was perfect, but she was everything that Killian didn’t want.


    “No, nothing.”


    “Liar” Jasmine grimaced when Killian pulled away from her. He had never cuddled with her after they had sex, but she thought it was because he was very cold.


    Jasmine stared at his mismatch eyes, which his left eye was blinded by the king in his mission to kidnap the king’s mate.


    It would put them in advantage if they managed to snatch that woman and then weaken the king, but unfortunately, the mission didn’t go well.


    At least, that was the version that people knew about why Killian went to the Central City.


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