Zephyrine


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    Iy in my bed, quiet, jealousy pricking through my veins. She had said what I hated most, and no matter how I tried, I couldn’t get my mind off it. She didn’t want me with Lycannar but why? And why, of all people, would she fix Ran. Lord Osmir’s son, as my suitor?


    I shifted on the bed, leaning against the headboard with a sigh. Lycannar had bedded women before me. I knew that. It was obvious. I knew it was in the past, but… but why did it hurt? Why did it make me feel so insecure?


    Lost in thought, I heard footsteps approaching in the hallway. My gaze lifted as the door opened and Lycannar stepped inside, closing it behind him.


    He came toward me, and I turned away, giving him my back. His steps paused in confusion before he sat down at the edge of the bed.


    “You okay?” he asked.


    I ignored him, and when his hand reached for me, I pulled away.


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    I sat up, meeting his gaze in silence. He studied me closely, one brow lifting.


    “What’s wrong?”


    I shook my head, lowering my eyes.


    “I’m fine. It’s nothing,” I whispered.


    He didn’t believe me. His fingers tipped my chin upward, firm enough to force eye contact.


    “You’re lying to me now?” he asked softly. “Tell me what’s wrong”


    A lump rose in my throat. I looked away, biting my lip to keep the misery down, but it only weighed. bravier


    “Why didn’t you wait for me?” The words slipped out atst. “Why couldn’t you… stay abstinent until you


    Silence streiched between us. I searched his expression, but he gave me nothing. Finally, his voice came. Jow and atrady


    “I was groomed at a very young age. You wouldn’t even have been born then”


    Cold dread ran down my spine Groomed? By who?


    “Before I even reached puberty, my father groomed me with women he paid for. We had sex, and for a while, I got addicted to it. I had mistresses before Xynha came and proposed a rtionship. She was my first real woman, but in the end. I felt nothing for her. It was just sex until I met you.”


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    My chest heaved. The more I learned of his father, the more I realized how cruel he had been, how much Lycannar had endured before his death.


    “You made love to Xyrrha?” I asked, though I wished I hadn’t.


    His silence was answer enough. I turned away, but his hand caught my wrist, pulling me back.


    “You know it’s you now, Zephyrine,” he murmured. “Don’t be jealous. That’s my past.”


    “But you made love to her, didn’t you? Couldn’t you have…”


    “You think you’re the only one crazy over someone’s past?” he cut me off, his eyes burning into mine. “You lived in another man’s house for five years. I only dated Xyrrha for less than a month. We never even reached a full one. It was sex, not love. There’s a difference. You, on the other hand, stayed with your ex- mate. And if he hadn’t been too much of a fool not to touch you, I know you would’ve let him if he tried.”


    His words cut deep. I hated that he was right. Rage boiled up, and I shoved at him, but it was useless. His strength was immovable. I tried to get out of bed, but’he closed the distance in a breath and crushed his lips against mine.


    I struggled, but he pressed me down, pinning me until my resistance faltered. Soon I found myself clinging to him, fingers buried in his hair, kissing him back with everything in me.


    Breathless, I finally pulled away, chest heaving.


    “I’ll never forgive you if you cheat on me, Lycannar. There won’t be forgiveness in me. You are mine.”


    He didn’t argue. He didn’t deny. He only kissed me again, stealing my breath until I had to pull back and pant.


    “I have to go. My family is ready, and my horse is waiting outside,” he said after a pause.


    I stiffened.


    “You… you’re leaving?”


    “I can’t spend two nights away from the ck Tower. I need to go.”


    I pulled from his arms, sitting upright, my heart twisting in longing.


    “Can’t you stay?” I asked softly over my shoulder while he reclined on my bed. “You could stay tonight. You will…”


    “I can’t,” he cut in gently. “It would be too much. Besides, I need to drink the potion that dulls my beasts.”


    I turned, finding his eyes already on me. He saw my sadness and sat up, cupping my cheek.


    “I’m only going back to my kingdom, which you are wee to at any time. If anything happens to you, I’ll know. The amulet binds us. I’lle as fast as possible.”


    “And you’ll keep yourself only for me?” I whispered, needcing my voice.


    He brushed his lips over mine before pulling back with a smile.


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    “You look cute when you’re jealous.”


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    I punched him, but he onlyughed. And in that moment, I saw his beauty. I saw what most people never could, or would. Lycannar Blood was never unsettling, never strange. He was only forged into istion by his father’s cruelty. Nothing more.


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