“You’ll do what?” King Theron asks, though his smile grows wider.
“Free them, I accept... I‘ll marry one of your sons!” I tell him.
“You accept?” the King questions.
“She said she did now let the underage girls go, father!” King Regan orders. He pays his son no mind, and King Regan stomps across the stage, stopping at the steps.
“Free them!”
“No! Zirah here doesn’t get to keep changing her mind, she chose this.” the king states, his eyes on me. Lyon shakes his head and steps forward.
“No, father, these are girls, children!. I am not that kind of fucking monster. Regan is right, she agreed. So let them go!” King Theron looks at Lyon and then Zeke. Zeke shrugs, uncaring, and I grit my teeth, turning my gaze to him.
“They’ll all die anyway, so what does it matter?” Zeke says, and King Theron smiles.
King Lyon and Regan shoot an angry look at Zeke. “Lead them to the maze. Zirah, come collect your payment and freedom.”
“No! I agreed to marry one of your despicable sons. Now let them go!” I yell at the King.
“You were given a time limit.”
“Fuck your time limit!” I sneer and I hear the collective gasp echo around the town square. Hear the whispers about me disrespecting the King. King Theron chuckles waving them off while his eyes flash dangerously as if I challenged him.
excellent Queen. You bow to no one, but you will bow to me! And my word is final. Your opinion is no longer worthy and seems I am at a tie with my sons. Zeke doesn’t care, and neither did you five minutes ago about these
brothers to let the women go, to fucking accept me in their place. The King watches me with a wicked grin and I don’t like the game he is playing, and he is playing a game, he’s
her back and climb the stairs before marching across the stage toward Zeke. He smiles deviously,
and
his arms. “Agree
him back!”
him from me Zeke!” I retort.
break out from the crowd and the Kingdoms staff at my casual reference to
do you accept Zirah as your
Zeke,” I tell him, and he grabs my throat. Time seems to stop and I notice King Regan, out of the corner of
dare threaten me, Love?” Zeke growls, his lips brushing mine.
threatening you. I am ordering you to accept!” I sneer at him and his hand grows tighter, cutting off my
closer, his arm snaking around my waist, as he pulls me flush against him. His hand then slides up my back
is in a body bag.” I glare at him, and Hunter growls menacingly at my feet and goes to move, but I yank him back.
mine. I grit my teeth, knowing all eyes are watching to see what I would do. Zeke growls when I say nothing and his lips crash against mine hard, his hand in my hair forcing me closer when he bites my lip hard enough that blood fills my
he snarls against my lips. Hunter snarls viciously at his owner and I can feel the vibration as he tremors yet my hand gripping the scruff of his neck keeps him in place beside me.
and make you watch. Starting with little Leila.” Zeke speaks. He looks past my shoulder and I know by his taunting gaze he is
She is what made your mind
you, that and your inability to fear death, even when you’re in