Page 16 of Exiled Prince

I take pride in pleasing my women, and now that I’ve found my mate, she’s never going to go sexually unfulfilled.

“Did you do her doggy style?” Axe asks, and I slap the back of his head.Hard. “Talk about my mate again, and Kai will be stepping us as heir.”

No one gets to disrespect Saylor, even if they are fucking joking.

“Ouch,” he mutters but takes the hint and doesn’t say anything further.

August steps into the dining room, looking a little worse for wear. His gray tunic is wrinkled, and his usual easy grin is absent. August is another adopted brother. He’s Astrid’s childhood best friend and protector turned Incubus Royal Guard, and I’ve come to really like and respect the fae ex-mercenary.

Once, we both wanted the same woman.

Now, his mate is locked away in our castle, and mine is on the run again.

How times have changed.

“Look who decided to join us for dinner.” Axe grins, lifting his glass. “How is Milana settling into her new accommodations?”

She was once in a nice cell but has now been upgraded to a fancy, highly warded bedroom.

“The second I let her out of there, she’s going to escape andjoin whatever is left of their army.” He sighs, pulling out a chair with his foot and sitting. “I’ve spent hours trying to talk to her. I’ve slept outside her bedroom door. She hates me, blaming me for her father being killed.”

Kai winces, rubbing the back of his neck. “I mean, we did kill him.”

“Ididn’t,” August mutters, taking the seat next to Kai and opposite me. He rakes his hand through his curly, brown hair and eyes the food. “I don’t know, maybe I should just let her go.”

“And what, meet her on the battlefield?” Axe replies, frowning. “Rion could still be alive. There was no body. And yes, Queen Pandora’s dead army killed most of theirs, but they could still be rebuilding, especially if they get their princess back.” His lips suddenly kick up at the corners. “Trust you to be mated to a rebellion princess.”

Rebellion.

The words haven’t been used before, but he’s right. Declan, Milana’s father, was a warlord who ultimately led an army against us.

And now they know we have Milana.

It’s a recipe for disaster.

“It could be worse,” Kai adds, leaning back in his chair. “Your new brothers-in-law could be Salem, Sage, and Silver.”

Axe chuckles, and even August grins a little.

“And Shadow,” I add, remembering Saylor’s words. “She has another older brother.”

“Shit,” Axe mutters, dragging the word out. “What did you do to piss off the fates?”

“She’s worth it,” I reply, my mind flashing back to her last night. Fuck, she was perfect—a match for me in every way, but then I think back to how I found her, and my teeth clench. What is my little wolf doing right now? Where did she rush off to? She better not be fucking stripping or making out with other females.I didn’t tell my brothers about that incident. Them hearing that she left me alone in bed was bad enough. They’d definitely get a kick out of where I found her last night and what she was doing.

But a few good things came from the situation.

One, I now know where she lives, and two, I was able to check out her house and surroundings to make sure it was safe.

While there, I set up some of my own wards for her, more substantial and stronger than the ones she had. No one will be able to enter her house unless she wants them to. I knew she lived in the Shifter Kingdom, but I thought she’d be in the castle.

I also fixed her broken window.

I wonder if she noticed.

I was surprised to find out she has her own home, one on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by lush green fields and big trees. She’s a wolf, so I should have known that’s what she will need.

Speaking of needs, I still haven’t fed, and I’m hungry.

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