Page 107 of Mated to the Kings

Kira is such a tiny creature; she is getting weaker quicker than the rest of us. I keep trying to give her my lame amount of food, but she refuses it. One time she threatened to not eat until I did. I love that she is strong and independent, but I wish she would just take the damn food.

“Kira, please just take it,” I say in a hushed tone.

“No,” she frowns.

“Why?”

“Because I’m not letting you go hungry. Eat it, or I’ll throw mine across the room,” she threatens.

“You would not,” I say.

“Ask me one more time and find out,” she says, daring me to test her. I narrow my eyes at her, and she smiles sweetly at me.

“Fine,” I huff. She wins again, this time.

“Thank you,” she says softly, as she begins eating her food.

“I just don’t like seeing you so weak,” I admit.

“I know, I’m stronger than I look, you know,” she says softly. “Thank you for saving them.”

“I fucked up. We weren’t supposed to go in without my sister,” I say. “Now she’s in more danger.”

“Lilith?” she asks, and I nod. “Yeah, that freak, Zypher, he likes to talk a lot to Morwen about her.”

“What do they say?” I ask curiously, eating my food. This isn’t exactly how I pictured spending the first week with my mate, but I’ll take what I can get.

“She’s your little sister?”

“Yeah,” I reply. “Why?”

“I don’t think you want me repeating what he has been saying, Volis,” she says.

“It can’t be any worse than what he’s already done to her,” I shrug.

“Well… Zypher and Morwen want to make her like… a sex slave. They have all these plans of how they’ll break her down. It’s…”

“Bad. I know,” I say. “She was his maiden for five years. He would let his entire pack assault her for years.”

“At the same time?” she asks, wide-eyed.

“Mhmm. Lilith said that it was once a month, at a minimum. He would just let them do their thing for hours. Throw her to the wolves, so to speak.”

“That poor girl.” Her frown deepens. “And she’s a witch?”

“Yeah,” I say. “She’s half succubus also.”

“I’m sorry that you got tricked,” she says softly.

“It’s okay. I’m kind of glad it happened. I managed to get everyone but you out of here.”

“I go where you go if you want me,” she says.

“What do you mean, if I want you?” I ask with a frown.

“I’m just a fox, Volis,” she sighs, her tone giving her away. “It’s okay to reject me. I will understand,” she says sincerely.

“You are more than just a fox,” I lean in and whisper in her ear. “You are my mate, Kira. Mine… just like I am yours. I hate that this is how we met, but those are the cards we were dealt. As soon as we get out of here, I’ll show you just how much I want you.” I kiss her cheek quickly, and she’s grinning and flushed when I pull away.

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