Page 147 of Finding Love with the Fae King

“Come on, you will see him soon enough.” Tulip pulled my arm while my fingers traced the door being as I was pulled away.

Once we arrived at the bridal suite, both wolf and fae warriors surrounded the building, which made me feel safe as we walked up the long stairwell. “Do you need anything?” Amora spoke calmly as she pulled the sheets from the bed. I shook my head no and climbed in the sheets.

“You sure I can’t go to Osirus?” I chuckled. Amora smiled and spooned me in the bed.

“I know it’s hard to sleep. Just do the best you can. Do you want me to stay?” Amora lovingly pushed my hair away from my face.

“Yes, we can stay, and you can wake up to this pretty face,” Tulip fluttered her eyelashes while I started laughing.

“No, both of you go to your mates. I can’t make you guys suffer too. I’ll be fine. Just six hours to wake up, right?”

“Right,” they both said at the same time.

Both left as I curled myself further into the plush comforter. The entire room was white, representing purity. If only they knew how impure I was with Osirus already. I internally snickered, remembering all the fun times we had already.

My eyes were half-closed when I felt a chill in the room. I wrapped myself tighter into the comforter. The cold became stronger, and I sat up to look at the window and see if it was open. Before I slid out of bed, an arm wrapped around my waist, and a cloth was shoved to my nose. I wrestled with whoever was trying to grab me, but they were unbelievably strong. The longer I tried to wrestle away, the tiny breaths I was taking made me sleepy.

I pushed my knees on the bed and slammed them back on the mattress. My arms were stuck to my body as someone kept them pinned with one arm. I continue to wiggle and struggle, only for them to squeeze me tighter.

“Shh, just sleep,” his voice sounded eerily familiar. My eyes tried to widen, but whatever was on the cloth had me falling asleep too quickly. I didn’t give up until I finally succumbed to exhaustion.

I woke up with a burn in my throat. It felt scratchy as I tried to clear it. Shaking my head, I felt the surface beneath me, only to find a thin mattress spread on a stone floor. Sitting up on my elbow, I could feel the hardness of the stones.What happened?Disoriented, I tried to stand up, only to fumble back to the ground.

The thin nightgown didn’t keep the cold out, nor did it give me enough coverage to conceal myself from unwanted eyes.Damn Osirus and his negligee fetish.

A metal door opened with a loud moan and shut quickly. The person took the key and instantly locked it from the inside and put it on top of the barely-there doorframe. The steps were slow and calculated as the door widow’s light cast a shadow on their face. Whoever this person was, was big.

The muscles were outlined in a stretched-out navy blue t-shirt, and ripped jeans clung to his hips. The bottom of the pant legs was ripped to shreds, and they were completely barefoot. A low growl rippled through the room as I stood up and backed up to the wall.

“Hello, Melina,” the voice spoke, and it finally hit me.Esteban.

“E-Esteban?”

“I’m surprised you remember my name. Did you even think of what happened to me the day they took me away?”

Honestly, no, but I wouldn’t say that. I was a smart mouth, but I wasn’t stupid. He went bat-shit crazy. I was ready to forget that mess.

“I wondered if you were all right,” I spoke.

“Really, even when you were off fucking some fairy?” he growled. “A fairy, Melina! I offered you a chance of a lifetime, and you threw it away for a fairy!”

“Um, actually, he’s a fae…” I started until his hand went back, and I flinched. He held his hand in the air and dropped it to his side. “Melina, you are the first woman to ever reject me. Do you know what that does to me?”

“N-no?” Esteban came closer to me. My back was flushed against the wall.

Leaning in, he moved my hair and whispered in my ear. “It infuriates me. However, my wolf finds the chase exciting.” I gasped as I pushed his chest away from me. He started chuckling as I scampered to the other side of the room.

“Oh, Melina, always running.” Esteban took slow steps toward me as he lifted his shirt. “I knew I wanted you the day you moved into our pack territory. Yet you wouldn’t give me the time of day. I didn’t know if it was just a quick fuck I wanted or something more.”

My breathing started escalating as my heart was felt in my throat.

“So, I waited. I waited to see what could develop all these years, but now it has become an obsession. My wolf craved you because you didn’t want us. Hell, I felt the tingles when we touched. My wolf wanted to conquer you, and now I do too. I even wanted you as my mate, but you rejected that idea right at the get-go when you got some fairy swooning over you. But I won’t blame you, no… I won’t.” Esteban’s eyes flickered from brown to black, his fangs quickly growing.

“I fucked girls right in front of you to get you jealous, and you did nothing. There wasn’t even a hint of jealousy, only disgust.” I swallowed the ball of spit in my throat.

“What do you want, Esteban?” I tried keeping my composure.

“What fire you have, Melina.”

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