Valencia

    I had only met crazy assholes and power hungry alphas since childhood who thought of women as nothing but showpieces

    to decorate their homes.

    And despite seeing the carnest expression on his face, I expected Killian to chuckle or snort out when he couldn’t continue the joke anymore.

    Some part of me was sure he would burst out inughter, calling me delusional and saying that he also thought women were just supposed to bear kids and look after the family.

    But he never did that.

    Instead, he only inched closer to me, his breath now fanning my face as he gently kissed my cheek.

    “Sleep, you need rest”

    He began to pull away, but I could not let him. So I grabbed him by the wrist, yanking a bit too hard, and he almost fell on top of me.

    I was breathing hard, and he was looming over me. His huge body frame was almost holding me enclosed in a tiny space, but suddenly I felt like that is the right ce to be.

    “Tell me you are lying,” I said, voice raspy.

    I had been trained to believe men were all selfish and greedy, my brain just couldn’t ept his words easily, even if my heart wanted to.

    Killian held my gaze and ced both his hands on either side of my head.

    “I told you. I will never lie to you.”

    “You will not lie to me. But did you lie to me? In the past?” I asked, still wanting to hear it from his mouth.

    “I repeat, I don’t lie to you. I might keep some facts away or not answer things, but I always choose to tell you the truth.”

    “Because you feel guilty for bringing me here?” I asked, propping myself on my elbows so that my upper half of the body was now angled to be near his face.

    “That, among many other things, that I feel for you”

    I gulped nervously.

    It would be so easy to make him admit everything. It would be easy to take out all the frustration on him and make him beg for my forgiveness or mercy.

    But I recalled something my mother had told me long ago.

    I wasn’t sure why that memory suddenly popped up in my head.

    I was sitting by the bed, ying with my doll when Mom came rushing in, excited about a potential ydate.

    “Sweetie,e here. Look, I found a new dress for you and some new toys to y with your new friend today.”

    I ran towards her and put my little arms around her legs.

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    ‘What is it, Mommy?”

    “A brand new car. Ites with a remote. Alpha Patrick’s son will love it.”

    I didn’t love cars. I loved dolls.

    Not that I minded cars, but I would have loved to y something I liked, not what the new ‘friend‘ did.

    Though I wasn’t sure how to put it across to my mother so I simply nodded.

    She saw the disappearing smile on my lips and bent down to ce both her hands on my shoulders.

    “Are you not happy with the color of the dress, sweetie? Do you want me to igo /iand change it?”

    The dress was not the problem.

    “No, mommy, it is beautiful.”

    She smiled and ced a kiss on my cheek.

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    “Remember, you have to please the boy and show that you really love ying with the car, okay. Or he might not want to y with you again.”

    I nodded, though I didn’t quite understand why it was so important that I y something of his choice.

    I only knew I loved it when my mother smiled, so I happily yed along.

    “Hey, where are you lost?”

    Killian slowly reached for my face and ced his thumb below my chin to make me look at him again.

    And I was transported back to reality.

    This man didn’t want me to y by his rules- he wanted me to y by mine.

    And that made me feel seen, wanted.

    Again, I couldn’t quite exin to him what he was offering me, what he was making me feel.

    So I simply ignored the use of words and mmed my mouth on his, taking him by surprise.

    I initiated the kiss, and I was the one to force his lips open. He let me as I snaked my tongue out to explore his mouth.

    “Kiss me back,” I said, and he obliged as his hands went around my waist to pull me closer. I was half dangling in his arms, half lying on the bed.

    He was holding me, kissing me, and I was already feeling breathless.

    He noticed my sharp breaths and immediately pulled away.

    “You are sick-” He began, but I ced a finger on his mouth.

    “I am tired and needy. Pleasure me,” I said, and his eyes searched me, wondering if I really had the strength to take him.

    I knew I didn’t. That I needed to sleep and rest.

    But how could I just sleep after having found someone who made me question my upbringing and my view of all the men in the world?

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    Sure, everybody had some faults, and I was in no way perfect either. But damn, this man had a way of getting to me in unexpected ways every single time.

    “Are you sure, my queen?” He asked, though when I ced my other hand on his chest, I could feel his heart beating a little

    faster.

    Just like mine.

    Our heartbeats were in sync.

    “You call me your queen, treat me like one,” I said, and a very, very naughty smile appeared on his lips.

    “Of course, mydy. I live to serve you.” He said as he pushed me onto the bed and his hand reached for my wrists to push them up above my head.

    He didn’t wait to draw out some silky ribbons or cufflinks this time but simply straightened, pulled his shirt off and tied my hands together in one simple flick.

    I almost screamed upon seeing his bare chest and the six pack ripple under the moonlight spilling inside the room directly upon him.

    He was not just any man. He was the charming Lycan prince who could make any girl swoon but chose me to have her heart skip a beat countless times.

    “Does that please you, my queen?” He asked, and I rasped out.

    “Yes, yes!”

    The only shame was that I wanted to touch those abs. I wanted to feel that skin and muscles under my hands.

    But I was tied.

    “Flip us.” I ordered, and he threw me a surprised look.

    “I want to admire you better,” I added, and he loved thepliment, for he grabbed my waist and tossed me up while letting his back hit the bed in an instant.

    “That was fast,” I said, trying not to fall over the bed.

    Killiany on the bed and propped his head on his hand as he pushed his elbow on to the pillow.

    “Do you like what you see?”

    And my eyesnded on his torso again.

    It had all been teasing, and fun, but goodness did his physique make my mouth water

    I breathed in and out while watching those perfectly chiseled abs.

    He was not just a bhunk/b, but he was carved by the goddess under a sharp light with a chisel and a hammer, erasing every imperfection

    I slowly leaned forward, my hands still tied, and gawked at him

    Openly Unabashedly.

    “Have you ever beenplimented for your physique?” I asked, and he answered while tapping a finger on his chin.

    “Not when I have been eager to receive it,” He said, and that made my checks me.

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    He wanted me topliment him.

    What was this man from?

    I tried to wriggle out of the bindings but could not, so instead I bent down and ced my face on his chest.

    “What are you doing?” He asked, and I turned my face to look at him.

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    And then a traitorous thought popped up in my head, so instead of my fingers, I opened my mouth and swirled my tongue over his abs.

    I licked him!

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