Rion’s POV
“So… can we get back to what we were doing?” I asked after she was done speaking, my voice low and rough as I started leaning down to kiss her again.
Her hand slammed over my mouth. Her brows shot up, eyes flashing with that mix of exasperation and fire I was starting to live for.
‘Didn’t you hear everything I just said?’ she asked through the link, her mental voice sharp.
I nodded slowly. Her hand was still clamped over my mouth, warm and soft.
She didn’t pull it away yet. ‘Then why aren’t you angry? The king wants to set you up with two of his mistresses. He’s trying to trap you, Alpha Rion. To make it look like you slept with his concubine. That’s punishable by the royal court…death or worse.’
I gently took her wrist and pulled her hand down, then kissed her palm, slow
