Jane

I freeze at the King’s words, and my heart sinks in despair. My mate, Vishal, is also short of words. His gaze darts to me and I see that he feels trapped by the Alpha-King’s question.

It is true that Vishal hasn’t marked me yet, and that’s because he wants to do things the right way. We were living in the human world, and I’m yet to be introduced to his Alpha as his mate; all this must be done before he marks me.

As a Beta, he has to stick to the rules and ...