The Alpha King’s Possession

37. A Diamond Ring MORGANA His words made heat travel through my body. As much as | hated him, | couldn't deny that he held an incredible pull over me. He knew it too, just how | knew | had a hold on him. It was a two-way thing. Riddled with our egos, our emotions, this bond and our hatred, we were stuck i n this constant battle of wills and desire.

It threwoff knowing he had told Sage he wanted me. He was openly admitting to what he desired. | didn’t understand him at all. He was cold, yet hot. He was a jerk, yet at times he could be... dare | admit it, charming. | hated him, yet | wanted to be in his arms.

| wanted to see the darkness in him, yet | wanted to be his dirtiest fantasy too. He consumedlike an addiction | should never have tasted, one I couldn't refuse. 1 His lips met my neck once more and | bit my lip. My core throbbing. His hand around my throat tightened for a second and | was very aware of his cock against my ass.

If he wasn’t so damn sexy, | had a feeling | might have succeeded in killing him already. His strong arms wrapped around my waist and for a moment neither of us moved, | closed my eyes, relaxing into his hold. A dangerous move. If he wanteddead, I'd be dead, but then again, he has had many chances to kill me.

“Dare | ask how Sage took it?” | asked, his lips grazing my neck.

“As expected, but | made it clear we are done.” He said, now moving away from me. He turnedtowards him, frowning. “I will be announcing you as my queen at the summit today... and | will introduce you at the dinner tonight...” He looked away, | knew he was conflicted about something.

“What is it?” | asked, resisting the urge to cup his face.

He looked atand sighed.

“They may be under my reign, but they are fucking dickheads. They will look for ways to make remarks or bring you down. Let alone if | bring you in front of them. | am putting you in danger... | know | put this forward to you, but if you want to pull out-" | placed a finger to his lips, my heart thudding as | stepped closer.

“I've dealt with one jerk, a few more won't make a difference.” | teased, tracing my finger lightly over his soft plump lips.

His eyes flashed and | smirked, moving away.

“I think you should introduceat this summit. You yourself said that you want to introduceas an asset, not to mention, what better way to test my knowledge than in front of an audience? Introducingon your arms tonight will give people the impression that I'm just your arm candy. Letcto this summit. Let them know that your chosen queen is so much more than a mere woman.” | said, staring into his hazel eyes.

| saw a flicker of emotion I couldn't place, before he smirked coldly, taking hold of my chin.

“Should | trust you?” He asked. “Behind that gorgeous face of yours, what are you thinking?” “You shouldn't trust me. | may look like a dream ctrue, but we both know I’m a nightmare. However... it's your call.” I challenged seductively.

I had no plan to play up at the summit. | would win his trust over, get the answers | wanted, keep in touch with Cain, then make my choice slowly and wisely.

“Fine.” He said as | smiled sweetly. He narrowed his eyes. “Fuck, you're going to be the death o f me.” Oh, I'am.

“So, | can come?” | asked.

“Yes.” He said reaching into his pocket, he took out a box.

| frowned, stepping back, my heart thundering the moment he flipped that box open.

Inside, upon a silk cushion, sat a large diamond gold ring. In the middle sat a large ruby surrounded by many small clear diamonds. No... This was not what | was expecting. | looked u pat him to see him watching me.

Despite how emotionless he looked, the storm in his eyes wasn't fully masked.

Fuck, he was taking this so seriously...

“This is one of the Aragiel’s most prized jewels. It is also the ring that the first king gave to his mate... We may have lost a few places in between, but the first royal was from my bloodline... The colour is just so perfectly you and | thought it was befitting. Since we are going before the council, | was hoping you'd wear it.” An engagement ring. Oh god, this was not what | was thinking... Yes, he said he was going to makequeen, but this... He picked the ring up and it glinted brightly. Slipping the box back into his pocket, he looked at me, waiting for an answer.

“Well, since we need to appear real... Don’t go getting ideas.” | said haughtily, holding out my hand.

“I'll try not to.” He replied, taking my hand and I couldn't deny the sparks that rushed throughat his touch.

He slid the ring on, it was a perfect fit.

“As if it were made for you.” He murmured, raising my hand to his lips he kissed it softly. | pursed my lips.

Oh no wonder he had Sage pining for him, he was charming indeed.

“When is the summit?” | asked.

“In an hour.” He replied. “You will have enough tto get dressed-" “Forget getting dressed, | need you to tellthe issues that will be addressed. | don’t want to enter there looking like a complete nincompoop.” He looked surprised at my words before he nodded.

“Perfect.” “Then let's not waste any more time.” Our eyes met and we both nodded. An agreement was made without an argument, something rare for us, but it felt good.