Chapter 60

King Harvey exhales heavily in my face, his massive muscular chest expanding against his black shirt and inflating with his breathing.

“I know, I know you are my wife, Elena!” He shouts, his talons increasing as he clenches his fist in my face. “Have you forgotten I love you?!”

“What if I were a werewolf?!”

“I would have taken you to my bed our first night! I would have had you as many ways as I can conceive! Why?! Because I LOVE YOU! You are my wife, it is my duty to keep you safe, Elena. You are putting yourself in a position that I may not be able to! You are human, Elena. You are a very brave human, but a human, nonetheless. You are not as strong as me, nor will you ever be. Your luna powers will have you surpassing me in certain ways, but in others, there will always be a threshold. You are merely human.”

“You have said I will be as strong as you!”

“You will never be able to do the feats I can, Elena, it will take you a lot of energy. You will be as strong as me at your threshold. Do you understand?” King Harvey takes a seat at the edge of our bed and glares at me.

“I feel that you have lied to me.” Exhaling, I take his face in my hands.

Feeling the hot blood flowing through his face makes me step back. My hands sizzle as I pull away and before I can blink, King Harvey stands and takes my hands. He kisses my palms and the sizzling stops. The heat was not painful, but horrifying.

“You will not be able to do that, ever, Elena. Emit heat as a barrier. Your luna powers mean a barrier that will be made of flames, but your skin will not do that. And no, it was not intentional. I cannot control it unless I am in war. Forgive me, my mate.”

King Harvey pulls away from me and sighs heavily, resting his face in his hands.

On the backs of his hands, I see scars and welts on his knuckles. They are fresh bloodied patches across each knuckle.

“What happened here?”

“…nightmares took hold of me last night. I was punching a phantom.” King Harvey shakes his head. “It is nothing, Elena. You are aware you would be the only human in the room, correct?”

“Yes. But I have you, King Harvey.” I take a seat beside my husband and kiss his unharmed palms.

His eyes soften as he seems to sit a bit more relaxed.

“I love you, Elena.” He breathes warmly, leaning into kiss my cheek. “I love that you trust me, Elena. But I am not the only werewolf king in that area. I may be able to take down at least four of them, but one wrong move… Elena, please, listen to me.” King Harvey breathes tenderly. “I love you, past this my worth as a king. My royalty means nothing without you. You have my heart, Elena. I cannot live without you.”

“I understand, King Harvey. But you don’t see my side, I would like to be taken seriously as a human luna! Or for all the humans in our land. They need to be represented! I will be the very first to do so and I feel as if you think of me as some accessory.”

King Harvey stares at me in awe that reminds me of a blackhole. His gaze darkens. “You truly believe I do not love you? After everything? My parents just about disowned me, Elena. Thankfully, they know of your powers.” His voice remains steady, but his eyes are flashing between brown and silver.

My heartbeat slows as if a shield of ice has fallen over it.

I don’t even know what to say that would make this better.

“I will not abandon my status just for….”

“For?” Yet, my blood stills. For what?

“Any normal woman, Elena.” King Harvey finishes firmly. “Many have thrown themselves at me shamelessly. I never cared. You looked at me and that was it. My kingdom may as well have been handed to you on a pillow of silk and gold. All I have is yours, Elena. Just not you being killed at this party!”

“How do you know they will kill me? They know of my powers, what if they just want to see it?”

“What if it is a set-up, Elena?”

“To kill me? You see King Harvey, I have hope because your parents have accepted me.”

“If you can’t activate your powers because of nerves, what if they wish to attack? I have no idea what the other kings think, Elena.” King Harvey replies seriously. “Is it so terrible I want you to be safe?”

“I am to represent humans, King Harvey! I will look like a coward if I don’t go!”

“An alive coward, Elena!” King Harvey growls. “You cannot rule if you are dead! I do not want to be a widow not even a month after we marry!” King Harvey exclaims.

“King Harvey, I must go.” I exhale heavily, my nerves getting to me as my hands begin to shake. The fear radiates off his massive frame and finally hits me square in the face. I stand just to sit right beside him again.

Roughly, King Harvey grabs my hand and holds it tight. He is trying to comfort me, but it comes off like a damned animal. He is a werewolf, isn’t he?

“I love you, Elena.” King Harvey’s voice is strained against his expanding fangs. “You must listen to me.”

“Like a dog?!” I scream, ripping my hand free and shoving my shaking finger in his face.

“As my wife!! This werewolf world is mine, not yours!” King Harvey stands and grabs me by my shoulders.

I don’t even get to blink when he shoves me down onto our bed and presses me down. I try to break free, but with a soft snarl and no effort from him, he keeps me in place. His shoulders don’t move or strain with his effort.

“Let me go.” I whisper hoarsely.

King Harvey doesn’t move. He exhales. “For you, you stubborn woman. I shall cheat.”

“What?”

King Harvey removes his left hand and I see the shine of his wedding band on his finger. He presses his hand over his heart and a soft red flame burns between his fingers. He then after containing the power in his palm, holds it in his hand and rests his hand over my heart.

A hot, burning surge of power expands over my heart until it coats it fully. Gasping, I feel weightless as my body lifts and presses into his chest. King Harvey remains over me, staying chest to chest with me.

He studies my face closely but says nothing.

The warmth of his power covers my body entirely, and finally, the surging weightless power leaves me.

My body falls on the bed and he stands.

“I have cheated for you, Elena. I have given you some of my power. That is only allowed during emergencies. I consider us going to this unknown party as an emergency. Lie if anyone asks, that you have been training. More of your luna power shall be unlocked. Not all, but you will have more control and more power to draw from. Show me your new power and we can go to the party. Is that fair?” King Harvey’s voice is controlled, but his silver eyes show me he is livid.

“I…am sorry to hurt you. But my point stands.” I look at my husband in the face. “I mean it, King Harvey.”

“Prove your point, my mate. Show me your power.”

I nod at King Harvey, who walks out of our bedroom.