It seemed like forever, but after Lukas realized she wasn’t leaving he decided to shift back.
Mia shifted back within seconds. She had been waiting for him.
“Lukas” she looked into his pained eyes and brushed a strand of hair from his face. He let her cover his face in kisses and finally relented some more, taking her in his arms. They were naked but for now- they needed to talk
“I’m listening” he told her as she wept in his arms.
She explained everything she had felt her whole life. The pressures of finding the right mate. Of being told for the entirety of her life that one day she would be queen and that she would need a King to make her stronger. How she had been valued for her looks and not for her skills or heart or brains. That she felt compelled to fight this - the need fo
