*VICKY*
200 years ago…
As the moonlight shone through the window into my bedroom, I awoke to find myself next to Jacob, shrouded in the warmth of his skin. I had never felt more at home. For more than a month, the two of us had been glued together, immersed in the erotic pleasures of the harem. I still attended council meetings and make executive decisions, but in my time away, I left all the government affairs to Baden.
I cared about the throne and my people—it was the reason I usurped it. But once Jacob was found, it was as if everything else didn't matter anymore. The politics, the wars…nothing else mattered but the man lying beside me, entirely healthy and alive.
As my mate, his physical fitness had improved tremendously, especially in bed. We could even make love for one night an
