Xiersa smiled slightly, "Hurry up then, this whole thing is making me bored." Faking a yawn and pretending to sleep, she closed her eyelids and sleot on her side.
But to her surprise, he lied on top of her back, pulling her chin upward and removing the hair from her nape. Exposing the pale neck underneath him, his fangs elongated and his breathe moistened her skin.
"Wha-wha-t?!" Xiersa banged her head backward, hoping to injure or knockout the emperor. Yet he was able see through her plan and evaded her, pinning her body beneathe him.
"I thought you said I should go ahead with it." He teased.
"But you shouldn't mark me! Have you gone mad!?" Xiersa tried twisting her body to break free, but the difference in weight and power is overwhelmingly great.
She panics, even her mate didn't mark her and now this beast wants to claim her as his!
Ragus chuckled and grazed his sharp teeth over her bare skin. "How does it feel to be powerless now?"
Xiersa growled in frustration, if only she has her wolf now. "Just kill me. I'd rather die than lie with a swine like you!"
Ragus opened his mouth and attempted to bury his fangs on her skin, but she covered her exposed neck with a pillow.
"If you want to take me, just do it! Why would you mark someone you would eliminate later? It doesn't make sense!" Xiersa is bewildered with the fact that the Alpha seeks a bond with her and not just use her for temperary entertainment.
The Alpha whispered in her ear, "Having your body is fun, but having your mind is better. Don't you agree? Isn't that the best way to break your enemies?" He threw the pillow away, his claws appearing from his fingers. Feathers blew out of the punctured clothe bag.
Ragus is partially tranforming to his were form. His wolf is most probably desiring to get violent.
"Are you unable to charm anyone, Your Majesty, that would resort to do this to an insignificant person like me? Surely anyone would suit your fancy. Why don't you mark a turnip somewhere and be done with it?" Xiersa struggled underneath him, but when she finally thought she can escape, the emperor just flipped her to face him. Her whole curvature for him to see.
The emperor's green eyes have shifted to gold, his face undiscernable. His body is shaking and his aura emitting a sweet alluring scent.
Xiersa's heart palpitated erratically. That's a man trying to placate his wolf, but at the same time, engulfing and trapping its prey by numbing their senses.
Ragus voice changed, a combination of his wolf and his own voice. "Now you are pushing me to embrace another woman, when you have placed this curse on me."
"Wh-what curse?" Xiersa is a soldier, a fighter all her life. She hasn't used or is knowledgeable with inflicting curses.
But before she can get her answer, the emperor bit her strongly on the neck, almost causing her to get crushed under such force.
She pounded his chest hard but to no avail. Her breathing went to a halt as the Alpha used his scent to weaken her. Warm blood gushed out of her wounds, and still not satisfied, Ragus dug once more on her shoulders, causing her to yelp in agony.
If only he decided to tear her neck instead, but now she felt a fog on her mind and small bright lights glittering one by one in the horizon. Voices came from the pack bond starting from whispers to more audible speeches.
"No! No!" She realized how many people would have access to her mind. While she can place her mental barriers, she won't be able to deny the Alpha.
Ragus knelt before her and kissed her hand. "Now Xiersa, would you like to give your master a kiss?" His voice is sweet and inviting, but his words is laced with command.
Xiersa realized, much to her dismay, that her body is moving on its own. She swears she can almost hear her own lost wolf beckoning her to follow Ragus' desires. She moved her face closer to him, her back arching in submission.
Slap!
Xiersa managed to strengthen her mental barriers in time but she injured herself by hitting the emperor. Her wrist broke and went limp.
She clutched her hand and bit her lip, fighting the urge to shed a tear. She had much more heavier injuries in the past. This is nothing.
The emperor looked down at her and turned his face away. He appeared to be offended or hurt? Xiersa is unable to tell.
"I'll send a healer here. I'll let you off for now, but remember that you can't continue refusing me."
The doors of the chamber opened, but the emperor shifted and jumped out of the window.
The maid Belle looked at me and my sorry state. "Don't worry, the emperor has called for a doctor. I hope you can endure it until then."
One of the maids that stayed at the door looked at Xiersa in sheer hate. "Now this criminal is now a part of our pack! I can't believe this!"
Belle reached for a wet towel to clean Xiersa's face. "I guess we should welcome you now. What is your name by the way?" She asked.
Xiersa deliberated for a second. "Xiersa... That's my name."
Belle froze, dread overcoming her face. "Did you say Xiersa?"