Kael held his son close as he stared toward the cave entrance.
His crimson eyes glinted with quiet possessiveness as a silent decision settled in his heart.
It didn't matter if Sisi wanted to leave, he would find a way to make her stay.
It also didn't matter if she wasn't his fated mate either. He had severed that bond long ago, and for all he knew, his fated mate might already have built a family with another man. After all, no woman would wait for a cursed bastard like him, right?
Yes, Kael knew he was selfish.
But he had always been selfish and willful, just like how he took Jojo with him and hid his real name, so he would never know his true identity and curse until he was old enough to accept it.
If Sisi refused to comply, then he would devise a way to make her.
He was a king, after all. His will bent other beastmen, conquered tribes, make anyone who dare to challenge him submit to his power, and he had never wanted anything more than this.
To bind her to his side.
