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Though he towered over me, I held my chin high, refusing to break from his intimidating stare.
“You will not be my concubine.” He tilted his head, watching me intently. “You will be the mother of my heir.”
I blinked several times, my pulse quickening. “What?” I whispered.
“You are the highest born light fae female of all the kingdoms. The magick of your bloodline is the strongest and most potent. Combined with my bloodline, our child, my heir, will be the most powerful wraith fae ever born. And our alliance will unite our kingdoms. Undermyrule.”
I focused on breathing and not fainting at the shock of what he was declaring to me, demanding of me.
“There is only one problem, my lord. I have no magick.” None that was of use anyway. More like a curse than a gift. “It was all stripped awayfiveyears ago in Näkt Mir.”
His smile was feral as he dipped his head lower. “No lies between us, Princess.”
“It’s true,” I snapped. Though not entirely.
He smirked. “I’m aware you can no longer fly.”
I flinched. Though it was a cold hard fact, no one dared ever say it aloud. The wraith king spilled my hard reality like it was nothing at all, water pouring out of a pitcher.
“That doesn’t matter,” he continued casually. “Whatever you believe you have lost does not change your bloodline. It remains the same. Do you accept the terms?”
I blinked in astonishment, anger vibrating through me. “The terms to give you an heir in exchange for my entire kingdom?” I asked, incredulous.
“I will rule Lumeria as I will Northgall, with fairness and care for its people. As long as you adhere to your end of the bargain.”
I stared in utter shock. He wasn’t jesting. He wanted my compliance and apparently my womb in exchange for the safety and prosperity of my people.
“What becomes of me after I give you an heir?” I stammered in complete disbelief. “And what if it is female?”
“The firstborn healthy child you give to me will be my heir. Male or female.”
I couldn’t help the scoff that escaped past my lips. “A female wraith queen? I thought your kind had no queens.” For the histories of dark fae had all verified there never had been one.
His smirk widened. “We do not co-rule with any other, that is true. But if my firstborn is a daughter, then I will teach her to rule as a proper wraith fae monarch.”
“Firstborn? Are you expecting more than one child from me?”
One shoulder lifted in a casual shrug, which was not disarming in the least. “You may enjoy my company in your bed and decide to give me more.”
I gasped and stepped back, clenching my fists at my sides so I wouldn’t haul back and punch him in the face.
He laughed. Actually laughed. And the sound was irritatingly pleasant. Ihatedhim.
Exhaling a hard breath, I stated clearly, “I will not want one moment more in your bed than what is legally required. It’s bad enough you’re forcing me into this.”
“I’m not forcing anything at all.” His amused demeanor vanished. “You are welcome to refuse.”
“And if I refuse, you will continue your war, burn the whole city of Issos to the ground, I presume?”
He lifted that same shoulder in a casual shrug again.
Holding onto my control by a bare thread, I then asked, “What becomes of me once I’ve served my purpose and given you an heir?”
His voice had morphed into the colder timbre I’d heard him use with his father the second before he beheaded him.
“I’ll keep you here in this luxurious apartment in the palace of Näkt Mir, which befits your station. Or there is another castle to the north of Silvantis. Windolek Castle is small but comfortable. Farther away.” His eyes softened for only a second, then they were hard again. “You may live there, far from me, if that is your wish. Or you may return to Issos if you prefer.”
“And leave my child behind?”
