The Crown's Entrapment

Xenia barely slept through the night, and before she knew it, the sun was already about to rise. She shook her head as she rose.

She was so bothered with the memories that came back to her last night that it kept her mind whirring enough to stay awake. And yet in spite of it all, she was still trying to convince herself that it was all a dream. That even though a major part of her could tell that it was all real, it was still nothing but a hallucination.

“Calm down…”

Xenia mumbled to herself as she got out of her tent. Looking around, almost everyone was already awake and preparing to return to their journey. This also included Darius, who instantly greeted her the moment his eyes landed on her.

“Good morning, Xen. I trust you slept well?” Darius greeted her with a smile.

He seemed to be in a good mood. Before, the Werewolf King rarely smiled, often frowning whenever he looked at her.

Now, however… She noticed how he smiled more often ever since he had declared her as his mate to everyone. Still, she wondered when she would get used to his newfound joy. Seeing him like this made her heart flutter, and it was honestly confusing.

“I slept well, thank you,” Xenia answered with a half smile as she quickly walked past Darius, avoiding his eyes as she fought the urge to shake her head.

Even now, she was turning deep red from the intimate memories that kept flashing inside her head. His masculine scent and those luscious lips against her own… Why couldn’t she get rid of them?

Giving in, Xenia abruptly shook her head as she continued walking, trying desperately to clean her corrupted mind. Perhaps a distraction was in order?

Mind made up, she quickly headed towards Jayra, who was still yawning and stretching her arms.

“Come with me…” Xenia whispered as she hastily pulled her friend up and dragged her away from the others. Looking around, she made sure that they had enough distance away from others to talk to each other in private.

“What’s going on? Is everything alright?” Jayra asked with knitted brows, a worried look on her face as she rubbed her eyes.

“About the tartar berries… What are the effects of it?” Xenia asked.

“Oh, that? I was about to discuss that with you before, but there were more pressing matters that I honestly forgot to talk to you about it,” Jayra shrugged. “Why even ask that? You’re already cleared of it and perfectly fine.”

Xenia frowned and demanded, “Give me details about that poison, Jayra.”

“Fine then,” Jayra rolled her eyes.

“Hmmm… You see, that poison is a very deadly compound with a powerful aphrodisiac effect. Your body will feel like it’s burning, and you’ll need to… uhm… How do I say this…” she trailed off, looking for the right words.

“I suppose you have to experience some form of release for you to feel better. An orgasm, to be precise. If you haven’t had one, then the poison will quickly eat away at your entire body till you die…”

“What?!” Xenia burst out, her palm covering her mouth in disbelief. Quickly regaining her composure, however, she immediately pressed her lips together as she paranoidly looked around.

“In fact, I’m honestly curious on how you survived the poison by simply drinking the Werewolf King’s blood,” Jayra wondered with a teasing smile. “I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t be enough without the, you know… orgasm thing.”

Xenia’s face reddened in embarrassment at how Jayra was slowly piecing things together. She wasn’t born yesterday to not know what an orgasm was. She was fully aware of such things, but never in her wildest dreams did she think that she would ever act like that in front of the Werewolf King!

“Did you two do it already?” Jayra directly asked.

Xenia’s eyes widened as she retorted, “No!”

“Hmm… So tell me, how did you survive the poison without having an orgasm then?” Jayra asked with lifted brows.

“Keep your voice down!” Xenia harshly whispered out, looking around once more to make sure that no one was near them to hear their conversation. “At least give us some privacy.”

“Haha! Don’t worry, I already cast a blocking spell around us so no one will be able to hear us talking,” Jayra excitedly pointed out. “Feel free to speak your mind, my friend.”

“Ugh… Look at you, always enthusiastic about this kind of topic!” Xenia scoffed even as her heart hammered inside her chest. How in the world would she face Darius with her head held high now?

“Hah! As if you’re not!” Jayra teased back. “I can still remember how curious you are in asking about a lot of private stuff, and-”

“Stop that,” Xenia scolded with a pout. “For once, at least…”

Sure enough, her friend visibly reined herself in. Well, as much as she could, at least. She and Jayra were a pair that never ran out of things to talk about whenever they were together. The mage was like a sister to Xenia, and they always clicked whenever they were together.

Mineah, while she was her sister, was a private and quiet person, so she wasn’t able to share a lot of crazy things with her. Meanwhile, Jayra was someone that matched her, letting the princess let herself loose.

While she’d be unable to convince Mineah to go out of the castle in disguise and explore, Jayra was there for her to pull on. The mage had no choice but to be her companion at all times, and it made them forge a bond that only they could understand.

“We didn’t exactly do the deed, but I still managed to have an orgasm in some other way,” Xenia murmured, a flush creeping across her cheeks.

“Tell me more about it!!!” Jayra bluntly expressed her anticipation, keenly waiting for Xenia to tell her more details.

Xenia swallowed hard at her friend’s enthusiasm. Instead of answering her, she bit her lower lip as she looked at her friend. She worriedly asked, “Will he know that I remember it already? I mean… Will he be aware that I’ll remember what I did that night?”

It was a stupid question to ask. Xenia already knew the answer, and yet she somehow wanted to get some form of comforting answer from Jayra.

“Well, of course, he knows that you’ll eventually remember,” Jayra shrugged.

“If he’s well versed about the poison, then I’m sure he deliberately helped you with the orgasm. Truthfully, the only comforting answer you can get from me was that no one would be able to tell when you’ll remember it. So if you can just pretend that you don’t remember a thing and you’ll be fine. Act natural around King Darius like you used to. Don’t give him a hint that you feel awkward since you already remembered how you harassed him that night just so you can have your orgasm.” she answered with a giggle.

Shaking her head, Xenia just wanted to smack her friend upside her head for giggling nonstop. She just wouldn’t stop teasing her…

“Ah, I suddenly feel bad for the Werewolf King. It must’ve been tough for him since you’re also his mate,” Jayra chuckled. “But I salute his control! Beware, though… it’s probably only a matter of time before he snaps and just takes you like the hungry beast that he is! You do know how carnal desires for a werewolf are much very different from us humans, right?”