Chapter 26. The Coercion

Luna Asterbelle's POV

The awkward aura that surrounded Joseph and me still hasn’t faded, even after a whole day has gone by. Luckily, we were separated once more, as I was required to move on to the second task that I had to finish within the same day. I was kind of expecting to see the same man who assisted me on the previous mission, but somebody else greeted me.

"Have you been counting on how long it has been since the last time that we encountered each other, Luna?" King Dawn mumbled as he stretched his arms sideways, as if to welcome me with his attempt to embrace me. "Your second task is simple. All that you have to do is to spend a night with me," he said with a grin on his lips.

I felt my cheeks heating up for a second, realizing how much men these days keep trying to get closer to me physically. "Then what? You’re going to steal my blood away and do whatever you desire? As much as I want to clear all of these tasks that I’m supposed to do, I’d rather choos