Chapter 27. Hello, My Queen

Anna May

Hello, mate.

"I...hi, " Anna swallowed hard. This was more than she expected.

The lycan beast sitting on his hunches in the middle of their room was man’s worst nightmare. His eyes were blood red. Gleaming. Long white canines rested on his maw. She was pretty sure that if he opened his jaws, every tooth would be sharp like knives. His paws were shaped like hands and feet except they had long curved ivory nails, thick fur covering every part of his muscled body that was built to kill.

I will never hurt you mate.

Her eyes softened in an instant, replacing the glimmer of fear. His voice held vulnerability despite its gruffness.

I know. I trust you.

Slowly, afraid she might spook him, she took a step toward his gigantic form. Then another. And another. Until she stood a foot away from him.

Now, she knew why the ceiling was too cathedral-like high in their very spacious master suite.

His menacing eyes were alert, observing he