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Maddie rubbed my thigh gently and I relaxed just a little. I forced myself to take a deep breath.

“Thank you, Alpha,” I said, my voice trembling with anger. “I will think about everything you shared with us and I will make sure that both my mate and my throne are safe.”

Alpha Alistair nodded. “I am always at your service, my King. Please use me if you need me.”

I nodded and motioned toward the door. “We need to discuss this, Alpha. Please give us some privacy.”

Alpha Alistair stood up immediately.

“Of course, my King,” he said and bowed. “I will see you tonight at the opening ceremony.”

I nodded and watched him leave the room.

“What are we going to do?” Will asked as soon as Alpha Alistair walked out of my office and closed the door.

“We are going to talk to Mike,” I said, gritting my teeth. “Right the fuck now.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR – A Minute Alone

Madeline’s POV

I could feel how much Dimitri needed me.

He kept flinching, squeezing my hand, and his anger kept washing over him in intense waves.

“Can we please have a minute alone?” I asked, looking at Will.

He furrowed his brows a little and glanced toward the door.

“Mike will be here any moment now,” he said.

“Please, Will,” I said, giving him a pleading look.

He looked at Dimitri and sighed.

“We will wait outside,” he mumbled as he stood up and looked at Ellie and Ali. “Come on.”

I took a deep breath as I watched them all leave the room. Dimitri looked like he didn’t even realize that the three of them had left.

I climbed onto his lap as soon as Will closed our office door.

“I am here, my love,” I said softly and cupped his cheeks. “I am in your arms. I am right here.”

I leaned in and placed a soft kiss on his cheeks. He grabbed my hips tightly and I could feel that his claws elongated.

“I am here, Skol,” I said as I moved my lips to his jaw. “I love you.”

He growled and his canines elongated as well. I left a trail of soft kisses all the way from his jaw to his lips. I kissed him as softly as I could. His canines were on the way, but I didn’t mind. It was a part of him and Skol and I loved them as much as I loved every other part of him.

I caressed his cheeks with my thumbs as I placed a soft kiss on the tip of his nose.

“I am here,” I repeated quietly. “I love you. I love you so much.”

He growled again and I felt his hand run up my back. He tangled his fingers into my hair and held me in place. His claws weren’t there anymore.

“I love you,” I told him again. “I am yours. No one else can have me. No one else will have me. No one will take me away from you.”

Even if someone did, I would never stop loving my mate. I belonged to him since the moment I came to this world and I would belong to him until the moment I took my last breath.

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