Page 32 of Princess

“I’ll see it done.”

“I am pissed off that you let me sleep, but we’ll deal with that later.”I folded my arms.“What really infuriates me is that Lesley Barnes has the information we need.I broke her damn leg, and she still wouldn’t talk.”My jaw tightened.“We need a torture expert.Or something.”

King’s expression darkened.“Or something.My answer is to simply kill her.She’s not worth the headache she causes.”

I smirked.“What if we use her as bait?”

King’s lips pulled back in an evil grin.“Okay, maybe I like your plan more than mine.”He tilted his head slightly, watching me.“Do you have a plan?”

“Not yet, but I will,” I said as my head spun through possibilities.

“Are the new children settled?”he asked.

“They’re in the lower hall.I had beds moved in, and we’ll sort out additional details tomorrow.Two of the older teens will attend the meeting in the morning.”I shrugged.“I guess this morning.”

His gaze held mine.“And what’s your plan for right now?”His voice dipped slightly, the heat behind his eyes unmistakable.

“Not that,” I said, leaning in and giving him a quick kiss before moving away.“I need food delivered to the argument room, and my guards there as soon as possible.”

King sighed dramatically but stood and placed me on my feet.

“Unfortunately, I need to pee first,” I said.

He chuckled.

I narrowed my eyes.“After our prince is born, you and I are going to have a long discussion about appropriate times to laugh.We’ll be in warrior forms with claws bared.”

His grin widened.“I can’t wait.”

Then he pulled me in close, and just before our lips met, he whispered, “Our princess.”

He stole my breath and gave me no chance to argue about our child.Within a minute, the sudden need for the bathroom cut our make-out session short.Frustrated but refocused, I told King to gather the guard.

“I had sent Nokita south to be with Maylin, so we were down one.No, two, with Alden out chasing hellhounds.”

“Okay.We’ll make do.”

While King gathered the men, I went to the argument room, my gaze drawn to Labyrinth’s chair.I had to replace him, but how could I?He had been a man of few words, and he hadn’t always been on my side, but he stood with me when I made the final decision.A small smile tugged at my lips at the memory of him going head-to-head with Beck.

I began eating the food on the table allowing memories of Labyrinth to fill me until my grin was a full smile.It still hurt to think of him, but my chest lightened just a bit.

Nokita entered the room, and my smile disappeared.

“I thought you were going to Maylin,” I said.

“She’s coming here.I stopped at the shipyard and spoke to Eagle.He told me what happened.I sent Warriors to escort Maylin and Che here.She should arrive tomorrow.”His expression darkened.“The large hellhound is a problem.”

I exhaled sharply.“You must be thinking what we are.”

“Knet,” he growled, the name carrying a sharp edge of rage.

King strode in, dropping into the seat beside me.“He’s mine,” he declared.

I gave him a warning look, a low growl escaping before I spoke.“Beck said those same words before, but Nova has a special place in her black heart for him.”

King held up his hands.“I don’t mess with Nova.”

“What if the first person to find him gets the honor of killing him?”Nokita suggested.

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