Chapter 78: Happy
Rebecca’s POV
When I finally woke up, I felt like my whole body had been run over by a truck. Every muscle ached, and a dull throb pulsed between my thighs from the brutal intensity of last night.
When I forced my eyes open, I realized it was already morning. The heavy, dark atmosphere of the red room was gone; the curtains were open, letting the bright morning sunlight stream across the messy sheets.
I looked around the room, shivering slightly, and my eyes landed on Alpha Kaden. He was already dressed, sitting quietly behind his large wooden desk.
Our eyes met across the room. I swallowed hard, forcing myself to sit up despite the deep soreness in my bones. Clutching the sheet tightly to my chest, I greeted him plainly. "Good morning."
He didn’t respond. It wasn’t like I expected him to, anyway. Monsters didn’t give polite morning greetings.
Slowly, painfully, I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. I stood up, keeping the sheet wrapped around me as I looked around the floor for my panties. But as I moved, the memory of my desperate hopes from last night came rushing back. I stopped, biting my lip before I lost my courage.
"Alpha Kaden," I spoke up, my voice tight and small. "About our deal... When will Stephanie be moved to a better room?"
He kept his cold eyes fixed on me, his face showing absolutely no emotion. "I am not doing it," he said flatly.
My heart shattered into a million pieces. A heavy wave of sadness washed over me, but I wasn’t entirely surprised. I was just trying my luck. I mean, why should a heartless king like him actually do something kind for me? I was just a slave to him.
But before I could even hang my head in defeat, he spoke again. "I did something else."
Tears gathered in my eyes, blurring my vision. Fear gripped my throat as I thought of the worst possible outcome. "Please... please don’t tell me you killed her," I whispered, my voice trembling.
Kaden sighed, leaning back in his chair. "The healer said you need to eat good food. You need to be healthy and happy so you can conceive a strong heir easily."
I frowned, looking at him in utter confusion. I wiped a stray tear from my cheek. "What does this have to do with Stephanie?"
"Because of that, I have released her from the dungeons," Kaden stated, his tone businesslike. "She has been reinstated. From now on, she is to be your personal maid."
The words hit me like a shockwave. Stephanie was free? She was coming back to me?
A huge, uncontrollable wave of pure joy burst through my chest, completely erasing the pain in my body. A bright, emotional laugh escaped my lips. "Kaden... you’re lying!"
He scowled, his alpha pride flaring. "I am not lying. I told you, I am doing this for the health of the baby—"
I didn’t care about his excuses. I didn’t care about his rules or his reasons. Without a single thought, the sheet dropped from my body, leaving me completely naked. I ran across the room toward him, threw myself onto his lap, and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" I cried into his shoulder, hugging him with everything I had.
In a sudden rush of pure, impulsive gratitude, I pulled back, gripped his face, and pressed my lips hard against his in a deep, passionate kiss.
The moment our lips met, reality slammed back into my brain. What the hell am I doing? Shocked by my own boldness, I instantly pulled away, my face burning bright red. I scrambled to get off his lap, my voice shaking as I backed up. "I—I’m sorry! I’m so sorry, Alpha, I didn’t mean to—"
But he didn’t look angry. In fact, his dark eyes were burning with a strange, heavy heat as he tracked my movement.
"Thank you," I whispered again, crossing my arms over my bare chest, suddenly very aware of my nudity.
Kaden frowned, trying to look strict, though his breathing had grown heavy. "Don’t get the wrong idea. I told you, I am not doing this for you."
"Even if it’s for the baby... thank you," I said, a genuine smile lighting up my face for the first time in months.
"Don’t you two dare to do something foolish again," he warned, his voice dangerous. "If she helps you step out of line, she goes straight back to the cells."
"No, we won’t. I promise," I said quickly, shaking my head.
Satisfied, I turned around to grab my clothes from the floor so I could finally dress. But before I could take a single step away, Kaden’s large, rough hand snaked out. He grabbed my bare ass tightly, his fingers digging into my sore flesh and pulling me right back against his chest.
"Not so fast," he growled in my ear, his hot breath sending shivers down my spine. "You think a simple thank you is enough for a royal favor? You have to thank me properly."
Before I could even gasp, he pulled me flush against him and slammed his mouth onto mine.
The kiss wasn’t gentle; it was hungry, demanding, and full of sudden, burning lust. As his tongue tangled with mine, his hands moved with speed. Without breaking the kiss, his fingers tore at the tie of his sweatpants. He pushed the pants down, and his thick, rock-hard cock sprang out, fully aroused and pulsing against my thigh.
Kaden gripped my hips with bruising force, lifting my naked body into the air as if I weighed nothing at all. I instinctively wrapped my hands around his neck to keep from falling.
He didn’t wait. He didn’t ease into it. With one powerful, upward thrust, he planted his thick shaft balls-deep inside me, stretching my sore, wet pussy completely wide.
I screamed into his mouth, my fingers clawing into his shoulders as the sudden, overwhelming fullness stretched me to the absolute limit right there at his desk. And then he began to thrust upwards.
