Chapter 65

Daevishk woke as the day dipped towards evening and eased out from under his mate carefully so as not to wake her. He wrapped the bed cover around her to keep her warm during his absence and used the bathroom. He paused at the foot of the bed and gazed down at his beautiful mate, his heart tightening almost painfully in his chest. His. His mate. His beautiful mate. His beautiful mate who he needed to feed before before Nadyr s evening submission to Rikash required him to upset her again, he grimaced as he pulled on his trousers. After another rape by Nadyr, his mate would realise that it was going to occur with frequency, and he knew that realisation would come with considerable distress. He sighed as he eased the den door closed behind him. His father sat on the couch flicking through a datapad. "My mate is asleep in the other chamber," Krithdeker said in explanation for his presence, setting the pad aside and rising to his feet. "She began her fertile time y