Were Slave (2010) Read Online Free PDF

words.
Murmurs from the men worked their way around the table.
    Wonderful. Nayla shot them a warning glare. "Continue on
with the meeting, gentlemen. This conversation is none of your concern."
    The men bristled but they obeyed and began discussing the
next order of business. When she was certain everyone, including Fenton, had
given their attention elsewhere, she turned back to her guard.
    "Thank you for coming to me with this, Saul." Lord, how
would she deal with this? "Have any Queens from the past had this problem?"
    "No, my Queen. This is new. I'm afraid you may have chosen
the alpha male of the pack. I've heard they're more resistant to taking orders
and are difficult to tame."
    "I see." So Mace was their leader. He'd certainly proven to
her he was a clever being. His tongue was sharp and his mind quick. But what
did that say of his pack? Even if they were all intelligent beings, did that
stop them from killing? Or did their intellect help them from being caught? If
the Great War had proven anything, it had shown how savage the Weres could be.
They'd attempted to take over the entire continent, but humans, with help from
the Vampires, had thwarted their efforts and nearly exterminated them. Now,
only a minute number of packs roamed the continent.
    Nayla pressed her fingers to her temples. Yes, Weres were dangerous.
She'd experienced that firsthand. But Mace hadn't hurt her last night. She
couldn't deny that. He'd pleased her and then he'd let her slip from the bed
without a scratch.
    In any case, she couldn't be certain she was making the
right decision by starving the prisoners. She jutted out her chin, satisfied
with her decision. "Until I'm confident the Weres in the dungeon are a threat,
I want them to be fed and cleaned, starting with the women. If any cause
trouble, their privileges will be revoked. Understood?"
    Saul nodded. "Yes, my Queen."
    "My Queen?" Fenton stood, interrupting again. The room grew
silent and all eyes looked to her. "I couldn't help but overhear. I don't mean
to speak out of place, but--"
    "Then don't, Councilman." Why did the man continually
question her?
    "The people will not like your decision, my Queen. Surely,
you must know that."
    "I'm aware the people are frightened of the Weres but I'm
not wavering on this ruling. If you want to take issue with it, bring it to the
next session. This one is adjourned." Nayla took a deep breath. She rarely went
against her country's popular opinion but her gut told her she needed to do it
just this once.
    And she refused to even consider having Mace taken away from
her. No, not after last night. Not after she realized what she'd been missing.
If the country didn't allow her to have a husband, fine. But she wouldn't give
up her new lover now, or possibly ever.
    * * * * *
    Nayla put her ear to the door but couldn't hear a sound.
What was he doing in there? In her bed chambers. And what the hell had she been
thinking when she'd requested he be sent here? A moment of temporary insanity,
she supposed. There was a lot of that happening lately.
    In her post-orgasm haze, she'd asked Saul to move him to her
room, which was usually her safe haven, not to be shared with anyone. In fact,
she'd rarely even allowed the maids to enter. If it hadn't been for that
fleeting fantasy of having Mace's warm body share her bed every night he would
still be locked up in the transition cell.
    Oh well. What's done is done.
    Besides, Saul had assured her they'd shackled his ankles to
the floor. But they hadn't restrained his wrists. He was too powerful.
Thankfully, they'd been able to board up the windows so he couldn't transform.
At least there was that.
    She held tight to the food tray the chef had prepared for
Mace and nodded to one of the three guards standing nearby. "Could you open the
door for me now?"
    "Yes, my Queen. Will you need assistance inside your
chambers?" the red-headed young man asked, his cheeks blushing with each word
spoken.
    "No, thank you. I'm sure I'll be