The Crown's Entrapment

Darius had a wide and loving smile on his face as he stare at Xen in his arms.

"Look at you getting so wasted," he grinned to himself as carried his mate to his room. "Truly, you have no control."

Xen's face soured as she retorted, "Hah! I-It's all your f-fault! Put me down now! I c-can w-walk!" She wriggled in his arms as she cried out, "Put me down, you w-wolf!"

"And what will you do if I won't, love?" Darius teased. Seeing Xen like this was amusing, and he was delighted that he got a front-row seat to such a spectacle.

"I w-will... b-bite you," she mumbled aloud.

True enough, Xen moved in such a way that as soon as she reached his neck, she bit him. However, instead of pain, Darius groaned as the bite emanated pleasure. With every second that her lips stayed on his neck, a thousand jolts traveled all throughout his body, making him stop walking as he cradled her in his arms.

"This... Ahhh..." Darius groaned. "Xen... Do you know what you just did to me?"

If only this Xen knew just how much torment she was giving him ever since that night when he got to give her pleasure. He even thought he could do more to her before Jayra interrupted them with the sad news about their deceased Seer.

As if responding to his question, Xen suddenly sprung free from his arms, seemingly ignoring his blabbering as she shakily walked ahead of him in the hallway. She was still swaying with each step, her words as slurred as ever as she accused him of... something.

"Ah... I b-bit you b-becaussssse... y-you deserved thaaaaatt..." Xen slurred out, her head swaying against the nonexistent breeze. "H-howwww d-darrrre y-you... c-cheat on m-me!"

Darius frowned at her words, "Huh?! Cheat?"

He immediately held Xenia's shoulders steady, trying his best to help her walk without swaying. "Y-yeah... T-that Clara! Hah! I'm s-ssssure she has this.... hidden agenda for offering me.... that d-drink!" she weakly accused with blushing cheeks.

"S-Shee's niiiccee though.... But I won't be surprised if s-ssshe getss closer to me.... K-keep your e-enemiessss closer, yesss? T-that woman! She r-reallllly thinks I'll llllet her get you away from meeee?! Hah! She'sss a friiendd... but I'll g-give her..."

Without warning, Xen's body almost lurched onto the floor, Darius almost barely just fast enough to catch her mid-fall. Pulling her back upright, they locked gazes as he held her, Xen suddenly smiling at him as if he was the brightest thing in the room.

"Y-You're kindaa handssome... you know..."

Darius groaned at what he just heard her say. Did she really mean those words? She found him handsome?

"You really need to lie down, Xen," he grunted aloud, his own self-control starting to fray the longer he held her in his arms. "You're far too drunk for this."

"A-Ahhh.... But thatt'ssss- E-Eh?!"

Shaking his head, he ignored whatever random mumbling Xen was about to utter in favor of focusing on the task at hand. Hearing her throw out her drunken praises was liable to make him lose control, and he'd be damned if he ever took advantage of his mate while she was like this.

[Why not?] Zeus cackled inside his head. [Isn't this the best time to do so?]

[I'm not going to take away any more of her choices, dammit,] Darius growled at his opportunistic wolf. [If she's going to give herself away, I want it to be decided when she's of sound mind and body.]

"Daaarrriiusss...."

Even now, every instinct on his body screamed at him to take her, to make her his while her inhibitions were thoroughly destroyed by the liquor. However, his self-control prevailed, allowing him to reach her chambers without any incident despite his princess thrashing and wailing his name over his shoulder.

"P-Put me doooowwwnn.... Darrriuusss...."

Her words might be slurred, but they were still just as strong as the king unceremoniously tossed her onto her bed. Her luscious body bounced against the mattress, her more voluptuous parts bouncing alongside her before she rolled to a stop. Darius could only look on in indecision as Xen tossed and turned on her bed, her face upside down as she gawked at him.

"Eeehh.... Hehe...."

Darius sighed at the admittedly pathetic show of restraint in front of him. Xen was completely undone, her dress practically coming undone as her hands... wait, what in the world was she doing!?

"Put your clothes back on this instant," he growled aloud, his desperation almost coming out as he turned his gaze away from her.

"B-But it's hot..." Xen panted aloud, making it even harder for him to ignore her as her sultry voice echoed throughout her room. "Sssweatttyy..."

For a few seconds, Darius did his best to resist temptation, only to fail immediately as he let his gaze roam Xen's half-naked body. Sure enough, she was telling the truth in the fact that she was drenched in sweat. Her dress practically clung to her sweaty body, making things infinitely worse as his inner wolf howled in impatience.

[Take her already! She's practically screaming at you to do it!]

Darius groaned against his baser instincts, forcing himself to move away from her in an effort to grab a few towels for her to use. He was definitely not aroused! Not one bit!

"Darrroouuissss?"

"Here," the king tossed her a few towels, conveniently ignoring the fact that she just mispronounced his name. "Pat yourself down."

"Ookay..."

Like a petulant child, Xen weakly sat up from her bed, her dress practically drooping off her shoulders as she reached for the towels. Darius could only watch as she tried and failed to clean herself, her drunken self being too uncoordinated to even dry herself.

"E-ehhh.... Ehh...."

Darius just wanted to die as he watched his mate uselessly pat herself down, her flailings coming out cute enough that he almost wanted to help her. But he really shouldn't. Just getting near her while she was in this state was a guarantee that his instincts would just run away from him.

"E-Ehh! D-Dariiuusss...."

To his chagrin, Xen was practically tearing up as she looked up at him. She was so pathetic while she was like this that he couldn't help but just want to help her.

"H-Help...."

The king sighed. There was no escaping her, wasn't there....

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A/N: A few more Golden Tickets to reach 100 GT. Keep voting for 5 chapters to be released instead of just 2 chapters every time we receive 100 Golden Tickets. Thanks.