Chapter 15

Giselle's POV

"This is going to be your new living quarters from now on. If you need anything please don't hesitate to tell me," Cynthia motioned me into the room ahead of her. I walked into a huge room that was almost twice the size of my own room in my former pack. The room was draped in black and white with a huge dressing room and a floor to ceiling window. It was adjoined by an office and a huge bathroom. The bedside table was filled with makeup and skin products that I had never seen before.

This room was majestic and beautiful and I could see Cole had gone extra miles to make sure the room was comfortable and perfect for me to live in. I started to look around the room when I noticed that there was already some men's clothing in the dressing room alongside a few women's clothing.

"Why is there men's clothing in my room?," I asked Cynthia, who was still standing at the door waiting for my order.

"It's Cole's clothing. You will be sharing a room with him"

"What?. Does Cole know about this?. We haven't even gone through the mating ceremony or our wedding yet. How can we both stay in the same room?"

"Well from what I know Cole was the one that suggested it. I think he did that because he wants to protect you. Like I said before the palace is not a nice place and you'll be better protected when you're next to him"

"I guess I'll have to be careful then. I want to take a nap and rest a little but before that I need to eat something. Can you help me get some food to eat?," I asked Cynthia, just now realizing how I had only eaten once in the last twenty four hours.

She bowed in affirmation and left the room leaving me to my thoughts once again. Finally I was here in the royal palace. Something told me this was just the beginning of my path. I sighed suddenly feeling restless once again.

I couldn't bring myself to tell Cole especially with the circumstances of our union but being pregnant and still not marked was taking a toll on me. I was slowly losing my strength and my baby was sucking up my energy at an alarming rate. It was common for a she-wolf to draw her energy from her mate during this period of pregnancy but I just couldn't bring myself to do it, especially since we would be using the same room now. The thought of even sharing a room with Cole made me blush red.

After eating I soaked in the bath tub for over thirty minutes before deciding I had enough. By the time I was done dressing up I was exhausted. The pregnancy was really making me weak and tired all the time.

I wanted to wait for Cole because I had some questions regarding what he said earlier about how dangerous the palace is. If I was going to be careful I needed to know who I can trust and more importantly know the details about his estrangement with his father.

Before long I grew tired of waiting for him and I slid into a restless sleep filled with disturbing dreams. One in particular was of my child being killed as soon as he was born and I was busy awakened to consciousness screaming viciously. For a second I looked around fearfully, not recognizing where I was.

I couldn't control my heart racing as fear and pain crowded my thoughts and I couldn't think properly. A hand reached out for me and held me closely pulling me into a warm embrace and I realized it was Cole sitting beside me. My terrified screams must have woken him up as I took note of his disheveled and tired eyes.

"Are you ok now?," he asked worriedly, a hint of concern and worry in his voice while he continued to pat my back. His forehead was creased with sweat despite the coldness of the room and I felt grateful to him.

"I'm fine now. Thank you. It's just that I had a terrible nightmare and it really frightened me. I guess maybe it's just the new environment that's getting to me," I said, trying to assure him.

Cole bit his lips in frustration cursing. "I should have asked you first before making our sleeping arrangements but I figured I would be able to protect you and our child better if you were near"

"No it's not your fault. It's just with the pregnancy and all, it just making me more tired and weaker than I usually am"

I still didn't want to tell him it was mostly because we still haven't done the marking ceremony yet, that was why the baby was draining my energy.

I reached for the light on the bed stand beside the bed and turned in so I could see clearly but I probably shouldn't have. Right at the foot of the bed where I left him was a shirtless Cole with nothing on him but a trouser. His hair was a tousled mess as he raked his hands through it and I blushed red just watching him. He must have been undressing when I woke up from the nightmare.

I quickly looked away in embarrassment not wanting him to see how much he still affected me.

"Why are you shirtless?," I uttered accusingly, struggling to keep my voice cool.

"Oh. I was just about to take a shower when I heard your screams. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. I can just take a shower in the guest room upstairs," he said, moving to take his shirt from where he'd dropped it earlier.

I groaned internally. My tone of voice must have sounded accusing seeing as how he was apologizing.

"No, it's fine. It's also your room too. You can go on and use the bathroom here"

I tried to go back to sleep again after I heard Cole walking towards the bathroom but I couldn't fall back to sleep again. It seemed sleep had decided to evade me again. I heard the water running in the bathroom and I couldn't help but remember the night I'd first met Cole. My body thrummed with desire again as I remembered the way his hands moved over my body slowly, his lips caressing the neck of my neck and his eyes looking at me with desire and hunger.

I shuddered inwards and I could feel my body grow tighter with hunger and frustration. Sweats beads formed around my forehead and I placed my face into the pillow and screamed in frustration. I can't believe I was imagining the feel of his naked body against mine when he'd clearly drawn lines between us. I kept telling myself it was crazy to feel any attraction for him.

If only I could tell my heart to reason the way my mind did. This was an entirely new territory for me and it scared the hell out of me. I had never given much thought to matters about sex and had only been interested in it because it was my duty to bring forth heirs as Luna. Even when I was betrothed to Jared, I had never enjoyed sex with him before but now it was different. I've never wanted anyone the way I wanted Cole right

I can still vividly remember the tingles that ran through my skin at his touch and the way my body responded towards him. I heard the shower turn off and I immediately pretended to be asleep. The last thing I wanted was for Cole to see me in this state although I can already imagine he would be able to smell my desire for him as soon as he walked into the room.

Cole's POV

I stepped into the bedroom after a late night shower when I caught a distinct scent waft past me. I can never forget that scent because it was how Giselle had smelled when I slept with her that night.

I froze in shock. Was Giselle thinking about me?. I watched her carefully still lying on the bed, her hair now untied from the loose bun she had previously tied atop her head, strewn all over the pillow. She was pretending to be asleep, I noticed amusingly.

I watched her for a long time still standing there at the entrance of the bathroom, a piece of towel tied around my waist and my hair still wet, dripping water all over the floor. Her scent continued to draw me in and it caused my shaft to harden in response.

When I had decided to marry her and take her along with me to the pack I had never envisioned we would be a normal married couple. Heck I didn't even know if she liked me. I hadn't expected to satisfy my sexual urges just because we would be married although it was getting increasingly difficult to keep that promise.

Shrugging out of my thoughts, I moved to get dressed and call it a night. It had been a hell of a day and I shouldn't make it worse by sleeping with the enemy's daughter.

I moved to grab a pillow from the bed when Giselle moved her fingers, brushed mine and held it. I stood transfixed to the spot not knowing what to do when Giselle let out a low moan and pulled me closer. All thoughts and reasons flew through the window and I knew I couldn't run away from her anymore.