EZRA'S P.O.V
The moans leaving her mouth sent a thrill of excitement through me. A sound that my body reacts to on its own accord. My wolf was on edge, something he had never done before in the presence of a woman. I was glad I had requested the dining hall to be closed to the pack for the night. It not only gave me a chance to speak to her freely without having others hear, but now I see the effect she already had on me and that is also something nobody needed to witness. I would need to control myself better around her, especially in the company of others. The last thing I needed was a weakness. I haven't found a weakness within myself yet and I didn't plan to obtain one now.
'Use more of those sexy words, I can smell her, she wants us.' My wolf roared in my head.
'Not now, Kingston. This is not the time nor the place.' I tried reasoning with my wolf.
'Then when is it the time? I want her, she wants us. Right here, right now should be the time. Here on the table, her begging for it.'
I bit my lip to hold back my inner urges. She was a flower, a delicate flower. One that cannot be bruised by a rough touch, she needed to be delicately plucked. Which I had every intention of doing. Whether she wasn't worthy of producing an heir or not, she sparked an interest in me. One I simply refuse to ignore. She initiated a flame that was now burning inside of me. The only question was, if I gave in to these temptations, would I get burned in the end?
"So, no physical combat training, no Luna classes, no nothing. What would you be able to bring to the kingdom as its queen?" I asked.
"I would be willing to take any necessary courses or training to become what I am expected to be."
"You would take combat training?"
"I would your highness."
"Please, you're to be my queen, call me Ezra."
The formalness kind of felt strange coming from her mouth, plus my body begged to hear my name ripple off her tongue, even with her deaf accent. I've taken a liking to it already, the uniqueness of it makes me like it when she speaks.
"Okay, well then Ezra, I would be nothing more than pleased to start any necessary training to fill my role as the queen."
My name coming out of her mouth sent another wave of desire through my body. If I didn't calm down, I would most certainly rip off that silky black dress and ravish her body like a savage. But I would give her some time, not much, but definitely wouldn't take her on the first night, even if my body begged me to. She knows her duties and what she was contracted to do, but I was no animal. I mean, technically speaking, I was an animal of sorts, but at the same time, I held respect for women. I had no intention of forcing her to mate on day one, especially after learning it was not her option to come. She needed some time to come to terms with what was happening. I wanted her to want me like I wanted her.
"Very well, you will start training immediately. You will undergo daily courses. You will have queen studies with my mother in the morning after breakfast. Then, when lunch is served, you will break from those studies to eat. Following lunch, you will then have combat training. You will not train in a big group, not at first. You will have personal training sessions trading off with a few different trainers every week to get a variety of options."
She shook her head in agreement. Before I continued.
"Once you are comfortable with combat training, I will take up sessions with you. Understood?"
"Yes, your highness-"
"Ezra," I said interrupting her.
"Yes, Ezra." She said before we continued eating our meal. I watched as she would roll her eyes when she took a bite of something she liked. She made every effort not to make that amazing sound again. I wished she had though. It was a wonderful ring in my ears.
I decided then that she may be deaf, but I wanted to see what she was capable of. Would she be fit for a queen status even with her disability? I will put her to the ultimate test. Test her in ways she had never been before. It will either make her or break her. That is what would tell me if she was worthy of being at my side as my queen. I could overlook her not being able to hear for the right reasons. It's not something I would prefer my heir to have, but if she proves herself worthy, then maybe the disability wouldn't be a disadvantage after all. Only time will tell.
"Did you enjoy the room provided? Does it have all you require?" I asked, trying to make a casual conversation. Her eyes looked up from her food to observe me.
"It is wonderful, thank you." She said, but I could see something lingering in her eyes.
"What is bothering you?"
"It's just, wouldn't we share a bed?" Her question confused me. Doesn't she want her privacy within her quarters?
"Not right now. For now, I want you to adjust to this life. Maybe later on we will share a room and bed."
"Maybe?" She asked with a little sadness clouding her eyes before she shoved it aside, but not before I saw it.
"We will cross that bridge when we come to it."
I couldn't tell her that before she arrived, I had a life that involved another. It is over now, but I still needed time. I would not take a mistress, nor would I dishonor my betrothed queen, but I needed time to let that life go. I needed to accept my fate and accept I would never have a choice of who I wanted. But something about her made me want to let go of caring faster. Something inside of her screamed for me, just like the wolf inside of me screamed for her.
"If you are finished, I would like to walk you to your chamber, if that is, okay?" I asked as she pushed her platter away.
"That is fine. I would like that a lot."
I stood up, mind-linking the kitchen staff that we were done, and they could clear the table. I walked around it and put my hand out for her to take. A smile formed on her face as she placed her small hand on my own. The weird sensation happened once again as our skin came into contact like when I touched her face earlier. It felt like nothing I had ever felt before.
'I wonder what it would feel like on my dick.' My perverted wolf said in my mind.
"This way, little red," I said to Tegan as I led her out of the dining hall.