For some reason, it terrified Darius. It would be nice if all of them were protecting him, right? However, those seven generals still worked to make Audrey believe that they were loyal to her. If they were not planning anything, then why didn't they just come to him? Even Plutonia didn't come to him, but to Nicholai instead.
It was a mistake to casually ask for it. Darius hung his head and soon growled in frustration. However, he still crashed his body toward Nicholai's lap and whined. "I hate myself."
"That's very unfortunate, dear. I love you the most in the world." Nicholai leaned down and traced his nose along his mate's face. When he got a bit higher, Darius turned to press his own lips against Nicholai's mouth. The leading Alpha didn't mind entertaining a kiss from his mate, but…
