Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

#Chapter 1 Any day now Dear readers,

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Here we go! As promised in my fb group, the sequel starts now! °

Doris threw her last slipper against the wall and folded her arms over her chest. It was the only pair that fit her swollen feet and now they were too small.

“My lady, we will get you another pair.” Penelope said. She was the only maid that Doris trusted since William had become king. She smiled softly at Doris despite how silly she was being and picked up the discarded slippers. “Why don’t you get some rest for now? King William told me to tell you he will be back as soon as his meeting is over. He doesn’t want you alone for long.”

Doris fell back against her pillows as her maid closed her door. She could barely see anything over the bump of her stomach. It was strange to think that any day now she would be giving birth to a baby boy or girl. Hopefully, with Beth here too.

It had been a long, long nine months. Once the dust settled after the war and William was crowned king, everything had finally calmed down. Doris made this palace her home instead of seeing it as acage.

William never restricted her from wandering from the palace. He knew what freedom meant to her and he made sure she had it. The only catch was that she now had guards to follow her every move since she had his baby inside her.

she wanted was delivered to her as soon as possible. He rarely let other males

sent countless gifts to Doris once they learned she was pregnant with the next heir. His people were kind to her even without the title

simple scent. The maids and servants in the palace still looked at her as if she didn't belong next to a king... or at least it'd felt that way. They all knew she once was just like them. They all knew she had wanted to get far from the palace but now she shared a room with its ruler. Her wolf, Cordelia, was silent most days. She hadn't tried to get Doris to shift or run wild after she first

when you shift.” Cordelia said one night when

to be pushed right back into it for nine months. Sometimes Doris could feel the hum in her bones that wanted her to let free. There was still so much she

remaining brother, Daniel, hadn't written

she would geta post card that let her know he was alright, but never once asking about William. Only ever about Doris and their baby. The wound was clearly still fresh for

other hand, wrote to her frequently. William had given her a special messenger that would leave the second

Enzo would occasionally send his own letter that he’s clearly written away from Beth to update her on his crush of her best friend. Doris still wasn't

she saw Beth she would

much as she missed her friends, it brought her comfort to know that they were safe. They were healthy and well. Enzo made sure that rogues from the north ventured into the kingdom unharmed and those that disobeyed the new order were punished immediately. Many rogues now live among

still had a lot to learn himself. Preparing to become a king was different than actually taking the role. There were many nights that she woke up alone and found him ina meeting or head bent over scrolls that needed to

he was questioned so no one dared to step over any line he had drawn. Once, when she was about six months pregnant, a male servant had snuck in the room when she was sleeping. Doris had to pull