A Dawn with the Wolf Knight (Married to Magic, #5)

by Elise Kova

“Evander,” I whisper quickly as Bardulf is still composing himself. “He saw us.” “What?” Evander fixates solely on me. “He saw us,” I repeat, making sure to emphasize every word. “Together. He knows.” “She’s right.” Bardulf heard anyway, despite my efforts to be quiet and speak while he was distracted. “I saw everything.” He twists onto his other side to face us, slowly sitting. “I give you credit, Evander, I didn’t think you had it in you. Going against Conri like that when you’ve always been such a loyal cur on the outside. You think just because you are graced with some of the king’s charm as his knight, you can steal his bitch?” “Call her that one more time,” Evander threatens, hands balled into fists so tight the massive muscles in his arms bulge. “King’s charm…” I repeat softly, my brows knitting. It’s been so many days since I last felt myself slipping under Conri’s aura that I had almost forgotten about it. “Oh, you don’t know?” Bardulf’s attention lands solely on me. A smirk slides across his lips. “He didn’t tell you, did he? Of course he didn’t.” “Enough,” Evander snaps. “We knights make our oath to the wolf king and, sure, he takes our ability to have children. But for our loyalty, we don’t come up empty-handed. No…we might not be able to have children, but we’re not denied the pleasures of partners. In fact, it’s made easier. Our oaths make us an extension of the wolf king and so we gain part of his powers.” “I said enough!” Evander roars, charging toward Bard...