3#Awakened by the Vampire Prince (Thorn) by Charlene Hartnady Read Free Book Online

take care of than there are hours in the fucking day.” He gestured to the
slim line laptop on his desk which was surrounded by stacks of papers.
    Xavier
folded his arms. “It’s something that concerns Esral, your sister. A private
matter that she would not wish to have broadcasted.” He pointedly looked at
Cheri who actually smiled looking every bit the sly bitch she was.
    “Esral
will soon be Cheri’s sister.” Keto removed some nonexistent lint from his robe,
looking distinctly bored. “My female only wants to help Esral.”
    How
fucking stupid was this male?
    “Listen
up.” Xavier felt his chest rumble with the start of a low growl. “Esral is your
fucking little sister. Yours to protect and defend. This needs to be
between you and me and these four walls. Am I making myself clear?” His hands
had curled into fists at his sides and so help him, he was going to hit this
male if he didn’t cooperate.
    Thank
fuck Keto gave a quick nod of the head. He looked pissed about it though.
Releasing Cheri, he gave her a tap on the butt. “Don’t you have a lot to
prepare for the ceremony?”
    She
shook her head, looking like she’d just been slapped. “You’re not going to let
him push you around in your own home, in your own territory for blooming sakes
are you?”
    Keto
sighed. “Please, Cheri, just do as I say.”
    “Fine,”
she huffed. Xavier was sure he heard her mutter, “Pussy fucking prince,” under
her breath as she closed the door. It was too soft for Keto to have heard. The
funny thing was, he wasn’t sure whether she was talking about him or Keto,
although he suspected the latter. The female was a piece of work.
    “I
really don’t have time for this. Please can we make it quick.” His brows were
raised.
    Xavier
had to suppress a growl. “Do you care anything for your sister?”
    The
male narrowed his eyes. “Of course I do. I don’t see what that has to do with
anything.”
    “She
loves me,” Xavier blurted. There was no other way to put it.
    Keto’s
eyes narrowed right after his jaw dropped.
    “I
love her too…very much.” His voice was thick with emotion, which even in this
situation still coursed through him as he thought about her soft blue eyes and
her incredible smile.
    Keto
shook his head. “Next you are going to tell me that the blossoming ceremony is
not going to happen and that York was a big mistake. What…?” Keto ducked his
head under his desk for a second. “Is he hiding out under here ready to jump
out screaming surprise followed by got you good ?”
    Xavier
felt his jaw tick. “This is not a fucking joke.”
    “No!”
Keto growled through clenched teeth. “This is deadly fucking serious. I feel
for you both if this is true, but Esral will mate with York in two days and
that’s final.”
    “I
understand your feelings in this but think about your sister, think about
Esral. I know it must be difficult for you but try hard.”
    The
male choked out a laugh. “This goes way beyond Esral. What of our royal oak?
Her reputation…”
    “That’s
all a bunch of bullshit and you know it. So your royal oak would be covered in
egg for a few months…a year. You are going to make your sister mate with a male
she doesn’t love to save face? How fucked up is that?”
    Keto
was so red it looked like he might actually explode. “It would fucking kill my
father and it is the last I am hearing of it. You can leave. I don’t want to
hear of it again.”
    “Too
fucking bad, Keto.” Xavier found himself leaning over the large desk. “I had
hoped that you would be on our side. That you would at least be willing to talk
about it. Even if we could delay the ceremony until your father was well.”
    “Not
happening so forget it.”
    “Why?”
Xavier snarled, using every ounce of willpower he had not to tackle the male.
    “My
father is better today than I’ve seen him in a long while. All because my
sister is to be mated.”
    “You
don’t know that for sure. I can’t believe