hearth
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You are arrogant; gluttonous; lazy—and you are a bastard King.
The words ring through the crowded, rambunctious great hall with the force of a tolling bell and unleashes a chilling silence so damning even the roaring hearths could not bring themselves to warm the room.
Yvain watches on in morbid fascination; because it is not every day one prepares themselves to see the Hainsworth of Egregica string together enough coherent words that would get himself killed posthaste.
King Ilya Rozanov of Treporium, as the King of the Tri-Continental borders, as a leader of hundreds of thousands, as an alpha of the highest caliber—may be a lot, but even then, there are certain lines and decorum one doesn’t cross unless they’re trying to start a fight.
There is a plot to challenge the alpha King Rozanov for this throne. Rozanov answers with an unexpected strategy of his own.
(And Shane really does not enjoy dealing all this. It’s a good thing he loves his husband so much.)
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- Part 2 of hollanov in every verse
- Part 1 of hearth
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Somewhere in the early morning hours on the third day of Shane’s heat, Ilya finally has to admit: his knot needs a break.
Make no mistake; he is a strong, powerful, and virile alpha in his prime. The scandalous and giddy court rumours call him a beast in bed, a sex god between the sheets, and every last one of those little tidbits and whispers are correct. He is the Wild King—he did not get this far in life without living up to and exceeding a few expectations when it came to pleasuring omegas (and others; Ilya was not necessarily strict about his bed partners when they could all have a good time). There have been literal odes and poems written about his cock. Most notably, one such literary piece lamented the speaker’s envy for the alpha king’s future mate, who will surely spend the rest of their future heats in utterly satisfied bliss, thanks to Ilya’s knot and sexual mastery.
However. Shane is not just any mere omega mate or consort.
Ilya triggered Shane's heat. He takes fully responsibility, of course.
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- Part 4 of hollanov in every verse
- Part 2 of hearth
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The doors before them burst open, and Ilya has to grunt and turn his face away from the sudden blaze of daylight—the first bit of real light he’d seen in what feels like a year, even if the skies are largely overcast.
Truthfully, it has only been a few days, by his own estimation, but none of that matters.
Every single passing hour without Shane has felt like a millenia in its own wretched way.
Before Ilya became the Wild King, he tries to give himself up to an old enemy so he could keep Shane safe. It’s a noble sacrifice—Ilya knows this, has planned extensively for it, and prepared his heart for it. Unsurprisingly, Shane does not take this turn of events sitting down.
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- Part 5 of hollanov in every verse
- Part 3 of hearth