I looked up at her, but my lips were shut, doubting whether I would reveal my true identity. Since Maxus and I had agreed to delay the details about me until I gave birth to my child. But since this brat princess was demanding answers, I said, "Why don't you ask the Lycan king himself?"

"Wrong answer!" She snapped her fingers, and I screamed, feeling the cracking of my bones as she used her powers to inflict pain on me. My eyes were burning, and I could tell that my wolf was more than furious as we were being provoked in such a way.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to shift into my wolf form until the pregnancy was over, so I had to endure the torture in my human form.

"You will regret this, Gaia," I warned her through gritted teeth. "I will ask Maxus to give me the right to punish you, and you will pay dearly for hurting my baby. I don't care how powerful you think you are. You will not get away with this."

"What did you call the Lycan king?" Gaia leaned in closer and pulled my hair back, forcing me to look her in the eyes. I winced in pain as I looked directly into her eyes. "Why are you calling him only by first name while he's prohibiting me from calling him anything other than 'Your Majesty'?"

I screamed again as my scalp seemed to be on fire from Gaia's tight grip. Unfortunately, my body was still paralyzed. It seemed like she was still controlling my body with her powers, leaving me helpless.

"I'm demanding answers, slave. Who in the hell are you?"

"I'm Maxus's mate!" I gasped out. "I'm the Lycan queen!"

Sasha

"The Lycan queen?" Gaia tilted her head as she stared down at me with all hatred and contempt. Her grip on my hair tightened even more, causing me to cry out in pain—to cry Maxus's name. She laughed. "The audacity of you to claim such a title in front of me? I will make sure you suffer for your haughtiness."

"I am the Lycan queen!" I shouted firmly, unwilling to tremble in front of her.

Gaia's eyes burned with rage as she raised her fist to strike me across the face. "As far as I know, you are just a random slut who was impregnated by those filthy werewolves. You will never be able to rule over anyone, let alone the Lycans!"

"I don't care if you don't believe me or accept me," I spat, blood dripping from my lip. "But I want you to leave. The last person I want to encounter during my labor is you!"

"Disrespectful whore!"