Never King's

“Why did you lie and say you love me earlier?” I asked. He stopped laughing and stared with those dark eyes, pushing back his jaw-length hair. “This is all just some pissing match to you, isn’t it?” I said. “I’m just an object to acquire—an object that belongs to King.” “Let me see if I understand what you’re saying, Jeni. You think I secretly wanted King to live so that he could be around to witness the moment I made you mine.” “Yes.” He chuckled deeply. “Am I right?” I asked. “No.” “Then why tell me you love me? We both know you don’t love anything other than power.” He closed his eyes, returning to his meditative state. “Wake me after we land.” Such an Ansin move. He refused to let anyone see what was going on inside that head. OTHER WORKS BYMIMI JEAN PAMFILOFF COMING SOON! Just Mr. Love (RevoLUVtion #2) ← Drama, gore, humor!! She’s Got the Time (M.O. Mack, Suite #45 Series) ← Still working on it! The Immortal Tailor, #2 ← I can’t wait! THE ACCIDENTALLY YOURS SERIES (Paranormal Romance/Humor) Accidentally in Love with…a God? (Book 1) Accidentally Married to…a Vampire? (Book 2) Sun God Seeks…Surrogate? (Book 3) Accidentally…Evil? (Novella, Book 3.5) Vampires Need Not…Apply? (Book 4) Accidentally…Cimil? (Novella, Book 4.5) Accidentally…Over? (Finale, Book 5) THE BOYFRIEND COLLECTOR DUET (New Adult/Suspense) The Boyfriend Collector, Part 1 The Boyfriend Collector, Part 2 FANGED LOVE (Standalone/Paranormal/Humor) THE FATE BOOK DUET (New Adult/Humor) Fate Book Fate Book Two THE FUGLY DUET (Contemporary Romance) fugly it’s a fugly life THE HAPPY PANTS SERIES (Standalones/Romantic Comedy) The Happy Pants Café (Prequel) Tailored for Trouble (Book 1) Leather Pants (Book 2) Skinny Pants (Book 3) IMMORTAL MATCHMAKERS, INC., SERIES (Standalones/Paranormal/Humor) The Immortal Matchmakers (Book 1) Tommaso (Book 2) God of Wine (Book 3) The Goddess of Forgetfulness (Book 4) Colel (Book 5) Brutus (Book 6) God of Temptation (Finale) THE IMMORTAL TAILOR SERIES (Paranormal/Dark Humor) The Immortal Tailor The Immortal Tailor #2 ← Coming Soon! THE KING SERIES (Dark Fantasy/Suspense) King’s (Book 1) King for a Day (Book 2) King of Me (Book 3) Mack (Book 4) Ten Club (Book 5) The Dead King (Book 6) Lord King (Book 7) Never King’s (Finale) ← YOU ARE HERE. THE LIBRARIAN’S VAMPIRE ASSISTANT (Standalones/Mystery/Humor) The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 1) The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 2) The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 3) The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 4) The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 5) Vampire Man (Book 6, Finale) THE MERMEN TRILOGY (Dark Fantasy/Suspense) Mermen (Part 1) MerMadmen (Part 2) MerCiless (Part 3) MR. ROOK’S ISLAND TRILOGY (Contemporary/Suspense) Mr. Rook (Part 1) Pawn (Part 2) Check (Part 3) THE OHELLNO SERIES (Standalones/New Adult/Romantic Comedy) Smart Tass (Book 1) Oh Henry (Book 2) Digging A Hole (Book 3) Battle of the Bulge (Book 4) My Pen is Huge (Book 5) Wine Hard, Baby (Book 6) Baby, Please (Book 7) REVOLUVTION SERIES (Romance/Action/Dark Humor) Mr. Ultra Mega Love (Book 1) Just Mr. Love (Book 2) ← Coming soon. SUITE #45 SERIES by M.O. MACK (Thriller/Suspense/Action) She’s Got the Guns (Book 1) She’s Got the Money (Book 2) She’s Got the Time (Book 3) ← Coming soon. WALL MEN TRILOGY (Dark Suspense/Paranormal) Book One, a Haunted House Book Two, a Vow Broken Book Three, a Promise Kept WISH, a Standalone Novel (Romantic Comedy) NEVER KING’S Mimi Jean Pamfiloff A Mimi Boutique Novel Copyright © 2023 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Kindle Edition All rights reserved. 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Cover Design: Sweet ’N Spicy Designs Developmental Editing: Stephanie Elliot Copyediting and Proof Reading: Pauline Nolet Formatting: Paul Salvette CONTENTS About the Book Other Works by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Title Page Copyright Page Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Epilogue Author’s Note Acknowledgments Excerpt from Wall Men About the Author NEVER KING’S CHAPTER ONE Jeni A chill crawled up my spine as I hovered over the crib and stared down at my sleeping baby’s thick black hair. He just turned four months—the exact amount of time King had been dead. Though it felt like longer. A lifetime ago. “God, I miss him, Draco.” I reached down and gently brushed a lock of soft hair from his forehead. “I’m so sorry this is happening to us.” This was not the life I imagined for us. Alone. Danger lurking. No real protection. King was supposed to be here, watching over us, but no. One minute, he was with me in the delivery room, and the next he was lying in a pool of blood. Dead. I winced as images of the horrific moment bombarded my mind. I still couldn’t accept he was gone. I mean, really? Just like that? A man who’d defied death for thousands of years had been snuffed out with a simple dagger? Fine. Not so simple. Ansin, the man who did the deed just a few feet from my newborn baby, once told me that the dagger had been gifted directly from God to a druid man around the first century. It could cut through any spell, magic, curses—whateverthehell