couldn’t run away to back yourself to a wall . I never did finish the course . C ursing my stupidity , I sat like a duck with a target on its head . The lock clicked , a nd the door slowly opened.
Expecting Fausto , I looked up in surprise as four men in ornate uniforms entered , and moments later , a man who took my breath away for all the wrong reasons entered the tiny room —the king . Claustrophobia made my lungs ache, preventing me from drawing a full breath. I shivered wildly , and began hyperventilating. Dots appeared in my line of vision .
“Woman , snap out of it or I will put you down like the creature you are should be.”
His s hock ing words pulled me back to the present . Feeling completely out of my league and fearing for my life, I stayed mute . Nothing in my life could have ever prepared me for this moment . I was in a room of vampires , and I had no chance of getting out of ther e alive . The k ing stood there , towering over m e . He had eyes the color of a cold winter sky, and hair so white blond , it looked like snow . There was nothing warm about this man . Shivering , I glanced down at my wrist , wondering why nothing was happening . I thought Lucius said I had a safety ward, that the scar protect ed me; perhaps , it only worked when he was with me ?
“Silly child ; that ward will not protect you from me . Maria may have cast a spell of protection , but I am the k ing of all , and as the k ing , my spells and enchantments are far mightier than any mere witch ’ s.”
I couldn’t speak; n o words would form, and my brain felt totally addled . Too much was happening too fast me to think coherent ly . The k ing chuckled , leaned down, and lifted my chin .
“I do not know what Lucius sees in you . P erhaps I will later . ”
H is gaze travelled down my body , and I felt completely naked . S hivering , I tried to wriggle free, only to have the k ing clutch my chin harder .
“Ivy, I have not finished with you . I will get to know you intimately yet . A fter that, your life will be worthless to me.”
As if the k ing silently commanded them, the men in the room turned and left us alone .
I scrambled to my feet, but I had nowhere to go, so I cowered against the back wall of the room, tears threatening to fall . V iolently , I brushed my eyes with my fist .
“So brave , little one . A las , resistance is futile . And as soon as I get what I want, you will cease to exist.”
With that , the k ing stormed out of the room . T he door slammed shut and locked again behind him . Falling to the hard concrete floor, I lay there, letting the tears finally fall freely . How did I ever get into this situation ? W hy me ? I lay there crying , and eventually , sleep c a me to me . Slowly , my world of terror faded for a few moments . S weet moments , during which Lucius came to visit me . As sleep closed her arms around me , I felt his presence , his arms around me, his mouth upon m ine , and passion ignit ed my body once more .
My limbs felt heavy with desire, my eyes too leaden to open . I lay there imagining Lucius beside me . I moved my hand down my stomach until I reached my scarred pelvis , which Lucius had showered with love . G ingerly , I slid my fingers over my scars . B utterflies spread through my tummy as I remembered Lucius using his skilled mouth . My nipples hardened at the very thought of his tender ministrations. No longer able to hold off , I slid my fingers under my skirt and found my wet panties . S lowly , I started rubbing my pussy , hardly able to breathe . I found myself grinding into my fingers, harder and faster, and I became so wet , my finger slid into my tight pussy . I gasped at how good it felt as passion spread throughout my body , and all the while, I thought of Lucius, thought of his naked body .
“Ivy , little one, slide a second fingers inside, now . F or me.”
My eyes shot open , and I looked around . H orrified at myself, I quickly pulled my skirt back down and
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