her head as she released the second shackle. “Never before. This time Aurora has gone too far. We have our own men - she has plenty of breeders to choose from.”
“Breeders?” he asked as he watched her kneel in front of him to open the chains around his ankles.
“Yes, men who will provide our women with offspring. But her breeders have only
provided her with sons. She”s desperate for a daughter. Without a daughter she can”t take the throne.”
“She needs a daughter, like an heir?”
Selena nodded. “Yes. And she thinks that because our men are so docile, they don”t have the strength to give her daughters.”
Leif freed himself from the last chain and stood. “What kind of society is this? How do your warriors allow this?”
“Our warriors are women. Men have no rights. They are only here to serve us.”
He put his hands to her shoulders before she could head for the door. “You mean they are slaves?”
Her eyes met his, and again he was drawn into their green depth. Selena didn”t answer, but she didn”t have to. Her sad look was all the answer he needed.
“What happened to the men who were with me?”
“Most of them were captured, some escaped.”
“Where are they? Are there more cells like this one?” Leif asked, waving his hand
toward the empty room behind him.
“Not here in the castle. This is only for Aurora”s personal prisoners. There is another building in the compound. And there”s the infirmary - some of your men are there. But we have to go now before the guards come back from their rounds.” She urged him toward the door, and they stepped into the dark corridor outside.
“I have to free my men.”
Selena instantly put her hand onto his mouth, instructing him to be silent. Her fingers were soft and sweet, and Leif captured them with his hand. With wide eyes she stared at him.
Then she jerked away. “We have to leave now,” she whispered and grabbed his arm. “Here,” she pressed the satchel into his hand, “you”ll find food and a map in it. The map will show you a safe way to the coast. There”s a friendly tribe who will help you cross the fjord.”
Reluctantly, he followed her down the labyrinth of corridors and stairs. But no matter what she said, he wouldn”t leave without his men. However, first he had to get as far away from the cell as possible.
When they turned a corner, voices suddenly drifted to them. Selena spun around, pushed him into an alcove and followed him.
His arms automatically went around her waist, pulling her flush against him. The voices came closer, and he pressed Selena tighter to him. Her soft breasts flattened against his chest, and his thigh insinuated itself between hers. His body reacted to her in the only way it could: his cock rose against her stomach pressing into her. When she looked up at him, he realized that she”d noticed it too.
Without thinking, Leif took her chin and pulled her face to him. His mouth descended onto hers. His kiss was hard and demanding and while she struggled at first, she didn”t make a sound to alert the people coming closer. He knew he was at an advantage, but considering what these women had done to him earlier, he didn”t see anything wrong with taking his own pleasure now. He pressed against Selena”s lips and licked his tongue against them. A moment later, her lips parted on a breath, and his stroke of the tongue was answered with one of hers.
He sank his hand into her rich auburn hair and relished in the feel of its silken softness.
The feel of her soft body made him soften his kiss, infusing more tenderness into it. He swallowed her soft moan, realizing she”d forgotten about the voices close by. But Leif hadn”t.
They were still in the corridor, so while they were out there, he and Selena were trapped in the shadow of the alcove. Never one to waste an opportunity like this, he roamed her body with his hands. He could feel her stiffen, but she didn”t fight him. This was what he
“Breeders?” he asked as he watched her kneel in front of him to open the chains around his ankles.
“Yes, men who will provide our women with offspring. But her breeders have only
provided her with sons. She”s desperate for a daughter. Without a daughter she can”t take the throne.”
“She needs a daughter, like an heir?”
Selena nodded. “Yes. And she thinks that because our men are so docile, they don”t have the strength to give her daughters.”
Leif freed himself from the last chain and stood. “What kind of society is this? How do your warriors allow this?”
“Our warriors are women. Men have no rights. They are only here to serve us.”
He put his hands to her shoulders before she could head for the door. “You mean they are slaves?”
Her eyes met his, and again he was drawn into their green depth. Selena didn”t answer, but she didn”t have to. Her sad look was all the answer he needed.
“What happened to the men who were with me?”
“Most of them were captured, some escaped.”
“Where are they? Are there more cells like this one?” Leif asked, waving his hand
toward the empty room behind him.
“Not here in the castle. This is only for Aurora”s personal prisoners. There is another building in the compound. And there”s the infirmary - some of your men are there. But we have to go now before the guards come back from their rounds.” She urged him toward the door, and they stepped into the dark corridor outside.
“I have to free my men.”
Selena instantly put her hand onto his mouth, instructing him to be silent. Her fingers were soft and sweet, and Leif captured them with his hand. With wide eyes she stared at him.
Then she jerked away. “We have to leave now,” she whispered and grabbed his arm. “Here,” she pressed the satchel into his hand, “you”ll find food and a map in it. The map will show you a safe way to the coast. There”s a friendly tribe who will help you cross the fjord.”
Reluctantly, he followed her down the labyrinth of corridors and stairs. But no matter what she said, he wouldn”t leave without his men. However, first he had to get as far away from the cell as possible.
When they turned a corner, voices suddenly drifted to them. Selena spun around, pushed him into an alcove and followed him.
His arms automatically went around her waist, pulling her flush against him. The voices came closer, and he pressed Selena tighter to him. Her soft breasts flattened against his chest, and his thigh insinuated itself between hers. His body reacted to her in the only way it could: his cock rose against her stomach pressing into her. When she looked up at him, he realized that she”d noticed it too.
Without thinking, Leif took her chin and pulled her face to him. His mouth descended onto hers. His kiss was hard and demanding and while she struggled at first, she didn”t make a sound to alert the people coming closer. He knew he was at an advantage, but considering what these women had done to him earlier, he didn”t see anything wrong with taking his own pleasure now. He pressed against Selena”s lips and licked his tongue against them. A moment later, her lips parted on a breath, and his stroke of the tongue was answered with one of hers.
He sank his hand into her rich auburn hair and relished in the feel of its silken softness.
The feel of her soft body made him soften his kiss, infusing more tenderness into it. He swallowed her soft moan, realizing she”d forgotten about the voices close by. But Leif hadn”t.
They were still in the corridor, so while they were out there, he and Selena were trapped in the shadow of the alcove. Never one to waste an opportunity like this, he roamed her body with his hands. He could feel her stiffen, but she didn”t fight him. This was what he
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