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LORD REVANDREL

"The Southmill farmland has been fully cleared and is ready to be handed over," Squire Havlin was saying. "The Trawlstone family is proposing a lease for at least six full moons, and so far—"

I sat sideways in a chair carved for a royal magistrate, but now served better as a reluctant throne for my paperwork evasion, half-listening to Havlin’s report with my thoughts elsewhere.

And by elsewhere, I meant last night.

Yes, the memories had finally taken dominion where the blanks once reigned. Like scattered parchment drawn back together, the pieces had returned throughout the day.

As I visited my holdings and oversaw my ventures, they came one after another, and now, as Havlin rambled on, the final piece slid neatly into place.

And needless to say, I was not pleased. In fact, I would have preferred those memories had remained lost.

"My lord, a-are you displeased with any part of the proposal?” Havlin stammered, lifting his parchment for another anxious look. "I-I can amend
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  • Once His Bully. Now His Whore   58

    LORD REVANDREL“My lord.”I stared at the door of my private quarters in the Exclusive Chamber, frowning. Why the hell was Zeus calling when I gave explicit orders not to be disturbed?“I am ready to go one more time, my lord,” a silky voice purred into my ear from behind.Clarise—or was it Bernice?—slithered against me like a well-trained reptile, her tongue trailing down my neck in that practiced, sultry way.I did not answer her. My gaze stayed fixed on the door as I called out. “This had better be important.”“It is, my lord,” that was Sesora’s voice. “I need a moment of your time. It is urgent.”Sesora being here got my attention.I nudged Clarise-Bernice away, rose completely naked and slightly annoyed as I reached for my robe.“You may leave now,” I told her, casually gesturing to the bag of coin on the side table.Her eyes lit up at the sight of it, but she still looked at me with that ridiculous pout. “Thank you, my lord. You are quite generous. But I don’t mind waiting for y

  • Once His Bully. Now His Whore   57

    I did not like that. Every internal alarm bell I possessed that had gotten quite good in sensing sexual dangers set off shrieking.With nausea twisting in my belly, I moved out of his touch, taking another step back for good measure. I forcing calm to remain in my voice. “I will be sure to keep that in mind, thank you.”“You are an incredibly beautiful woman, Vera.” he continued, eyes raking shamelessly down my body before returning to my face. “You should be worshipped here, not just by the moneyed clients, but by the other maidens too. If you take my hand, I could elevate you above all the others.”It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him outright that I was not interested and I had no intention of letting his filthy body anywhere near mine, but I bit those words off. It was too early to antagonize someone so high up the chain.I would be here for the foreseeable future, and starting a war with the head courtesan was not smart.“Thank you for the offer, Master Vido,” I said with a

  • Once His Bully. Now His Whore   56

    LORD REVANDRELThis is a horror play.A nightmare I would never allow to sneak up on me in sleep. A scene written by the gods when they were feeling especially cruel.Forget how soft her misfortune-filled body felt pressed against mine.Forget how perfectly she fit there with the heat of her supple skin sinking into my chest.Forget that my treacherous cock stirred at the sensation like a dog begging for scraps.Forget that, for one blasphemous second, I wanted her to remain there.Forget all of that, and just look at this for the catastrophe it really was: Baevera fucking Eldareth was lying on top of me.My lifelong archenemy, my walking headache, and the absolute affliction of my breathing existence, was using my chest as a cushion for that infuriating head of hers.Head that should have cracked open years ago and spared the world the sight of it, rested right over my heartbeat like it belonged there.“Get. Off. Me!” I snarled, shoving her with a strength I did not care to measure—w

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    Ouch.Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.I took a deep breath to absorb it all. “Are you aware that your tongue is highly venomous?” I asked then.“Thanks.” He walked further away from the water, grabbed a cloth from the branch near the tree, and began drying himself, completely unbothered. “I learned from the best teacher, my malicious-tongued stepsister. You should meet her, you’d like her. She is the world’s greatest bitch.”I rolled my eyes and turned away. “I am done listening to this.”I stalked toward the river.A hand shot out and grabbed mine, sending sparks tearing through my body.Wait, he was just over there a moment ago. Just how fast was this guy?I ripped my hand away, just as he let go and he cursed under his breath. Did he feel that too? I highly doubted it. In fact, as far as I was concerned, there was nothing to feel.“Why did you touch me?” I barked. “Do not ever lay hands on me again.”“Done.” He flexed both hands, shaking off the contact. “Must you use this water?”“Yes. And what

  • Once His Bully. Now His Whore   54

    “Are you ignoring me?” he said flatly. “Are you trying to make me lose my mind?”I sighed, ignoring the alarm bells shrieking through my skull. “You know, very soon, you will have to make peace with the fact that you will be seeing more of me, Revandrel. Sometimes weekly. Sometimes daily. I work for you now. We have a contract. I am here for the next ten years.”“Do not even remind me,” he growled.“No, I think you need the reminder. Pretending it is not happening will not make it go away. The sooner you accept it, the easier this becomes for both of us.”His eyes darkened. “The queen of ignoring what she does not want to face is lecturing me about avoidance?”Damn. Walked right into that one, did I not?I looked away, uncertain now. Do I leave? Stay and swim?“Go away, Baevera. Do not make this any more difficult than it already is. Your presence ruins the scenery.”"I wish to swim, and I plan to." My voice was simple, measured. "The river is open to all maidens. Last I checked, that

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