Eventually he was slowing, his neck straining and sweat slipping from his forehead onto my body and I felt him getting even harder deep inside me. I felt my body tensing in what might’ve been it preparing to seek its own pleasure.No! I bit that down and refused to give him the gratification. He’ll get nothing from me in this.And in that moment, I hated him. And the words slipped from my lips. “I hate you.”But somehow the words didn’t fully convey the onslaught of emotions I was feeling.“Good.” He said under his breath. Pushing hard into me as he spilled hot seed near my womb. Filling my crevice with his pleasure. “You should.”Seeming to care as much as if he’d just pulled an apple from a tree.My legs lowered back to the bed, trembling. Stiff from the abuse they’d taken at his pounding.Then he rose, drawing himself out of me and turning

“Who is the help?”“As I told you before, my brother. The King of Creatures.”There was pride in his voice.I remembered he’d told me that before. But I’d eventually concluded that when he said ‘brother’ he’d more meant another mage.I’d heard him talk of the King of Creatures before. And I knew a little about the myths of the man from hearing about it here. He supposedly resided in an all-white stone castle surrounded by a ring of fire. Supposedly he was a vicious being capable of fighting most any beast. A giant among men.“He is a brother of blood or of magic?” I asked.Warlord looked from the bird to me and smiled. “He is my true brother. We grew up together on the outskirts of WixWood. My whole family. My two sisters and all my brothers.”I wanted to hear more but remembered how aggressive he’d become with me, last time I’d pr

“Here, I won’t be so rude as another might’ve been.” King Detry pressed a thumb into Tanya’s puckered hole, just as she’d feared he would.She yelped and lurched forward.“Whoa, whoa.” He coaxed. “Nearly threw yourself off the balcony and I’ve yet to feel your sweetness. Wouldn’t that be a shame?”“You’re evil!” She cried.“You’ve no idea...” He was pushing his thumb in and out of her. She clenched her teeth against the burning sensation.“That ought to have you warmed up enough for me. Certainly, a never-used hole.” He sounded satisfied with that knowledge. Leaning forward he gripped the railing on each side of her. Nuzzling his nose into her shoulder blades. His rough blonde beard scraping slightly.“I will, indeed be the first.”He leaned back enough that his heavy member probed at that puckered h

I found the most worn dress in the trunk. Tossing it to him. “Rip this up for me.”He obediently wrenched it into pieces. Grunting with the effort it took. And making his wound bleed more profusely.I snatched up a few of the long strips. “Sit up.”He groaned, lurching into a sitting position.I scooted onto my knees next to him. Winding the makeshift bandage around his torso and over his shoulder. Tightening it along the back to hold the wound shut. “Do you know someone that can sew this shut?”“Would you like me to find you a needle?”“I’d have no idea how to do that!”“Nor would anyone else in this castle. So, you’d do as well as anyone else.” He rubbed his thumb and one fingertip together purposefully. Giving me a long look.Something silver began sliding up between those fingertips.A needle.Oh, no.*

“How determined are you to get that book?”“Very.”I wasn’t exaggerating. I was already thinking that first chance I got, I was going to go downstairs and try to take the staircases up to the highest level and see if I could find the king’s chamber.“Will you let me protect you?” He was almost hesitant in asking. Making my eyes shoot to him.At first, I wasn’t wholly certain I’d even heard him correct.He wants to protect me?He’s going to go with me? I had never thought I’d be able to persuade him to that.My brows shot up. “You’d work with me to do it?”“No. I don’t think it’s possible. They’d spot me a long way away and know I’m not in the tower where I belong.”“You’re going to let me go?”“Let is a strong term for it. I’m simply learning