*** ~~ZEPHIRA MALZARETH~~ *** High Alpha Tiberan Vaelgor’s daughter, Mae, had been in that tub for almost two hours, driving me mad. I’d been sitting in the far corner of the chamber, legs crossed, fingers twitching against the velvet of my robe. She didn’t even seem to notice. Or maybe she did. Maybe that was the point. I’d reminded her at least a dozen times that we had guests arriving soon. She just kept slipping deeper beneath the perfumed water, steam curling around her. This is the price of alliances, I told myself. The price of playing the long game. The price of power. Her head lolled back against the rim of the tub. Her lips were parted, breath coming in slow, steady puffs. Her hands— Gods. I stood. “Seriously?” I asked. “As much as I’d enjoy watching you masturbate at any other time, we have a meeting in a couple of minutes. A very important meeting with a very important man. I didn’t announce to the kingdom that I prefer women and accept your father’s curs
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