EMBER’S POVFor a moment, he just stares at me, chest rising and falling. Then, slowly, a wicked glint catches in his eyes as he whispers,“You’re going to regret teasing me like this, darling. I promise you that much.”The words send a dark thrill through me.I smile wider and slide my hands down his chest, but I don’t move lower yet. Instead, I sit back on my heels and laugh out loud.“Promises, promises, Your Majesty.”He tests the cuffs again.I watch him test it—the reflexive flex of those massive shoulders, the hard pull, the dark frown that forms when the metal actually holds. I stay exactly where I am, straddling his hips, and let him process the reality of the situation.I intend to savour every second of this.“Ember.” His voice is low, rough, still half in the haze of the herb. He gives the cuffs one more pull, harder this time. “These are reinforced.”“They are.” I trail one finger down the centre of his bare chest, unhurried, and feel the muscle jump under my touch. “Silve
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