The Lycan King’s Playtoy
“Get the pack dancers up here. Now.”
He nodded quickly and scurried off, knowing better than to question me when my tone carried that edge.
I took another drag, the smoke trailing upward into the starry sky as I waited. Soon, the soft patter of bare feet against stone announced their arrival. Five women, draped in flowing silks that shimmered in the torchlight, stepped onto the loft. Their hair was adorned with beads that clinked faintly as they moved, and their eyes—nervous but obedient—darted toward me before they began. The lead dancer, a tall brunette with a sway-like liquid, started the rhythm with a clap, and the others followed, their bodies twisting and spinning in sync.