wanted to make her pay!" He gritted through clenched teeth, his eyes blazing with fury. "This is not

continued to write. "Trust me, if we treat her like that, she wouldn't survive the night. Let's i

to be so. Dropping the quill, he leaned back on his seat, head tilted to t

filled with bitterness. "Hand her to scoundrels who would have their way with her. Anything, okay? Anything to make her suffer." Under his breath,

tless his brother had gotten. "Tell me, when was the last ti

d taken all his time and brought back all the nightmares he had spent

with a wave of his hand. "Make no mistake, the girl will suffer. But first, she needs to understand the enviro

er muttered after t

me so much. I'm fine," Marlon groaned, pickin

He headed straight to his personal chambers, and the instant the door closed behind him, he had a f

d. If it wasn't for Marlon, he would have begun to torture Elaine the moment she stepped into Novania. But

n agony. He caught himself spiraling into darker thoughts and stiffened. Perhaps Marlon was right; he wasn't thinki

nd a heartbeat later, a so

n this up and call Xi

responded and quickly left the

liquor. Dropping down on the soft cushion, he opened the bottle and took a swi

. Xinora, his favorite mistress amongst all the throng of women he kept. They

d she was also from a royal family, although all her family, kingdom, land, and peopl

heir first battle with King Thraine. He'd remembered how they had met her, frail, malnourished and a

he had made, the room looking like he hadn't just thro

to see, and most of the scars she'd gotten from that period had faded, leaving behind very few stubborn ones. Dressed in a flimsy nightgown th

bottle. He caught her rolling her eyes, but she sashayed towards

he bed and readying herself for him. "At your service, your majesty. Ready for your

w light. He undressed until he was just in his underclothes and moved straight to the bed, where he met Xinora face down, arched back, and thighs spread wide. Even her

groans syncing with her soft moan. Excited, he continued, his movements hard and fa

eat heavy in the room. Ryker felt slightly better, his head clearing. Exhaustion was pulli

worked up?" She asked g

er muttered, c

d " I hear she's King Thraine's da

" Ryker

s, turning to face her. She held his gaze. "What about her? Is she th

is being lenient with her. He refuses to treat her the way we we

dead." She began, sounding tired. "If she lived a sheltered life, unaware of th

ods, I want to break her into two,"

ill," Xinora said, yawning afterward

peated, his eyes narrowing.