Page 104 of Kingdom of Crowns and Daggers

“No, it doesn’t. Think about yourself for once, Orion. What do you want? Tell me right now that you don’t want me and I’ll leave you in peace.” He stares, and I wait. “Well? Tell me.”

“I want you,” he admits.

“Good boy.” Grabbing my blouse, I slide it up and off, leaving me bare to his hungry gaze. “Then what will you do about it?”

He freezes for a moment, only his eyes moving over my chest. When he meets my gaze, I see he is consumed with desire. The heat in his eyes makes me shiver, and I know I’ve broken Orion’s careful control.

I gasp as he rolls us and his thick fingers rip at the laces of my trousers, yanking them free before he shoves his hand inside them. His fingers slide across my slick pussy and thrust into me so suddenly, my back arches as I cry out. He swallows the sound, his lips pressed to mine. I love it, and I want more.

“Tell me you want me,” he demands gruffly.

My head hits the grass as I meet his dark eyes, his broad back blocking out all the moon’s rays. I slid my hands down his back, wishing it were skin. “I want you,” I admit without shame, licking his lips. “Can’t you feel?” I clench my pussy around his invading fingers, knowing I’m ridiculously wet.

We killed bandits together today, and that always makes me horny, but it’s not just desire—it’s desire for him.

I want Orion. I have since the moment I saw him.

His fingers curl inside me, demanding my pleasure. My eyes nearly cross, and when he starts to fuck me with them, I moan. He lowers his head, pressing his lips to mine. His tongue licks at the seams of my lips before he bites down, seeking entrance. I gladly give it, our tongues tangling for dominance even as I open my legs wider, giving him better access.

Humming into my mouth, he slides a third finger inside me, so thick and wide it starts to hurt, but I tilt my hips eagerly for more. Tearing from my mouth, he slides his head down, dragging his tongue down my throat. I groan as he slides lower still, across my collarbone and chest, and circles my nipple. I grab onto his neck, tugging him closer.

“Orion,” I murmur, but before I can get any more words out, his mouth seals around my nipple. I cry out, clenching around him.

Such intense pleasure fills me, I almost arch from the ground. Pain mixes with desire as he pulls back, chuckling darkly before he turns his head and does the same to my other nipple.

He lifts his head, watching me pant and writhe below him. “Look at these pretty marks. I might not be able to mark you where the kingdom can see, but I can mark you where they can’t so we know you’re mine, even for a night.” His voice is dark and deadly, and I swear I see stars. Glancing down, I see his teeth marks and swallow, clenching down his fingers. “You like it, don’t you, assassin? Like me hurting you? Like me marking you?” His eyes flit across the scars covering my body. “Did it make you wet when you got these?”

My eyes narrow, and he smirks, twisting his fingers inside me until it hurts. “Answer me, assassin.”

“You want my secrets?” I ask breathlessly. “You have to pay.”

“Tell me and I’ll make you come,” he orders, then he bites down on my breast until I feel blood. The sharp pain makes me grip his fingers tighter, betraying me, and he grins. “You did, didn’t you? An assassin who likes getting hurt.”

“Yes,” I admit. It’s something I’ve never told another. “I like it when I get hurt. A fight or fucking, it doesn’t matter. It makes me wet.”

“So what you’re telling me, Alyx,” he murmurs as he leans down and sucks on my nipple, “is that I can hurt you as much as I want while I fuck you.” Sliding his mouth back up to mine, he lays a soft kiss on my lips before whispering, “Good because I’m big, so it’s going to hurt. It’s going to rip you, and you’re going to take all of it anyway, aren’t you?”

“Yes,” I beg, rubbing my breasts against the cool metal of his armour.

“Good girl,” he praises, flipping my words from earlier. “Don’t forget that when you’re crying later while I fuck you.”

“Pay the price,” I demand, “for my secret.”

“Gladly.” He turns my head and digs his teeth into my neck, pinning me like a wild animal as his thumb presses to my clit while he fucks me with his fingers. His teeth dig deeper, and I fly over the edge, screaming into the forest as pleasure explodes through my body.

He doesn’t relent, forcing his fingers deeper, fucking me through it until I slump, my eyes shut from the afterglow.

“You didn’t think I was done, did you? That was just payment for your secret.” My eyes open wide as he grins down at me. It’s an evil smile and so out of place on his face, but fuck if it doesn’t make my heart skip a beat.

“You wanted the beast, assassin,” he warns, and I yelp as he flips me.

My face presses to the grass as he shoves my breeches down and off, leaving me naked while he’s in his armour. “I did. I do. That’s it.” I push back. “Fuck me. Don’t hold back, I can take it. I can take anything you give me. I won’t break.”

He smacks my ass, making me cry out even as I push back for more. My head hangs forward when his hand slides lower, across the mess on my thighs, and pets my pussy. “You’re wet. It won’t be enough, but I don’t care.” He forces his fingers inside me for a moment before pulling away, and I look over my shoulder, watching as he yanks down the laces on his trousers and pulls out his cock.

My eyes widen as I stare at him. Smirking, he runs his wet hand across his length. He warned me, but fuck, I didn’t expect that. He’s big everywhere, but there is no way that will fit inside me.

Not a chance.

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