Page 80 of Queen of Wrath

His lips felt like acid against my skin as he trailed kisses along the length of my neck.

I hated every moment of it, and that he was seeking pleasure from my body just like he’d done the last time, made it all the worse. I would much rather have preferred to hit him over the head and get it over with, but that wouldn't be satisfying enough. I wanted to humiliate him.

Everyone deserved to know what a fraud he really was. And he deserved to fall from his pedestal, forever regretting the day he betrayed me as he rotted away in prison for the rest of his miserable life.

He stopped for a moment, hovering over me as his raven hair fell in black silky waves over his forehead, blinking down at me with those horrible green eyes.

“Would you like for me to continue?” His words felt like lead weighing me down.

I stared at him, wavering, my mind not fully made up yet.

I hate you… You've taken everything from me, and there's no room in me for forgiveness.

My teeth clenched against each other, the fire inside me burning hotter and more feral than ever before.

I grabbed the sides of his face and hauled his mouth back down to mine as an answer to his question.

Goodbye, Lea.

I lifted my legs and wrapped them tightly around his hips, straddling and pressing him closer, letting the show of passion and wantonness convince me more than him.

With bated breath, his sensual gaze followed his fingers as he slowly ran them down my bare chest, his eyes dizzy with lust.

You have a doting wife and a beautiful daughter—the whole world at your fingertips—but it’s still not enough for you.

The greed in his eyes was all-consuming. It was like he was still searching for fulfillment or purpose.

I wiggled my hips against his, drawing a dark smirk from him.

“I’ve wanted this from the moment I met you,” he growled, his breath hot against my face.

I could feel the dark rage inside of me taking hold. “Is that so?”

I wanted more than anything to destroy him, and I didn’t care if it damned my very soul in the process.

He grabbed hold of my hip, pressing his fingers into my flesh as if he intended to imprint his mark onto me forever. His other hand slid over my shoulder, pulling down the robe that barely clung to me now.

His eyes immediately found my tattoo.

An icy fear ran through me.

There’s no way he recognizes it. Dai covered the entire marking.

I held my breath.

He smirked up at me and uttered my name, “Emma…”

I relaxed, realizing he was too vapid to remember me from so many years ago.

Lea probably didn’t even cross his mind anymore.

That’s right. Succumb to me. Let me lead you to your ruin. Both our ruin…

I closed my eyes, allowing myself to be absorbed by the sensations he awakened inside of me. It reminded me of my first time with him.

My shoulder began to burn with a fiery vengeance. Only this time, I had no idea if it was because of my wrath, or my betrayal to my past self. For whatever reason, it burned worse than it ever had before.

Jax stopped all of a sudden, hissing while grabbing his shoulder.

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