“At… your… side.” I can tell that just talking strains her throat, but I see a flicker of light in her wild eyes that are consumed with fear and uncertainty. “But… I’m… only…”

“No.” I stop her there as my hands trail up her body, causing her to shiver at my touch. “You’re notonlyanything.” I need to say this now because we have to be on the same page.

This is what’s going to ensure we win this game of chess.

“You’re the Ruthless Queen… of Havoc now.”

Curiosity and surprise bloom across her face.

“Havoc…”

“Havoc,” I affirm as I tower over her, my arms pressing at the sides of her head while my lips are inches from her. “Tonight is the last night you’ll be a Ruthless Queen of Carnage. That is why I’ll do what a Ruthless King has never done.”

“What… is that?”

“Make love to their Ruthless Queen of Carnage twice.”

Passionate, sensational love between two individuals with no boundaries.

She not only understands my statement but initiates the first move, her lips smashing against mine.

I couldn’t be more relieved because this is the beginning of everything.

No more games. No more acts of sympathy. No more pity for a friend I thought deserved salvation.

Sometimes, a community needs to be taught a lesson when their encouragement leads far too many astray.

They won’t see it coming, which is why tonight will be the night I get to play. To let go of all this pent-up need to destroy and savor this blooming flower of delicacy in my grasp.

The beginning of a revolution is coming, and no one will see it.

Until their obsession leads to our ruthless vengeance.

6

GOODBYE RUTHLESS QUEEN OF CARNAGE

~GEMINI~

“ZAYN!”

My orgasm riddles through me, keeping me in a captive hold of euphoria. My body quivers with bliss, sweat dripping down my flushed, bruised flesh. All I can think of is how good this feels.

How safe I feel within this space.

I know this sensation is not instilled by this newfound environment that I have no connection with. It’s the individual who’s breathless, towering over me, with those sinful yet beautiful eyes, who shows me nothing but lustful appreciation.

I’m in love with this Ruthless King.

There’s no way to hide it. Or argue as to why it’s such a dangerous game to play.

He has secrets—just like me—and the true horror stories hidden in the depths of a bloody, dark world hold enough weight to make people tremble when they hear the family name Benedict.

Yet here I am.

Sharing the same bed with this villain.

Who looks at me as though I’m his entire world.