Page 5 of Cursed Heirs

“I will.Go.”

He gestured the length of me. “We’re not done there. You owe me one.”

I gritted my teeth.

“The fuck, he does. He’s not your fuck doll.”

Cornwell grinned. “You have no idea, phoenix.”

“Get the fuck out!” Tal roared, flipping his palms down, his phoenix fire flaming wildly. “I’ll do it, I’ll melt yourgoddamn dick off, and all this will be settled in an excruciating few moments. You want that? Because I’ve got no qualms, motherfucker!”

Cornwell couldn’t hide his fear completely, but he tried, the proud bastard.

“Soon, pretty prince,” he said, before glaring at Talon, then storming out of the room.

Tal kicked the door shut, then walked up to me, seething, “Shithead’s got a death wish, I swear to fuck.”

“He has a gift for getting under people’s skin. He can sense their points of vulnerability.”

He perched on the edge of the bed beside me. “Like he did with you?”

“No. That’s not what happened. It just—”

“I get it, all right? He’s hot, he’s got a hard-on for your princely title, and he worships your dick.”

“It’s not that superficial.”

“Then what?”

“It’s… it’s solace. When the world gets too loud, he’s there.”

“To soothe you?”

“In a way. Although, I don’t like that terminology. I’m not weak.”

“Never said you were. I’d never even think it. No one would, in fact. But the guy’s positioned himself in that way on purpose to get into your boxers. As a mentor, somebody you turn to. You know this is your daddy issues, right?”

“The fuck it is.”

“Oh, it is, Ore. Big time.”

I scrubbed my hand over my face. “Can we not? Not right now.”

“We’ve already started at least. And wewillfinish it once you’re better. We’ll also get into you manipulating Alena rightfrom the start.” He blew out a breath. “All this fucked-up shit… fuck, Ore.”

“Fine,” I muttered. “But leave Cornwell be in the meantime. It’s a complicated situation, like he said, because ofObsidian.”

“Yeah, I’m getting that.” He shook his head to himself. “The four of us clearly need to have the exclusivity talk now I know this is going on.”

“It wasn’t supposed to be any longer.”

“Really? You’re gonna tell him it’s over?”

“I already did, but I had to strike a deal to… extend it… a little further.”

“Because of all thatObsidianstuff?”

“Yes. To protect us.”

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