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Artemis released a scream so visceral as she charged at the barrier that it even sent shivers downmyspine despite it being directed elsewhere. She halted just before the barrier could send her flying and glared intently at the scientist. If I didn’t know there was a wall between them it would have looked like she was glaring him down right in his face. She was tall enough to meet him eye-to-eye, and I thought I saw one of his twitch, a rare sign of his discomposure. It could have just been my imagination, though. Wishful thinking that she was getting to him; that he feared her.

‘I’m going to make your death infinitely more painful than you can imagine,’ she threatened in a low tone seething with lethality, and I believed every word.

The scientist sighed, then pressed the button on his holo-tab that connected him with whomever was in the room with the child.‘Boss?’

‘Wait! Stop! Wait, I’ll do it. Just don’t hurt him!’ Artemis exclaimed, her fear raising the pitch of her voice.

The scientist paused, scrutinising her closely. He must have liked what he found, because he shut off the hologram and pocketed the holo-tab, a small, satisfied smile tugging at his lips.

‘Since you have proven yourself incapable of following through while left to your own devices, I shall remain here to ensure the act is complete,’ he stated, making the entire situation even worse. He wanted towatch?

I noted the stress vibrating through every inch of Artemis’s body, and I knew I had to step in. The decision was a no-brainer, I just needed to make this as good for her as it should have been in private.

I moved to take my place beside her, then used my fingers under her chin to nudge her face until she was looking me in the eye.

I gave her a confident smile I wasn’t entirely sure I felt but tried to emulate for her sake, then leaned in close to whisper in her ear. ‘He can watch, but he can’t touch. If the man wants a show, let’s give him one.’

‘Are you sure?’ she asked, uncertain. Nervous, perhaps. As far as I was aware, she was still a virgin.

‘This is your first time, right?’ I asked her, needing the confirmation to determine how to properly proceed.

She surprised me by shaking her head. ‘Not anymore.’

‘Who?’ I demanded, jealousy hitting me stronger than it ever had before.

Her lips thinned before she grimaced, refusing to say it out loud. The way her eyes darted to and narrowed on the scientist, however, told me all that I needed to know.

‘He’s a dead man,’ I hissed through my teeth, anger energising every last atom of my being.

‘I know,’ she agreed, then her hand raised to cup my cheek. The scientist was still watching on, looking increasingly impatient the longer we took. ‘I’m so sorry Bromm. It was never meant to be like this.’

I pressed a kiss to her forehead, the beginnings of a smile stretching at my lips. ‘As long as we’re together, I don’t give a fuck who watches,’ I confessed.

Her brows rose in a show of surprise, but the way her pupils dilated and her breathing became shallow told me she was more than interested in a little exhibitionism. Fuck, she was so perfect for me

I leaned in to press my lips against hers in an experimental kiss. She responded beautifully, her breath hitching and her tongue poking out to lick at the seam of my lips.

I pulled away and asked one last time before I let things go further. This was happening whether we liked it or not, but I wanted us both to want it. I needed to hear her give her consent. ‘Are you good?’

‘Yes,’ she breathed the word against my lips.

‘Perfect,’ I said, leaning in to kiss her again, but I didn’t get very far. Instead, she pushed against my chest until I stumbled back, only stopping when my back was against the wall. Then she scrunched the collar of my shirt in her fist and pulled me towards her, her lips paused bare millimetres from my own.

‘Let’s show everyone in this room just how much of a good boy you are,’ she teased, quiet enough only for me to hear. Her sudden dominance had my cock upright and rigid so fast I feared it would tear my pants right open. I’d experienced this side of her once before, but only vaguely. While she’d been in control, she’d still been looking for guidance. Now, she was only looking to devour.

I moaned. This may not be the way I imagined our first time together, but it was going to be incredible regardless.

I took in her heavy-lidded eyes, lust shining through her big brown orbs in her sultry gaze. She bit her lip as she checked me out, her tongue poking out to lubricate them, and I felt a bead of precum already seeping out the tip of my cock to soak through my pants.

Fuck the shitty circumstances. I was looking forward to this.

CHAPTER 27

Artemis

Bromm was utterly stunning when he submitted to me. I’d had a taste of it once before when I’d had a taste ofhim,and I couldn’t wait to take it even further this time.

Demari was mostly forgotten now, his presence more like a painting on the wall than a person about to watch us get off. But who wasn’t forgotten were the rest of our group, who were indeed still watching.

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