Page 14 of Dark Prince's Mate

“Anytime and anywhere you want,” she adds.“I won’t be difficult or resist.”She takes on a pleading expression.“I’ll learn.I’ll try harder to please you.”She continues with darkening cheeks.“I’ll do my best to give you what you want in bed.”

Her offer stuns me.Sheiseverything I want in bed.But her willingness to please me does something to my cock.It rises eagerly to the occasion.Albeit… “Did you just offer me sex in exchange for saving these wretches?”

The pink stains on her cheeks turn bright red, but the tilt of her chin is as stubborn as ever.“If that’s what it takes.”

“You’re willing to stay and never run away again for the sake of these humans?”

“I didn’t say that.”

Huge rocks are breaking loose from the summit of the mountain and flattening the palm trees on the island.The world is literally falling to pieces around us, but I can’t help the smile that tugs at my lips.Elsie is always feisty and full of surprises.Not a single moment with her is boring.I could never grow tired of spending time with her.

“You’ll stay,” I say.“In my bed, where you belong.Promise me, and we have a deal.”

Her actions have consequences, but we’ll talk about her escape at home.The subject still makes me too volatile.

“Fine,” she mumbles under her breath.

“Come again?”I bring my ear to her delectable mouth.“I’m not sure I heard you.”

“I promise to stay where I belong,” she bites out a little louder.“Happy?”

“Very.”I flash her a dark smile.“But don’t think for a moment that will exempt you from your punishment.”

The blush vanishes from her cheeks, leaving them ashen.“Punishment?”

“We’ll worry about that later.Now hold on tightly, my sweet.”

“What about the Phaelix?”she asks, looking around.“They’re pretty much trapped in here.”

The violence that churns inside me carries on my voice.“Don’t worry about them.”Turning to the same woman I addressed the last time, the one who seemed to have understood me, I say in a tone that’s not entirely hospitable, “Come.”

You’d think they’d jump at the chance to leave with us.Instead, the flaxen-haired woman grabs the ones next to her and hangs back.

“It’s all right, Sandy,” Elsie calls to her.“Aruan is going to help you.We’ll get you back to Earth.”

At that, the woman relaxes her tight hold on her friends a tad.After a hesitant beat, she takes a step forward.

I head for the portal.“You have one beat to make up your minds.Once I’ve gone through, the portal will close behind me.”

“He’s going to destroy the island,” Elsie says, struggling in my arms.“Please, Sandy.Bring the others.Quickly.”

Seemingly coming to a decision, Sandy takes the hands of the women closest to her and pulls them to the platform.When she’s helped everyone up, they run toward us.Stopping in front of me, they avert their gazes, not daring to meet mine.

“Go on,” I order in a clipped tone.“I’ll follow when everyone has gone through safely.”

The humans shoot questioning glances at Sandy.

“You heard Elsie,” Sandy says.“If we stay here, we’re dead.”

The island is fast disintegrating.Long cracks run through the ground, and the mountain is shaking.Phaelix hang like green fungus on the sides of the cliff, using any pair of legs dangling above them to pull themselves higher with no regard for the others they pull off, who plunge to their deaths on beach.

Sandy is the last woman to leave.When she’s entered the portal, I pull up a fraction of my power when all I want to do is to let it run wild.But I don’t know what will happen if I do, so I contend myself with only using a small portion of my talents.

Just before I leave with Elsie, I enjoy a moment of uninhibited freedom as I unchain my power and unleash my rage.The mountain blows in a massive spray of fire and sparks, burying the slave traders and their buyers under rivers of glowing red lava.

Chapter5

Aruan

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