Page 209 of The Dragon 2
Pride surged through me because he was right. Nyomi’s cooking surpassed most.
I gave up, “the rule begins tomorrow.”
A sigh came from the shadowed corner. Clearly one of my Fangs were relieved to take their bento box home.
Tora. . .you cannot spoil my men.
I put my view on the huge red door. “Is she in there?”
Reo nodded. “She is.”
“Yet my Eyes are out here with you, why?”
Reo’s face turned more serious now. “Because I wanted to test something.”
“Test what?”
He gestured toward the red door. “Open it. Peek in. Then tell me if you still want your Eyes inside.”
“My Eyes are always inside.”
He shrugged. “Humor me.”
I stared at him. Reo wasn’t prone to dramatics. If he was keeping my two most trusted guards out of the room—something was worth seeing within.
Fine.
I stepped toward the red door and reached for the handle. The brass was warm. The air behind it was warmer.
I opened it just enough to slide my head in and what I saw blew my fucking mind.
The room was massive, bathed in red light and deeper shadows.
At the center stood Nyomi.
She wore a massive black cape—high-collared and regal. It swallowed her body entirely, except for one devastating detail. . .her leg. It emerged boldly from a long slit in the cape, draped in a sheer red gartered stocking that hugged her thigh.
On her foot was a diamond-studded six-inch heel. Gold glimmered along the arch. Crystals sparkled down the stiletto. That heel alone could’ve crushed a man’s ego.
Oh, Tora. I am going to fuck you.
My body vibrated at the sight because I knew that whatever was under that cape wasn’t just lingerie.
It was war and I would not be prepared to fight it.
But it wasn’t just her that stopped my breath.
It was what surrounded her.
To her right was a pile of red and black rope. Coiled and braided.
Are you going to tie me up, little Tiger? We’ll see.
I moved my gaze to the left and parted my lips in shock.
Oh. . .
A gold and black throne stood there. The legs ended in lion’s paws and the armrests curled with gold filigree.
