Page 1 of Queen Takes King
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Shara
Two gorgeous menasleep in mybed.
Merry fucking Christmas tome.
I stretched and felt a dull ache between my legs, and no wonder. I certainly wasn’t used to having sex. Let alone with two men who were completely dedicated to blowing my mind as often aspossible.
I could do without the miserable cramps though. It was so unfair that I was a vampire, but still had to deal with a period that came likeclockwork.
I stared up at the ceiling, running through everything I’dlearned.
Just four days ago, my life had turned upside down. I still couldn’t believeit.
Mom was actually my aunt and the man I’d called Dad wasn’t my biological fathereither.
I wasn’t human. I wasn’t even half human. But Dr. Borcht didn’t know exactly what I was,either.
I had enough Aima blood—directly descended from the goddess, Isis—to be a vampire queen. Hence the two lovers, who called themselves my Blood, sworn to protect and please me, no matter what I ordered. (So theyclaimed.)
At some point when coming into my power the first time, I’d even died, though being a descendant of the goddess of resurrection had some majoradvantages.
Last night, I’d killed the man who murdered Mom. I’d burned him to death. With myblood.
It scared me how… okay… I was aboutthat.
I didn’t want to end up being a greater monster myself than the ones who’d killed myparents.
I’d never killed anything before, except the occasional spider. Greyson Isador was a murderer. He was directly responsible for both of my parents’ deaths, and countless other humans he’d turned into his thralls, the gray lifeless demon-creatures who’d hunted me my entirelife.
He deserved todie.
That didn’t make me feel better. Because I was still glad he was dead. And I was glad I’d been the one to finishhim.
What else would I end up being gladabout?
I had no idea what time it was, but I didn’t think I’d be able to fall back asleep. I tried to get up carefully without waking up the guys, but I lifted my head and Alrik’s eyes poppedopen.
As my alpha Blood, he was the biggest, baddest man I’d ever seen. He looked like he’d walked off a superhero movieset.
“My queen?” He whispered, but my other Blood lifted his headtoo.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to wakeyou.”
“We live to serve.” Daire stretched as only a cat can do, like every muscle in his body had a kink in it. “Even if it’s fucking six o’clock in themorning.”
“It is? How do youknow?”
He rolled over and faced me, smiling so his dimple showed in his cheek. “I have no idea what time it is. It just feels early. Are youwell?”
“No,” Alrik said before I could, a frown grooving his forehead. “You hurt. Is this normal when youmenstruate?”
“Unfortunately, yes. Though that’s a human thing. I have no idea why I’m so lucky to have cramps like this when I’m not evenhuman.”
I sat up, trying to think of a graceful way to escape to the bathroom when I’m sure I was bleeding heavily. “I really should have put a tampon in lastnight.”
Alrik made a low, rumbly noise that was somewhere between the growl of a distant storm and the thunderous purr of some great beast. “There’s no need, my queen. If you lie back, I’ll be more than happy to clean youup.”
