Page 77 of Queen Takes King
My big alpha Blood cradled me between his thighs, my back pressed against his chest. His favorite place.Myfavorite place. He wrapped his huge arms around me, surrounding me with his heat and strength. His entire body was one gigantic muscle, ripped, hard, raw power at myfingertips.
I might have two new Blood, but we still didn’t know either of them. Not really. I’d tasted their blood and yeah, I’d fucked Nevarre. I’d fucked all my Blood on the frontlawn.
Except for Mehen. The one I’d trusted the least from thestart.
Even now, Rik looked at him, eyes heavy with warning, his bond humming with intensity. He would welcome a reason to rip Mehen’s head off with his barehands.
I didn’t turn my head to look at him. “Do I? Or are you still here underprotest?”
He chuckled, a low rumbling growl like his dragon made—right before he’d planted his massive paw on my stomach and tried to drain me dry. “I can protest and still beBlood.”
That last word came out a bit choked, as if his dragon had been feasting and got a bone stuck halfway down his throat. He didn’t want to be my Blood, not really. But he’d adopted a fatalistic acceptance. It was too late. He was fucked. Trapped by a queen. Enslaved, in his mind. So he might as well enjoy the fucking. Even if he was still furious about thetrap.
That he himself hadset.
I stood and the room instantly fell silent, all eyes swinging to me. Gina and Winston both came to me, ready for theirorders.
“Thank you for a wonderful, unforgettable evening, but I’m ready forbed.”
Gina gave me a hug. “Of course, Shara. It was fantastic to have our first Christmas here withyou.”
Winston kissed both my cheeks. “Welcome home, Your Majesty. I’m so thrilled to be here with you at last. Are there any special meals you’d like to have when youawake?”
I couldn’t imagine eating another bite at this point after we’d all gorged on the incredible feast they’d brought in for dinner. “Not really. Coffee, maybe some toast or something light. I’m usually not very hungry when I first wakeup.”
“We’ll just play it by ear, then, until I’m familiar with your favorite foods. But please, if there’s anything specific you’d like, don’t hesitate to let meknow.”
“We live to serve,” Ginasaid.
And they meantit.
We walked outside into a winter wonderland. It’d snowed five inches since we’d gone up to the big house fordinner.
Xin shifted to his ghostly silver wolf immediately.:By your leave, my queen, I’ll run the property and look for freshtracks.:
I nodded and he disappeared. Literally. His gift of invisibility worked whether he was a man or awolf.
“I can check from the sky,” Nevarresaid.
“Good idea.” At Rik’s words, Nevarre leaped into the air and black feathers exploded out of him. With a throaty caw, he soared out over the forest toward the river. “Guillaume, Daire, guard close to the guesthouse.”
All of them looked at the man walking on my right, their distrust written on their faces. Rik didn’t say it explicitly, but he wanted them close enough to help protect me from Mehen if our lovemaking got out of control. I didn’t think they’d be needed. Not because I trusted Mehen all thatmuch…
But because I trusted Rik’s ability to protect meimplicitly.
A surge of heated lust mixed with pride in his bond.:Even an alpha can be vulnerable when his queen has her fangs inhim.:
“I hate to admit he’s right, but your alpha has a point.” Mehen gave me a sardonic yet elegant shrug. His eyes glittered and his bond weighed heavy in my mind. His dragon was silent in the bond—but tense. Like he was hiding in his den, watching unsuspecting prey slowly coming near him. “I can’t believe I’m actually saying this, but if you have any intentions at all of taking me to your bed, you should leash my beast now. I’ve never been able to keep from shifting when the dragon wants out to play. And he will want to play with you very badlyindeed.”
“Maybe Rik should fuck him into submission first.” Normally my cuddly purring warcat, Daire’s words shockedme.
Even more, Guillaume grunted in agreement and Rik seemed to be consideringit.
I sharpened my voice. “No one gets fucked into submission around here. Nothing happens to anyone against their will, especially in mybed.”
Mehen didn’t seemed bothered at all. In fact, he looked up and down my almost seven-foot tall alpha as if considering the possibility himself. “I’m game. It wouldn’t be against mywill.”
“You can’t beserious.”
