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And then finally it’s over. The lights flash a couple of times and the prison disappears into darkness. When the lights come back on, he’s no longer manacled, yet his position on the floor hasn’t changed. He’s no longer thrashing, but his erection is still pressing against his pants, creating a bulge of epic proportions.

Amazingly, he lets me pull him upright, but then I don’t think he’s got any energy left in him to fight me off.

“You should have let me help you,” I whisper in his ear, aware that the doors are going to open any second and that everyone will be looking at us.

“You did help me,” he growls into my ear. “You stayed away.”

It’s not what I want to hear. “But I didn’t want to. I could have done something.”

He finally looks up and levels his gaze at me. His dark eyes appear tired. “Did you want me to rape you, Valentine?”

A shudder runs down my spine as I grasp the magnitude of the hell he’s just put himself through for me. “Because that’s what would have happened if I didn’t shackle myself to the wall.”

I don’t get a chance to answer as the Earthery doors open to the sound of excited cheering.

16

STILL TINGLING

FELIX

“Felix,” Noémi grins lasciviously, thrusting a microphone in my face. “ ‘Ow was eet for you?”

Suppressing a surge of revulsion, I glance across the sea of faces fixated on me, cheering. Deriving joy from my lowest moment. The entertainment value they are finding in what happened sickens me. Still, I have a façade to maintain.

“Great,” I muster, standing as tall as I can and trying to ignore the throbbing from the bite marks on my dick and the euphoria from the best blow job I’ve ever had. It’s not an experience I want to share with these degenerates.

“Excuse me, Noémi,” I mutter, disengaging from the crowd and making my way through the throng until I reach the platform. Once I reach my room, I slam the door shut behind me and swiftly lock it.

Later, when a knock echoes on the door, I don't respond. But as expected, Anthura doesn’t take not answering a door as a hint. She opens my door, even though I know it was locked, and slams it shut behind her.

My frustration boils over. “What do you want?” I bark.

“You let Rowena blow you?”

A sarcastic smile tugs at the corner of my lips as I retort, “Ah, thank you for the gentle reminder. I was just starting to forget that delightful encounter. Your timely intervention truly warms my heart.”

She glares at me.

I haven’t forgotten. My god damn cock is still tingling. I sit up. “What the fuck do you want, Anthura?”

She must see how dangerously close I am to losing it, as her demeanor changes in an instant. “Felix,” she purrs, sitting down on my bed next to me. “I think I’ve figured out how to swap partners. We can get rid of Robert and Moloch and let them do what they want with each other. Then…” she runs a finger up my thigh, “then we can do the last two trials together.”

Anger flares and I roughly grab her wrist. It’s only when I see the look of shock in her eyes that I realize I’ve gone too far. Being with Anthura in the next trials will solve all my problems. I won’t have to do anything with Rowena and I’m pretty sure being with a demon will increase my chances, even if she is only a contestant. I loosen my grip and bring her wrist up to my mouth. This seems to appease her. She leans forward and licks her lips, her now free hand going for my zipper. I pull away without thinking. “What’s your plan?” I ask, hopping down off the bed.

She leans out, stretching her body like a feline. “I have my ways. Nothing for you to worry about. Come back to bed and let me show you how a real woman gives head.”

I run my hand through my hair as I contemplate her offer. I’ve never turned down a blow job, but now I don’t want her fangs near my junk. “I think we should cool it a bit until you’ve put your plan into place. We don’t want anyone suspecting anything.”

A fine line appears between her eyebrows. “Who gives a fuck what anyone thinks?”

I shrug. “I don’t know. Hades, Noémi?”

She sits up and scowls. “Don’t tell me you’ve still got a thing for that bitch after what she did to you? Don’t think I didn’t hear about your little stunt, trying to get into her pants with everyone watching. You’ve been the laughingstock amongst the demons for days. Quite frankly, Felix, you’re becoming an embarrassment. First asking the fucking Queen of the Succubi into your bed in front of half the people in here, then letting that freak suck your dick.”

I bristle at her words, and yet it’s better to let her think that than what’s really going on in my head. She’s right about one thing. I shouldn’t have asked Noémi out. That was a mistake. “No,” I counter, “but I don’t want to give her more ammunition. She’s still is in charge here.”

Now it’s Anthura’s turn to bristle. As she turns her mouth down into a scowl, I get a glimpse of how truly repulsive she is. I don’t know why I let her suck my dick as much as I did. Okay, I do. I’d let any simpering bitch down there as long as they were hot and Anthura is certainly hot. For a weird reason, Snowflake’s sister comes to mind. I don’t even remember her, but then again, there were many women in the lead up to my death. Then Rowena takes back her position in my brain and I have to focus on Anthura.

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