He gripped my hips and fucked me harder than he ever had before. I fisted the sheets beneath me, ashamed of the moans of wanton pleasure mixing with my breathless gasps.
There was a slapping sound as his balls smacked the globes of my ass. I struggled for clarity, fighting the demon inside me that reveled in his brutality.
“You dare still deny me?” he growled, thrusting with abandon. His power seductively stroked the part of me that was lost in delirium, demanding I give in and submit to him. It would never happen.
“You will!” His voice bounced off the walls as he held my face into the damp mattress.
Repaying me for my bite, teeth sank into the same juncture he’d left his mark before, blood spurting from the savagery of it. I squealed, wiggling on his cock and trying to escape him. He easily kept me in place, lapping at the wound as his hips continued to snap forward.
When the pleasure and pain became too much and his cock was covered in my juices, my pussy contracted around him.
A barrage of moans erupted from my chest and I clenched around his girth.
“Reyes…”
His name fell from my lips as I writhed beneath him, pleasure washing over me. He grunted and, with a guttural sound from the true monster he was, his dick emptied and he buried himself to the hilt.
“I will have all of you, Duvessa, whether you willingly give it or I forcefully take it.” He kissed my cheek before pulling out, ignoring my unshed tears.
~7~
Soft flesh turned hard and dry, nearly brittle.
The smell of honey became akin to rancid meat as internal organs rapidly deteriorated. A hint of urine joined the other aromas and mess of blood as my meal pissed herself.
It had taken less than a few words to get the maid alone in one of my many spare rooms, naked and eager for what she thought I would give her.
She imagined the envy and jealousy from all the other low-level servitors that would come once she bragged about being fucked by their king. She entered the room under the impression that I would give her pleasure. Instead, I took her life.
The lithe vampire writhed in my arms, her keening turning to silence as I drained every ounce of the life essence from within her. She’d fed recently—I could tell, and since I only supplied the best for my subjects, she tasted divine.
When I had taken all there was to take; I tossed her lifeless body aside, rose from the blood-stained bed, and wiped my mouth with the cloth I kept in my pocket for such occasions.
I didn’t give her another glance.
She was unimportant, just another nameless face that wanted what only my kind could give.
I strolled to the heavy oak doors and threw them open, stepping out into the hall.
“Clean that up,” I commanded the lycans.
“Of course, Sire,” they responded in unison, immediately springing into action.
I walked to my next destination, unable to stop thinking of my wayward queen now locked away in our bedroom. How could she not see that I’d saved her?
Duvessa wasn't meant to live on the streets or barter for food, and it was only a matter of time before another man found her and tried to take what was mine. What had always been mine.
Regardless of the fliers with her face on them, many would not have hesitated to claim her for themselves—especially those who knew her true identity.
Tying myself to her was something I should have done long ago. It would have prevented a lot of problems.
No matter, though. Where there was a problem, there was a solution. Until then, my beautiful queen couldn’t be anywhere safer than in our home.
I only wished she remembered it, but not nearly as badly as I wished she remembered me.
My footsteps echoed off the dark marble floor as I descended the grand staircase to the first level of the citadel.
As I passed the solid door leading to the containment cells below, I heard the click of the incinerator starting up. Minutes later, the smell of burning flesh floated through the ventilation system.
I made a mental note of it as I reached my conference room.
This issue was going to have to be fixed before the seamstress arrived. Something told me Duvessa would be displeased if she learned of my method of disposal.
“Hello, gentlemen." My tone was jovial, surprising the supes that scrambled to stand and bow respectively.
Once comfortable in my designated seat, I directed them to sit back down.
I glanced around, taking in all who were present. There were two of my few trusted advisers, both my brothers, and those appointed to be at the head of the regions' various supe factions.
“When will the final blueprint be completed for the new developments?” I asked, getting straight into things.