Assassin Queen (12 page)

“Don’t get too excited,” he said dryly. “I’m a bastard SanMathun.”

“I’d marry you if you’d been born to a whore and her master, Kirin. Actually, I’d almost prefer it at this point. A flesh peddler doesn’t have regiments of knights at his command. But I love you. So I’ll happily take the headaches that come with you. We’ll deal with your family when the time comes.”

“That was almost sweet.”

She smiled as they started walking again. “Don’t get too used to it. My near death experience has left me sentimental. It should wear off in a day’s time.”

“Then we should take advantage of it while it lasts.”

The few servants who remained stared at her as she passed. Shock made their eyes wide and their mouths gape, but Lilly chose to ignore it. Any other day, they would have been reprimanded for not bowing. But today wasn’t any day. She was having a hard time processing everything that had happened and she’d been there. She didn’t find fault with them that they were surprised. It was going to take time for them to accept she had returned.

“You. What’s your name?” She pointed to one servant at random.

The girl looked flustered. “Mari, Your Majesty.”

“Okay. Mari, I need a bath brought up to my quarters. Could you see that it gets done as quickly as possible?”

“Of course, Your Majesty.” The girl looked around uncomfortably before curtseying awkwardly.

“And could you please tell the rest of the staff I’ve come home?”

The girl curtseyed again and then left.

When they reached her suite, Lilly opened the doors but was greeted to cloth-covered furniture and a thick layer of dust. She immediately started pulling the material off the furniture. When she came to her bedroom, she pulled the tarp off her bed and threw it into the corner. Here, more than anywhere else in the castle, felt like home. Time hadn’t touched this space. Yes, it might be a little dusty, but it was exactly as she remembered it—exactly as it should be.

“You did it.” Kirin came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“We did it.”

“Yes. We did.”

“There is still much to do.”

“I know. And the first order of business is getting you out of that awful dress.”

She slipped out of his embrace and turned to face him. “You don’t like this? I think it looks spectacular.”

The feel of cold steel made her still.

“I never want to see it on you ever again.” The fabric tore as he slid his knife through it. “There, problem solved.”

He sheathed the blade and then took a step back as the dress slid from her frame and fluttered to the floor.

“The servants will be here soon with the tub.”

“Then we should do what we can to get you properly dirty before they do.”

He turned and closed the doors that separated the bedroom from the sitting room.

“Undress me.”

Her body heated at the command. He’d warned her. For as long as he was in her bed, he would be issuing the commands. This time, however, the heat rushing through her blood had nothing to do with anger.

“Can I use my blade as well, Your Grace?”

“No. I want to feel your fingers against my skin.”

“As you command.” She pulled the tunic over his head and then let it fall to the floor. “It’s a shame you didn’t order me to caress you as I undressed you.”

“I didn’t order you not to.”

Decadent joy flooded her. She skimmed her hands over his chest and kissed his collarbone.

“Is it crazy that it turns me on when you give me orders?”

He laughed softly. “No.”

She untied his breeches and pushed them down his thighs. There were noises in the other room as the servants brought a tub into her quarters, but she didn’t let that stop her. She didn’t care if they knew what was going on in her bedroom. The only thing that mattered to her was the rigid length of Kirin’s manhood. She licked her lips in anticipation.

“You are not to put my cock in that delectable mouth of yours, however.”

She looked up at him in confusion. “What?”

“There will be no taming of the beast this time.” He stepped out of his pants and turned her so her ass brushed against his manhood. She’d seen some men take women there during her years on the street. Just the thought of it made her wet with desire.

He pushed her forward until she was leaned over the side of her bed. Then he pulled her arms behind her back and held them there with her wrists clasped firmly in one hand. She was pinned. There was no way she could escape his hold. She was completely at his mercy. And she loved every second of it.

“Gods, yes.” She rubbed her ass against him. “Please.”

He ran his free hand along her pussy. “You are very wet.”

She panted and bucked against him as he slid a finger into her sex. “Please.”

He pulled the finger out, but she soon felt his cock take its place. “Is that what you wanted?”

“Yes.”

He pushed her down so her cheek was pressed against the mattress and then started thrusting into her powerfully. He was in control. She couldn’t do anything but accept his body and enjoy the sensations that flooded through her. She moaned and whimpered with each thrust. And, when it became too overwhelming for her to hold it in any longer, she screamed out his name.

He didn’t stop, however. He continued his sensual assault until she felt another release slam into her. There was no gentle ascent into the madness this time. She didn’t even have time to realize she was about to slip into another climax. Instead, it tore through her without warning, leaving her shattered and overly sensitive.

He bucked behind her and called out her name as his seed spilled into her. Each brush of his body set off another spark of pleasure deep inside until she was so satiated her legs gave out under her. Thankfully, he was holding her up.

“Are you all right?” He released her hands and began to rub her arms above her elbows tenderly. They ached from being pinned to her back, but she wasn’t in any real pain. The touch felt nice, however, so she didn’t tell him to stop.

“Better than all right.”

He picked her up and placed her in the center of bed.

“Are you sure?”

He crawled onto the bed and lay next to her. She had to fight the urge to sigh with contentment as he began to run his fingers over her skin in a gentle caress.

“I’m always good when you’re in my bed.”

He laughed. “That you are.”

She looked up at the massive canopy over her head. “I’m home.”

He pulled her into his warm embrace. “As am I.”

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