I only nodded, my voice too thick with fear to speak.
Her eyes held mine for a moment more, then she turned and bowed her head to the man.
The man’s silhouette lingered a moment longer, then he turned, cloak catching the light as he disappeared back into the shadows.
For a long heartbeat, the coliseum held its breath. Then, slowly, the crowd erupted. Fear and awe were clearly displayed in the sound.
Suddenly, I heard in my head, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time,my Queen.”
I exhaled, still in shock, and narrowed my eyes at the Varruk. “Lucy, you have some ‘splaining to do.” As comebacks went, it was weak, but it was the best I could do right then. Besides, I’d watched the old black-and-white television series with Grumpy on many occasions, and I always loved that line.
The place where the silhouette had stood still gleamed with sunlight—but all I could feel was the weight of eyes I couldn’t see, and the certainty that whoever he was… he’d have a part in my fate here on out.
Chapter 14
Reverie
After the fight concluded, I was instructed to stay in my room until further notice. The Varruk, whom I was calling Vee in my head (since he hadn't revealed his real name), was once again confined to his cage.
I tilted my head back and let the water wash away the blood and guts until it ran clear, then took the chance to try and sort through everything I was feeling.
On one hand, I was thrilled that I had stood up to Selene and actually won. Vee would live to fight another day, and the connection I felt to him was safe for now.
I stepped out of the shower and dried off. Pulling a clean pair of pants and a shirt on, I loosely braided my hair and sat on my bed.
On the other hand, who knew what the consequences would be for everything that happened? Selene was probably going to tear my spleen out of my asshole or something just as gruesome. The bitch never ran out of ideas when it came to torture.
And who was that man in the coliseum who had no fear of Selene? Was it Trent Storm? I’ve seen even Ubel hesitate to contradict her. She looked pissed at his interference but still deferred to him with little argument.
I flopped back and curled up with Nathan’s pillow. After the day I’d had, sending me to my room without supper wasn’t that horrible. I was exhausted anyway.
My eyes fluttered closed, and I drifted off.
“Oooh, my Ancestors, that feels amazing.” I breathe as Kratos’s mouth moves slowly down my stomach to the apex of my thighs. He nips and licks up and down my slit before sucking my clit into his mouth.
I arched my back and then opened my eyes when I felt a mouth on each of my breasts. Ambrose gently flicks his tongue over one nipple as Merritt sucks on my other breast feverishly. The dual sensations force an orgasm out of me that’s almost painful in its intensity.
Before I even have time to recover, Bren is shoving Kratos out of the way, flipping me over, and entering me in one savage thrust. He’s enormous, and even though we’ve done this more times than I can count, the stretch is still a little painful. That is soon forgotten when he starts thrusting into me.
Zenon kneels in front of me, and I take his cock into my mouth. He begins to pump in and out roughly, groaning as I open my throat, taking him deep. Bren's movements become more savage as he grabs me around the waist with his huge hands, using the leverage to pound even further into me. When I clamp down on him, he stiffens and groans out his release.
Zenon takes his place as Kratos lies under me and begins to suckle on my breasts while running his hand up and down his velvet shaft.
I mentally send out my shadows, and they curl around Ambrose and Merritt. Both of them fall to their backs and arch and moan as the shadows move over their cocks gently squeezing then releasing, mimicking the feel of my pussy contracting around them.
All that can be heard are moans and gasps as we all get closer to our release. Zenon’s movements become savage, and my shadows pulse and release on my men’s cocks in time with our movements.
I see Ambrose stiffen as cum erupts out of his cock. “Fuuuck!”
The sight of that causes my pussy to pulse. Kratos pinches my clit, and immediately another orgasm rips through me. I hear multiple groans and filthy words as the rest of my men follow right behind.
We clean up, then the guys cuddle around me in our giant bed, holding me close as we start to fall asleep.
“I love you, Lil,” Kratos whispers in my ear. “Never forget that.”
I smile and whisper before drifting off, “I love you too.”
Too bad I didn’t recognize the desperation in his voice for what it was.
