Charlotte managed an obviously forced smile when Kyan took a look at her.
“Congratulations to the new couple. It is true that originally I wished to marry Atlas, but I see that we are ill-fated.”
Kyan, satisfied with the answer, took Rose to Atlas’s side. Atlas rose, not looking at the girl even once.
“Such abeautifulcouple,” Kyan spat and then turned to saunter back up to her throne. As soon as she sat down, she sneered at us. “Now get out of my sight and don't think of disrespecting my ruling ever again, or next time I'll take all of your heads.”
Vesper was thrown to the ground, and Cedar and I were there to help her up in seconds. My heart ached for her, but we stayed silent as we exited the grounds, walking back to Atlas's car that was waiting for us.
My Little Mouse. We’ll take care of you now.
Vesper
“Drink,” Aurelia said with a hoarse voice.
Bloodred tears filled her eyes. Pity and pain radiated from her through the bond.
Cedar was by my side, one hand holding one of mine, her other wrist bleeding, held over my mouth. But I was holding back.
The hunger was ravaging my body, putting violent thoughts in my head. I wanted to sink my fangs into her and drain her blood more than anything. But I didn't want to lose myself in it. And even though Aurelia was with us, I was afraid to lose control.
I was barely holding on, my body feeling weaker with each second.
The world passed us by in a blur. I thought we were in a car, but if I was being honest, I couldn’t be sure. All I could see were the panicked and hurting faces of Cedar and Aurelia.
When the first droplets of Cedar’s blood entered my mouth, my entire body froze. It was so sweet. And with my body being on the brink of nonexistence, it tasted like the most delicious thing I’d ever had.
I grabbed her wrist, my grip weaker than usual, but enough to force her wrist against my mouth and bite down on it.
She let out a pained gasp, but her cheeks quickly started turning red as I pumped venom into her. But she was fighting the effects this time.
“We will have a feeder waiting for her,” Atlas said, her voice breaking through the tension between the three of us.
Atlas is starting to get on my nerves.
There was only one thing I wanted more than Cedar’s blood.
Her.My eyes darted to our sweet, traumatized princess.Her too.
I wanted them both.Right now.One riding my mouth. The other between my legs.
I couldn’t think of anything else.
“I doubt she’ll want one,” Aurelia replied, her hand coming to brush my matted hair.
So gentle. When were we ever this gentle to each other?
Against everything in me, I removed my fangs from Cedar.
“Wait! It’s not enou?—”
“When we get back, I’ll take from the reserves,” I said, my eyes flitting between the two of them.
I can’t risk them.Every time I was near death, theirs were the only two faces I saw. And I knew one thing for certain: I never wanted them to look at me this way ever again.
It hurt more than anything General Lee could do to me.
Before pushing Cedar’s wrist away, I licked the wound, coating it with venom. Then, as a little gift, I planted a kiss on her pulse.
