“Here lies my traitorous concubine!” Drostan declared. “She has forgotten her place, and I need you to remind her of it. You may touch her, but you may not penetrate her with anything other than the objects I've already placed inside her. Begin.”
I had one last glimpse of Drostan's face before a swarm of fairies descended on me. He looked heartbroken and lowered his gaze to the floor as if he couldn't bear to watch. Hands and mouths descended with greedy grins and grasping fingers. The first eager touches fell upon my body; soft strokes and cruel kneading. Then the hot breath of a redcap warmed my pussy as his mouth opened and lowered over me. His massive fingers parted my pussy as his thick tongue crept out of his mouth.
“Stop!” Drostan's voice rang out, and everyone froze. “Get off her!” He elbowed his way through the crowd, and when he reached me, he shoved the fairies away from me with a snarl. Even the redcap went flying. “That's enough! I said get off her!”
“But we haven't even touched her yet, Your Majesty.” The redcap grumbled; his hungry stare still locked on my pussy.
Drostan ignored him and undid my manacles as his fairies watched in shock and horror. He left the steel restraints on the cross and picked me up.
“I'm sorry, Riley,” he whispered as he cradled me to his chest and rushed from the room. “I'm so sorry.”
Drostan carried me into his chambers; shutting and locking the door behind us. Then he went straight to the bathroom. First, he removed the phalluses and then he sat me on a stool as he ran the bath water. Drostan was visibly shaken, and his movements were jerky. As the water rushed into the tub, he braced his hands against the rim and hung his head.
“Have you completely unmanned me?” He whispered.
I just sat there and stared at him complacently. Drostan glanced back at me and groaned. He pushed away from the tub to unbuckle the collar and then tossed it into a corner with an angry cry. I gasped as my will returned and a shivering took hold. I wrapped my arms around myself and moaned as the shock settled in. Drostan began to rub my arms.
“Here, let me help you into the bath,” he offered as he lifted me.
I got into the tub and sighed as the water rose over me and warmed the chill from my bones. It relaxed me and the tight hold I'd had on my emotions. I began to cry softly; wondering where Trenton was. Was he still searching for me? Was he worried? Scared? Or had Drostan notified Queen Tana that I had been found? Would I ever see my lover again? Or was this my life now?
“Damn you!” Drostan snarled as he grabbed me and pulled me to him. He hugged me tightly over the rim of the tub; letting his clothing get soaked in the process. “Damn you for making me want you despite your duplicity, and damn you for making a fool of me before my court. They will never respect me now. I've made it clear that I care more for you than I do for their opinion of me. And you knew! You knew that I felt this way about you. So, why, Riley?” He pushed me away and shook me. “Why would you run from me? And why go with Conall of all people?”
“I didn't run from you.” I sniffed and blinked. “I woke up on Conall's horse. He said that you had given me to him; that you were developing feelings for me, and you needed me to go away for a little while so you could get over them.”
“Go away?” Drostan whispered as his eyes narrowed. “That son of a bitch!” He shouted. “He must have used the secret passages.”
“What?” I frowned at him.
Drostan blinked and then cleared his throat. “There are hidden ways out of and into this room. I believe that Conall used them to steal you from me.”
“So, you didn't send me away?” I gaped at him.
“And you didn't run from me,” he whispered.
Drostan smiled softly and pulled me into a hug. I fought him violently, and he let go in surprise.
“You think that you can just hug me and it will all be better?” I shouted. “After what you just did to me?”
“I found you fucking a merman, Riley!”
“I had to,” I huffed.
“You had to?”
“It's a long story,” I growled. “But it all started when you highhandedly sent for me.”
“Conall sent me a message that you had convinced him to take you to Seelie and hide you there,” Drostan growled. “I had searched the woods for you for weeks, and finally I knew where you were. Of course, I sent for you. I had to stop myself from going after you personally.”
“But I was happy there,” I whispered.
“You were happy as a Seelie slave?” He gaped at me.
“Conall tried to make me his slave, but the Queen took me from him and gave me to her brother,” I said. “He's a good man, and I love him.”
“Youwhat?” Drostan whispered.
“I love him,” I said more firmly. “That's why I ran when you sent for me. Trenton helped me escape, and then he was going to find me in the forest, but I got lost.”
