At this, he smirked, rubbing his jawline before his fingers passed over his lips, as though he were holding back a laugh.
“Is that so?” he asked in an amused tone that sounded far too sexy than it should. It was also why I didn’t trust myself to speak, so instead, I confirmed this with a nod of my head.
“I am curious why it is you think so,” he asked, and the enjoyment in his tone was still easy to hear.
“My name is Eliza, not Inanna… although, don’t get me wrong, that’s a lovely name… who… erm… whoever she is,” I added nervously, making him grin fully this time, and I swear, I nearly gasped because of it. Goddess could anyone this handsome actually be real?!
“Eliza… um,”he hummed as if testing out my name for himself before carrying on.
“Well, little Eliza, why don’t you go ahead and tell me why it is you came here and graced my domain with your pretty presence?”
I blushed at the pretty part before looking around apprehensively, as if he was mocking me.
“Eyes on me, Inanna,” he ordered, losing that veil of gentleness as the edges of the lord sneaked back in, causing my head to snap back to his.
“Well?” he prompted, but all I could focus on was that he got my name wrong again.
“Erm, once again, it’s Eliza and I…” I reminded him, making his lips twitch deliciously before interrupting me.
“I know your name, little Inanna,” he told me, making me frown, and it must have been a comical enough sight that it actually made him laugh this time.
A rich, deep sound that, admittedly, had enough power to soak my panties. Holy Goddess, he was far too Gods be damned sexy. Every single inch of him had me afraid I would start panting. It also made me realize that it had been far too long since I had been laid.
“Okay, erm, not sure what to say to that,”I muttered, something that he obviously heard.
“Perhaps the reason you came here, like I asked,” he suggested, making me tense as I couldn’t tell if he was losing his patience or not. I then glanced around again, wishing now that Bo would reappear and make this explanation easier.
“Waiting for someone, perhaps?” he asked with a raised brow, and for a single heartbeat, I thought he knew the reason I was here.
But then, wait… hadn’t I seen him speaking with the man at the door? The behemoth who I had tried to convince to let me in. Did that mean he already knew about Bo?
In the end, it was the weight of those unanswered questions that pushed me into making what could only be described as an insane suggestion.
“Can’t we… erm, talk somewhere private?”
He seemed surprised enough to ask,
“You wish to be alone with me, little Inanna?”
This was said almost like some sexual purr and one that really should have been spoken against my skin. But wait, where the Hell did that thought just come from?! Okay, so if by some goddess miracle I made it out of here, I was ordering a new vibrator as soon as I got home!
“No, I don’t want… I mean, that is, I… well, yes, but nothing like that.” I stumbled over my words, suddenly wanting to smack myself, or better yet, have Bo haul his little gray ass back here and do it for me. That was if he ever thought of showing up again. And if not, then what exactly was I still doing here in the first place?
As for Lord Oblivion, he actually burst out laughing before getting to his feet and making his way down to me. Of course, my reaction to this was to quickly start taking steps backwards, as fuck me, he was huge! I didn’t even know how tall he was, but he was more than a full head height bigger than me, and that was more than enough. Especially considering I was still wearing high heels.
Which meant that without them, I would most likely only come to the middle of his chest. Meaning my attempt to retreat seemed almost pointless when he simply closed the distancebetween us, his long legs eating up the space I’d tried to create. But then he looked down at me and focused on my hands that were nervously twisting the edge of the bloody tissue I had used on my hand. At this, his penetrating gaze actually softened. Then he shocked me further by holding out one of his arms toward the right side of his throne, where I could now see that there was a tall door.
“After you,Eliza,”he said, emphasizing the fact that he did indeed know my name, and I swear I could practically hear it being uttered in my dreams.
I did as he instructed and walked toward the door that he pointed at, pausing when I reached it, unable to help but ask,
“Please tell me this isn’t some trap and like some Bond villain, there is a pit of death behind this door you’re about to push me into.”
I heard him chuckle behind me before he leaned in close, his breath warm against my skin as he spoke directly into my ear.
“No, Inanna…that door is on the left,”he said, shocking me, and after straightening his impressive form, he passed me with a grin playing at his lips. Then he opened the door and actually reached back to take my uninjured hand in his.
I sucked in a startled breath at the feel of our first contact, and it seemed as if I wasn’t the only one, as I was positive, I also heard him make a small, breathy sound of surprise.
