My shoulder slackened. Was there even a point to this conversation? ‘The Crones. Keep up.’
‘She’s searching for them now, isn’t she? With that Fogoyan King,’ he barked his title like it brought distaste to his mouth.
I nodded and stopped swaying while my clingy frog appeared out of nowhere and attempted to jump on me. ‘As far as I know.’
‘Do you trust him with her?’
Did I like River? No. Did I think he was a danger to her? ‘He wouldn’t hurt his mate.’
‘Yet he traded her,’ his tone was grave as he winced before downing another shot.
‘Before he knew who she was,’ I found myself defending the dumbass. He was a fucking idiot, that didn’t mean he was a lost cause.
The way he looked at her… Now, I could relate.
‘I find that hard to believe,’ dad argued. ‘Males usually know instantly.’
Stubborn ass. ‘Usually. Not always.’
A groan slipped from him. ‘You knew instantly with the blonde succubus, didn’t you?’
Before I could respond, both of our heads snapped toward the sound of doors closing and an eager exchange between the girls. ‘Time to get your turn, it seems.’
‘Fuck off, son.’
Chuckling, I rushed to catch Willow before she retreated to her room.
‘Seriously? My father’s fling?’ I asked, appearing before her at the top of the staircase and startling her. Backing away, she nearly fell and didn’t appreciate how tightly my shadows kept her in place. On the edge of the stair she nearly slipped from.
I could have my fun, just like she had.
With how stubborn she was, she probably preferred to break her neck anyway.
‘What’s it to you?’ she challenged, jutting her chin provocatively.
The defiance irritated me as much as it made me hard. It would be fun to make her quiver. ‘Just asking. Are you planning to continue fucking your way through our lands?’
Her piercing eyes shot to mine, the brightest of blues in her irises making my cock jerk, before her devious tongue darted to wet her lips, and I’d nearly come undone. Fucking hot. And her smell, sweat mixed with arousal—I couldn’t get enough.
‘Maybe I’m planning to conquer the realm one dick at a time,’ she seethed.
Shit. ‘Then land on mine next. You won’t want any more.’
I released her from my binds, hoping she would try to seduce me like she had my father.
She laughed in my face and walked away, swaying her hips. Before she slammed her bedroom door in my face, she moaned, ‘Are you going to ruin the experience that badly for me?’
The click of the lock echoed between us.
My shadows surged forward on instinct, eager to tear the door off its hinges.
I let them.
They closed in on her door like a promise, searching for a way in.
She slipped through my grasp again.
Not tonight.
