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.Those women had gonefrom his bed to another s and he didn t care.The thought of Elizabeth in another man s bed made him angry beyond reason not tomention sick at heart.He glared at his gloating friend.He wasn t completely convinced Asherwas right, but he also wasn t convinced the guardian was wrong.As an extra knife in the gut, she didn t love him.Didn t even want to be with him.Thatwasn t entirely true, he reminded himself.She d insisted he belonged to her.That meantsomething.Right? With a sinking heart, he knew she d still run if given the chance.* * * * Elizabeth allowed Neeve and the other consorts to lead her through the labyrinth ofhallways beneath the temple.Despite her friend s reassuring smiles, she couldn t ignore thetrepidation that filled her soul. It s all right, Neeve said, taking her hand. We re just going to prepare you for tonight.You ll enjoy it. Her eyebrows rose, her expression devious. I promise. Neeve and a talkative consort named Jenna, stripped Elizabeth s clothes from her body.She stood naked in a room with at least thirty other women, all in varying stages of undress.Steaming water rose from tubs made of natural rock formations and the scent of spices filled thewarm air.Several of the woman chatted while they soaked in the water, and others took turnscaressing one another, their husky groans filling the air in the humid room.Neeve urgedElizabeth to lie down on a narrow table covered with a cushion. You need to relax or you re not going to enjoy yourself tonight. I can t imagine enjoying this ritual whatever it is. Jenna laughed and flung her bright, red hair from her face. What s not to enjoy? Endlesspleasure at the hands and mouths of all those men.Mmm& and then the overlord at the end? I lltake your place. Elizabeth glared at the young woman. You can have the rest, but Micah is mine. Neeve and Jenna laughed. We ve heard wonderful stories about him from past consorts, Jenna said. From thesounds of it, you re a lucky woman. Past consorts? Jealousy twisted Elizabeth s stomach.Of course, Micah had sex with otherwomen.It just never occurred to her that she d be forced to interact with them.She glanced around the room.Who would he turn to when she was gone? Worse, whowould he turn to when he grew bored with her? Tears burned her eyes, but she blinked themback. She is lucky, Neeve breathed. He s magnificent. Jenna put her hands on her hips. When did you see him? The other day in the temple. She winked at Elizabeth. He takes his role as mate veryseriously. Jenna swept aside Elizabeth s hair and began to massage her stiff shoulder muscles.Shecontinued talking, but the relaxing sensation of her hands drowned out the words.Neeve movedto the head of the table and worked her fingers over Elizabeth s scalp.A satisfied groan escapedher parted lips.Two more sets of hands lifted her feet and began rubbing sensuous circles into the arches.If this was the preparation for the ritual, they could prepare her all they wanted.Jenna s hands slid down her back, loosening up the muscles around the spine, whileNeeve moved to the other side of the table and placed her hands over Elizabeth s bottom.Shejumped at the sensation of the woman s small strong hands on her backside.Micah touched herthere all the time, but that was different.His hands nearly covered her, and frankly, she expectedthat from him.Under Neeve s expert handling, she managed to relax enough to close her eyes. See, Neeve murmured. You ve nothing to worry about. Finally, she lightly slappedElizabeth s hip. Time to roll over. On shaking limbs, she turned over, wary of what would happen next.Jenna stood at thehead of the table and rubbed soothing circles over Elizabeth s temples and scalp.From there, shemoved to Elizabeth s neck, shoulders and arms then reversed the process.Languid arousal spread through her body.She squirmed and wriggled on the table,practically growling in frustration.She wanted Micah.She needed him.Neeve bent to her ear. I promise, Elizabeth.Tonight, you ll be the most satisfied womanin Maelgwn. The rest of the afternoon passed in equal frustration.A bath, another massage even moretorturous than the last and barely veiled allusions to what she d experience during the ritualcompleted the maddening day.Elizabeth shifted in her chair as Rhian, a voluptuous blonde, styled her hair.Somethingabout this woman rubbed her the wrong way.In addition to her smugly superior attitude, Rhiantwisted Elizabeth s hair, pulling so hard her scalp hurt.Elizabeth stopped the other woman s hand, with a smile. I think I ve had enough. Rhian frowned. Don t you want to look& decent for Micah? The way she said his name implied an intimacy that rankled Elizabeth.Judging fromRhian s expression, she knew it. Neeve stalked over, hands on her hips and glared at her fellow consort. The overlordlikes her hair down, so why don t you go find something else to do. A malicious smile spread across Rhian s face. Micah, for instance. Rage knotted Elizabeth s stomach, and her hands fisted in her skirt.She rose from herchair and turned toward Rhian. If you go near him, I will kill you.And I ll enjoy it. The sound of a masculine throat being cleared spun her around.Asher.His eyes glintedwith amusement. Has she been prepared? he asked.Elizabeth crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him. If I were any moreprepared, I would have died of excessive mistreatment. A huge grin split his face, and he laughed. What about Micah? she asked, irritation and jealousy growing. Has he beenprepared? The thought of other women touching him, kissing him, sucking his cock especiallya woman like Rhian enraged her.Asher grinned as he trailed his finger between her breasts. His only preparation involvedobsessing over what we ve been doing to you. The information filled her with a ridiculous sense of relief.He glanced around the room.The consorts gathered nearer, and Neeve draped a darkcloak around Elizabeth s shoulders. Choose my consort, he said, staring into Elizabeth s eyes. What? You get to choose who will help me officiate the ritual. She wanted to ask what his duties would be, but since the majority of her earlierquestions had gone unanswered, she didn t waste her breath.She just wanted this over with.After the ritual, she should be under less scrutiny, and she d have an easier time making herescape. Neeve, she said without hesitation.He nodded. It s time. He took Elizabeth by the arm, and Neeve took her other arm.Together, they led her back through the maze of passageways into the sanctuary of the templewhere the other guardians waited.An excited energy filled the air, bounding between everyonepresent.Even Rhian seemed slightly less bitter and eager. The chilled night air kissed her flesh as they emerged on the west side of the keep.Shetried to memorize the path they d taken from the humid underground chamber, but it seemed toweave back upon itself with tunnels that split off every few yards.In the distance, she saw the glow of a huge bonfire flickering through the forest.Herstomach twisted with nervous energy.She glanced around [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Those women had gonefrom his bed to another s and he didn t care.The thought of Elizabeth in another man s bed made him angry beyond reason not tomention sick at heart.He glared at his gloating friend.He wasn t completely convinced Asherwas right, but he also wasn t convinced the guardian was wrong.As an extra knife in the gut, she didn t love him.Didn t even want to be with him.Thatwasn t entirely true, he reminded himself.She d insisted he belonged to her.That meantsomething.Right? With a sinking heart, he knew she d still run if given the chance.* * * * Elizabeth allowed Neeve and the other consorts to lead her through the labyrinth ofhallways beneath the temple.Despite her friend s reassuring smiles, she couldn t ignore thetrepidation that filled her soul. It s all right, Neeve said, taking her hand. We re just going to prepare you for tonight.You ll enjoy it. Her eyebrows rose, her expression devious. I promise. Neeve and a talkative consort named Jenna, stripped Elizabeth s clothes from her body.She stood naked in a room with at least thirty other women, all in varying stages of undress.Steaming water rose from tubs made of natural rock formations and the scent of spices filled thewarm air.Several of the woman chatted while they soaked in the water, and others took turnscaressing one another, their husky groans filling the air in the humid room.Neeve urgedElizabeth to lie down on a narrow table covered with a cushion. You need to relax or you re not going to enjoy yourself tonight. I can t imagine enjoying this ritual whatever it is. Jenna laughed and flung her bright, red hair from her face. What s not to enjoy? Endlesspleasure at the hands and mouths of all those men.Mmm& and then the overlord at the end? I lltake your place. Elizabeth glared at the young woman. You can have the rest, but Micah is mine. Neeve and Jenna laughed. We ve heard wonderful stories about him from past consorts, Jenna said. From thesounds of it, you re a lucky woman. Past consorts? Jealousy twisted Elizabeth s stomach.Of course, Micah had sex with otherwomen.It just never occurred to her that she d be forced to interact with them.She glanced around the room.Who would he turn to when she was gone? Worse, whowould he turn to when he grew bored with her? Tears burned her eyes, but she blinked themback. She is lucky, Neeve breathed. He s magnificent. Jenna put her hands on her hips. When did you see him? The other day in the temple. She winked at Elizabeth. He takes his role as mate veryseriously. Jenna swept aside Elizabeth s hair and began to massage her stiff shoulder muscles.Shecontinued talking, but the relaxing sensation of her hands drowned out the words.Neeve movedto the head of the table and worked her fingers over Elizabeth s scalp.A satisfied groan escapedher parted lips.Two more sets of hands lifted her feet and began rubbing sensuous circles into the arches.If this was the preparation for the ritual, they could prepare her all they wanted.Jenna s hands slid down her back, loosening up the muscles around the spine, whileNeeve moved to the other side of the table and placed her hands over Elizabeth s bottom.Shejumped at the sensation of the woman s small strong hands on her backside.Micah touched herthere all the time, but that was different.His hands nearly covered her, and frankly, she expectedthat from him.Under Neeve s expert handling, she managed to relax enough to close her eyes. See, Neeve murmured. You ve nothing to worry about. Finally, she lightly slappedElizabeth s hip. Time to roll over. On shaking limbs, she turned over, wary of what would happen next.Jenna stood at thehead of the table and rubbed soothing circles over Elizabeth s temples and scalp.From there, shemoved to Elizabeth s neck, shoulders and arms then reversed the process.Languid arousal spread through her body.She squirmed and wriggled on the table,practically growling in frustration.She wanted Micah.She needed him.Neeve bent to her ear. I promise, Elizabeth.Tonight, you ll be the most satisfied womanin Maelgwn. The rest of the afternoon passed in equal frustration.A bath, another massage even moretorturous than the last and barely veiled allusions to what she d experience during the ritualcompleted the maddening day.Elizabeth shifted in her chair as Rhian, a voluptuous blonde, styled her hair.Somethingabout this woman rubbed her the wrong way.In addition to her smugly superior attitude, Rhiantwisted Elizabeth s hair, pulling so hard her scalp hurt.Elizabeth stopped the other woman s hand, with a smile. I think I ve had enough. Rhian frowned. Don t you want to look& decent for Micah? The way she said his name implied an intimacy that rankled Elizabeth.Judging fromRhian s expression, she knew it. Neeve stalked over, hands on her hips and glared at her fellow consort. The overlordlikes her hair down, so why don t you go find something else to do. A malicious smile spread across Rhian s face. Micah, for instance. Rage knotted Elizabeth s stomach, and her hands fisted in her skirt.She rose from herchair and turned toward Rhian. If you go near him, I will kill you.And I ll enjoy it. The sound of a masculine throat being cleared spun her around.Asher.His eyes glintedwith amusement. Has she been prepared? he asked.Elizabeth crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him. If I were any moreprepared, I would have died of excessive mistreatment. A huge grin split his face, and he laughed. What about Micah? she asked, irritation and jealousy growing. Has he beenprepared? The thought of other women touching him, kissing him, sucking his cock especiallya woman like Rhian enraged her.Asher grinned as he trailed his finger between her breasts. His only preparation involvedobsessing over what we ve been doing to you. The information filled her with a ridiculous sense of relief.He glanced around the room.The consorts gathered nearer, and Neeve draped a darkcloak around Elizabeth s shoulders. Choose my consort, he said, staring into Elizabeth s eyes. What? You get to choose who will help me officiate the ritual. She wanted to ask what his duties would be, but since the majority of her earlierquestions had gone unanswered, she didn t waste her breath.She just wanted this over with.After the ritual, she should be under less scrutiny, and she d have an easier time making herescape. Neeve, she said without hesitation.He nodded. It s time. He took Elizabeth by the arm, and Neeve took her other arm.Together, they led her back through the maze of passageways into the sanctuary of the templewhere the other guardians waited.An excited energy filled the air, bounding between everyonepresent.Even Rhian seemed slightly less bitter and eager. The chilled night air kissed her flesh as they emerged on the west side of the keep.Shetried to memorize the path they d taken from the humid underground chamber, but it seemed toweave back upon itself with tunnels that split off every few yards.In the distance, she saw the glow of a huge bonfire flickering through the forest.Herstomach twisted with nervous energy.She glanced around [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]