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Nibbling on my lower lip, I offered a small nod in the demon’s direction before I scrambled to follow the prince outside. Every movement I made reminded me of the punishment that I’d just endured — as well as the fact that a new pair of underwear hadn’t been included. This fucker was making me go commando.
Fucking hell.
QUINN
The entire way to our next destination, it was clear that forgetting a fresh pair of underwear had definitely been done on purpose.
“Do you know how uncomfortable it is to be going commando?” I hissed at him. There was a part of me that was embarrassed at how much I was hinting at with the driver within earshot of our conversation, but the way Asher’s lips twitched was certainly enough to make me forget it in record time. I attempted to cross my legs when the material rubbing against my irritated ass forced me not to. A soft growl escaped my lips.
The prince smirked. “Keep complaining and see what that earns you, pet. If I had no problem punishing you at my cousin’s shop, what makes you think I’ll resist that urge at our next destination?”
A stifled chuckle leaked into the air up front. It was taking every ounce of self-control that Aydin had to prevent the noise from evolving into anything further than that. I had to give him credit, though. Aside from a small smirk, he managed to keep his attention fixed on the road. He didn’t even attempt a quick glance at the rearview mirror.
While I didn’t restrain myself from huffing a breath at him and crossing my arms over my chest with a surge of defiance, I couldn’t find it within myself to argue. Especially when I knew that Asher had no problem torturing me in public. The only question that remained was how far he was willing to take things once the tasks were out of the way.
Those golden eyes slid my way as a familiar heat haunted my body, both my cheeks and chest flushed with embarrassment from the naughty thoughts coursing through my mind. The edges of his lips twitched until that pleased smirk grew. He knew what I was thinking without even having to vocalize a question to confirm it.
Although I didn’t have the slightest clue as to where he was taking me now that my closet was going to be fully supplied - if not stuffed to the point where the doors probably wouldn’t close - the trip into the heart of Vegas didn’t take long. It didn’t matter if the sun was still high in the sky, all the bright lights around me still left one hell of an impression. I was so caught up in all the stunning sights that I didn’t realize the SUV was slowing down again.
It took the quiet squeak of the breaks for me to realize that we’d finally arrived, prompting my eyes toward the building waiting outside. As soon as my gaze settled on it, my lips parted and a sense of awe washed over me. Most of Vegas was flooded with buildings that were almost completely covered with bright lights or surrounded by an exotic statue with the feeble attempt of gaining attention, but this place took it simple in a way that worked.
Elysium had been almost entirely built out of a stunning white stone that couldn’t be any closer to the actual coloring of snow with occasional black columns to help support the second story. As soon as I realized that almost every inch of the upper floor had walls of glass, I could feel that sense of awe growing even stronger.
“It’s beautiful,” I breathed.
Aydin shifted in his seat, swinging those green eyes toward the prince. “Do you want me to circle the block every fifteen minutes, to ensure the perimeter remains clear?”
An amused snort escaped Asher, causing the other demon to blink. “There’s absolutely no need, Aydin. Dario has his own that do the patrols. He wouldn’t have accepted the reservation if he was under the impression that anything was amiss - especially with how things are right now.” He gestured for me to wait for a moment, getting out of the car to come around the back.
My jaw was ready to hit the clean carpet beneath my feet when he bounded up to my door and tugged it open with a hand extended toward me. It was times like this that I was absolutely baffled that I was even getting treatment like this, especially with how things had originally started for me. Gone were the days where I was nothing more than a prized pet to fuck when he desired. As I slid my hand into his, I could feel his pride coursing through me.
Asher was proud to have me on his arm.
Once I was out of the vehicle and the door was shut behind me, Aydin pulled away from the curb to pull into the parking lot nearby. He passed straight through the front portion that was filled to the brim and didn’t stop until he was allowed through the gates at the back to join the few cars already there.
We weren’t even inside of the building and there were already eyes on us. Not only were the two men at the valet stand staring at us, but the two brutes stationed at the entrance also seemed to straighten immediately. The curly-haired brunette tapped at his earpiece, murmuring softly while his bald companion remained focused on us. He was doing his best to keep his facial expression empty, but he couldn’t conceal the shock swirling within those brown eyes.
“Prince Asher,” he greeted us once we came into range. “This is a pleasant surprise. Should we ask the boss to clear the restaurant for you?”
“Why?” Asher raised his chin slightly, causing both brutes to tense. “Is there something I should be concerned about?”
The bodyguard tensed. “No, sire. I merely assumed…”
An amused snort sprang up behind us, Aydin quickly catching up to us after leaving the SUV in the locked parking lot. “Get to the point, Brutus. The boss has a stunning woman on his arm and he would much prefer to show her off to the rest of the paranormal kind. So unless you’ve got some angels in there that I should be concerned about…”
Both men immediately straightened their backs. Although they were almost a head taller than Asher, leaving even more distance than the height for Aydin, the idle threat lurking underneath it all had them looking like they didn’t feel any more than a few feet tall. Brutus cleared his throat, his frantic nerves haunting his aura. “Not at all. Angels have been banned from the grounds due to recent…events.”
“Fantastic.” Aydin clasped his hands together behind him. “Then I don’t see what the hold up is. The man is starving, his woman is no doubt famished…” An eyebrow rose. “It won’t look good if you continue to keep the future king and his queen waiting on the front step, now would it?”
It took everything I had not to let my lips curl into a pleased smile. Yet it was clear from a quick peek at Asher that he wasn’t even bothering to try to hide his.
Buzzing came from behind them. Even if the bodyguards hadn’t exactly recovered fast enough to let us in, someone peering through the camera installed above them had already taken notice of our arrival - and they were eager to let us in. They reluctantly eased out of the way before the metal doors could slap across their asses. Neither of them attempted to speak further, nor did they seem to want to.
Why would they? They’d just held up the future king.
I tightened my arm around Asher’s as he led the way inside with Aydin bringing up the rear. Small chills trickled down my spine when we passed through the brief entryway before we stepped into the restaurant itself. While the outer part of the building had taken after the lighter colors heavily, this one seemed to be done with the opposite color scheme in mind.
Black stone walls surrounded us with the same dark tiles beneath our feet with only thin golden cracks to help bring some color to it. All of the columns were even converted to the stunning white stone with the same cracks woven within it. Heat from the wide doorway toward the right hinted that the kitchens were located beyond while the main dining room was off to our left.
