Hewilltake the deal.
Pursing his lips, hesays, “I will sign tonight.”
I smile, my fingers trailing across Arienna’s thigh.“I am glad to hearit.”
As King Dravr walksaway, I lean down to whisper in my wife’s ear.“Is there something wrong, my queen?You’re lookinga bit flushed.”
Her gaspmakesmy cock jump.
“You know why,” Arienna breathesas she leansinto me.Her hips gyrate ever so slightly against my thigh, and Ican’thelpmy grin.
My hand slidesacross her leg.My fingers graze theinner lineof it.“Shall I tell everyone you’ve caught a bug and take you to bed?”
She jerksagainst me, breathing hard.I increase the pace of the toy.“You know,” I murmur against her ear, “you have this annoying habit of making me repeat myself.”
Shivering, she looksup at me.“N-no.I want to stay herewith you.”
“Are you sure?”My fingerscreepupwards to her barepussy.
My queennodsjerkily.“It’s nice to finally see what you’re trying to accomplish here.”
“In that case,” Isay, removing my hand to grab hers, “may I ask you to dance?”
She stumblesbehind me as I pull her towards the centre of the hall.Icatchthe gaze of the lead musician hanging in one of the golden cages above us – a platform, not a prison.Her golden hairiscut short, and she only hasone eye – an injury ofwar, no doubt.
I nod at her, and she signalsher band.Standing in the cages far above us, though not as high as to be in the raftersalongsidethe security snipers, the six women begin to play.Their metallic tunes pick up rhythm as theirguitarsand drumsthunder throughout the room.
The crowd partsinto two sides as people rush to declare their loyalty.King Dravrstandson one sideof the riftand I on the other.Our people clamour behind us, their arms swinging in rhythm to the heavy metal.
“What’s happening?”Arienna asks, a tinge of fear in her voice.
“Just stay beside me.”
Fabia appearsin the crowd on my left, shoving people aside asshemakesher way closer.A grin curvesher lips.Dressed in the dark leather uniform of the recruits in my guard, she looksready to dance.
The drums increase in tempo.
Myfingerstighten on Arienna’s.As Jace and Fabia appear beside us, the golden-haired woman startsto sing, her voice gritty and raw.As one, the two sides run towards each other.
Arienna screamsas she teetersin her high pumps.Fabia criesout as if she’sgoing to war.Jace laughslike a madman as hekeepspace besideus.
As the two crowds meet, I collide with King Dravr, knocking him aside.He stumblesinto the man whowasjust about to ram into Arienna.Pivoting around, I turn to face her, andItakethe brunt of the next man on my back.
Shelooksup at me as if I’mcrazy.
The world stopsmoving for just a moment.Despite the crowd jostling around me, it’sjustus two.For this breath in time.Our eyes peering into each other, seeing nothing else.
Then her gaze shiftsto the left, where Fabiaisbeing slammed back with the others.Laughter eruptsall around us, and a large grin slowlyspreadsacross my wife’s face.Launching herself into the mob, she screamswith delight.
My heart stops.She’sso little,and she’ssurrounded by warriors twice her size.
Lunging forward, Itryto grab her arm and pull her back to my side, but she’sjumping and moving and jiving to the beat.And then she’sbeing liftedandpassed around on hands stretched high abovethe crowd.
Jace shovesme to get me moving.“Relax,” he shoutsover the music.“Saragese andIrinare on sniper duty.They’ve got her covered.”
I lift my eyes to the beams above butseeonly darkness.Forcing myself to relax, I start to move in rhythm to the beat, but my gaze neverleavesmy wife.
When she’sdeposited back beside me, bubbling with energy, Ipick her up in my arms and kiss her.My hand slipsthrough the slit in her dress.She tensesas a gasp breathesacross my lips.
