Reaching up to her neck, I brush her hair back, revealing the mark I left on her.My lips.My teeth.My claim.My fingers brush across it, forcing him to notice.
A scowl hidesbehind his tight smile.
Mineisout on the forefront.
“That’s close enough,” Jacesaysas hestepsbetween us.
Itisn’tclose enough.The doucheisn’twithin punching distance.
Ishakethe thoughts away.Double down on my control.But then she anglesher body towards me.Her hand reachesaround my waist, and Iknowthat the twoof themhavedone more thanjust fuck.
Glancing down, Iseeit all over her face.Shewants to useme to make him jealous.
Which meansshe still hasfeelings for him.
Might even love him.
Heisnot going to see the next sunrise.
“Karl!”My queengaspshis name, her breath heady with nerves.“What are you doing here?I thought you moved to the other side of town.You know, with my mother.”
Her mother?I studyhim some more.Perhaps he’solder than he looks, and he’sactually her step-father, someone she wantsto show me off to?I relax a little, the urge to kill him dwindling.
“Yes, but once I heard all the buzz, I had to come see for myself.”He looksat me, trying to intimidate me but failing.“I see you’ve moved on and so fast too.”
“Fast?”She triesto take a step forward, but I hold her by my side.“Yougot engaged to my motherwhile we were still together!”Her voice wavers.
Minecomesout on a growl.
He hurt her.
And so Iwillhurt him in return.
Twenty-Eight
A thousand heads, he cuts off.One by one.All children and babes still suckling at the teets.And when he’s finally done, he rises, covered head to toe in blood.He is the Demon of Raza.
Sometimes you have to sacrifice the few in order to save the many.-KingRichard
Karl’s blueeyes dart to mine.Hetakesa quick step back.Glancingaround, as if my guardswillsave him, heshakeshis headof blond hair.“Wow.You’vegot a temper on you,Arienna.Raising your voice at me like that.Any higher and that would’ve been a scream.You all heard it.I’m lucky our wedding didn’t go through.”
“Your wedding?”I ask softly.Looking down at her for an answer, I’mirritated when sheisn’talready staring at me.Her eyesarestill locked ontothis dumbass.
“It didn’t go through,” shesaysthrough clenched teeth, “because you were too busy banging my mum.And my sister!”
Dear fucking gods.Forget the wasps making me look like a treat.Her fiancéisa piece of work.Thoughthatdoesn’tmake me feel any better.Her barisso low, itisn’texactly a compliment for her to want to be with me.
Irritation linesherpale-pinkeyes, and I hate knowing that it’sbecause of him.That he hasenough power over her to make her feel something other than the goodie toodie feelings browniesaresupposed to feel.
I finger the blade at my waist;I have so many on me.I could use them all one by one, filling him like a pin cushion.Jace stepscloser to me,and my eyes narrow in annoyance.It’s not like we even need a peace treaty with the brownies.I could start massacring them all right now, and their “rules” won’t even let them run or scream.Of course, only the die-hard rule followers would obey, but it’s not like the others are warriors.I could raze their village in a couple hours.
Starting with the fucker in front of me.
“I only started banging your sister,”Karl says in a way that makes me hate him all themore,“because you didn’t care enough about me to stop eating donuts.You gained three grams since I met you.”
Pulling the knife free of its sheath, I throw it at his feet.
He jumpsback with a squeal.
