His promise to be with me wasn’t enough.
I needed something tangible.
Somethingsharp.
His Warden mask slipped over his features again, turning my stomach as our ride came to a stop. “No, Cami. I can’t give you a weapon.”
Of course you can’t,I wanted to say, tears taunting the back of my eyes.Because I’m alone in this. Just like I’ve always been.
Forcing the betrayal away, I embraced the hot surge of anger that followed, and opened the door before the suited men could.
I’ll do this on my own.
Lucifer might be trying to teach me a lesson, but he was about to learn a thing or two about me first.
Because no one humiliates me.
Not even the King of Hell.
CHAPTER30
TYPHOS
A disturbance brokeout at the entrance to the club, assuring me that my package had arrived.
Excellent,I thought, pleased with the unfolding events.
Perhaps it made me cruel, but Camillia needed to be tested. And Ajax had more than earned this punishment. He would be her official escort for the afternoon, forced to guard her while my Hell Fae enjoyed the show.
It was my way of seeing how badly he truly wanted her.Is this just sex? Or is it more?
He wouldn’t be the only one I intended to evaluate. Az and Melek would be observed, too. I needed to determine how much this female truly meant to all of them, to decide how important it was that I allowed her to live.
After my conversation with Melek the other day, I suspected it was going to be extremely important, something I could never have anticipated at the beginning of the trials.
Alas, here we are,I mused.So let’s find out what all the commotion is about, hmm?
Camillia was a gorgeous woman. But was she enough to tempt even me?
I suppose we’re about to find out.
“Mmm, I think I like that look,” Melek murmured as he leaned back in our private booth, his multicolored irises sparking with interest. “You have something planned.”
“I do,” I admitted, smirking as I met Az’s bored gaze. “You may help him, but remember what I said.”
Sadist,Az replied, leaving his post to carry out my orders.
I smiled at his back.We both know you’ll enjoy harnessing his power, Commander. He looks good beneath you.
Az didn’t reply, but I heard his mental agreement. Although, part of him wasn’t pleased with me, which I’d anticipated.
Because he was just as lost to this enchantress as Ajax and Melek were. Fortunately, though, my Commander understood his role. He would carry out his task efficiently and effectively; he just might curse me in the process.
Although, I suspected he’d be too busy immobilizing Ajax to worry about me. It was imperative that my Warden accept this punishment with grace, or I would be forced to do something worse.
I couldn’t afford to display any favoritism toward him. Not after all the turmoil in the realm these last few weeks.
My fae needed to be reminded that I was in charge, that I was a capable leader, and that I put all their needs above my own.
