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“What did you see and hear last night, pet?”
I hung my head. “I didn’t mean to spy, Your Lordship.”
“I know you didn’t. I’m not angry with you at all. Tell me. What did you see and hear?”
“I went to pee one night and heard cries of pain.”
“Go on.”
“When I came back to bed, you weren’t there, Sir. Then you came back with Master Raphael in your arms, and Master Raphael seemed hurt.”
“Hurt?”
“He didn’t move. He looked like he’d fainted. And the next day, he was pale and tired.”
“And then?”
“I often see you going away with one of the masters or with Lord Elliot. You are gone for one hour, and sometimes, noises come from the locked room. Cries and wails. Then you bring them back, but they are lifeless.”
“But in the morning, they’re healthy and happy.”
“Yes, Your Lordship.”
“Do you want to know what’s happening in that room?”
Fear made me mute. I shook my head.
His Lordship raised his eyebrows. “You don’t? Why?”
I hung my head, my face burning with shame. “Those cries. They sound like you’re hurting them, Sir, but I don’t want to think that.”
His Lordship ran a warm hand down my back soothingly and sighed. “Sometimes, the most glorious pleasure comes with pain.”
Blinking up at my alpha, at the great man who held my life in his palm, I whispered, “Will you hurt me, too?”
His Lordship placed a tender, lingering kiss on my lips. “You’re my precious gift, my little sweetheart. When I’m moody and angry, one look into your innocent eyes calms me. Since you’ve been with us, we’ve been happier, all of us. You’ve brought us so much joy and peace, asking for nothing in return. Sometimes I wonder if we even deserve you. My omegas dote on you, and I adore you.”
I gazed at my alpha, overwhelmed by his words. Tears gathered in my eyes.
“Your Lordship, I love you from my heart,” I stammered out.
He kissed my forehead and nuzzled my temple. He was quiet for a moment, waiting for me to calm down from the surge of emotion. I was so happy. How could I have thought His Lordship would ever hurt any of us?
“I know you love me,” he murmured. “You love all of us because you’re an angel, and I would never hurt you. But I can bring you pleasure through delicious, amazing pain. Do you want that?”
I would never lie to my alpha. “I don’t know, Sir. I’m afraid of pain.”
His Lordship hugged me to his chest and kissed my temple again. “I won’t ever force you to go anywhere you don’t want to, my sweetheart.”
I believed him.
“Now kiss me some more.”
Tilting my face up, I let His Lordship deepen the kiss. My body responded, my underbelly warming up and my cock stirring.
His Lordship smiled against my lips.
“Let’s make love,” he murmured. “You need my love, don’t you?”
