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CHAPTER12
ADELAIDE
Idon’t answer Baxter with words.
Instead, I tilt my head, seeking out the cadence of his heart. His blood begins to rush at my unwavering gaze, traveling throughout his limbs like unseen, crimson rivers. I concentrate on one in particular and infuse it with the heat of my anger.
Baxter hisses and jerks in his seat.
“Little bird…” Lucien’s voice whispers in my ear, but it’s soft compared to the thrumming of Baxter’s blood. “Be careful, my dear.”
I scoff. “As if he’s ever been careful with me.”
The vein in Baxter’s groin answers my call with a surge, right before I send blood rushing to his cock. He groans and grabs his length, hunching over. Lucien straightens beside me like a soldier at attention. From my peripheral vision I catch him looking at me with unconcealed fascination.
And at Baxter with envy.
Lucien doesn’t want me to… does he?
“Stop it,” Baxter says through gritted teeth.
In response, I make it so his cock is engorged and painfully hard. He glares at me, the underlying hatred now burning bright for all to see. Good, now we’re both pissed.
“You better—”
“I better what, Baxter?” I ask. “You’re not in a position to demand anything. Now, if you want to beg for forgiveness, then that’s a different matter entirely. But I doubt it. You can’t stand the sight of me.”
I twirl my index finger, keeping the blood in his cocking moving. “I haven’t denied anything I know to be true. Thanks to your hostile attitude toward me, I’m ready to admit everything so you can’t use it against me. Starting with this blood-bending ability. I confess it’s true. So, how does it feel, knowing I can control you?”
His nostrils flare. “I’m not surprised at this behavior. Of course a whore would go straight for a man’s cock. You’re showing your true colors,princess,” he says, spitting the word.
I shrug off his insult, despite the stabbing sensation in my chest. Being labeled isn’t fair. But he’s not playing by the rules, and neither am I.
I’m playing to win.
When I get to my feet, Lucien does the same. I stay him with a raised hand while keeping the other in motion so that Baxter remains incapacitated. “Don’t interfere,” I say to the hatter. “This has nothing to do with you.”
Lucien smirks. “What if I want to?”
I search his gaze. It’s brighter than the daytime sky, shining with desire. He steps closer and runs his lips down the skin of my neck. I shiver, and I swear I hear Baxter stifle a moan.
“What if I want to interfere?” Lucien murmurs.
“I don’t want to hurt you.”
“But I’ll like it, little bird.”
I shake my head. “Just stop.”
Yanking on all the streams of his life force, I set them on fire, a low burn that has Lucien sinking into his chair. His eyes roll back, and he grabs his cock with his lips parted.
The sight of him, overcome with pleasure that I’ve given him, makes my legs tremble.Heis the true aphrodisiac. One I won’t be able to ignore for much longer.
I release Lucien and turn to Baxter, eager to finish this lesson in humility. And to forge respect between us, through fire if necessary.
Because now I’m the one who stands over him in a position of authority and power.
“I may not be able to extract your secrets like the queen, but there’s always another way to get what I want,” I say. Keeping him firmly in place by using my magic, I crawl onto his lap, the material of my skirts bunching around my thighs. “Tell me, Baxter, why is my being a whore such a problem for you? Did I reject you, toss you from my bed? Sleep with your brother? What is it?”
