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“Stop that,” he snarled at me, like I had any control over it whatsoever. “Or you’ll find yourself stripped naked and riding my cock.” He hesitated as if he was thinking of doing just that but then he shook his head and sighed. “You’re signed, sealed and almost delivered now. I decided to bring the omega price back and hand it over tonight, because I don’t trust Queen Berinda. She could change her mind and want more gold. And it’s a damn good thing I came back.”
“That’s when you spotted me out here?”
“That’s right. I’m taking possession now, since I can’t trust you not to try something stupid.” He jerked me away from the castle wall and gave me a little push. “Lead the way to your rooms. I’ll give you a few minutes to pack a few things, though I can furnish you with anything you need from this point on, so pack light. Just the essentials.” I opened my mouth to protest, but he leaned in until his face was right up against mine. “Be quiet and do as you’re told. And don’t try anything either. I warn you, my powers are greater than yours, and I won’t hesitate to use them.”
His powers? What the hell was he talking about? Of course, he was more powerful—he was an Alpha, rich and gorgeous, while I was a small, plain omega who had less power than anyone in the castle, as witnessed by the fact that I’d just beensoldlike a slave to him and his pack.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said, feeling sullen and glaring back at him.
He made a scoffing sound and took my arm in a custodial way again to pull me off the ramparts and out into the corridor where his cousins were waiting. His cousin Brandon was leaning against the wall and gave me a look that was almost challenging, like he just wanted me to start something with him. Wyatt looked menacing, like he always did, but Asher seemed to know something was up. He took an aggressive step toward me.
“What’s happening? What did he do?” he growled.
“I was right,” Lexington told them. “He was about to throw himself off the wall to fall to his death.”
All three of them seemed shocked, and Brandon actually took a quick step toward me as if to restrain me in some way, though I had already been captured pretty damn effectively. Wyatt actually put a huge, hard hand on the back of my neck and held on. He didn’t tighten it, which was a good thing as his hand wrapped all the way around my neck and he would have choked me to death if he had. But I definitely felt controlled. Lexington moved his arm to wrap around my waist, so Brandon could grab my wrist. Asher took the other wrist. It seemed to soothe something inside them, because they all stopped growling, at least. Honestly, what was up with all that growling? This was going to get on my nerves a lot sooner rather than later.
“Lead the way,” Lexington barked at me, and I turned reluctantly in the direction of my room. It was almost impossible to walk with all four of them hanging onto me, but I knew resistance was futile. None of them were hurting me, though their grips were strong, and I definitely wasn’t going anywhere they wouldn’t allow me to. I also felt something oppressive settling over me, and it felt almost like a net dropping over my head. An invisible one, to be sure, but I could feel it constraining me completely.
I stumbled along as well as I could under the circumstances until I got to my door and hesitated.
“I can pack by myself. The four of you can stay out here.”
“And let you swallow poison or jump from your own windows? Not fucking likely,” Wyatt said softly, but menacingly in my ear.
“Poison? Where are you getting all this from? I have no intention of harming myself. I’ll leave that up to you.”
They ignored that and opened the door to my room, shoving me inside and following me in. I straightened up and glared at them. “Now what?”
“Change into something to travel in,” Lexington said. “Something warm. Snow has started falling outside.”
I went over to my wardrobe and threw the doors open wide, so they could see the sparse contents. Over my shoulder, Lexington said, “Where are all your clothes?”
“Those are all I have.”
He snorted. “Impossible. You’re a prince. The son of the king.”
“I believe you’ve met my stepmother?”
He turned to me, looking incredulous. “She must purchase clothing for you.”
“Must she?” I replied mockingly. “Think again.”
He huffed but motioned toward my velvet suit. “Take that off and change into something more sensible for traveling.”
“Not until you all turn your back.”
“Take it off, damn you. We have no interest in your body.”
I gave that the look it deserved because I knew it for a bald-faced lie the second it came out of his mouth. I had seen the looks on their faces as they stood there regarding me. They may not all be happy about it, but they were all dying to see me naked, and they may as well give up lying about it. I rolled my eyes and backed up, only to stumble over Brandon, who put out a hand to settle me. “Well?” I said, looking at him over my shoulder, “Can you give me some room here?”
His face actually turned pink, but he stepped backward. They all watched as I slipped out of my jacket and then, brazening it out and pretending to be casual about it, I took off my trousers, which left me in just my shirt, my drawers and my cravat.
But then there was the corset Billy had insisted I put on under my jacket. My cheeks began to burn at the idea of them seeing me in it.
There was nothing for it though—they were all staring at me, their eyes hot and intense, like they were here for a show, and they weren’t leaving until they got one. I untied my cravat and threw it to the bed, then began to slowly unbutton my shirt. They wanted to intimidate me? Scare me? We’d see about that.
The pearl buttons were small and seemed to take forever but I unbuttoned them slowly, glancing up at them from time to time from under my eyelashes. A couple of them were shifting their feet and looking restless. Lexington was watching me as intently as a fox watches a rabbit hole.
