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His eyelids are still moving, and he groans every time I come back down, but other than that, he doesn’t stir. The thought of him being asleep while I take him is downright sinful. I continue to ride him hard, fast, completely undeterred as his pleasure-filled sounds feed my need.
It doesn’t take long before my cunt clenches around him, and I feel him pump his hot seed into me as I cry out his name. “Kai,” I almost sob. My back is sweaty and my forehead clammy, but I’m beyond caring. As I ride the wave of ecstasy, I bend down and capture his lips.
“Oh, Nadia. I love you, baby.”
What?
Before I can pull away, his hands are on my face, keeping me against him. Even asleep, I’m no match for Kai, and my attempts at getting free are useless. All I’m doing is thrashing against his iron grip.
“Let me go,” I hiss, though my words aren’t clear with the way our lips are pressed together.
In pure desperation, I bite down on his lip, not letting go until he snarls and throws me off him like I’m a fucking rag-doll. “What the hell?” he roars, one hand across his mouth, and I laugh bitterly when I notice the pads of his fingers have drops of blood on them. “Why the hell did you bite me?”
At the question, another sob builds in my chest, and even though I do my best to kill it, it finds its way out and into the room. As I look around and realize I’m on the floor, tangled in the sheet, I find myself wishing a vortex would open up and take me to the deepest and darkest parts of Tartarus where I’d never be found.
Waves of humiliation make my skin heat as I try to make sense of what the hell just happened? Did he… did he think I was Nadia?
I feel dirty and ashamed as I’m forced to acknowledge that’s exactly what he thought. My husband thought he was having sex with his first wife—hispreferredwife.
With forced bravado that I don’t feel a modicum of, I get up from the floor and wrap the sheet around my naked body. “What did you just dream about?” I ask, my voice cold and unforgiving.
“I-I…” Kai looks at me through wide green eyes, and I hate that he looks lost. With a deep sigh, he runs a hand through his tousled hair, looking anywhere but at me.
“Well?” I prompt, needing to hear him say it.
It might seem weird that I need him to speak the very words I dread to hear, but I don’t know any other way. If he doesn’t tell me, my mind will just conjure up things that are way worse.
“You don’t want to tell me?” I ask, and when he shakes his head, I have my answer. “Well, let me tell you then. You dreamed of Nadia, as you always do. Maybe you were chasing her, or maybe you were holding her lifeless body. I don’t know, I never know. But at some point it turned into you having sex with her, right? She was riding you and making you feel real good. Does that sound about right?”
When Kai refuses to look at me and instead studies his hands as though they’re the most fascinating thing in the world, I force a shrill laugh.
“Well, husband, that wasn’t Nadia. That was me. I was the one replacing your nightmare with dreams. It was me that—” I’m embarrassed that my voice breaks, and I look away, tightening the sheet around me.
“Nereid, I—”
Holding my hand up, I silence him. “I can’t hear it right now, Kai. I’m… I would…” I stop talking and pinch the bridge of my nose, frustrated I can’t even form coherent sentences. “I need to get going. We both know I shouldn’t be here since… well, no one knows. So I’ll take my leave now.”
Unable to pretend I’m not hurt and humiliated for another second, I race out of his room.
“I have something to show you, but hope you’ll indulge me and hear what I have to say first.” The question is unfairly aimed at me.
Clearing my throat, I pointedly look at Gus. “What do you say?” I ask, purposefully making it crystal clear that we’re equals.
After my cousin agrees, Arthur apologizes profusely. “Please accept my apologies. I didn’t mean any disrespect. From my own family I’m only used to one Heir, that’s my mistake.” He inclines his head at the both of us. “Now, do you feel comfortable having Liam and Gwen present? If not, it’s no problem.”
I clamp my lips together and look at Gus, allowing him to decide. “Of course,” he answers without missing a beat, and I nod to show my support.
Truth be told, I wish I could be excused. Sitting here with a smile plastered on my face while exchanging pleasantries is not something I’m up for. On the other hand, it beats sulking in our room while licking my wounds.
“Bunny, would you please excuse us?” Arthur looks at his fiancée as he dismisses her. With a smile she takes her leave, closing the doors behind her, and as soon as she’s gone, he says, “I appreciate your willingness to allow her to stay, that shows a lot about your character. However, it’s not right, when you don’t know what I’m about to disclose. Since this is all related to the Kronos Society, she shouldn’t be hearing intimate details until we wed.” When Liam stands like he’s about to leave as well, Arthur shakes his head and asks him to stay.
Maybe I should be irked by Arthur’s test, I’m not though. In some weird way, I actually appreciate it, and I would probably have done something similar.
“Since it’s business rather than pleasure, I’ve asked the Ruler to be present.” The new Hatt Leader barely gets the words out before there’s a knock at the door, and without waiting, Kai steps in.
As soon as the door is closed behind him, he removes his stupid mask and takes a seat in the middle at the table. “I’m sorry I’m late,” he says, smiling at everyone but me.
That makes my hackles rise, and I want to pull him out of here and demand to know why I don’t deserve a freaking smile. I’m the one who has the right to be upset, right?
