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“Apologize.”
Her chin jerked. “I’m sorry, what?”
“You were rude. You do not deny that.” That hardness had crept into his voice again. “Apologize to her, Veses.”
The Primal goddess couldn’t look more…flummoxed. “Why would I do that?”
“Because it is my graeca you speak to,” Kolis said, delivering a staggering blow that left no room for doubt that he had knowledge of Veses’ feelings for him.
Veses’ lips parted as she drew back. “She’s…” Ringlets bounced as she shook her head. “That’s impossible.” Wisps of eather burst wildly through her eyes. “Is that what she told you? If so, it is a lie.”
“It’s not, Veses. It has been confirmed.” His hand firmed on my waist, causing me to stiffen. “My love has finally returned to me.”
Veses flinched as if he’d slapped her.
“Now, apologize to her.”
What color had returned to her complexion had since drained, and I wanted to feel bad for her. Kolis knew exactly what his words would do to her, and he enjoyed it. But I didn’t feel sorry for her. Not at all.
“Veses,” Kolis warned.
“I’m sorry,” she said, blinking rapidly. “I’m sorry if I insulted you.”
If? The woman had never been anything but insulting.
She rose, the gown settling around her. She took a step back, her hands opening and closing. Her features shifted, going through an array of emotions. “I am—” She cleared her throat. “Happy for you, Kolis.”
Now it was I who surely looked flummoxed as Veses bowed her head and started to turn.
“Veses,” Kolis called out, waiting for her to face him again. His fingers tapped once more. “I do believe you are forgetting something.”
She frowned, the crown she wore seeming duller now.
“You did fail me,” he reminded her. “That will not go unpunished.”
Veses stilled.
“Kyn?” the false King summoned.
There was a moment as the Primal of Peace and Vengeance disentangled himself from whoever had been in his lap and approached the dais when Veses and I realized what was about to occur at the very same second.
I knew because of what Kolis had offered to Kyn before. Her knowledge possibly stemmed from past experience. My heart started thumping as Kyn climbed the steps. The scent of liquor and sex wafted off him.
He held his chalice. “Your Majesty?”
“Veses will serve as this evening’s entertainment,” Kolis announced. “I assume you will ensure that occurs?”
Oh, gods.
Kyn turned to a silent Veses, eyeing her as he took a drink. “This will be fun.”
My stomach churned as Kyn slid an arm around the Primal goddess’s waist, his lips glossy from his drink.
Tossing his arm off, Veses sneered. “You and I have vastly different ideas of fun.”
Kyn laughed as he took hold of her arm. “You and I have exactly the same idea of fun, darling.”
I had to be wrong.
