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Was the hunger directed toward me? How intriguing.
“Go to the kitchen and prepare me a meal.” I nudged my head in that direction.
She flew to the stairs and hurried down them with me following at a more sedate pace. My bones ached. My skin stung in places. And I couldn’t wait to lie in my bed.
She’d dozed as I flew Feyla through the night, but I’d remained on high alert. Just because shaydes and dresalods couldn’t fly didn’t mean there weren’t other threats that might attack from the sky.
A warrior would be unwise to let down his guard.
Especially with his tiny human mate.
Chapter14
Rhoslyn
Iserved Jaus a meal, and he ate with exuberance. After, he leaned back in his chair and gave me a nod. “You’re doing well, mate.”
Sitting forward, I gave him a smile. “Thank you.” Why was I preening from his praise? I didn’t need or want him.
My body suggested otherwise. Each groan of appreciation he released as he ate shot through me, centering between my legs, making me throb.
He crinkled his eyes at me where I sat perched on the edge of a chair across from him. “I might just keep you.”
My snort shot out. “We’ll see about that.”
“Come now. You don’t love me already?”
If I didn’t know better, I’d think longing lurked in his dark eyes. He’d flown all through the night. Battled the moment we arrived here. He was just tired. I didn’t see anything else in his gaze.
Hopefully, he was too tired to play a seduction game with my body tonight. I wasn’t foolish enough to think he’d somehow make me beg him to take me just by watching me putter about his chamber or make him a decent meal. If I didn’t take care, he’d battle through my defenses as easily as he’d defeated the dresalods, then claim victory over my body.
The thought of lying beneath him made my skin prickle.
I swallowed hard, wondering how I’d resist him.
“Tomorrow, we’ll go to a place near the market and buy you clothing. Within the next week or so, I must also visit the king. You’ll go with me then as well.”
That was a surprise. Me, meet the king of the orcs?
Oh, now I knew why he said I’d go with him. “You don’t trust me here alone.”
“If I felt that way, I wouldn’t have left you here even if fifteen legions of dresalods were attacking.”
“You would’ve.” I shook my head. “Your sense of duty is too strong to sit here with me while your fellow orcs battle.”
“You’re right in that.” He rose and placed his plate in the sink. “I’ll bring you with me because I wish to introduce you to the king.”
Interesting.
Passing me, he glided his fingertips across my shoulders. Even through my blouse, I could feel the heat of his touch. My skin flashed with desire.
“Come, tiny mate,” he said as he walked out of the kitchen. “Night has fallen, and you need to bathe before we go to bed. I won’t lie beside you when you stink.”
I was grateful he threw out the taunt because it made it easier for me to shore up my wall. With a grumble, I followed him, not realizing until we stood in the bathing chamber that I hadn’t protested doing what he asked.
Was my will to resist him fading already? It must be. I needed to gird it up, though I wasn’t sure how.
“Will you leave me alone to bathe?” I asked as he replaced the plug and turned the levers to fill the tub once more.
