CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Bane
I wouldn’t call myself a killer.
I’m not like Salem.
I don’t enjoy killing and haven’t made a career out of it.
But when you come for my mate?
I want everyone to pay with their lives.
And I’m not going to lose any sleep over it.
The entire Demon Army stands before me, all two hundred of them. I know who Halo is because I’ve seen him flirt with Flora. Was that just a cover? A ruse to be in the castle more? I never thought Nova could be capable of something such as orchestrating the death of an innocent woman because of her jealousy, but I was wrong.
And now there will be hell to pay.
“We have a traitor in our midst,” I call out, and the guards instantly stiffen. “I know I’m a new ruler, and there has been a lot of change, but I am the true Demon King like my father before me. I warned you what would happen when I found out who tried to kill my mate. And that time has come. If any of you knew about this, you will face the same punishment. Do you all understand?”
There’s a collective “Yes, my King.”
“Halo! Stand forward, now.”
He does as he’s told, but I don’t miss the sheen of sweat on his forehead. “You’re my captain, my most trusted guard, and yet you tried to shoot my mate. And now you will die.”
He goes invisible, trying to get away, but I already planned for this, my sword stabbing what looks like the air, but I feel the blade pierce his flesh as my aim hits true. He becomes corporal as he falls to his knees.
“Did anyone help him?” I call out to the men.
No one says anything.
“Halo? Did anyone help you?” I ask him.
He shakes his head.
“No? And how about Nova?”
True fear fills his eyes. I guess he really did care about her, which is how she got him to do her dirty work.
“Don’t hurt Nova, please.” He falls to the ground, his last words begging for a female who used him.
“I told you if you aren’t loyal to me, you should leave. I’m giving you a second chance to do that. I won’t accept disloyalty, and above all else, you will protect the queen. You protect her before me.”
The men bow, and none of them leave.
I walk off, leaving Halo on the ground. Now that he’s taken care of, I have to go and deal with Nova.
But first, I’m going to pay a visit to Soren.
I guess I need another favor.
***
“Flora is upset,” Saylor says in bed that night. I’d tied her hands behind her back this time, getting her on her knees and fucking her mouth. After I’d painted her skin with my come, I’d bent her over and ate her out from behind until she was screaming my name. Then I fucked her slowly, teasing her clit with my fingers until she came all over my cock.
“She will find someone else,” I reply, kissing her forehead.
“What happened with Nova?” she asks in a soft tone. Saylor didn’t want me to kill her, which I knew was coming. So, I had a Plan B in motion from the get-go.
“I got Soren to use his persuasion on all three of them,” I tell her, cupping my ass. “They won’t remember me. They won’t remember fucking me. Nothing. If, by some tiny chance, she does remember and comes back, then she will die. I’m not taking any risks with you.”
“I love you,” she says, kissing me gently. Her gloved hands cradle my jaw. “Can Soren do that to everyone you’ve been with? It will make me feel much better. Actually, can he do it to you so that you only remember being with me?”
Laughing, I slap her ass and soothe it with my hand. “No need, little wolf. Your face is the only one I remember. And your beautiful body. Fuck, as far as I’m concerned, you’re the only one who counts.”
“As far as I’m concerned, you’re saying all those sweet words which make me want to fuck you,” she whispers, getting on top of me, her breasts in my face. Unable to help myself, I suck on her nipples, biting down just the way I know she likes it.
My fingers slide into her wet pussy, my come still in there from our last round. “I’m always so fucking hard around you,” I mutter, sliding another finger in, stroking them against her G-spot.
“Good because I’m always wet around you,” she replies, moaning softly. “Fuck me, Bane. I need you inside me, now.”
I remove my fingers just as she grips my cock and slides down on it, both of us gasping in pleasure. She starts to rock on me, up and down, while I play with her nipples until she’s panting, being more sensitive there than usual.
I’m about to come when there’s a knock at the door.
Saylor stops swiveling on my dick and freezes. “What?” I call out.
There’s a pause, and then, “My sister said she’s making us cake! It’s not even bedtime! You’ve already gotten her pregnant, for fuck’s sake. Let her be vertical for once.”
“I’d fuck you vertical, too,” I mutter, and Saylor starts laughing, which only makes her pussy tighten on my cock.
“I should have left you in that tower,” I yell, and Saylor slaps my arm. “What? Your brother is the biggest cockblock I’ve ever met.”
“I did tell him to come over for cake,” she mutters, sliding out of bed and running to the shower.
Lying back in bed and staring up at the ceiling, I smile as I hear her rushing out of the shower and throwing some clothes on.
This life?
Her?
I wouldn’t give it up for anything.