An Uncommon Whore 1 by Belinda McBride

Author:Belinda McBride [McBride, Belinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-05-08T03:38:02+00:00

“I know.”

“I'm king. I'm sure there are formalities, and if there's a council, it may not even recognize my claim. But at this moment, I'm king, and I forbid you to sell all of these.” Can I tell you how hard it was to force those words from my mouth? The imprint screamed…Griffin was the master…not me. Not me. But if I remained silent, he'd die, and the imprint screamed even louder at that thought.

I stepped up, plucked two moderate gems from the tray, and stepped back. “We'll sell these. Later in the trip, we can sell another if the opportunity arises. We'll imply that they're stolen…perhaps from our own royal treasure.” Two stones would buy much, particularly if the buyer was carefully chosen. When Griffin slid the tray back into the hidden compartment, the tension that gripped my chest eased a bit.

“The buyers will be here soon.” The confident, dangerous mask slipped over his face once again. It was amazing that he'd shown me that moment of weakness. It moved me deeply.

I slipped the stones into a pocket, and then ran my hands through my hair. Strands had pulled loose from the braid; they trailed around my face. Impatiently I opened the case and pulled out my hygiene set, then headed to the bedroom to put myself to rights. The braid unraveled into a sheet of rippling fire cascading down my back. It was really too much.

“Griffin, can I cut it? Maybe just to my shoulders?” 60

Belinda McBride

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