Beauty & Rage by Natalie Bennett

Author:Natalie Bennett [Bennett, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BB Books
Published: 2019-03-07T00:00:00+00:00

~7~

Soft flesh turned hard and dry, nearly brittle.

The smell of honey became akin to rancid meat as internal organs rapidly deteriorated. A hint of urine joined the other aromas and mess of blood as my meal pissed herself.

It had taken less than a few words to get the maid alone in one of my many spare rooms, naked and eager for what she thought I would give her.

She imagined the envy and jealousy from all the other low-level servitors that would come once she bragged about being fucked by their king. She entered the room under the impression that I would give her pleasure. Instead, I took her life.

The lithe vampire writhed in my arms, her keening turning to silence as I drained every ounce of the life essence from within her. She’d fed recently—I could tell, and since I only supplied the best for my subjects, she tasted divine.

When I had taken all there was to take; I tossed her lifeless body aside, rose from the blood-stained bed, and wiped my mouth with the cloth I kept in my pocket for such occasions.

I didn’t give her another glance.

She was unimportant, just another nameless face that wanted what only my kind could give.

I strolled to the heavy oak doors and threw them open, stepping out into the hall.

“Clean that up,” I commanded the lycans.

“Of course, Sire,” they responded in unison, immediately springing into action.

I walked to my next destination, unable to stop thinking of my wayward queen now locked away in our bedroom. How could she not see that I’d saved her?

Duvessa wasn't meant to live on the streets or barter for food, and it was only a matter of time before another man found her and tried to take what was mine. What had always been mine.

Regardless of the fliers with her face on them, many would not have hesitated to claim her for themselves—especially those who knew her true identity.

Tying myself to her was something I should have done long ago. It would have prevented a lot of problems.

No matter, though. Where there was a problem, there was a solution. Until then, my beautiful queen couldn’t be anywhere safer than in our home.

I only wished she remembered it, but not nearly as badly as I wished she remembered me.

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