Realm of Ash (The Iron King's Assassin Book 1) by Thea Atkinson

Author:Thea Atkinson [Atkinson, Thea & Atkinson, Thea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

I was not going to let him cut me. If he thought I was going to just bleed for him when he was extorting me to kill a king, he could pound sand. Lots of it.

I crossed my arms over my chest. "No way. If you need blood to get this damn thing going, use your own."

He was nonplussed at my resistance. "Would you rather I take it from your throat?" He flashed a set of tiny fangs, not the size of a vampire's, certainly, but enough to make my fingers trail to my neck, running over the feathery scar I'd had since my teens. Another time, another circumstance, and I might fantasize about those teeth coming down on my skin, but never on my throat. And certainly not now with that dictatorial tone.

I shook my head. "Nothing doing. Use your own."

Stone gripped my elbow. "I'd love to," he said. "But this is Blade's portal. I have to play by his rules. It needs to be human blood and it needs to be voluntary."

"I didn't volunteer for any of this," I said, flashing him a glare. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm not exactly a team player. Maybe you should have checked with Gideon about that before you decided to switch weapons."

"You're going to be difficult?" he said. "Now of all times? Over a drop of blood?"

I stepped back. "It's not too late to rethink your strategy," I said, hoping the look of doubt on his face meant he might be rethinking his choice to take me over Gideon.

"You've got a lot to learn about human women," said a voice from behind us.

Blade. Great. Like I didn't have enough Fae testosterone to deal with.

Stone swiveled to face him. "This coming from someone who drugs his dates with magic," he said and cursed beneath his breath when his gaze fell on the man in the doorway. "And put some clothes on, will you?"

At the comment, I peered from beneath veiled lashes to where Blade leaned with his shoulder against the door, one ankle over the other, arms crossed. He was naked now, the towel discarded on the floor in the room behind him.

I mean. He was gorgeous, sure. There was no denying that. With his attention on Stone, I had a nice long look, and if I was honest, I didn't think I'd ever seen as well-cut a body as his. Even the placement of the scars and branding gave him an entirely aesthetic appeal, as though the hand that marred it had an artist's soul.

But I knew men like him. He would be a selfish lover, taking what he wanted with brutality. No regrets. No apologies. Someone like myself, using another body for relief as much as lust. Not that I was looking for a relationship, but Stone would be my choice if I had one. Stone looked solid. Like he'd want to give pleasure and wouldn't mind a woman taking it, taking him.

By the time his gaze turned to me, I was sure he knew exactly where my mind had gone galloping.

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