Blood Lines 04 by Blood Price

Author:Blood Price [Price, Blood]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The bed’s movements woke Nikia. She was disoriented for half a second, not remembering where she was, although relieved to note the headache had faded to a manageable level again.

The confines of the dim room were frightening until the sleep-induced fog in her mind lifted. Her thoughts cleared and she turned her head to look at Atar, identifying him as the source of the creaking springs. Her eyes widened when she saw the way he was struggling against the bonds, grunting with the effort. Her tongue acted before her brain. “I tied them pretty tight. I don’t think you can get out.”

He turned his head to glower at her. Rage brought the faintest hint of color to his clear eyes, giving them a shadow of gray. “What kind of game is this, Nikia?”

She sat up, stretching to relieve the kink in her back from sleeping at an awkward angle—half-draped over Atar. She winced at the betrayal of her subconscious that led her to seek his body with hers. “It’s no game. I’m just ensuring I have the upper hand.”

He snorted. “Sure and you’re not enjoying watching me squirm, trying to free myself?”

She shrugged. “Yeah, a little. It is fitting retribution, don’t you think?”

“Hell, no!” He tugged against the drapery ties more forcefully. “Untie these right now.”

Nikia ignored him, rising from the bed. The need to empty her bladder sent her to the door, much to Atar’s increasing anger. She tuned out his snarled words as she moved the chair and eased open the door, peeking out. No sound came from below and heavy snores farther down the hall indicated someone slept. She matched the intensity of the snores to Ivan, unable to picture the tiny Maria producing such large ones. She had fallen asleep with the slippers on and they cushioned her feet from the knotholes and splinters in the boards of the hallway when she stepped out, closing the door behind her to muffle Atar’s outrage. She moved down the hall in the direction of the snores, hoping the bathroom wasn’t attached to Ivan and Maria’s room. To her relief, the first door she came to led to a freestanding bathroom, of which she made grateful use.

In the mirror while washing her hands, Nikia looked up and caught the sparkle of desire in her eyes.

Away from Atar, she could acknowledge how her breasts ached and her stomach clenched. In sleep, her body had dropped its defenses and embraced its need for him.

She looked away from her eyes and finished up, leaving the small bathroom as she had found it before returning to Atar. In the room, she bolted the door again and put the chair under the knob. He had fallen silent and she turned to the bed, expecting to find Atar a sullen captive. The breath left her when a body plowed into hers, the momentum carrying her to the bed. An involuntary scream tried to erupt from her throat but a hand clapped over her mouth prevented it.

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