Blood of the Ruthless: A Fantasy Reverse Harem Romance (Court of the Fae Princes Book 2) by Lacey Carter Andersen

Author:Lacey Carter Andersen [Andersen, Lacey Carter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Press LLC
Published: 2023-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

NINE

Cassia

I wake up to a cramp in my leg that burns so fiercely that I have to clamp my lips closed to keep from crying out. One minute I’m in Cobar’s arms, dancing the night away, and the next, I’m in misery. I try to reach for my leg to rub the cramp away, but find I can’t. What’s more, my face throbs painfully.

My eyes flash open, and I remember where I am. Tied like a hog on the back of a horse. No escape in sight. My face probably looking like something I’ve scrubbed off my shoe.

Damn it.

The horse I've been attached to comes to a stop, and I try to wriggle free, but it’s useless. A sob builds in my chest, but I push it away, I won't show them any weakness. I just want to go back to my dream. The dream I had of Cobar. It showed a nice side of him that I never imagined possible. I felt safe then, and loved.

Instead, I’m staring at the same raggedy house I was brought to yesterday. The Death House.

Yesterday. Fuck. I worked so hard to get away from this place, and it was all for nothing. I can’t believe it. This whole thing just feels like a bad dream.

I’m tempted to completely fall apart, but there’s something deep inside of me screaming to get back to the Summer Court. To my men. To my grandmother and father. And if I’m going to do that, I need to figure out a way to escape again.

Taking a deep breath, I study the house, trying to ignore the man on the horse. The windows are all broken out, but I notice iron around them just like at the bakery that wasn't a bakery. The rest of the structure looks so worn and drafty, I wonder if I could just plow through a wall and escape.

Probably not.

The man on the horse climbs down, and my stomach churns. I don't want to go into that house because I don't know what they want with me, or what they'll do to me. Not that I have a choice.

The man hauls me off of the horse roughly, grumbling incoherently as he does so, then tosses me over his shoulder awkwardly.

“Yeah, be rough with the girl who’s hogtied. Real gentlemanly of you.” The second the words leave my mouth, I regret them. I won’t be able to do much if this man beats the shit out of me.

Luckily, he ignores me and carries me to the house. Rapping at the door, he says, “It’s Grif. I got the girl.”

The sound of a lock of some sort turning comes, and then I hear the door creak open. Beyond the door comes conversation and laughter. From far too many people.

Fuck.

Carrying me inside, he dumps me onto the dusty floor, while I desperately try to ignore the pain radiating through my body. I struggle against the ropes, hating being this helpless, hating that they can do anything to me now, and I can’t stop them.

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