Monsterland Mayhem: A Standalone Shifter Romance by Lexi C. Foss

Author:Lexi C. Foss [Foss, Lexi C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ninja Newt Publishing, LLC
Published: 2024-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

11

AILSA

I listen as Master Pillar and Krolic fill Craze in, talking about minions and the Crimson King and how he sent said minions into the caves earlier than expected.

“There wasn’t time to properly secure the lair,” Krolic goes on. “So we spread various pieces of her clothing throughout the caverns to keep them busy.”

“Once Brandt and the others wake up, though, they’ll say where she really was,” Craze points out.

“We’re counting on that,” Master Pillar drawls around his glowing pipe. “It’ll force Crimson’s minions to scatter, sending them in various directions while we remain here.”

“Plan B it is,” Craze drawls.

“Plan B indeed,” Krolic echoes, lifting his drink. “May we not need to engage plan C.”

“Or D or Z,” Craze murmurs, knocking the contents of his tea back into his throat before fixing his dark eyes on me. “What questions do you have, Ailsa? Because I’m certain there are dozens of them.”

“What are you going to want to know in exchange?” I ask him, unable to hold back the bite of sarcasm in my voice. “My favorite vegetable, perhaps?”

He chuckles. “How about your favorite position?”

I frown. “My favorite position for what?”

He merely smiles. “I guess we’ll determine that together, hmm?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Which makes this even more fun, gorgeous,” he muses. “But go ahead and ask your questions. No games. No requirements. Just… ask.”

I’m tempted to point out that I did just ask him something, and he sidestepped it completely.

But I really don’t care about his positions. I care a lot more about everything else they were just discussing with their plans and the Crimson King.

“I don’t understand how he took over,” I blurt out. “Or why I should… believe… it.” That last part is more stuttered, my frown deepening with the words.

I… I’m not wrong to question what to believe here.

Yet it feels wrong to do so.

Especially when I see Krolic’s nostrils flare.

“I-I’m sorry,” I say, swallowing. “It’s just⁠—”

“You don’t need to apologize, Ailsa,” he interjects, catching my chin and keeping my focus on him. “You have every right to question us.”

His thumb traces my lower lip, his gaze intense.

“How about a story?” he offers. “I’ll tell you what happened, and then I’ll clarify anything you need afterward.”

“I… I think that might help,” I admit, a little transfixed by his touch. Because he hasn’t released my chin. He’s just… stroking me. All while his gaze tracks the movement, like he’s mesmerized by my mouth.

I feel pretty similarly about his features.

Those alluring eyes. Long silver lashes. Thick hair. The subtle age lines decorating his handsome face. He doesn’t look old. Just sophisticated. Masculine. Powerful.

“Once upon a time,” he starts, the phrasing drawing a laugh from Craze and a huff from Master Pillar. But all I can do is watch his mouth while he speaks.

Because the more he says, the more drawn into his story I become.

It begins with him as a younger ruler. “I didn’t exactly inherit the title,” he’s telling me. “That’s not how things work in Monsterland.

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