Page 23 of Her Silent Knight

She frowned. “Don’t do that.”

He smiled.

“That either.”

The smile remained.

“Ugh, between you and the cannibals, I don’t know what to do. Do you know I almost sold you for some fur?”

Her mentioning the cannibals wiped away his smug smile.

“Oh, you’re not smiling now, huh? I guess you fear those hungry bastards. You’re lucky I have my own plans for you, dragon. I could’ve used some of that fur.”

Our mate needs fur. We have fur back at the compound. We can give it to her.

“If she’s ours, we’ll give her whatever she wants. We have to test it out first.”

The witch sauntered in his direction. “You ready to talk yet?”

Yes. Yes, he was. He just needed her to touch him. Her gaze dropped to his chest, then lower. A blush crept into her cheeks. He’d almost forgotten he was naked. He had nothing to be ashamed of.

Though he wasn’t an experienced man, she wasn’t the first woman to see him naked. Neither was she the first woman who’d been unable to tear her gaze away from his cock. The blush in her cheeks was proof that she approved.

That made him proud of his cock. Given the chance, he was sure he could bring her pleasure. If she was his. If she wasn’t, well, he wouldn’t touch her. He belonged to one woman. And he’d be faithful to her, even if he hadn’t met her yet.

She’s her. No one else has ever made us feel this way.

Kaede watched as she slowly approached him. Inwardly, he groaned when she stopped near the window, leaving a huge gap between them. He wanted no space between them. He wanted her hands on him.

She folded her arms over her chest. “I’ve got some questions for you before we get started. When are you scheduled to check in with The Deciders? Don’t y’all have to check in every three days or something like that? No, it’s two, right? Every two days?”

His eyebrow raised at that question. It was every two days. Apparently, she knew how The Deciders worked.

That must mean they’ve sent others after her before us. If we don’t update them on our progress by tomorrow, they’ll send someone else.

That could pose a problem.

She snapped her fingers. “Ignoring me will only make things harder for you when we get to the torturing part.”

When she says ‘torturing’ her hands shake a little. She’s never tortured anyone before.

Unlike him, she was an innocent. She didn’t know that torturing another damaged you just as much as it damaged the person you were hired to torture. If you did it too often, you became numb to the pain you were causing others. It became second nature.

“So, it’s like that? You’re just going to continue ignoring me. Okay, if I can’t make you talk, I’ll make you scream.”

She eyed him for a second, gauging his reaction. He winked at her. Her lips thinned as she clenched her teeth. She was even more beautiful when she was angry. Turning her back to him, she stalked over to a chest and began rummaging around inside.

“Not this,” he heard her say. “Or this. I need something that will flay his skin.”

She doesn’t sound so innocent.

“I just need her to get close enough for me to touch her. Then you can use your fire to free me from these chains and we’ll see if she’s ours or not.

“Not this,” the curvy witch rejected another weapon. “This one won’t bring enough pain. This one could, but.... His smug ass deserves worse.”

Kaede smiled.

This female is unique. Even if she’s not ours, do we have to turn her over to The Deciders?

“I told you you’d become tame while dormant. The old you wouldn’t hesitate at a time like this.”

I’m not tame. But, look at her. She’s beautiful.

The witch pulled an item from the chest then faced him. A gorgeous smile lit up her face. Damn, she was even more stunning when she was playing with weapons.

“I found it,” she exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear. “The perfect weapon to torture you with.”

I want her.

“So, do I, beast. So, do I.”