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The coldness in her tone had me pushing from the wall. I walked toward the closet as she continued scanning through the dresses.
“We need to talk. What happened—”
“Is done,” she said, cutting me off. “You made the decision you felt was best for you. I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Not just for me,” I stressed. “For us.”
A smile reappeared, but not a nice one. “Right. I see how a higher title benefits me so much more than the one I carry already does.”
“It does benefit you. And it benefits me. Do you know how many queen and kings still live? None besides Aetas,” I growled. “That puts us above everyone. The title you carry is shared with a few, but you will be a queen now. No one can ever take that away from you. No one.”
Tessa’s head shook as she pulled out a deep red, silk gown. “I care not for titles, Marko. What I wanted was revenge. Although …” she trailed off, something flashing over her features before she walked passed.
“Although, what? Revenge can still come. I took that into account when I made my request. Hunter can still die.”
Her head shook as she dropped her robe. “I’ve changed my mind for the time being.”
“What?” I walked to put myself in front of her. “What do you mean, you’ve changed your mind? Hunter is going to die, Tessa. He has to for everything he’s done.”
“Enough. The time has come and gone. He lives and he will continue to.”
My hand locked around her throat, drawing her to me. The red dress caught on her hip before pooling on the floor. “You forget who you’re talking to, ma minette. I say when it is time to end a conversation. Never you. Not here” I said, tightening my hold.
“You think you can stop me,” she said, switching to French. “Let me see you try.”
We’d done this before. The fight was real and one we both relished in. No gifts. Pure force—and hardcore fucking to end it off.
My fingers tightened on her throat as I slammed her onto the bed, throwing my weight on top of her. I could barely settle before her thighs locked around my waist and she used my momentum to flip us to where she was on top. Her claws sliced deep into my cheek and the pain left my vampire surging to the forefront.
“Oh, you did it now.” I threw my weight to the side, rolling us, again, as I grabbed to pin her arms down. No matter how strong Tessa was, she was no match for me. Her shoulders thrashed back and forth and I pulled her wrists higher above her head to lock in one of mine. “Apologize.”
“I will not. You deserved more for your betrayal.”
I growled, using my free hand to grip her face so she’d have to look at me. Blood dripped just to the side of us from my wound, but I had no intention of making it stop. Tessa would be covered in me before this was over with.
“Apologize.”
She made sounds as she fought harder. I reached down cupping her breast and pushing my fingers into the flesh. As my thumb brushed against her nipple, her breaths turned heavier.
Leisurely, I worked my way in until I was rolling the hard nub between my fingers. When she still didn’t speak, I pinched, drawing out a cry from her.
“Say the words, ma minette. I did this for us whether you see it or not. You will always be higher ranking than Hunter. You will rule,” I said, dropping my voice.
“Will I? Or will you, King Marko Delacroix?”
My teeth clenched and my lips brutally crushed into hers. I didn’t want to know what she meant by that. I didn’t want to reach within the depths of my mind and flirt with my own longing need to take my place on the throne. That was over. I wouldn’t think of it. I couldn’t.
“Say it,” I said, breaking away. “Last chance.”
The second of silence was enough. I flipped her over, bringing my hand down hard over her ass.
“Say it!”
“More.”
Whack! “I do this for you.” Whack! “Can’t you see that?” Whack! “It’s all for you. Whack! “Everything.” Whack! “For.” Whack! “You!”
Sobs exploded from Tessa and I blinked past the sudden anger that had nothing to do with my vampire.
