Page 117 of Queen of Diamonds

That explained the discomfort. But it wasn’t that bad right now, not with his skin against mine.

“This was a mistake.” My voice cracked. “You’re all in danger?—”

“Shh…” Kyan drew my chin up, cutting off my argument as he pressed his lips to mine, catching me off guard before I could finish. A whimper rose in my chest, and my hands were desperate, clutching his cheeks despite the ache of my wounds. I drew him closer, every instinct demanding more, and the irate heat that was lurking faded at last.

When I found my strength enough to break it, breathing heavily as I looked between his eyes, he quirked a smile, tucking my hair behind my ear.

“Never ever apologise for being ours, Oasis.”

“But—”

I cut off as he flipped us so I was on my back. He pressed his teeth to my neck as he buried me in a sea of soft pillows and blankets. Another sound vibrated through my body, but I didn’t know if it was afraid or relieved.

He was here…

Ace had spent years conditioning me to be afraid, but my instincts… they told me this was right. He was… perfect. The east to my west, an unwavering absolute that fear could not unseat.

I let out a moan as his hands explored my body, goosebumps rippling along my skin, slick pooling between my thighs in seconds.

“Never apologise,” he growled again, drawing back, eyes as bright as they were firm. “Keep trying and I’ll have you shaking beneath me, begging me to stop, and I might just push you into that heat after all.”

I caught my argument this time, unwilling to call his bluff—not that any of that sounded bad, but I… I didn’t deserve that. Not right now. He didn’t understand the weight of what I’d done to them—the endless depravity of the monster that now sought them. He drew back, head cocked, but I reached after him, shock echoing through my body as his contact vanished.

I was really broken.

He frowned, bundling me back up in his arms in a moment and drawing me against him, hands cupping my face tenderly as he ran his lips gently along my jaw and neck. “Let me take care of you,” he breathed. “You’re burning up. The meds can only do so much. If they’re going to work, you need to relieve a little of this tension.”

I opened my mouth to argue, but then his teeth caught my nipple and it was like a bolt of electricity through my nerves. I shifted, knowing my perfume was thick in the air.

“Good girl,” he breathed, one hand firm in my hair, keeping me in place as he teased my nipple again, his other hand slipping beneath my panties. I was in an oversized T-shirt that smelled like all of them. He’d changed my clothes—or one of them had.

“I can’t…” I tried to argue, but I couldn’t fight him, low whines breaking free with each breath as he dipped two fingers into me, keeping pressure on my clit with his palm as he tugged at my nipple again.

“Since you’re so argumentative, let me tell you how this is going to go.” He leaned back so he could meet my dazed eyes as his fingers worked me.

It was almost embarrassing how quickly I melted beneath his touch, fingers biting into his bicep while I panted. “Knight, Zed, and me. We’re yours. No arguments. No returns. You’re our Omega. That means you’re our queen.”

It was almost cruel how soothing his words were, with his fingers curling right against my centre, working me with such ease as I stared into those glittering jade eyes. A cool, relieving orgasm rushed in so fast it was dizzying.

“That’s right, Oasis,” he breathed as I arched and he curled his fingers into me just right, letting me ride out the orgasm to its very end.

For a long, long moment I was still, breathless and speechless, unable to tear my gaze away as I let the surge of hormones pass. He was purring again, cupping my cheeks once more, as he watched me like he was looking for an argument.

“Is that clear?” he asked.

I could only stare at him.

“If it’s not, I can send you off that cliff over and over until you understand.”

“I…” I swallowed, voice caught in my throat. “I…”

Why couldn’t I say it?

Kyan didn’t pause, lowering himself between my thighs before I could protest, fingers slipping into me again, and I let out a gasp as his tongue found my clit, his tongue ring wiping my mind blank.

I let out a low moan, scrambling to remember what he’d asked. “I… I understand.”

He drew back for a moment, jade eyes flashing. “Say it.”

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