Page 34 of The Stolen Throne

Mir yanks the pillow away from my face as he sits down beside me. He throws it aside before looking back at me. His ears are pink now as well. “Now, repeat that.”

Sighing, I look to the ceiling. “I said, I make you uneasy.”

“What gives you that idea?”

Without looking at him, I gesture in the direction of his face. “You’re always blushing and quiet when I see you. You only do that when I’m around.”

He’s quiet for a moment before I feel a finger on my chin. He turns my face till our eyes meet. “Is that why you have been hiding in your room all day?”

“Yes,” I whisper.

He hums, and his smirk drops. “I promise that is not the reason I am like this around you.”

Rolling my eyes, I try to fight his grasp on my chin. “What other reason could you have for acting this way?”

I gasp when his grip on my chin tightens, and his eyes flash black. “Did you ever think that maybe my thoughts of you aren’t as innocent as you believe? That thoughts of desire cause this blush to creep across my face?”

“Branimir?”

He groans. “Fuck, I love the way my name sounds on your lips. It makes me wonder how that beautiful mouth will feel wrapped around my cock.”

I can’t help myself. I whisper his name again. “Branimir.”

He groans and releases his grip on my face, only to crawl toward me and hover above me. “My cheeks stain red because my thoughts about you are not sweet and innocent.”

“Oh? Then what are they?”

“Dark and lustful, Darling,” he purrs.

“Show me,” I pant.

He grins. “So eager to hear my dark thoughts?” he teases, then lowers his face to my neck, and I hear him sniff. He growls and drags his tongue up my neck. “Did you know you smell like apple blossom?”

“No.” I squeak as he nips at my neck.

“Apples are my favorite treat. Maybe I should eat you for dessert?”

“Yes,” I whine.

He groans as he pulls away. My eyes widen when I see his are consumed by darkness, and swirls of black mist kiss my skin. “I’m very hungry, Darling.” Before I can say anything, he rips my dress down the middle.

“Mir!” I squeal. “Not another dress!”

“We will buy you more. Now let me admire my dessert.” He pins my arms above my head with a grin and orders, “Keep those there for me.”

As his eyes roam over my body, I begin to feel self-conscious. I start to lower my arms back down, but then swirls of darkness solidify around my wrists. He tsks, “Ah, ah, ah, Darling.” His eyes flare as he commands, “Stay.”

I gasp when I feel the cold kiss of darkness grip my wrists. “You can control the darkness?”

He licks his lips as his eyes continue to rove over every inch of me. “I can do many things with my darkness.” He slides his hands up my thighs as he hums. “Would you like a demonstration, Eira?”

My breath hitches as cold whispers across my underwear before Mir slips them down my legs. Dark fingers trail over my body and pinch my nipples. “Mir,” I whine.

Invisible straps tighten around my ankles, spreading me wide for him. “So beautiful. Say my name again.”

I drop my gaze to find him completely naked, his cock on full display. I can’t help but lick my lips as I see that his penis is pierced as well, but in completely different spots. “You have metal just like Rev.”

He hums and smirks. “I do, but I can tell you that my cock will feel completely different than his.”

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