Page 20 of Brutal Knight

I may have just called him sir, a term of deep respect in the Hispanic community, but if you didn't really care about it, did it really mean anything?

He didn't answer, falling silent, and I reveled in the fact that it didn't give him as much satisfaction as he probably expected.

After a long moment, he shifted, and Tatiana moved, the leash connected to her collar forcing her to fall back onto her ass. Her legs splayed wider to keep her balance, showing off the mark of her cum-stained panties.

Touché.

It was time to quit playing games. “I want her for the whole night."

Tatiana's eyes widened, her first reaction to what we were saying.

I met her gaze, though I continued to speak to Rook. "And you won't be staying tonight. I'm taking her from this fucking disgusting room."

Rook didn't respond, except to chuckle once humorlessly.

The terms of our contract allowed for me to demand all three of those things, at exorbitant rates.

Sometimes I let him stay and watch. Sometimes I didn't.

We both knew how to torture the other.

Except, either way was torture for him.

"In fact, I want to buy out her contract to you."

"You know the price for her. Are you prepared to pay it?"

I raised my hand and pressed it against the glass barrier between her and me. It would only go down when he put in the code, allowing me access to her.

"I want to renegotiate the terms."

“There will be no renegotiation."

"I'll triple my offer."

"Is that all?”

“Ten times."

"Your money means nothing to me," he hissed.

“Then why do you take it?”

"I don't," he answered, surprising me.

I looked away from the stunning woman to him, frowning. “It comes out of my bank account."

"And goes into Tatiana's."

I blinked, then laughed, turning back to her.Of course.Tatiana always came out on top these days. She didn't meet my eyes, but stared over my shoulder.

My laughter died away. "You know I can't give you what you want. I would never betray the Kings."Familia est vita. Domus Regum.Family is life. It was literally tattooed on my body. It was also the only thing I wasn’t willing to do for her. I wouldn’t betray people I loved.

“Then I’ll never release her from her contract.” Rook stood and walked towards her. Picking up her hand, he placed the end of the leash in it. “You’ll never have what you want.”

Her neck stretched upwards towards him, and the look she gave him destroyed me.

Her gaze was filled with love and admiration. Respect.

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