Page 66 of Cruel Devotion

My heart raced.

This insane amount of warmth spread through my chest, its intensity making it difficult to focus or even fucking breath.

In this moment, I was no longer the Mountain Master.

I was her obedient servant.

Her dutiful slave.

Whatever she desired, I would give her.

Monique got closer and closer and it became a struggle to keep my composure.

Every instinct screamed to take her away and claim her.

The feast, the guests, and my troublesome sister were temporarily forgotten.

“Sorry to keep you all waiting.” She stopped in front of us, giving me an excellent view of her lush cleavage.

My cock grew, pressing against my pants. If I didn’t have the robe on, all would have saw how excited I was to see her.

She smiled but I could tell it was forced.

That made my heart hurt.

I stirred a little. “You look gorgeous.”

“Thank you.” Again, she maintained that forced smile and this time her voice sounded like she was doing her best to be polite but was extremely furious.

I furrowed my brows. “Perhaps, we should go in the tent and talk—”

“We don’t have time for that, Lei.” Chen waved his hands. “Yan and everyone are waiting.”

I spoke through clenched teeth, “We have time.”

“We do not.” Chen held up his watch. “Anyway. Monique, as Lei said, you are a treasure to behold this evening, and due to your heels, we of course did not expect you to climb the mountain path.”

She raised her eyebrows. “I was wondering about that.”

Chen gestured to my mother’s royal chair. “These men will carry you up.”

She widened her eyes. “Seriously?”

Chen nodded. “All you have to do is get in. They will lift and be as careful as possible as they take you up to the top.”

Monique moved her attention off the chair and gazed at me. “And you aren’t going to beat them up for basically doing their job and carrying me?”

The line of my jaw twitched.

Duck snickered.

No humor hit her face. “Mountain Master?”

I took a step forward, slicing up the few feet between us. “Let’s hope they keep their gazes off of you and their hands positioned in the proper places.”

She frowned. “Let’s hope.”

It was clear she had a lot more to say but wouldn’t in front of everyone.

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