Page 130 of Mated to the Kings

“How?”

“I knew that Fermin betrayed her but didn’t tell her when I talked to her. I blindly assumed that she knew already, and it sent her right over to Fermin, who took her to Zypher,” I explain.

“Everyone in that building knew, Volis. I knew. Is it my fault?” she asks.

“No. Wha… Why would it…” I stop talking when she grins at me.

“I could have told her too,” Kira says.

“It was not your responsibility to tell her,” I frown.

“But it’s yours?” she asks.

“Yes. I was the one leading that team. She’s my sister. I should have made a point to tell her,” I say, getting irritated. I groan when Kira grinds herself against me.

“Don’t get an attitude with me,” she frowns. “Shit happens, Volis. From what I have gathered, she knew it was going to happen. If it hadn’t been that, then it would have been somewhere else. She had that vision about getting taken because that’s what was meant to happen.”

“That doesn’t make it any less my fault,” I say.

“No matter if you had told her or not, Zypher would have found a way to take her,” Kira says. “That means you are not at fault.”

“I don’t think Dad will survive if she doesn’t come back,” I say.”

“Do you think she will come back?” she asks.

“I hope so.”

“But do you think she can survive it?” she asks.

“Yeah. I think she is smart and strong. She’ll figure out a way to turn shit. She is too much like us to not end up finding a way to manipulate her way to safety,” I say.

“Then stop pouting and help your family and the council. Stop shutting everyone out like Leli is doing.”

“What I am doing is not nearly as bad as how Leli is handling things,” I argue.

“Oh? When was the last time you said more than one word an hour to your family?” she asks.

“Not the point, Kira,” I sigh.

“How long?” she asks again as she grinds herself on me again.

“Jeez, woman,” I grunt and move my hands to her hips. “Since right after Lilith was taken.”

“And you think that means you are coping okay?” she asks. When I don’t answer, she narrows her eyes at me. “Do you?”

“No,” I say. “Is that what you want to hear? You want me to explain that I won’t be able to forgive myself if she dies? I won’t be able to look my family in the eyes again if she doesn’t come back. Kira… If Lilith dies because I failed to give her the most important piece of information that I had, it will be the death of me.”

“That’s exactly what I want you to say,” she says as she moves to slide my boxers down. Her eyes go wide for a moment when she sees the size of my cock. She doesn’t focus too much on it as she continues to lecture me. “You should be facing your trauma just as much as she should be.”

“I don’t have trauma,” I say as she moves back up to position herself.

“Your mother was murdered when you were what… Eight?” she asks as she slowly lowers herself on my cock. I grip her waist to keep her upright as we both groan. She grabs my hands and places them on the bed. “No touching until you talk to me.”

“Evil, evil little girl,” I groan when she intentionally tightens her muscles around my cock to make me groan. She feels so good to be buried inside. She’s a dominant little thing, but I know she’ll still go to her knees for me.

“I was young. I don’t have trauma,” I say again. Kira starts to ride me slowly and keeps me deep. “Fuck, Kira. You’re so godsdamn tight.” I am losing myself to the way her body feels wrapped around me.

“I swear to the gods, I will edge you all night,” she says with a warning in her tone. “Volis, you have abandonment issues. It doesn’t matter if your mom did it intentionally or not. You felt abandoned, but you had two little siblings to help look after because your father was grieving his mate and his child.”

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