lick and flitter, his tongue made her a quivering mess.”
Laughing, I spit my drink out, spewing it across the table and hit Ryder’s hussy with the red wine. She opened her mouth, and an ear-piercing wail escaped her lips.
“You did that on purpose!” Carina snapped.
“Oops,” I laughed, covering my face in my hands. “My bad,” I laughed louder, bordering on hysterics.
“Go change, Carina,” Ryder offered, watching me through narrowed eyes. “Stop acting like a child, Synthia, and remember who you are while entertaining our guests.”
“Hey,” I said, hiking a thumb in Spyder’s direction. “He’s funny, and if you can play, so can I, right?”
“Fucking try me, little girl. Excuse me. I should see if Carina needs help,” he growled, nodding at Zahruk and the others, who followed behind him as he left the room.
I waited until Ryder left before leaning over and kissing Spyder on the cheek. “Thank you,” I muttered, standing up and tossing down the napkin. “I’ll be right back, excuse me.”
He caught my arm, staring up at me with a knowing gaze. “I don’t know if you want to see that shit happening.”
“I’ve already walked in on them once. Ryder doesn’t get to demand I show up for his little fucking dinner party and then make me look like an idiot during the meal. I’m the Queen of the fucking Horde,” I snapped, offering him a saccharine smile.
“Gods, remind me not to piss you off. But hey, I guess if I did, I wouldn’t get lost in the dark with the way you’re glowing,” he smirked. “Get your shine on, Goddess.”
I moved down the hallway, listening with inhuman hearing. I heard Ryder speaking and stopped, opening the door. Entering the room, I gasped as something wet and hot hit my face. Wiping the substance from my eyes, I stared down at the blood covering my hands. Peering up, I found Ryder holding Carina’s severed head by the hair while the entire room gaped at me, covered in her blood.
What the freaking hell just happened? These assholes were seriously messed up!
“What the fuck is wrong with you? You fuck her and then take her head? You’re a nasty asshole!”
What the hell was even going on?
“I fucked her, not Ryder,” Zahruk muttered as he smirked roguishly.
“How could you think I would fuck another woman? I ought to spank your ass,” Ryder snapped, lowering the hand that held the head. “You’re mine, which means I promised never fuck anyone else, which you should have damn well known. I promised you forever, and I meant it.”
“I saw your face!” Who did he think he was, lying to me?
Magic rippled through the room, and I turned, staring at where Zahruk stood. Only now he was Ryder. I did the only thing I could do: I punched him, hard.
“You son of a bitch!” I screamed wildly, turning to Ryder. “I… I…” I sobbed as my arms wrapped around my stomach. He stepped closer, tossing the head to Zahruk, who caught it quickly by the hair. His hands captured my face, placing his forehead against mine as blood covered my cheeks.
“You’re my fucking world, Synthia. I would never hurt you like that. We knew there was a spy in our stronghold, and if the walls didn’t have ears, I’d tell you everything right now. Trust me. The chaos here is not natural. Something is turning us against each other. Something bigger than we have time to deal with,” he whispered barely above a breath, kissing my forehead gently. “Now, about Spyder,” he growled.
“He’ll make some girl scream, but it won’t be me, Fairy.” I turned, staring at Zahruk. “You’ve never taken his shape before, right?”
Zahruk smirked and wiggled his brows in reply. “Mmm, would I do that?” he asked mischievously.
Lucian and his men entered the room, and I opened my mouth to speak, but Ryder’s lips pushed against mine, sealing the words on the