noted each one had armor embedded with onyx, the opposite of what they needed to ward against nightwalkers. They were weapons used to kill the moon-touched, which we just happened to be.
“Open the door, Hensley,” Torrin grouched, and a guard opened the door before stepping out of the way.
I followed Torrin into the room, pausing to give the guard a withering stare before entering behind him. The inside was decked out in finery, featuring a four-poster bed, with silk curtains hung in wispy waves down from the silver frame that adorned the top. A table sat with whiskey already in goblets on the smooth marble top. In the room’s corner was a bath, fed water by a fountain that poured from the wall.
My bag hung on the partition that divided the bedroom from the bathing room. I crossed my arms, glaring at Torrin while he lifted one goblet, drinking it down, staring at me over the rim. He was cold. Whether it was because I’d openly dismissed him or because he’d finished his task of getting me here, I didn’t know. I also didn’t care.
“The king decided to throw a party in your honor. You’re to attend it tomorrow night. If I were you, I’d be on your best behavior until then. You may not roam the castle without someone at your side. If you feel the urge to explore, you can summon me, and I’ll show you around. Maybe we can even stop at the dungeon to test out some equipment.”
I exhaled softly, moving toward the bed while giving him my back. “You’re wearing Karina’s lipstick. It’s not your color,” I frowned, pinching the bedding to feel the softness between my fingers.
A hand snaked into my hair, twisting me around until his mouth hovered over my lip. His eyes searched mine, ignoring the deadened look I gave him. I wasn’t about to touch his mouth with Karina’s rogue red lipstick on it.
“My room is close to yours. If you feel the need to scratch that itch you are ignoring, have Hensley find me. Until then, you should probably work on your fucking attitude.”
“Screw you,” I snarled, shoving him away. He didn’t budge, and before I could guess his move, he ripped the dress from my body, causing me to cry out. Torrin picked me up and slammed me down on the bed. I huffed, spreading my legs to clamp them around his torso, but he smiled coldly, giving me pause. His gaze slid over my erect nipples, dipping further down before he growled.
My hands pushed against him, but he captured them, watching me struggle beneath him as he had in the street where he’d captured me. I lifted my head without warning, slamming it into his. He snarled, turning my body over before his elbow pressed against my spine threateningly, sending pain against it, forcing me to still.
“You want to play rough?” Torrin ground down harder before the sound of something ripping echoed through the room. He yanked my hands behind me and wrapped a piece of the curtain, tying them there. I bucked against him, but he ignored it.
Yanking my hair back, he put another length of material in my mouth and tied it around the back of my head, preventing my screams from being heard. Slipping from the bed, he ripped down more of the curtain to tie around my ankles. He yanked one toward the bedpost at the foot of the bed, his fingers quickly securing it as I tried to use my other foot to kick him. His laughter echoed through the room as he caught the flailing limb, attaching it to the post at the head of the bed. He pushed me over, forcing my head to slam into the silk bedding as my core became fully stretched and exposed to his greedy stare where I lay sideways, face-down on the mattress.
Once he’d finished, Torrin walked across the room, opening a door. I bristled in anger and fear, thrusting my hips to loosen the cloth, holding my legs apart. The sound of feet padding back across the room met my ears, and then something hard slapped down on my ass.
I howled through the cloth, the sound muffled. Again something hard and firm slammed into my ass, and I fought angry tears at being humiliated. His fingers slid through the arousal coating my sex, taunting me. He leaned over, kissing the sore flesh of my ass cheek while pushing his fingers into my body. I