NORAStriker leaned in. His hot breaths fanned my forehead as I visibly shuddered. He still had a maddening effect on me. There was nothing that could change the way I reacted to him and his nearness to me.I loved this man too much. I didn’t even care about a supposed fated mate when it came to him.My lips puckered out as he closed what little distance was left between us. His lips hovered above mine, so close, so in reach. My eyes closed as my heartbeat drummed in my ears and awkwardly in my lips.“ Very well. ” He breathed, instead of kissing the hell out of me like I thought he would do.“ What very well? ” My eyes snapped open, meeting his amused gaze.“ If the Princess needs me to escort her to the main door…respectfully…how can I refuse? ” He smirked and tightened his hold over my hand.My eyes narrowed into slits. I opened my mouth to send him to hell, but he shut me up by tugging at my hand.Turning around, Striker straightened his stupid spine and pulled me in the direction

NORAWhite color surrounded me. The daisy flowers all moved with the light breeze, like living breathing creatures.My jaw hung low as I walked, and walked, and walked. There was no end in sight. But it was beautiful.I glanced down at my body and found myself wearing a white knee-length dress that flared with each gust of soothing wind.Where was I? I didn’t know. But oddly, I knew it was a dream. The day was too bright, and the place was too beautiful to be real.“ After multiple failed attempts from my side, someone finally took the bait and did it. ” The soft whisper broke my peaceful trance.I whirled around. The flowers mirrored my gesture as if they were attuned to my every move, every breath. My eyes scanned the area, the endless soft flowers. There was no one around.Satan’s Buttocks. Was I hearing voices in my dreams now?Probably lost too much of my mind.“ I am here. ” The voice spoke again, softer this time, more feathery, more appealing.I took a whole 360 turn and still

STRIKERThe doors to my study cracked open, and Dustin strolled inside. There was no hesitation in the way he walked, or stared ahead. He was the same—the usual calculative Dustin everyone knew him to be.“ Why? ” The absurdity of the question irked me.“ You know why, Striker. ” Dustin didn’t wonder what I was asking about. He knew what it was about.“ I believed you will never lie to people you care about, Dustin. To friends and family. ” I gripped the edge of the desk, staring at him keenly.I would have expected this from everyone else—even Tyson at some point but never Dustin. We were together since we figured out how to pronounce each other’s names. He was always like this, to everyone else, but not to me or to Tyson.“ Are you not going to say you didn’t want to do it or how it must have hurt you to lie to my fucking face? ” I narrowed my eyes into slits, as the calmness stirred and a fiery sense of betrayal overcame my senses.He needed to say the right words. He always did.

NORA“ What—What are you doing? ” I stammered, trying to close my legs.“ I am apologizing. ” He breathed against my sensitive inner thighs.His lips landed on my right thigh, so close to the wet spot yearning for attention yet so far from it. He opened his mouth and licked my feverish skin. My hands found his hands keeping my legs parted as I struggled to free myself, and failed every time.I was not even trying, it seemed.“ St—Striker…” I squirmed and unconsciously pushed my body closer to his.“ I am so sorry. ” He kissed my other inner thigh.My back arched off the bed as I sucked in a sharp breath. “ not—not working at all. ”“ It will work. ” He chuckled, sending waves of hot energy down my back.Hooking his finger in my underwear, he tugged it away, exposing my most sensitive and dripping part to him.When his lips pressed against my core, I moaned out loud. His hot breaths and warm lips on the intimate part of my body were something out of this world. And if I thought pleas

NORA“ Whatever business you have with her can not be conducted in my territory. ” Striker hissed through his gritted teeth.“ The business involves everyone so it needs to be conducted in your territory. ” He shrugged his shoulders before a cold smile touched his lips.Striker stepped forth. My hand shot out to hold his elbow and stop him.Dustin’s gaze dropped to my hand, then rose to my face. The cold smile faltered, getting replaced with a soft frown.“ I am not here to fight with you, Striker. It’s important. ” He looked away.“ What can I help you wi-with, Your—Your Highness? ” Beatrice stuttered.“ Coffee? ” Dustin blinked. “ You can serve the coffee first. We will talk later. ”I glanced at Beatrice from over my shoulder. Her face was turning pale as if she had seen a ghost. I frowned, not understanding what had her so terrified, and timid.Did Dustin do something to her?“ Oh-Okay. Sure. ” She stepped back quickly before disappearing out of the living room door.“ What is it