A Royal Heartbreak (25 page)

He slapped her, and even though it wasn’t his full strength it was enough to send her flying to the end of the dungeons. “Didn’t I tell you I despise liars?” he hissed. He looked at the women he had enslaved with promises made in the dark. “You know that, too, lovelies, don’t you? The Master will not tolerate liars.”

Yes, Master.

He held Nanette by the hair, pulling her head back roughly and was rewarded by the tears of pain that glazed her eyes. “We won’t stop until we crush them one by one, won’t we?”

Yes, Master.

“And you would not hesitate to lay down your lives if it would mean finding their weakness, won’t you?”

Yes, Master.

Satisfied, his hand shot out, his fingers easily pushing through the flesh and muscle until he grasped the frantically beating heart of his meal. And as he took his first bite, he sent a bolt of pleasure through their bodies, causing the women to cry out. And so they came and came Nanette died, the rest of her heart disappeared into his mouth.

If Misty had seen this, she would have only one word to describe it.

Sceleri.

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“Lysander?”

He turned around at the hesitant sounding voice, his eyes narrowing when he saw a familiar figure. He had seen her once in a while at the realm and wondered why the young girl had followed him into another race’s territory. He remembered every woman he had fucked, and someone this young would never have even gotten a kiss from him.

But still, her face nagged at him.

And finally he remembered who she was. “Star,” he murmured, real pleasure underlining his voice. She was a sweet kid, quiet but cheerful, and he had spent quite some time with her during summer the past year, in the days that she had caught him in his garden.

“I heard…you’re looking for a Lyccan princess to be betrothed to?”

He raised a brow. “And?”

“Is it true?” she insisted.

He sighed. “And if it is?”

“What kind of princess are you looking for?”

“Anyone who could help protect my race.”

“But what about what you want?”

“That is what I want.”

“Ah.” She smiled at him bravely. “Then you’d want me. Because I’m a Lyccan princess and my name isn’t really…well it’s Star but not in English.” She took a deep breath. “My real name is Estrella Moretti, and I’m a younger sister of the heir apparent Domenico Moretti.”

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