Page 38 of Blood Day: Part Two

And he was laying another challenge at my feet.

Only, this one wasn’t just for me.

It was for Lily, too.

I caught his gaze again, telling him with my eyes that I more than understood his meaning.If you react, he’ll punish you, Lily. You need to continue pleasuring Emine. He would tell you that his acceptance of what you’re doing is a gift, one you disrespected if you don’t make her come the way he demanded you to.

She didn’t immediately reply, her thoughts caught between trying to discern the strategy in my mind, understanding my words, and remembering what to do with her hand and her tongue.

“Is something wrong?” Khalid pressed.

“No, just deciding where I want to bite your pet,” I said.

“Her wrist will do,” he replied. “Lift your hand for Cedric, Emine.” His lips went back to her ear as he added, “If he makes you come, we’ll know whether or not you’re lying about only desiring my bite.”

A multilayered test, I mused, almost impressed.

Except I didn’t much care for this experiment.

If Lily reacted, Khalid would punish her.

If I reacted, he would punish me.

And if Emine came, he would punish her.

I understand,Lily told me.Bite her. I won’t react.

I drew my thumb along her neck as Emine shakily offered me her hand. “Thank you for the offer, Khalid,” I said, keeping my tone formal and playing my role in this charade.

My grip tightened on Lily’s hair, holding her in place while I wrapped my opposite hand around Emine’s arm.

Rather than stare at her, I looked at Khalid as I lifted his pet’s wrist to my mouth.

Which was how I caught the subtle flare of his nostrils.

A tell that told me he was not pleased by the sight of my mouth so close to his female’s skin.

That little reveal had me sinking my fangs into her delicate flesh, as it allowedmeto testhim.

How does it feel?I wanted to demand.Do you still want to play this game?

I didn’t bother pulling on her vein. I didn’t even swallow the blood rising from my bite.

I merely stared Khalid down and waited.

His jaw ticked.

And Emine groaned, her body convulsing as she fought her orgasm.

She appeared to be losing her balance, her body leaning heavily on Khalid for support.

But she didn’t explode. Not even with my Lily’s mouth driving her to the edge of oblivion.

“Mmm,” Khalid hummed, the sound a little deeper and underlined with a near growl. “You’re so close to coming again, aren’t you?”

Emine appeared pained, the endorphins of my solitary bite likely flooding her with the need to shatter. However, her control appeared admirable. Or perhaps she’d meant it when she’d claimed to only want his teeth in her flesh.

I could hear Lily’s echo of that sentiment, only it was my mouth she desired.Mine,she seemed to be saying.