Page 71 of Serpent In White

Drake pulls back and his eyes become much more severe. There's heat in them, sure, but it's momentarily doused with rage. It sort of scares the shit out of me.

But before I can try to duck away and run for my life, he sucks in a quiet breath, letting it out slowly, a new, much more wicked grin covering his lips. "What if we go see if brother dearest wants to play, too?"

My heart stops.Seriously, I think I died for a second.

I'm just staring up at him blankly, half expecting him to laugh it off as a joke. But he doesn't. He's fully serious, I can see it painted on his face.

As hard as my dick is at the idea of being with both of them, I shake my head a little. "I'm not sure he would want that..."

"You think you know what my brother wants more than I do?" He growls in my face, bringing the fear back again.

I'm about to shit myself. This dude is terrifying.

"N-no," I stutter. "I just meant, I'm not sure how... that would work."

“Well, little mouse.” He smirks, grabbing me by the arm, hard enough that I might have bruises. "Why don't we go find out, hm?"

I can't even speak because he's dragging me up the hall toward the door to the lounge. He knocks, a quicktap tap tapwith his pale knuckles, all the while watching me closely, no doubt reading my every thought. And this time, it doesn't feel sexy. I'm on high alert.

My dick is still hard, though. Make no mistake about it... I think the fear is turning me on even more, which is alarming.I might have some serious problems.

Darian answers the door, seeing Drake first, raising a curious brow. Until his eyes drop to me. And then he looks partially excited, partially enraged. It's a strange combination, but if anyone could pull it off, it would be him.

"I brought dessert." Drake lets go of my arm and brushes past Darian into the room, making a beeline for the crystal decanter on the desk.

Leaving him, my gaze comes up to Darian, who pulls me into the room, closing and locking the door fast.

"Abdiel," he breathes my name, sounding like he's relieved to see me. It gives my chest some serious burn. "I'm so happy to see you." He shows me a small smile, but it disappears fast, his angry glare bouncing over to Drake quickly. "What, uh... What are you two doing together?"

"We're not doing anything together." My words jump. "I was asking him about Empyrean, and he brought me to you. I mean, I wanted to see you." Pausing to collect my thoughts, my cheeks heat beneath his gaze. "Of course, I've been dying to see you."

Darian's lips curve and part, enough for me to see his tongue touch his top teeth. He leans in closer, cupping my jaw with his strong hand. "Have you beendyingto see me, young prince?"

I nod slowly, losing all cognizance as his mouth eases over mine. His lips capture my lower, sucking in a gentle kiss that has me going cross-eyed. I purr into his mouth, and he groans back, pressing his tongue in to meet mine.I missed this...

I fuckingmissed thisso bad I barely even realized how much until right in this moment, with him giving me life through his kiss. Breathing a rebirth into my lungs.

Darian pulls away while I'm still clutching his shirt, clearing his throat and heaving in a breath. When my eyes reopen, I witness him glance over at Drake, who's leaning up against the desk, sipping his drink and glaring at us.

Right now, I don’t know that his thoughts would be entirely positive.

"You two are so sweet together," he says, like a gun shooting a fuzzy bullet. I don’t know whether to feel wounded or complimented.

Darian moves farther into the room, and I sort of follow him, though not trying to come off as the eager puppy I feel like. "Drake... what kind of nonsense are you trying to pull here? Because whatever it is, I'd prefer if you left Abdiel out of it."

"I'm not pulling anything, your highness." Drake smirks. "The boy wants more Empyrean. I can't justgiveit to him... If I don't do that for you, I certainly won't be doing it for this kid I barely know."

"You knew me enough to put your hand on my dick," I mumble, and when they both turn their fiery glares at me, I press my lips together and glance at my shoes.Whoops. That just came out.

“No, actually... the kid has a point.” Drake sets down his glass and steps closer to the bed that separates us. "We've all entered into this sort of... web together. Like it or not, the three of us here in this room are the only people on the planet who have used Empyrean. That binds us, you know it does." His eyes are on Darian.

I peek at Darian, and although he looks like he wants to argue it, he concedes, his head doing a brief nod.

"Okay, so then what would you suggest?" Darian sighs. "I can't deny someone's Ecdysis, especially once it's already started."

"Such a diplomatic king." Drake grins, his eyes shimmering at his brother before they snap to me. "Mother has given him to us for his sexual awakening."

"She did?" I burst into their conversation, even though it's about me. I should definitely have a say.