7. Seldarin

Iheaded down the hallway that Krynn pointed out to me, memorizing the route as I went. I had an idea I would need to know all the secret ways back and forth to the Cavern of Lolth because only there would the Princess be safe.

As I went, I touched the sides of my neck, which still tingled from her touch. She had soothed the burning of my Markings but started another burning inside me. Even now, my shaft was stiff as a fucking branch in my trousers and I couldn't help remembering the flow of magical pleasure that had passed between us as she stroked me.

Fuck! It made me want to turn back around and offer my throat to her then and there—an impulse I quickly squashed. I wasn't a Submissive, like Krynn—I didn't long to give myself to a female, no matter how powerful she was. Or so I told myself.

But I couldn't help remembering stories I'd heard of the many, many males who had given themselves willingly to the Spider Queen's bite and how she had drained them all—some to the point of death. I would have to be fucking careful around the Princess, I told myself. She was too fucking tempting for her own good and she hadn't even come into her full power yet.

I willed my shaft to go down and quickened my step, hurrying to the kitchen. Tempting or not, dangerous or not, I had vowed to serve her and I wasn't going to fail or break my vow for any reason.