Chapter 21

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I can't see shit, and I’m getting irritated. The guys are working on a plan to infiltrate Arcelia . They want to see how close they can get and possibly assassinate the king. If they succeed, Dax will become king. Even though I am the rightful heir to the Arcelia throne, the thought of him being in charge doesn’t bother me as much as it did before.

“ I can't see anything! You guys are planning an invasion, and I can't see a single thing. Why is this damn table so tall!?”

Dax snorts as he turns to Branimir . “ Can you get something for her?”

Branimir looks between Dax and me. “ What do you propose I do? I can look around the castle for a stool, or would you rather me mount her on something?”

Raising a brow, I smirk at Branimir and ask, “ Like a pike or a sex swing? I would take either, at this point, to see the table.” I watch as his eyes snap up to meet mine.

His cheeks are as bright as his red hair, and his freckles pop against his now-crimson cheeks. His mouth gapes open for a moment before he stutters, “ That's … that's not… I didn't mean it like that!”

Tears stream down my face as I laugh. The poor man easily gets flustered, and his blush only fuels my laughter. Now that I know he loves dark and dirty sex makes it even better. The other men around us laugh as Branimir walks off.

I hear him grumble as leaves the room, “ I’ll mount you on the damn wall if you keep laughing at me like that.”

After a few more moments of laughter, I finally settle. Standing up on the tips of my toes, I try to see over the table. I hear a few snickers from the guys as Branimir stomps back into the room and walks up next to me.

I turn to watch him hammer something into the wall right behind the war table. With a huff, he turns back around, now facing me. “ There , I found something to help you see,” he grumbles.

My head tilts as I try to figure out what it is he just mounted. “ What is it?”

Rev snickers as he answers, “ It's a weapons’ rack.”

I arch a brow in his direction. “ A weapons’ rack?”

“ Yes , Princess . A weapons’ rack,” Kas says.

“ Can I punch him?” I ask the room.

Kas grins wildly as Dax shakes his head, looking amused. “ No , you cannot punch Kas .”

My eyes narrow on Kas’s smiling face. “ Are you sure I can’t punch him in the face?”

Dax laughs as he looks between the two of us. “ Yes , I’m sure, Little Raven .”

I look at Dax with a frown. “ What if I just break his nose?” I hold up my hand with my index finger and thumb a smidge apart. “ Just a little?”

He shakes his head, still smiling. “ You cannot wound one of my warriors before a major battle. Maybe next time, Little Raven .”

Huffing out a dramatic sigh, I grumble, “ Fine .” Turning my attention back to the weapons’ rack, I ask, “ So how is this going to help me?”

Ash walks over to me with a smile, his eyes full of mirth. He takes my hand as he ushers me over to the new addition on the wall. He slips his hands to my waist, and before I can protest, he lifts me in the air and sets me up on top of the rack. He gives me another smile. “ There . Now you can see everything.”

He releases his hold, and I immediately latch onto the sides of the rack. “ I'm not sure how safe this is.”

Dax waves a dismissive hand in the air. “ If it can hold our weapons, it can certainly hold you, Little Raven .”

“ That isn’t the point, Dax !”

His eyes meet mine as he arches a brow. “ What is the point then, Little Raven ?”

“ I’m … I’m not really sure what my point was. But I did have one!”

Humming , he turns back to the table. “ Well , once you remember be sure to inform me.”

“ I will,” I say haughtily.

Dax chuckles and begins moving pieces around the table as well as marking a few areas on a map. I point to one of the red X’s and ask, “ What is that?”

All seven men turn to see what I’m pointing to. Extending my arm, I shake my finger at the X , my other arm still wrapped tightly around one of the poles extending from the rack I’m perched on. “ That . What is that?”

Bene looks back to the table, hovering over what he thinks I’m pointing to. “ This ?”

Shaking my head, I respond, “ No , the one right next to it.” He shifts his finger over to the red X I’m asking about, and I grin. “ Yes , that one.”

His eyes meet mine. “ This indicates a hostile area that we should avoid letting our forces enter; it’s a death zone. Too many of the king’s undead in that area.”

“ Oh .” I notice several more red X’s marking the map along with a few green. “ What does the green mean?”

Alair is the one who answers this time. “ Green indicates the safest spots. There should be minimal undead there, and our best chance to infiltrate the castle is from those points.”

“ So where will I be?”

Kas snorts out a laugh. “ Where will you be? You will be here where it’s safe, Princess .”

My eyes immediately narrow on Dax . “ I will not be left behind like some damsel. I’m just as much a part of this as you are.”

Asher sighs dramatically. “ We aren’t saying you aren’t part of the kingdom, Snow Bunny . We want only to keep you safe.”

Rev tries to reason with me. “ You aren’t trained for battle, Sunshine . It won't be safe for you on the battlefield.”

My eyes never waver from Dax’s as I matter-of-factly state, “ I will be on that battlefield. One way or another.”

“ Little Raven ,” he warns.

My eyes narrow on him. “ He killed my family.”

“ Maybe there’s a way we could convince her otherwise,” Mir suggests with a smirk.

My eyes snap to Mir , and I say tersely, “ You will not convince me otherwise.”

His eyes flare black as his grin widens. “ Is that a challenge, Darling ?”

“ No . That is not a challenge. It is a fact. I will be on that battlefield.”

He begins slowly walking toward me. “ I believe that is a challenge.”

Bene chuckles as he follows Mir . “ Let’s see how she feels after a few orgasms.”

I point to them when they come closer. “ You are not buying my cooperation with orgasms.”

Alair smirks but stays by the war table. “ I’m sure we can find a way to change your mind.”

I grip the rack I’m sitting on as Mir tries to pull me down. “ No ! You are not going to change my mind by fucking me!”

Rev hums and says, “ So you’re saying there’s a chance we can change your mind.”

“ No !” I squeal as Mir pulls me off the rack and throws me over his shoulder.

Smack . Did he just smack my ass?

“ Be good, Darling .”

I will never admit how wet I got from that slap. “ You can’t just FUCK me to get what you want!” I scream as I try to wriggle out of Mir’s strong grasp.

“ I think you highly underestimate our ability to fuck that attitude out of you,” Kas says with a dark grin.

I hear a crash and look over to find Dax clearing the war table. Figures and battle strategies go flying when Mir slams me onto the table. I glare at each of them as they hold me down. “ I think you overestimate your ability to fuck me well enough to make me change my mind.”

Bene laughs and looks at Dax . “ I believe that was a challenge, Your Highness .”

The guys take up positions around the table just like they did when the king visited. Each of them holds down a wrist or an ankle, and dark swirls of shadows fill the room as their eyes turn to black pits. I gasp when Dax climbs onto the table, slowly crawling until he is hovering right above me. “ Let’s see if we can change that mind of yours, Little Raven .”

“ Never .”

He grins down at me as if to say ‘challenge accepted’, then he pulls his pants down enough to release his cock. My eyes widen as he groans and pumps it a few times. Pre -cum drips from the tip and he growls “ I’m sure after taking seven cocks, your mind will be too hazy with lust to argue.”