Page 21 of Rapunzel Unchained
A small voice reminded me that it wasn’t safe. I wasn’t safe for them, and I hated it.
I needed to find a way to come to some kind of agreement with the queen. Except the last time I’d tried to get the queen to listen, she’d tried to drown me, us. Would she really prefer death over working with the mages? I didn’t know.
Since it didn’t seem like Rebecca was waking up any time soon, I shoved up to my feet and brushed my hands down my dress, grimacing at the grass stains on the silky material. My legs shifted, reminding me of the sticky mess still coating the inside of my thighs.
My body heated at the reminder of what the twins and I had done. Shaking my head to get the images that were barreling through it out, I found my way back to my bedroom after a few wrong turns.
Tripping my dress off, I stalked to the bathroom and turned on the shower. Thankfully, I’d become used to the plumbing in this time, so I wasn’t immediately sprayed with icy water as I stepped into the shower.
The more I tried not to think about what it had been like with Blake and Luke, the more my mind pulled me there. Each swipe of the scrubber down my body found a new spot that they had left their imprint on.
My eyes closed in sweet bliss, wishing I was back there in the clearing with their hands and mouths on me. I didn’t know if the queen spent a lot of time being worshipped by two gorgeous men, but I knew it was now my new favorite thing.
After I finished showering and dressing in a new dress, this one a deep purple with a large slit up the front, showing off my legs with each step.
The gowns Rebecca dressed me in were much different than the sweet summery type dresses the men gave me. Theirs made me look like the damsel they had rescued from the tower, while hers made me feel powerful, like the queen she thought I was.
I found my way back to the bedroom I'd placed Rebecca in. One look at the bed and I could see Rebecca was still out cold. I sighed and walked over to the window, staring out into the garden.
Part of me wondered if I should just go back to the others. They kept telling me that they wanted to help me. That they wanted to keep me safe.
I wanted to be safe. I felt safe with them. It hurt to be so far away from them. To keep them at a distance so my little evil queen didn’t blow them up.
A groan pulled me from my thoughts.
“Rebecca?” I turned and moved to sit on the bed beside her.
Her eyes fluttered open. Her gaze shifted back and forth taking in her surroundings and then found me. “My queen. What happened?”
I leaned closer to her, patting her hand. “You passed out. Exhaustion I think. I brought you back home.”
“This was my sister’s room.” Rebecca grimaced as she tried to sit up.
“You have a sister?”
“Did.” Rebecca shifted until she could sit up against the head of the bed. “She died.”
My lips pursed together. “I’m sorry.”
“It doesn’t matter now.” Rebecca blew out a breath and rubbed a hand over her face. “Did I miss anything?”
“Not much,” I evaded, not willing to tell her about what transpired mere feet away from her with the twins. “Unfortunately, I didn’t get control over my fireballs. I suppose it will have to be for another day.”
“Yes, I suppose so.” Rebecca shifted and I moved out of her way so she could get out of bed. She walked over to where the television sat and clicked it on.
A reporter came on the news standing alongside Adam and Rebecca.
My brows furrowed at the sight. I didn’t completely understand their new inventions. How Rebecca could be here and also on the screen? Luke tried to explain it to me once, but it was all over my head.
What I was interested in was the words they were saying.
“You must be overjoyed with the news of your engagement to the new Arch Mage,” the reporter asked Rebecca with a grin on their face.
Rebecca clung to Adam’s side, her breasts pushed up against his arm while she peered up at him as if she would devour himright then and there. “Oh, you have no idea. I’ve been chasing after Arch Mage Adam for years, and I finally caught him.”
Adam kept a pleasant smile on his face until Rebecca grabbed his face and captured his lips with her own.
Rage boiled inside of me so quickly that I couldn’t catch my breath. A combination of the queen’s rage at seeing the Arch Mage and my own at seeing another person kissing someone that was mine. I shoved up to my feet and strode across the room toward the mage who claimed to be my ally.
