Twisted Fate: The Future Queen’s Mate

Chapter 5

We’ve been sitting here at these meetings for about four hours now and I suspect we’ll be letting out for lunch soon before returning for the afternoon trials. The whole time Dante has had his eyes on me. Like I’m some sort of meal and it’s starting to freak me out. Maybe this essence idea wasn’t such a good one.

I’m lost in my thoughts when I hear the gavel bang on the desk and finally hear that we’re adjourning for lunch. Thank god, I think to myself. I’m starving. I stand and make my way down the stairs to meet my father but before I could get to the council floor I feel myself being pulled abruptly and hard into a dark closet. I know immediately who it is by the smell of his cologne.

It’s pitch black in here but surprisingly empty. I’m pushed back against the wall hard and feel Dante’s lips against my neck. His breath is hot and he’s breathing heavily.

“Dante what are you doing?” I say as I try to push him off of me. “I can’t resist you. I need you. Now.” He growls into my ear, placing one hand on my inner thigh and smacks the other one hard on my ass. I gasp “We can’t do this here. My father is just outside and I have to meet him for lunch.” I squirm against him once again but he’s much stronger than I am.

“I don’t care, we’ll be quiet. Come on please, my queen.” He whispers as he slowly flicks his tongue up my neck. God damnit I think to myself. I wanted this exact moment to happen so many times and a big part of me still wants it. But reality is still playing in the back of my mind. If I give in to him now he could switch sides again on me tomorrow. If we’re going to be mated for the rest of our lives it needs to be real. He needs to learn his lesson. He needs to learn that he cannot talk to me the way that he did and expect me to forget about it and move on just because he’s horny. And I need to make sure it’s not just the essence that’s making him behave this way.

“God you look so f*****g sexy today. Why don’t you dress up for me like this all the time?” He whispers into my ear before slamming his lips into mine hard. His hands go up and down my inner thigh and I can feel his hardness poking my hips. “Dante..please” I breathe out. He takes it as a challenge and presses me harder into the wall trailing his fingers up my dress just meeting the outside of my panties.

“Get off of me Dante!” I command in a hushed voice pushing him off of me. I’ll be damned if someone finds us in here like this. Especially after what happened yesterday at the river. I can’t disappoint my father like that again. He expects so much out of me.

“When I said I don’t forgive you I meant it. What you said hurt me. After all these years we’ve known each other, for you to look me in the face and say that to me I–“ I sigh. I’m at a loss for words. How can I say the way I’m feeling about how he treated me without coming off as ‘weak’ to him?

“I have to meet my father for lunch. If you’d like to speak to me after the trials are over you can find me in the lounge.” I say sternly with no expression on my face. I turn on my heels and head out of the closet looking both ways before stepping out into the corridor. God I hope nobody saw me go in or come out of there.