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Checkmate Asshole

No one said a word. Everyone just staring at me like I've grown two heads. I let out a huff of irritation before Adbay clears his throat. He stands up and walks toward me slowly. I wait for him to reach me, all the while knowing we have an audience.

"Amita." He says so softly it's almost a whisper.

My eyes meet his, and I see all the pain and worry he feels. I heard them say I was out for weeks. How many weeks exactly? My thoughts are pushed aside when he finally reaches me, lifting his hand to cradle my face, and I lean in.

"Adbay." I gasped as he pulled me forward and slammed his lips on mine.

He holds my face in his hands as he kisses me deeply. My fingers tangle in his hair. Too soon, he breaks the kiss and leans his forehead on mine.

"You're alright." He breaths as if he can't believe it.

"I'm fine Adbay, whats going on? Where are we?"

Before he can answer me, someone yanks my arm, forcing me out of his arms and into another pair. Lips descend on mine, and I take a deep breath through my nose, getting a good whiff of Sadmir's scent. His tongue pushes into my mouth, and I open wide, letting him taste every inch of me. His hands gripping my waist so hard it stings, but I don't care; I love his taste. He breaks our kiss, his lips hovering over mine.

"I could hardly breathe without. Please don't ever do that again." He begs.

My heart bleeds for him and Adbay. I didn't mean to go or stay away for however long I was gone.

"I won't. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. I'm yours and I'm here now. You have me." I whisper.

He brings our lips together once more in a hard kiss before letting me go entirely. I grab his hand and squeeze it before lifting his hand and kissing it. I do the same to Adbay's hand. Adbay pulls me toward himself again, lifts me off my feet, and spins me around. I wrap my arms around his neck and laugh. So happy to be in my mate's arms again.

Someone clears their throat, and Adbay sets me back on my feet. He reaches behind to grab my hands and brings them to us. He looks at me with a strange look on his face before he speaks.

"There are some people you need to meet." He grunts.

He sounded less than happy, which only confused me, but I let him lead me to the island in the middle of the kitchen. He sits me down on a stool. My face must give away my confusion because Adbay shakes his head at me. My gaze falls to my lap. I suddenly feel nervous and shy, and I can't bring myself to look at the men before me. My thoughts go a mile a minute until suddenly, a finger is under my chin, lifting my head. My head lifts, but my eyes are slow to follow. When the finger lifting my chin does not release me, I slowly bring my eyes up until they land on its owner. A memory flashes before my eyes to the moment right before I passed out. He is the man that arrived at Samir's house. His face is stone-hard, jaw locked tight. His beautiful brown eyes pierce into mine, making me blush. I lick my lips and bite my bottom one, and his eyes follow. He slowly removes his finger from my chin and places it on the island.

"I'm Sai, Aimita," he tilts his head to his side, indicating to the other man beside him. "This is Hadeem. We are glad to see you awake and unharmed." He stated.

"Thank you." I whisper.

I swing my gaze to the other man. His eyes were impossibly dark; I could easily get lost in them. His face is just as hard as Sai's, and they intimidate me. My eyes fall back to my lap when I can no longer hold his gaze. Hakeem sighs before abruptly walking away. My head snaps up to follow him. His steps are hard, making a loud pounding sound as he walks to the far end of the kitchen, his hands slamming down on the top of the sink hard, making me jump. I quickly look to Adbay, but he is looking at Hadeem with anger in his eyes. I am so confused. What did I do wrong? Hands go around my waist, and instinctively, I place mine on top of them.

"Are you hungry beautiful?" Sadmir whispers in my ear.

My stomach chose that moment to growl, and Sadmir chuckles.

"I'd say that is a yes." Sadmir replies.

Adbay walks to the cooler and pulls out a plate, removing the towel covering it before walking back over and placing it in front of me. Without a second thought, I dig into the plate's meat, cheese, fruit, and bread until everything is gone. A glass of milk is placed next to the plate, and I gulp it down, feeling very satisfied.

"Where are we?" I ask no one in particular.

"Svadhisthana." Adbay replies.

My eyes go wide. Last I remembered, I was in Manipura, so how did I end up here?

"Why are we here? What happen?" I ask. Needing answers

Adbay fills me in on all the things that happened while I was asleep, but he withholds something. I feel it. He asks about my sleep, and I tell him what happened with Sanjay and me and how I needed to get to him before it's too late. I tell him that Sanjay thinks Vipin will kill him if he finds out he is one of my mates. Adbay listens intently, letting me tell him the whole conversation. When I am done, he nods his head but says nothing. I take advantage of the silence by asking my own question.

"What are you not telling me Adbay? I know you are hiding something." I demand.

"It's nothing you need to worry about right now."

I give him a stern look before turning to Sadmir.

"Will you tell me then?"

He opens his mouth about to say something but is cut off by Sai.

"Hadeem and I just have a different opinion and view on a certain matter than Adbay and Sadmir." He grunted.

"Alright, and what subject might that be and what opinion and views do you hold?"

"The subject matter is you." He grinds out.

"And your opinions and views?" I press.

Instead of answering me, he just stares, bringing forth my frustration. I sigh and shake my head, getting fed up with them not giving me straight answers.

"We don't think you are prepared for the war that is coming. The war you will have to take part in." Hakeem states.

"They think you are weak." Adbay whispers.

Anger flares through my system quickly, and I am on my feet the next moment. The stool I was sitting on falls back and bangs against the floor, but I don't give it a second thought.

"You don't even know me to think such things." I hiss.

Sai steps around the island, marching his way over until he is toe to toe with me.

"I have seen enough to make that assessment." He snapped.

"Your eyes must be fooling you because I was awake for a few moments before I was casted out into darkness. How can you possibly make an assessment on that alone!"

My voice rose with every word I spoke, but I could not help myself. I was mad, more than angry. Furious.

"I had been watching you for weeks before I showed up that night and you had no idea. I could have taken you or killed you at any time. Sitting under that tree you three like to f**k under so much. Walking through the market by yourself or even in the forest when you went to go meet up with Sanjay! You had no idea what you were doing or what he was capable of. You are careless and think nothing through. Thinking you can win a man like him over with your pretty face and sweet words alone was foolish!" He roared.

My body grows impossibly hot at the truth of his words. He had been watching us? I felt dirty and sick but still really angry. Before I could stop, my hand was raised and moving toward his face, but Sai caught my wrist in a tight hold. The smirk on his lips did nothing but infuriate me more. We stare each other down, neither one willing to back down.

How was this man my mate when he thought so little of me? Hurt flashed through me like a wave, and my eyes began to water, but I refused to back down. Sai scanned my face and moved closer to me. The last thing I wanted was to be closer to him. I tried to free my arm, but he wouldn't let go. A complete smile sat on his lips at my failed attempt to break free. He leaned closer until his lips brushed my ear, and I hated the shiver and pleasure I felt at that small amount of contact from his lips.

"See you are weak princess. My assessment is accurate." He whispered.

He stepped back and raised his brow, daring me to disagree, but I had no words for him. He dropped my arm abruptly before turning his back on me, and before I knew it, I picked up the cup that held my milk and threw it at his back. The glass makes contact with a dull thump before falling and shattering on the ground.

"f**k you!" I scream. The tears freely fell down my face, but I refused to cower. My eyes jumped to Hakeem for a moment giving him a deadly stare before returning to Sai.

"f**k both of you!"

I have had enough. I storm out of the room before anyone could say or do anything else. I hadn't been awake for more than an hour, and already I felt drained, wishing I had never woken up.

After my fight with Sai, I debated going back to my room to rest but remembering Adbay telling me I had been unconscious for two weeks made me scared to fall asleep. What if I didn't wake up for a while again? Instead, I left the castle to clear my head. I mindlessly walked for a time, and when my legs grew tired, I finally looked around and found myself in a field lush with bright green grass and trees spread out every which way. The sun beating down on me high in the sky, shining brightly. I pick a spot under the closest tree and sit down, crossing my legs and stretching out my arms to relax.

I tried to focus on Sanjay, but the anger I felt from earlier was still lingering in my bones, making it difficult to concentrate. Frustrated, I let out a loud growl and fell on my back, defeated.

"Your body is weak and you let your emotions control you. That's why you have trouble controlling the power inside yourself."

My eyes snap open to see Sai standing over me. I quickly sit up, getting to my feet, not liking the feeling of him above me. I stare at him with my hands on my hips and a scowl on my face.

"What would you know about the power that lays inside me? And I am not weak so stop saying that and my emotions are well controlled." I grit out.

The nerve of this man! He is arrogant and insufferable; how the hell is he supposed to be my mate? Sai takes a step toward me, and I immediately take a step back. I don't want him near me. I don't even walk to talk to him or be in his presence.

"You passed out for two weeks because your emotions were running wild after your "attempt" with Sanjay. You couldn't control them and you would have lashed out and hurt someone so your body shut down before it could explode. If you were strong in mind and body that would not have happened." He states.

"You don't know that. You don't know anything. Not about me, my mind, body, or powers." I throw back at him. A sexy smirk appears on his face as he walks toward me, but this time I stand firm. I will not give him the satisfaction of retreating. He closes the distance between us when he sees me not moving until I am forced to look up at him.

"I know a lot more than you think, Amita. I know quite a bit about your powers, too, actually. I may not know you or your mind very well yet, but that will come with time." He insisted.

He leans down until he is right in my face making my heart beat faster. His eyes search my face before he tilts his head and moves in closer, taking a deep inhale of the skin on my neck before he places a gentle, slow kiss on it, making my whole body shiver. I press my lips together tightly, trying to hold in the moan that wants to leave them. His lips were now at my ear.

"As for your body…well… I can't wait to learn all about it too." He whispers before licking my ear. His big hands grab my waist, pulling me closer to him. Our bodies flush against each other, and I must fight to focus. I don't like this man, but the desire he has me feeling is so hard to resist.

"You won't ever get the pleasure of my body." I whisper.

My words sounded unconvincing even in my own ears.

He chuckles lightly before kissing my neck again and then moving lower. He bites the spot between my neck and shoulder, and I can't stop the moan that leaves my mouth. My hands land on his broad shoulders, meaning to push him away, but before I can move, he whispers in my ear again.

"Go ahead Amita, push me away and run. Thats what weak people do and make no mistake you are weak."

His words make me angry, but his mouth on my skin makes me ache. I am so conflicted. I don't know what to do. If I push him away and leave, does that make him right? Will that mean I genuinely am weak? I don't want to stay and give in to his touch either. He doesn't deserve to touch my body. I can't make up my mind, and it's hard to think when his mouth is all over me.

Sai doesn't wait either; he picks me up, my legs wrap around his waist, and soon my back slams into a tree, making me groan. His eyes are on fire, and his breathing has picked up too.

"I am going to kiss you long and deep. I'm going to thrust my tongue into your mouth, tasting every inch and you are going to accept it." He commanded.

His voice and words are so demanding that I instantly grow wet, and the ache between my legs is now so intense I feel it pulsing. I no longer care that I hate him as long as he keeps touching me. Sai doesn't disappoint; he does precisely what he said he would do. His tongue was large and warm in my mouth, forcing my submission. Moans and groans leave both of our mouths, and his front presses into my center. He breaks the kiss as his hips start thrusting into me, our clothes separating us. My hands move everywhere on him, trying not to fall apart at the sensation and pleasure he is forcing from my body. He bites my bottom lip and groans as he starts circling his hips.

"Ah yes, you are so very weak but at least this is a different kind of weak." He sneers.

I'm too far gone to care about his words now. His hands trail down my body cupping my breast, squeezing it before pinching and twisting my n****e, forcing a cry from my lips. I am on fire, and I can't stop. He feels too good to stop. This is nothing like the passion I share with Adbay and Sadmir. It is rough and aggressive, almost like were animals. His hand moves lower, finding its way inside my pants and underwear, and when his fingers find my bud, I scream. A wave of pleasure moves through my body, but he still doesn't stop, and I silently thank him for it. He beats at my bud over and over.

"Yes! Oh Yes! Sai please. Please don't stop." I cry.

"Do you want my c**k Amita?"

"Yes, please I need it. I need it right now."

"Then beg me for it," Sai demands. "Beg for my c**k right now."

But I can't, everything feels too good, and all I can do is make sounds of pleasure as he works my c**t over. My hands leave his shoulders and find his hair, and I tug.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!." I scream.

"That's it. c*m. c*m all over my fingers and get them wet."

His words are so dirty and raw, sending me over once again. I stop breathing. A piercing white light flashes in my mind, and I shut my eyes tight trying to hold on. I scream his name repeatedly as my p***y gushes and squeezes around nothing.

Finally, my body slowly starts to come down from the high of my orgasm... My arms ache from how tightly I held onto Sai, and I relax them. He pulls his hand out of my pants and brings them to his mouth, sucking and cleaning my juice from his fingers, sending another shiver through my body. I still want him. It wasn't enough. I need him deep inside me for hours before I can be satisfied. He sets me down back on my feet. I look down at his pants to see him still hard; he never found his release. His finger lifts my chin like in the kitchen until our eyes meet. I lick my lips, and his eyes follow.

"Do you still want my c**k?" He asks

I can't find my voice. My throat feels too raw from screaming Sai's name to even attempt to speak right now. All I can do is nod, and he smirks down at me.

"I will never give a weak women like you my cock." He barked.

My mouth drops open, and that brings a smile to his face. If he had slapped me, it wouldn't equal the amount of pain and mortification I feel at his words.

"When I find you worthy of it and only after you have begged me so well for it will I grant it to you. Only then and not a moment before."

He strokes my cheek, and I can only stand there as I watch him walk away, still wet and aching. Still wanting him. Damn him!

I stayed under the tree, fuming and sexually frustrated. Sai made me come, but my body craved much more than that, so much so that I felt betrayed. I chuckle lightly at the thought. Betrayed by my own body, how absurd was that? Sai made my mind and body go to war, which proved his point that I had no control over my emotions, making me furious. It was an endless cycle of thinking.

When the sun started to set and my stomach made it abundantly clear it was empty, I had no choice but to return to the castle. That didn't mean I couldn't take my sweet precious time doing it. Great! Now I was acting like a child, how perfect. As I walked, I took the time to lick my wounds and reevaluate my situation. Sai had been affected by me; I saw it. So what does that mean? What do I do?

The only thing I did know was under no circumstances was I going to let on that what happened between Sai and me left me wanting, especially in front of him. By the time I reached the castle, I had formed somewhat of a plan. It was not perfect by any means, let alone original, but it's the only thing I had. I knew he wanted me, and I was going to show him that even if I didn't have him, I had other options.

I walk up the steps to enter the castle, pushing the doors open. I make a beeline for the kitchen with a delicious smell teasing my nose. Found it empty, but a door at the end had light and conversation coming through it. Walking through the door, I see a dining room with all my mates sitting at a table, talking lightly. Everyone stops and turns to me, making my face hot at all the attention. Adbay stands up and pulls out a chair next to him.

"We were waiting for you to eat." He states.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize. You didn't have to wait for me but thank you."

I make my way to the waiting chair and take a seat as Adbay pushes in my chair for me. He is such a gentleman; it's one thing that drives me crazy about him. My plan flashes in my mind, and I take this moment to give Adbay some attention. I grab hold of his arm, pulling him to my level before giving him a hot steamy kiss making sure it's longer than necessary for a thank you kiss. Cupping his cheeks, I lick his lips, giving him a heating stare when he pulls away, letting my eyes do all the talking.

He takes his seat as I settle in, lifting my gaze to find Sai staring me down with narrowed eyes. Checkmate asshole. I clear my throat and ask what's for dinner just as doors from the opposite side of the dining room open. A woman with a cart full of trays comes and starts placing plates in front of each of us. Once everyone had received their food, we all dug in. The food is perfect for my empty stomach, and I am finished faster than I would like.

"Amita, may I discuss something with you?" Hakeem asks.

I am slow to acknowledge him, still sore from our earlier conversation in the kitchen. Nonetheless, I turn to him and wait for him to go on.

"I would like you to consider the idea of myself and Sai training you."

"Adbay trains me."

"Yes, but he is more focused on the mind, and we would like to harden your body. Teach you how to fight and defend yourself. Build endurance and stamina; you need to be more than just a queen to win this war. You also need to be a warrior."

I turn to Adbay and Sadmir for their opinions but looking at them is all I need to know the answer. Apparently, my mates have been discussing me in my absence. I leave my face blank even though the idea of them plotting about me behind my back leaves me more than just a little irritated. I feel like they are trying to control me. I am not against learning to defend myself and fight, but I would have liked to be a part of the conversation.

"Unless you are too afraid to learn and grow." Sai taunts.

My hands ball into fists, and I am thankful they are placed on my lap under the table. I would hate for Sai to see that his words still affect me. Adbay places his hand over mine and squeezes before he uncurls it and interlocks our fingers together. I pull my hand away as subtly as possible, letting him know that I am upset with him, but at the same time not wanting to let Sai know that.

"That is not the case at all."

"Afraid we will hurt you then?" Sai demands.

"Will you be trying to hurt me?"

"We will push you and you may get hurt but that is not our goal."

His statement does nothing for the anxiety building in my system. The thought of these men going at me does fill me with fear, but a dangerous yearning down below mellows it out, and I think I hate myself more. I paste a smile on my face and nod.

"Good. We start in the morning. Get some rest, you will need it." Hakeem says.

Anger. Anger is now the emotion that is filling my system. Sai and Hakeem stand up from the table and leave the dining room. They just dismissed me as if I was nothing. They asked if they could train me, and I agreed. So why do I feel like they just got their way? That they just won some battle.

"Amita."

I snap my head to Adbay. The look on my face must tell him to tread carefully because he didn't finish what he was going to say. My gaze lands on Sadmir, who has been silent this whole time. I feel betrayed by him too. I shake my head and stand up, fed up with this day. I leave the dining room and go to my room to shower and change. I do need to go to bed. I am exhausted; whatever Sai and Hakeem have planned, I will need all my strength.