Page 153 of His Flash Mate
I glanced back at Konni.Several people were surrounding him now, and my father was trying hard to stick close.
Konni’s gaze met mine, and I pointed to Pennly and the screen.
When his attention returned to the group around him, I took that as permission and walked around the partition.The open door halfway down the corridor led to a tastefully decorated sitting room.
Edward was already sitting on the sofa, pouring himself a drink from the decanter on the table.
“Would you care for some?”he asked.
“No, thank you.”
“Pennly?”
“Please,” Pennly said.
Edward stood to pass Pennly the glass, stumbled, and spilled the drink on my skirt.I swore under my breath and shook out the material as he hurriedly set down the glass.
“Pennly, find a towel.A white one.Hurry.”
The door closed.
My thoughts were on the fortune I’d spent and not the stranger alone with me until his hands settled on my shoulders.
I jerked my head up and stared at him for a stunned second.That was all it took for him to close the distance between us.I turned my head at the last second.His lips landed on my neck.
Disbelief turned to anger.
“Get off of me!”I shoved at his chest.
His fingers dug into my shoulders as he chuckled against my skin.
“Don’t worry.I can reimburse you for the dress and your time.”
His tongue wet my neck, and a switch flipped inside of me.
The feral woman who refused to let any man take what he thought he was entitled to came out.
I turned my head and bit the fucker’s ear.The taste of copper hit my tongue.
He howled in pain, jerked back—almost losing part of his ear in the process—and slapped me across the face.The sting of it didn’t rob me of my anger.It added to it.I spat his blood into his face and, while he was trying to wipe it away, kneed him between the legs.
He went down with a grunt at the same time the door banged open behind me.
A savage growl filled the space, and I turned to look at Konni.His gaze swept over me, lingering on my cheek.
The air around him shimmered.His pupils were thin, vertical slits in seas of gold.Iridescent scales shimmered in and out of focus on the backs of his hands as he stalked forward and reached for the front of Edward’s shirt.
He punched the man too hard.Something crunched.
Understanding the danger, I hurried toward him.
“Konni, don’t.”
He growled.
“Drokonnen Luka Steele, stop this instant.”
He jerked as if I’d hit him and looked at me.His eyes were still full of dragon rage as they swept to my mouth.
