Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde, #2)

by Scarlett St. Clair

“Listen and listen well,” I said, my voice low and threatening. “I am going to give you one more chance to accept what I have to offer. If you refuse, I’ll keep you here forever. Just like this. You’ll grow old, naked and alone, and every day you will think about this night, when I offered you a world outside this cell. Now, what will it be, Safira?” She jerked from my grip, and I released her, but her fight was soon gone. Her shoulders fell and she looked very tired. “You are offering a bath,” she said. “What else?” My lips curled. “Are you bargaining?” “If I am to trade this life for another, I want to know what I’m getting.” “Well, I would not mind another lady-in-waiting,” I said. She would never replace Violeta, but there was something very sharp about Safira. She was knowledgeable, and she had her pulse on palace gossip, which would greatly benefit me. Her brows rose. “Why would you want me as your lady? I am your enemy.” “A woman who wants to sleep with my husband does not make her an enemy, Safira. It makes her annoying.” She crossed her arms over her chest, resigned. I took a step away. “Come along.” I walked out of the cell, and Safira followed without protest.