Free Ceremony of Seduction by Cassie Ryan

and now everything may be ruined because you were off fucking some human.” She spat the last word as if it was something distasteful and then kicked Debbie in the side, knocking all her air out in a painful rush.
    Debbie bit back a moan as one of her ribs cracked, the sound echoing through the room like a gunshot. Showing Sela that pain affected you was a surefire way to invite more. How the hell does Sela know I was fucking the human?
    “We allowed you to drain her energy to keep her docile and to free you from having to constantly feed on the humans so you’d always be around to watch her.” The queen reached down grabbing a handful of Debbie’s hair and pulled her face close. “You find her and somehow make this right or I’ll enjoy finding the longest and most agonizing way for you to die that I’ve devised to date.”
    The queen’s spittle splashed in angry droplets against Debbie’s face and she shuddered. The Queen of the Cunts was infamous for her cruelty when she was crossed. Debbie swallowed the lump of fear lodged in her throat before answering. “Yes, my lady. I’ll find her. I swear it on my life.”
    “Your life isn’t worth enough to even swear on.” The queen yanked hard, ripping some of Debbie’s hair out by the roots and tearing a scream from her parched throat. “And if you don’t find her, there will be nowhere on either planet that you can hide from me.”
    “What of our bargain?” Shawn asked from the side of the chamber. “I’ve held up my end all these years. I’ve waited patiently and bided my time. It’s through Cunt incompetence that this happened. It shouldn’t negatively affect me.”
    Debbie stayed as still as possible, not daring to move, hoping the queen would turn her wrath elsewhere.
    Shawn had been cultivated for his role since birth. When Alyssa was kidnapped, her nanny, Natasha, had been taken too. No one knew Natasha was pregnant until she was already through the between . Everyone was surprised the baby even survived the trip. From there it was easy enough to take the child and raise him to believe he was to be the father of an entire race—especially since he’d been taught an amended version of history.
    Sela wanted to breed a race of subservient sex slaves, starting with the princess and Shawn, and ending with Alyssa luring the royal family of Klatch over to the human world for the slaughter they deserved so the Cunts could return to Tador, where they rightfully belonged. And it all hinged on one fat, dark haired worthless princess.
    Sela rounded on Shawn as if offended he would address her directly. “Debbie will find her and you will still mate with the little bitch.” Sela kicked Debbie again without even looking down at her. She curled into a tight ball on the floor and tried to disappear.
    “We still have another week,” Sela continued. “Stone won’t risk mating with her until the ceremony because he knows it could kill her.”
    Shawn nodded but looked unconvinced. “If you don’t find her, what then?”
    The queen scowled at his impertinence. Hatred burned in her eyes and she raised her hand to strike him, but stopped only inches from his face. A quick flicker of fear ran through Sela’s eyes before she masked it and then slowly lowered her hand. “I won’t waste my time striking you. I’ve never broken my word to you. Your destiny is an important one to our people. And I won’t deprive you of your chance to make up for the dishonor among your people.” She straightened her skintight leopard print dress and glanced back at him. “If Debbie fails in her journey, you can have her .”
    Shawn took a hostile step toward Sela and she took two hasty steps back. But then, as if realizing what she’d done, she raised her chin in a defiant gesture. Shawn’s deep voice reverberated through the room. “You promised me a virgin to make my own. To share energy with. Not a common whore. How can I fulfill the prophesy of being the father of a