cock. He tried to hold back but biology won the battle. The first splash of semen hit her tongue, and a surprised whimper escaped her throat. The sweet taste of him set off a craving she couldn’t control. She took him deeper and swallowed down the delicious essence that spilled onto her tongue.
Revitalized by the swap of sexual energy, she licked him clean, refusing to waste even one drop of Mad’s seed. The wild thing inside her wanted all of him. Dropping back against the wall, he tried to regain his breathing. She kissed his upper thighs and the spot just beneath his navel. It was a sweet and tender moment that was abruptly and rudely ruined.
The jeering Knights shattered her dreamscape, hurtling them both back into their cold, stark reality. The world she had created crumbled. Now they were bound in chains and providing a spectacle for the men who held them captive. Shame swept through her. Had she really just done that in front of a crowd?
Enraged by the humiliation she had suffered, Mad stunned her by gripping the chains in his massive hands and tearing them apart. Metal links clattered to the floor. In the blink of an eye, he shoved her into the nearest corner and launched himself at the closest Knight. Without the shock collar around her throat, the Knights couldn’t hurt her from afar anymore, and he was taking advantage of it.
Ivy watched with shocked horror and the strangest sensation of pride as Mad attacked the men who were tormenting them. He made quick work of snapping the necks of three of them, breaking their bones as if they were as brittle as dried sticks, and knocked another three halfway across the room with brutally hard punches. They didn’t move when they hit the ground. She couldn’t tell if they were dead or simply knocked out cold. She ought to have been horrified at the brutality he displayed but she wasn’t. His vicious behavior and his desire to protect her inspired only the greatest affection.
The leader of the Knights, the one with the cattle prod, tried to pop Mad but her Beast snatched it away and turned the weapon on him. The Knight jerked and gasped as the painful jolt of electricity ripped through him. Mad smacked the man across the side of the head with the tool and dropped him.
Her brief hope that they might finally escape was dashed by a rush of shouting and armed men running into the locker room. Mad used his body to totally shield her. A standoff began and she feared this might truly be her last night on earth. She peeked around Mad and saw a dozen Knights blocking the exit and flanking an older man.
“You’ve made your point, dragon.” The spokesman of the group growled. “Take your mate back to the cell and put the chains back on her cuffs. You may have started the process with her, but you should remember that there are other ways, much more painful ways, to get what we need out of you.”
The Knight’s threat struck her cold. Remembering the way Mad had said his seed would change her, Ivy wondered what that meant exactly. She considered the strong emotions coursing through her at the moment. Was this the start of that change? She thought of all the ways the Knights might extract Mad’s essence. Would they really do something so gruesome?
Yes. Without a doubt.
Desperate to keep him safe, she touched his arm and leaned forward to kiss his back. It was a silent plea for him to do whatever they asked. As long as they were together, there was a chance they could get out of here alive. As long as he was with her, she could face anything.
Mad pivoted toward her and scooped her up without warning. He tossed her over his shoulder, clamping his arm along her upper thighs, and strode out of the locker room as if he had won her in a prize fight. With the Knights surrounding them, he carried her back to their cell and carefully lowered her to the ground. She glanced around their space and noticed some new additions. There was a chair in one corner and a pallet against