---- 65.


    THE KING''S GIFT LAVINIA Iroared again, memories tangled in my head, a dark cloud covering the face of that man who shoved his cock into my mouth, but I know what I saw afterward! 7m not crazy! But Laziel?...


    I dont picture him as that fiery, passionate male who ate me out the first time and then almost fucked me inside that closet.


    Laziel is cold...


    he...


    hed never look at me that way...


    like a woman...


    hes stiffer than a damn stick...


    I stare at the mirror, trying to convince myself.


    Still, that powerful magic is coursing through my veins, fueling my own drained energy.


    It took everything in me to keep it under control.


    My chest still hurtsI swear my heart almost exploded for a second.


    Its fierce, hungry, oppressive...


    and it fights my own magic for control.


    Every sorcerer has a mark, their own essence, and even though Laziel and I barely trained together, I remember how intense his power was.


    ---- Ijust keep staring at my reflection like an idiot.


    All the marks on my body are gone, healed...


    but the feeling of his fingers on my most intimate parts, his mouth kissing my neck, still sends chills down my spineand not from fear.


    Icked out in the closet, but I woke up in my bed, clean and fresh...


    but naked.


    Who the hell brought me back?! Did someone mess with my memories and pretend to be Laziel? Suddenly, theres a knock at the door, and I jump. My nerves are fried.


    Come in, I say to the maid, who walks in to tell me were heading to breakfast and then another trial by His Majesty.


    Thave to find out who that man was, no matter what.


    I cant deny it anymore...


    Im attracted to him in a way thats way too intense and weird.


    What if it really was Laziel and I didnt imagine it? seb I walk toward the dining room, frowning, thinking about how Im going to expose him.