Page 60 of Dragon 7

Next, he listened to my chest. Once satisfied, he pressed two fingers to the underside of my jaw. "Your vitals are good. Better than when you were first carried in here. I thought you would need a blood transfusion after your sacrifice.”

I widened my eyes. “You. . .know about that?”

Yoichi spoke for the doctor, “He’s part of the Silent Ones.”

The doctor moved the blanket away and tenderly touched my stomach. "You are recovering quickly. Surely, the ritual sealed the wound. You'll have soreness for a few days, but you are healed."

Healed.

I tested the word against the dull ache between my hips and against the hollow place in my womb where a baby girl had been.

Will I ever truly be healed?

I lifted my chin and pushed all that down somewhere I could deal with later. "Thank you, Doctor."

He bowed and stepped back to make notes.

Across the room, Deja stood up from her chair. “Alright. That’s enough for now.”

The Japanese women clapped. One of them pressed both palms to her cheeks like she'd received a revelation.

Deja grinned and caught sight of me slowly sitting up. Her whole face changed. "Oh my God. She’s awake."

Deja started across the room, and the space dropped out from under me once again.

I was in a dark, luxurious bedroom with dozens of lit candles surrounding me. Rin lay naked on his back on a low bed with his muscular arms above his head, and a red silk bag pulled down over his face.

A silver chain ran along his throat.

Deja was naked and on top of him with her hands flat on his chest. “Do you feel that, baby?”

Rin groaned. “God, yes.”

“Who’s fucking you?”

“Deja, my queen. My master. My everything.” He lifted his hips to meet her rhythm.

“Damn, baby. Your dick is perfect.” Moaning, she rolled forward and his groan came up muffled through the silk. “Are you ready, baby?”

“Yes, master.”

“Beg for it.”

“Please, master. Let me see your face. Please.”

Then her hand moved, and she slipped the silk bag off his head.

Rin opened his eyes and stared up at her like she had walked out of a story he hadn't read yet. “I want to be inside of you for the rest of my life.”

She licked her lips. “That costs a lot.”

“I’ll pay any price.” He lowered his hands to grab her full breasts. “You’re mine, master. Mine in every way. No one else will serve you but me.”

“We’ll see.”

“No.” And with that Rin flipped her over.

She shrieked. “Baby?”