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whispers.
    “Then let’s take it. Cassis is more than capable of running the Empire. We can go and travel the world, properly this time. Let’s take the time to just be with each other.”
    He looks at me as if I just handed him the moon, but then his eyes cloud over. “Just the two of us?” he asks again.
    I hesitate now. “Mostly,” I say, and a pained expression crosses his face. “My love, I don’t want to hurt you, but you know I can’t be without him for long periods. When he is at Court it will just be us. You and me and nobody else.”
    “You need to go to your own Court,” he says then, changing the subject abruptly. “I know we spoke of this the other day, but, Aefre, you need to go and see Drake. Soon.”
    “I don’t want to,” I say petulantly.
    “I know you don’t, but it would be better for everyone if you went to him. If he takes it upon himself to come here again…” he trails off and a frisson of dread goes down my spine. No, that wouldn’t be good at all.
    “Fine, I will go. I will show my face for a couple of days, and when I get back we will go on our vacation,” I say and he nods briskly.
    “Take Sebastian with you. I don’t want you around him on your own.”
    “Okay, I don’t really want to be around him on my own anyway.” I sigh, but then look up at him from my lowered lashes. “Now where were we?” I ask seductively as I snake my hand down in between us and he grins, happy to have me initiate for a change.

 
    Chapter 4
    We told Sebastian that I was going to go to Court and he sent word that we would be arriving shortly. We left the date open as I was nervous and still did not want to go. To say that Drake and I do not get along is the understatement of the century. He came here looking for me several months ago and I rejected him. He is mean and a bully and I hate him. I didn’t need him in my life, but as it turned out he needed me. So much, in fact, that he kidnapped my daughter and kept her in a disgusting hole deep underground until I told him that I would do as he wished. Ever since then I have tried to avoid going back to Court and he has tried everything to get me to go. But if he ever lays a hand on Cassis again, I will kill him. I am dreading going again. I don’t want to see him, but Constantine is right in saying that if he comes back here it will be bad for all of us. I need to brush it off and do my duty, to protect my daughter and my family.
     
     
     
    “I am going to miss you while you are gone,” Constantine says to me in between kisses between my breasts.
    “I am going to miss you too. I wish I didn’t have to go,” I say and sigh.
    “It’s for the best, my love. You know you have to. I wish I could come with you.” He pushes my breast into a small mound and tugs on my nipple and it sends a shiver down my spine.
    “I know. I wish you could as well, but it wouldn’t be a good idea. You know how he feels about you. When I get back we will be together,” I say and he smiles at me.
    “I can’t wait. Aefre,” he says, then seriously. “I know the last few days have been traumatic for you, but I am glad that you had this…breakdown. It has changed you. If possible, I love you even more now.”
    “I love you even more now too,” I say as he resumes his task of little kisses to me that are driving me crazy. “Constantine. I…I know about Serena,” I blurt out and he stops what he is doing to look up at me. “I know that you want her because she is Sebastian’s and I understand that you want to take something that is his and I know that I have no right to ask you this, but will you please end it? I can’t bear thinking about you with anyone else. I am sorry I am such a hypocrite.”
    “Aefre,” he says. “I want to do as you ask, I really do, but soon you are going to be with child, with Sebastian’s child.” He sits up and turns away from me. “I’m sorry, my love, but thinking about that tears me up inside. It makes me…you