In a week, queen Ellendre had gotten quite used to the heavy chain around her neck. However, the crowd that was chained beside her was not easy to assimilate in. It was nighttime, and she was trying to sleep between two very fidgety women that ruled the islands off the coast of Yiulan. Or well, used to. Now, they tried to rule over Erik's little harem. That was something they shared with the rest of their sorry group. Even being chained together could not produce amicability between royalty. They were each monarchs, and being reduced to sex slaves within an year was not something any of them took easily. Some had responded by giving up entirely; only listening to commands directed at them, while others -- like Elle -- still had the fiery rage of freedom in their veins.
The chain rattled, interrupting her thoughts. It was too dark to make out who it was, but the scent of Nikolai gave her away. She forced space between the women, and was soon squeezed beside her. Elle tasted bile. Nikolai was one of the women who had given up.
"Sister, why won't you sleep?" she whispered, causing the former queen of Swallow Island to groan.
"Tired," she whispered back, which was true. Erik drove them hard. He must've had a genuine grudge against her and her sister to use their bodies so roughly. The taste of Nikolai's cunt was still fresh on her tongue. But there was another reason she was up, and she was still debating whether to tell Nikolai.
"Oh, you'll get used to it," Nikolai nodded, absentmindedly rubbing her belly. Thankfully, neither of them had gotten pregnant. Only very rarely someone did, and then after that, they would be too precious to be risked with the other wives. Elle considered the uplifting of their status little more than upgraded prison chambers. While it was true that some of the women held more sway over Erik than others, she knew it was pointless to capture her freedom that way. But Nikolai was someone who would pump out babies just to please her new master. And the fact that she could not rankled her.
Her hand snaked around Elle, and she felt the overpowering memory of them orgasming together, their clits sore against each other. As soon as the city had been restored, Erik had started creating public spectacles by forcing the sisters to fuck each other in public. It excited him more than anything else. She could feel her hot breath, the taste of her lips, her hair as it prickled against her face. The roughness of the table beneath her knees as they humped against each other in one of the public inns around the city. Her countrymen had watched impassively as their former queen had degraded herself for the pleasure of their new leader. None of them spoke dissent, but it would be suicide with Erik's undead lurking in every corner.
"Are you planning something?" the question popped the vivid memory. Elle brushed her off and contemplated. Nikolai was not the sister she had been. Though it was true that they had not spent much time together, the one thing that had differentiated them was that Nikolai had always been a pushover. But royal blood running through her body had kept her back straight. For her to break so easily turned Elle's thoughts traitorous. How could she ever have ruled if she bent so easily? If it weren't for the fact that she was her sister, Elle would've wanted nothing to do with her.
"I've found someone, a guard, who is willing to let me slip away for a bit. A night," she whispered hurriedly. But as soon as the words left her lips, she realized her mistake. Nikolai might be her sister, but she was not trustable.
She slowly shook her head and said, "Sister. You're only going to get burned. That guard will report you to Erik."
Elle clenched her jaw and reprimanded herself for divulging her plan. She had been surrounded by advisors her whole life. Not sharing a plan had felt impossible, but now she had to explain her reasoning to her very stupid sister. "I vetted him."
"You did? How?"
Elle wanted to push her away, but she scowled, saying, "Some men don't think too much."
Nikolai giggled, causing the woman next to her to groan again. "Just don't get burned. Erik is not as stupid as you'd believe."
It was time. She could not look at Nikolai to know what she felt. But Elle forced herself to believe that she would not be betrayed. She squeezed her hand and slowly made her way through the mass of sleeping women quietly. They were on the same floor as her throne room, and she remembered this room like the back of her hand. The door to the balcony was locked to prevent any of them from jumping to their dooms. Furthermore, a guard was stationed in case the door failed. Erik guarded his treasures jealously. The guard was technically not supposed to have access to the women, so he did not carry a key. But he was not undead, so he could be bribed. And when the door opened just a tinge, she slipped through, hoping she was not going to meet her doom.
The soldier pulled her outside roughly, and
click
, the chain was off her. The pale moonlight did not reveal what he did to remove the magical chain off her body, but it worked, and it reeked of magic. Despite her condition, Elle wrinkled her nose at distaste. Once the door was safely locked behind him, he turned toward her. She could remember him. Aren. He guarded the Royal Stables and had been hired by her mother some twenty years back. He was her countryman, but the only reason she had been able to bribe him was the fact that he was against her government. Not formally a member of the Usulad Rebellion, but with enough hate in his heart to be. He approached her slowly, his hand enclosing around her throat.
"We agreed,
after
I get what I--" her throat constricted completely under the pressure.
His lips brushed against hers as she tried to retain her regal composure. "You don't agree
anything
, princess. You're a toy. We'll see how good you are to me before making any promises."
It incensed her, to be used by someone with only peasant blood to claim. But she nodded furiously, hoping he wouldn't choke her to death before she could accomplish anything. He released her, and she fell to her knees immediately. Ignoring his chuckle, she wondered just how easily a woman could lose her dignity. It had only been a week, but submissiveness had been pounded into her relentlessly, and here she was kissing the cock of a man who had previously only ever dreamed of her from a distance.
"Gods, you're a slut, aren't you?"