Ava looked around quickly and then spottedThe Overlord sitting stiffly in a lounge chair by a table filledwith platters of food.
Of course.
He smiled at Ava and she moved towardshim.
“Ava, my dear. Welcome. I have sorely missedyou.”
“Thank you,” she whispered taking a seatacross from him.
“Do you like my pool? It is my favorite partof the castle.”
Ava nodded.
“Please, eat. You must be hungry.”
Ava hated the fact that she was hungry, butpart of her realized that she would need some help to get throughthe remainder of the afternoon. She took a small bite of a fruittart and The Overlord watched carefully.
“You asked me if I had a name,” he said, hisred eyes shifting. His wings fanned out and came back in as if hewere nervous.
Interested, Ava spoke up. “Yes.”
“I wanted to share it with you. My name isFlerian.”
Ava sipped a glass of champagne. “Thank youfor sharing. I appreciate it.”
The Overlord grimaced, or perhaps it was asmile, and he watched as Ava ate. She could feel the effect of theaphrodisiac-laced food coursing through her already. With greatrelief she felt her nerves calming down. The Overlord watched her,his gray, sallow skin seemed to undulate and Ava found her own bodybecoming warm. She eyed The Overlord’s solid torso and she imagineddragging her tongue across his chest.
“Shall we swim?” he asked in a huskyvoice.
Ava froze and then nodded quickly. She stoodand peeled her dress off, knowing The Overlord was watching her.She slipped out of her heels and turned around to face him.
“You tease me,” he murmured.
Ava smiled coyly, before moving towards thepool. She gently lowered herself into the water and she wasdelighted to feel how warm it was against her skin. She slid intothe welcoming water and watched as The Overlord gingerly loweredhimself in next to her. He groaned with pleasure and dove under thesurface with the skill of an avid swimmer.
Ava went under as well and then swam afterThe Overlord who was moving across the pool. He froze and Ava swamup to him, wrapping her legs around his solid body.
The Overlord peeled her off. “We areswimming,” he said firmly.
“I know,” Ava said slyly, moving her handsback to his chest.
The Overlord grabbed her hands in his andpeeled them off his body. Annoyed, Ava swam to the other side ofthe pool. When she surfaced, The Overlord was waiting for her.
“We will mate after we swim. I want toprolong the anticipation.” His voice was hot silk and Ava forgotall about how she had dreaded coming here.
“But I want you now,” she pouted as her mindran over their encounter the day before. The way she had wrappedher lips around his swollen tip and milked him for every drop hehad. The way he had pressed his hard lips against her aching sex,driving her crazy and making her cum the way only a god could.
“I want you,” he said gruffly, “and I promiseI will drive my cock so far into you that you won’t remember yourown name.”
Ava moaned at the thought but he silenced herwith his hand around her throat.
“Now we swim and you think about all the waysI will fuck you later.”
Ava submitted and The Overlord left the poola few minutes later, preferring to sit in a chair and watch Avasplash about the pool. After a while The Overlord beckoned for Avato come to him. He held a towel for her and he wrapped her in thewarm, fluffy material holding her close to him.
“I want you to change and then we will eatour lunch.”
Ava nodded, knowing better than to disagree.Jolie appeared and The Overlord left.
“Come on, dear. Let’s get you dry and thenI’ll take you to him.” She gathered Ava’s clothes and Ava followedher to the elevators.
“My shoes!” Ava exclaimed, realizing Joliewasn’t holding them.
“I’m sorry. You go on up and I’ll grab yourshoes and meet you upstairs.” Jolie reached into the elevator andpushed a button. The doors slid closed and Ava was whiskedupstairs. She realized that Jolie hadn’t pressed the button withthe crown, but instead a button that had what looked like chains.The doors slid open and Ava realized she was not on The Overlord’sfloor. Before she stopped to consider what she was doing, shestepped out of the doors.
The hallway was dimly lit and sparselydecorated. The hall seemed to wrap around on itself and Ava wasabout to turn back when she came to a door. She gingerly pushed itopen. The room inside was circular and made of stone. Ava realizedshe was inside one of the castle's turrets. Something stirred onthe floor and she realized with that it was a woman.
Quickly, Ava went to her. “Are youalright?”
The woman looked up at her with large blueeyes. Her hair appeared to be blonde but it was so dirty and mattedthat it was hard to tell. Ava could tell she was beautiful but herface was smudged with dirt and she was literally dressed inrags.
“Help me,” she rasped.
“Yes. Please tell me how.”
“Franco,” she said hoarsely.
“Are you Mia?” Ava asked quickly, knowing shedidn’t have much time. The woman nodded. Ava kneeled down so thather face was very close to Mia’s.
“I just spoke with Franco and he said heloves you. He’s trying to find a way to get you out of here. I’mgoing to help him, Mia. We’re going to find a way to get us all outof here.”
Mia nodded and Ava heard a loud sound fromthe hallway.
“I have to go! I was never here, do youunderstand?”
Mia nodded and Ava clambered off the groundand hurried into the hallway. She saw no one but she could hearsomeone on the other side of the hallway. She ran to the elevatorin the opposite direction and quickly pushed the button. Theelevator opened as if it had been sitting there all along and Avarushed inside, jamming her finger onto the button for TheOverlord’s floor.
The door opened and she fell out into thehallway where she was greeted by Jolie and a guard.
“Where were you?” the guard askedharshly.
“I–I ended up on the wrong floor.”
“What did you see?”
“Nothing!” she fibbed and she thought she sawJolie’s body relax. “Nothing! It was just an empty hallway so Icame back down.”
The guard studied her shrewdly and Ava wasn’tsure if he believed her.
“Very well,” he said roughly. “Get yourselfready, The Overlord is waiting for you.”
Ava nodded and she quickly followed Jolie toa dressing room.
“You pressed the wrong button!” Ava hissedwhen they were alone.
“I’m sorry,” Jolie said, but she didn’t seemsorry.
Ava froze as Jolie was helping her back intoher dress. “Jolie,” she said slowly, “Did you press that button onpurpose?”
Jolie kept her eyes forward and she steadilypulled the dress down over Ava. “I have no idea what you’re talkingabout,” she said.
Ava continued to stare at Jolie. “You knew Iwould explore,” she whispered fiercely.
Jolie continued to stare forward. “I onlyknow that you are in a very powerful position with The Overlord.You are his most favored human and if you do as he says, he willreward you greatly. Not many here have that type of influence.”Jolie’s jaw was set in a straight line.
Ava opened her mouth to speak and thensnapped it shut. Jolie’s answer didn’t give anything away, but Avabelieved that she had done that on purpose. She basically told Avathat she could get away with things because of The Overlord’sinfatuation with her. And if that truly were the case, then Avacould use her position to her
