Chapter 129: A Wish for Later
Elias could not feel the pain at all. After a few seconds, even the slight slur in his voice cleared, and he shook his head. "It's fine. I only bit it by accident."
Fine lines gathered faintly at the corners of Victoria Frost's eyes when she smiled. The expression looked gentle enough to pass for concern. "That is exactly the kind of small injury people ignore. Be good and let me see."
Her voice stayed polite and warm, but the pressure underneath it left no room to breathe.
Women like Victoria did not give instructions so other people could decide whether obedience suited them. Elias had no doubt that if anyone else in this room had refused her, her face would have changed on the spot.
Even for him, she had probably allowed one refusal at most.
So Elias stopped wasting energy, walked over, and behaved.
"Open your mouth," Victoria said.
