Chapter 263: Absolute Power I
"But―"
Whatever objections Soleia had died on her lips when she registered the steely glint of voracious hunger in King Recaldo’s eyes. His grip on her cheeks tightened imperceptibly, and Soleia knew that it would leave traces on her skin when the affair was over. This man would not be dissuaded from his goals, no matter what Soleia said or didn’t say. Orion’s life was hanging by a thread.
"...I understand, King Recaldo," Soleia said instead, taking a deep breath to calm herself down, but it was increasingly hard to do.
This was fine, she frantically thought to herself. If she somehow managed to nullify King Recaldo’s abilities, Orion would be able to free himself― and hopefully Rafael would return to resolve the situation before King Recaldo called for the guards to have them executed for treason.
"Don’t you dare try to nullify my abilities," King Recaldo added, as though he had actually read her mind.
Soleia let out a small cry of pain as his fingernails dug into her soft skin.
"If you actually have the audacity, you will be facing the end of the hangman’s noose soon enough. Blood is not the only method I have to kill someone."
Soleia gulped and nodded. Even if she told King Recaldo that she couldn’t control her powers and there was a slight chance he’d be nothing but a mere mortal for minutes, he wasn’t going to accept that as an adequate reason.
"I’ll have to touch your bare skin then," Soleia said, her hands hovering in the air as she remained kneeling while she tried to think of a place to press her hands against that wouldn’t be counted as an insult to the king.