ENID

I felt the air in the room vanish, sucked out by the sheer audacity of what he’d just proposed.

My tongue felt heavy, like a lead weight in my mouth. "Wh…what exactly," I stammered, my voice barely audible even to my own ears, "What do you mean by using my mouth?"

It was safer to play dumb.

Knox’s smirk didn't just grow; it sharpened into something predatory. He leaned back slightly, his eyes obviously tracking the way my pulse was hammering in my throat. "You’re many things, Enid, but you aren't stupid. You know exactly what I mean. Don't play the innocent now, Princess. It doesn't even suit the...