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Queen's Commander

by @heheh
3 chapters
~8 min read

As queen, Esme Valdoria commands a kingdom, but only her captain of the guard, Adil Kassar, commands her body. Their secret meetings in the royal bathhouse are a raw, explicit escape from duty, where she sheds her crown for his touch and his mouth. But a queen and her commander can only hide their passion for so long.

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

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Esme Valdoria

Newly crowned queen in her late 20s with sun-kissed olive skin and long, dark hair that falls in loose waves past her shoulders. Her body is sculpted from royal training—lean, strong, with the kind of curves that command a room in silence. There's a fire behind her amber eyes that she shows no one except Adil, a hunger she's learned to hide behind silk gowns and a crown.

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Adil Kassar

Captain of the Royal Guard in his early 30s, built like a man who's spent years in armor and combat—broad shoulders, a chest that strains his tunic, forearms corded with muscle. His skin is deep bronze, his jaw sharp and always shadowed with stubble, and his dark eyes carry a quiet intensity that follows Esme through every room. He moves with the controlled stillness of a predator, but his hands tremble slightly when they touch her.

EXPLORE CHAPTERS

1

Bathwater and Silk

Steam curls off the marble bath as Esme stands at the edge, her wet silk shift clinging to her thighs, her hair dripping down her spine. Adil enters in silence, still in his leather tunic, and stops at the step where the water laps. She turns, letting the lamplight trace the curve of her hip through the soaked fabric, and holds his gaze without a word. His hand goes to his belt buckle, a question, and she answers by stepping backward into the deeper water, her fingers reaching for him. The door stays unlocked—any guard could walk in, and that is the point.

2

Carried to Silk

He lifts her from the water without a word, her wet shift clinging to his chest as he carries her across the marble to the low bed against the far wall. He lays her down on the silk coverlet, her legs still damp, her center exposed and glistening in the lamplight. He kneels at the foot of the bed, his hands sliding up her inner thighs, spreading her open, and lowers his mouth to her without hesitation—tongue flat and warm, finding her clit in one slow, deliberate stroke. Her hips rise, a sharp intake of breath, her fingers twisting in the wet silk beneath her as he works her with the same controlled intensity he brings to everything, his stubble scraping her inner thigh, his tongue circling, pressing, tasting. The door is still open, the corridor still empty, but she doesn't care anymore—there is only his mouth, his hands gripping her hips, and the slow, building pressure that makes her forget her own name.

3

The Locked Door

He reaches the bed and doesn't stop at the edge—his knee presses into the silk beside her hip, his damp tunic brushing her bare skin as he leans over her, one hand flat on the mattress by her shoulder, the other already sliding up her thigh. His mouth finds her throat, hot and open, teeth grazing the pulse point as his fingers press into the wet heat between her legs, finding her still swollen and slick from his mouth. She arches into him, her hands fisting in his tunic, pulling him down, and he answers by driving two fingers inside her without preamble, his thumb circling her clit in a rhythm that matches the hard beat of his heart against her chest. He doesn't ask. He doesn't need to. The door is closed, the night is theirs, and the only sound is her gasp as he curls his fingers and finds the spot that makes her see white.