He hadn't had that much rest, Helva knew it, not after murmuring through plays half the night.

"Come inside me," Alexandra murmured into his ear, and desire shot through him like lightning.

"I am a good patriot," he murmured through his chattering teeth.

"I yield myself to your will, Mother," she murmured through her tears.

A low gasp murmured through the room, but Javan went on.

"If I agree to become your slave," she murmured through her swollen lips.

She squeezed him, gasped and murmured a little, all through their kisses.

"I didn't want this," she murmured through lips that felt numb.

"Let it be a lesson to you," Miles murmured back through set teeth.

The words murmured through her hair and she nodded, barely able to speak.