Page 24 of Taken By the Twins

But in Sombra… it didn’t have to be like that. So there’s no delivery. No shopping malls. No internet or phones.

There’s also no judgmental stares. No whispers everywhere I go. No sense of failure dogging my heeled steps.

It took me a couple of days to get to that conclusion. Most of that was because, at first, I was just so fucking stunned that anyone would want me so badly, they’d whisk me away to another realm, then spent their every waking moment trying to tend to my every need in a bid to convince me to accept them as my forever mate. What’s especially surprising is that they’re massive. Strong. Obviouslyhung.They’re also demons, which gave me a pause at first, but besides the glowing eyes, ridges over their nose, and pointed horns, they’re really not that different from human men. They believe I promised myself to them after I read that weird spell in the old book. If they wanted to, they could do whatever they want to me, and it’s not like I could stop them.

But they wouldnever. I quickly learned that ‘demon’ doesn’t mean ‘bad’ or ‘evil’. They’re just another kind of person, only one that is both full of magicandimmortal.

And if I go along with it and let them mate me, I will be, too.

Lucian isgood. Thanks to this essence exchange thing—which is basically them learning everything there is to know about Tandy Lewis with a simple touch—he knows just the right way to convince me to give him what he wants.

Immortality and a loyal demon husband? Not just one, either, buttwo?

The true loves meant for me alone?

I made it, like, three days before I decided that, if you can’t beat them, join them. I wasn’t going back to New York. Not anytime soon, at least, and really? It wasn’t that big of a loss.

But if these two wanted to take their turns with me? I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested. Completely full of shit if I tried to pretend that I wasn’t curious, or that something about their demon features didn’t rev my engine a bit.

Add that to the dreams I have… dreams or maybevisions… every time I close my eyes and, hell, I’m only human. There’s only so much I can resist. A demon who looks at me with his mismatched eyes as if he worships the ground I walk on? Who talks to me like a person, not a conquest, brings me food, offers me anything, and takes my hand as if I’m precious?

I knew I was going to have my way with Lucian sooner or later. Of course, because I’m Tandy Lewis, it ended up being sooner if only because I needed to lick my wounds a little after Damien’s obvious rejection.

I kissed him and he walked away. I made the first move, and he told me to eat, then disappeared.

And nowhe’s gone.

Lucian’s trying his best to hide it, but he is visibly worried about his brother. Snapping his fingers, the two of us are dressed less than minute after he realized Damien seemed to have vanished on us. Not in clothes, though; he’s magic, but certain things like cotton and polyester are out of his wheelhouse. Besides, when you can use shadows to cover up, why not? It’s quick, efficient, and it makes disrobing for sex super easy.

His eyes flash. Tongue darting out, he swipes it over his bottom lip, rumbling softly as though enjoying my taste.

“I do,” he rumbles, and just when I can’t help but wonder if he can read my mind as well as see the future, he says, “It’s your essence, dear one. Your scent becomes infinitely sweeter when you think of mating. And though there is nothing I want more than to return to your cunt again now that I’ve experienced the wonder of it, I must go.”

I clutch his arm. Earlier, whenever I dared touch one of these demons, their skin was so feverish, I got the feeling I’d burn if I held onto them too long. Now? Something tells me that banging Lucian already changed me a bit because while he’s warm, it’s not so noticeable anymore.

Or maybe that’s just because I worked up a sweat myself as he fucked me…

I give him a squeeze. “Let me come with you.”

He searches my face. “You are my mate, Tandy.Ourmate. True, Damien hasn’t mated you yet, but you are meant to be ours. You gave us your essence. You gave me your body. And still you want to return to your human world?”

Hang on?—

“Is that where he is?”

“For our bond to disappear so completely, he had to have gone off-plane. We do not have the ability to open portals on our own. There wasn’t enough time for him to find a mage to do it for him. That leaves only the human realm. We’ve been there before. Because of our bond with you, the pathway is open to us both.”

Oh. Okay. I can totally see where he got that idea. Considering I spent my first few days nagging him to open that portal and ship my ass back to New York, it makes sense that my request to tag along with him would be seen as a sneaky attempt to go home.

Maybe before I had that moment with Lucian, I might’ve. Maybe if he didn’t tell me that Damien took off while we were fucking. These two are the tightest pair of twins I’ve ever met; considering they’re immortal demons who’ve been around for, like, three thousand years according to Lucian, theyhaveto be. If me getting it on with his brother was enough to send him not only out of their cabin, but out of theirworld?

Damn. I should’ve waited a couple of minutes for Lucian to grab his brother and start that threesome after all…

“This is my fault,” I blurt out. “He left because of me.”

“Yes. He did.”

Wow. What happened to my sweet demon who calls me ‘dear one’ and caters to my every request? I really hope that wasn’t just an act to get me to fuck him, because while it worked, it really sucks that he’s not pulling any punches with me now.

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