Page 23 of Bound to Death

“Hey—”

I pushed my thumb between her lips, smothering the complaint about to leave her pretty mouth. “You’re beautiful, Ash. Why you insist on hiding it I’ll never understand.”

She sunk her teeth into my flesh, punishing me, and it took several deep breaths not to lose my head and bite her in return. Or bend her over her bastard boss’s desk and fuck her like the sassy little thing she was before sampling the treat waiting between her legs.

“If you can still worry about your clothes, I’m not doing enough. Forgive me. I’ve neglected my promise to fuck you like I did last night.”

I added another finger between her legs, slamming my hand into her, reaching those sensitive places that made my little raven go absolutely feral. Her wet heat clenched down on me, fighting the pleasure. In a moment of desperation, her mouth opened, ready to scream profanities, but I pushed my thumb deeper into it and all she could do was moan in subdued distress.

I tore the offending bra away. Bending down, I got a firm grip on her breast and sucked it into my mouth. Her stomach retracted, and she gasped sharply, barely keeping herself upright. My tongue traced her nipple’s shape, and her body tensed under the assault. It was easy to tell that she wanted to grab onto me, but she’d lose her balance, so I beckoned my shadows to assist with the endeavor. They supported her back as I guided her hand around my neck.

“You’re good. Are you using your power to get me the way you’d like me?” she asked between gasps as I teased her with both my fingers and tongue. She tasted sweet everywhere, and I wanted to suck any place that made her look close to the edge. Like she’d come undone any second.

“What gave it away?” I couldn’t help meeting her sass with my own, flicking my gaze up to hers in challenge.

She brought out parts of me I hadn’t seen with anyone else, not even the other Horsemen. Me, the one with the power? Unlikely. It was effortless how much power she held over me. Enough to upend every plan I made. Enough to destroy any semblance of control I tried to get over the situation and dissolve any bit of resolve I gathered to do what I must.

Here, Asha had all the power.

Everything about her was fucking breathtaking. I’d never get over how pretty she waited. Water dripped from her hair and down her neck. I couldn’t help myself. I licked it away and sucked on the steady thrum of her pulse. Her pussy constricted around my fingers, and I pushed them deeper. I rubbed my thumb in circles over her clit and tormented the spots inside of her that made the little human’s breath catch.

My fangs itched to sink into her flesh, but I wouldn’t bite her no matter how much I yearned to drink the liquid lifeforce thrumming under the surface. I denied myself for the second day in a row. Instead, I’d satisfy the bloodlust by nibbling and sucking on several sensitive places along the beautiful column of her neck. I’d leave glaring reminders that she was mine in all the places that would make it impossible for her to hide. The next bastard whodaredto let his eyes wander over her body would know right away she wasn’t for anyone else to claim. The hickeys I gave my little raven were as glaring as the marks I burned onto the foreheads of evil souls destined for Hell.

I leaned away, admiring the dark red marks. Her thighs were shaking. She was close. If I rubbed her clit a few more times, she’d come. So, I slowed my movements, teasing places that didn’t satisfy the way she needed them to. I denied my little raven the world-unraveling release she desperately desired. Her expression gave away her frustration. It made my smile grow as her hips tried to swivel and chase.

Impatient little thing.

I brought the fingers now dripping with her taste to my mouth and licked them clean. I took my time with each one so she would lose herself and beg me to fuck her. Because then, and only then, would I give it to her.

“You’re a fucking tease,” she huffed petulantly.

I laughed without meaning to. Her shameless honesty was something I admired about her. I’d seen it with everyone she interacted with. She never held back. I couldn’t decide if it was reckless or courageous to taunt someone with the power to end her life. But no matter who it was, she didn’t bite her tongue. She said whatever she wanted. She wasn’t afraid of Death, and maybe that was why I couldn’t get enough of her. I couldn’t wait for what she might say to me next; what she might demand in that confident tone of hers.

Asha grabbed me around the back of my neck and yanked me down into a demanding kiss. Her tongue traced the shape of my lips before slipping between them.

No one ever caught me off guard, but she’d done it so often that I didn’t recognize the person I was around her. The effect this little human had over me I’d conveniently blamed on the power of a Counter Soul, but as she mewled and kissed me like her life depended on it, I wasn’t so sure anymore.

“Please, Than. Do something already.”

Fuck.

The last string of my patience snapped. I got her naked and sprawled out over the desk the way I wanted her. She reached for me, but the side of my lip pulled up. Shadows wrapped around her wrists before slithering across her stomach and neck, binding her to the surface. I went to my knees and dragged her body down the smooth wood. After hitching her legs over my shoulders, I buried my face between her open thighs.

I’d been yearning to make her scream and squirm ever since the little human tossed a saucy command at me and stormed offdown the hall of her apartment. I saw what my tongue did to her. I’d make good on my promise to fuck her like I had the night before.

Her entire body tensed, preparing for what I was about to do to her. And I didn’t make her wait long. My tongue pressed and sunk deep inside without warning. She sucked in a desperate breath before I teased her favorite spots. She fought the shadows binding her. She pled with me for release. I sucked, bit, and devoured her the way I did the night before, but this time with an urgency I didn’t quite understand. Like I was rushing against time to have her every way I could.

In truth, I was.

Just like the night before, she was fucking delicious in every single way. I nearly missed the telling signs that she was about to come because I was so absorbed by how good she felt wrapped around the length of my tongue. Seconds later, my mouth was washed with her taste. I swallowed every precious drop before standing and slowly opening the button and fly of the black jeans I wore.

Something about the way she watched me retrieve my fully hard dick—the same one that plowed and destroyed her the night before—put me on edge. Pumped the blood in my veins harder. Made my cock throb. Set my nerves on fire. It was fucking tantalizing. Her gaze ate up every movement like it was a goddamn feast. It made it worth the extra effort I put into using my own two hands to do the job. Maybe I’d remove my clothes without my shadows more often.

Zelus claimed it was half the fun, and until now, I hadn’t seen the point. But I liked the way my little raven waited. I liked how much her thirst to have me fucking her shined through her pretty green gaze when I took my time undressing.

I stroked my cock, watching her closely. She wasn’t breathing. Her cheeks were flushed with an elusive red I couldn’t wait tokiss and lick. The thick shaft in my hand pulsed and throbbed, satisfied with how good she looked bound in my shadows. I’d burn it into my memory so that I never forgot the little human and how good she was as my prey.

Even when she’s gone.

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