Page 20 of Demon Bound

The handsome man in her fantasy struggled to hold her focus while the demon was right behind her, observing her every move through this strange sixth sense he had. He would know when she’d touched a sensitive nerve. If she made herself come, he would feel it. Gods. She may as well have just allowed him to watch—it would have been the same.

“How long should I continue?” she asked.

“As long as you can,” he replied, sounding very near. Raiya couldn’t help but look up again, just to make sure. He had remained on the other side of the boulder where he couldn’tsee her, just as he’d promised. Her nerves settled. She closed her eyes again, trying to relax. Azreth’s voice was strangely reassuring. Calm and steady. Patient and confident. “You are doing well.”

The low vibration of the words combed over her, and a shiver went through her. She hadn’t expected his approval.

She dipped her fingers deep into herself, tipping her head back against the rock. Her flesh had grown thick and slick.

For a long time, Azreth didn’t speak.

“Is this working?” she asked breathlessly.

“Yes,” he said. Then, again, “Yes…” His voice sounded heavy with arousal. Or was it hunger? Did he want her body, or did he just want to feed from her?

Fleetingly, she imagined it was his fingers touching her, stroking her and dipping inside her, making her back arch.

Is this so bad?he might say, smirking.

No. It wasn’t.

What would it have been like if he had insisted on making her come, instead of letting her do it alone? What would it be like to be fucked by him? Big-and-brutish was not her usual type, but he was undeniably beautiful.

She wondered how he would do it. She imagined him palming her breasts and pinching her nipples until she cried out. She imagined him towering over her, his hands locked around her ankles and spreading her thighs wide as he thrust into her. His cock would be too big for her, and she would struggle to take him, but he wouldn’t be deterred.

He’d be in absolute control, stretching her to her limit until her body yielded completely. He would take her until she was a gasping, whimpering heap.

You are so wet for me,he’d say.Come for me, mortal.

Climax exploded through her. She pressed her lips together to keep from moaning aloud, but a whimper managed to escape as pleasure ravaged her body.

She stifled her ragged breathing and quickly withdrew her hand from beneath her clothes. It had been a long time since she’d been so aroused.

Gods. If he could sense what she felt, he would know exactly when she’d thought of something that excited her. Maybe he would wonder what she’d been thinking of. Maybe he would even guess correctly.

When she heard him moving, she hurriedly got to her feet and pushed a loose lock of hair behind her ear, conscious of her crooked robe, damp fingers, and bruised, flushed face. She was a mess. She went to the other side of the boulder, folding her hands in front of her to keep them from fidgeting. Her demon voyeur surveyed her coolly.

The real Azreth was less flirtatious than her imaginary version of him. His lovely, pouting lips were unsmiling, completely without humor or sultry cockiness, but his eyes did linger on her longer than she expected them to.

“Good,” he said simply. That was it.

“Doyou know where you’re going?” Raiya asked, trailing beyond Azreth as they waded through the dry grass.

“Away from your master.”

“My husband.”

“Yes.”

She’d almost expected him to go back to the castle to kill him, now that he’d fed and restored his strength. “You’re afraid of him?”

“He is a powerful man. He has many fighters and magics at his disposal.”

Raiya was impressed by the accuracy of his assessment. “He does not give up easily, and he doesn’t like losing. If we aren’t careful, he’ll find us, and he’ll put us under his heel again.”

Azreth had been walking a few steps ahead of her due to his long strides, but now he slowed his pace to walk beside her. He looked down at her thoughtfully. “Since you’re his mate, you know him well,” he said, as if it had just occurred to him.

“We don’t say ‘mate’ here. I’m his wife. And yes, I do.”

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