Page 123 of Shadow & Stars
I went to slide my hands down to cup his arse, but they didn’t move.
Huh?
I tried again, my palms sticky.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“I’m stuck.”
“You’re what?”
My hands came free with another tug, a sticky substance on my skin. “What the fuck?”
Xavier climbed off me, taking a look. “That’s spider silk.”
I sat up, jaw practically hitting the mattress. “You’re joking.”
“No. It’s the same as mine.” He traced a finger along the wisps of silk.
“How is that… Oh. The demon heart. Whoa.”
He stroked my right bicep. “Welcome to the spider club.”
I gulped, head spinning with confusion. “I’m like you now?”
“Find out. See what you can do.”
I bit on my bottom lip, my belly churning. “Don’t know if I want to.”
“Then come here and let me continue.”
“Cock’s on pause,” I retorted, too anxious for sexy time.
“Roman…”
“I need to test this.” My curiosity took over, forcing me off the bed. I couldn’t focus on anything else until I got to the bottom of this. I mean, I knew something like this might happen, but it didn’t make it any less…whoa.
“Take a deep breath,” Xavier said, “and explore your body. Feel for the change. It will make itself known.”
I did as he said, closing my mind and drawing long, deep breaths. I went inside myself, searching, exploring every fiber of my being. My Synth buzzed, still there. But what about this new addition? Was it big enough to show itself? Did it?—
Wait. There. A ribbon of silk, a spark of demon, a trace of spider surrounding my heart.
Thump, thump, thump.
With each beat, the three elements sent fresh power through my veins. Nothing like Xavier’s. I wouldn’t be shifting or anything like that, but there were some silky skills to be tested.
A naughty thought made my cock bounce, coming off pause.
“Lay back and put your arms out,” I told Xavier, ready to get back to business.
“Sorry?” He smiled, liking the naughty tone in my voice.
“Do as I say, demon.”
He obeyed.
I straddled him, calling more of the sticky webs to my palms. Enough to glue his wrists to the mattress. It was easy, a simple painting of his skin and the area beneath.
