Page 20 of Monsters in My Bed
We lay together for an eternity, my body so small tucked into his. Eventually, Mark lifts off and out of me, and I immediately miss his warmth. My gaze tracks how his cum runs rivets down my thighs to pool on the sheets. Good thing boogeymen don’t have black lights. I swear my entire body—inside and out—would light up, along with this bed.
“What are you smirking about?”
I turn to Mark, who’s back in his human form and holding a washcloth. He gently cleans between my legs, his touch nearly worshipful.
“I was just thinking about how this room would look under a black light.”
He chuckles. “Not white enough.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means I’m going to fuck you in every corner until this entire place is covered from both of us coming so much.”
My thighs quake in excitement.
I might pass out before he finishes, but I’ll chase that darkness for a taste of what he’s offering.
nine
NERAZI
Ahigh-pitchedscreechripsacross the darkness as Xhoshad and I look out the window. Seriq is down below, waiting with The Revenant Swarm for us to come out. My brother rakes three sharp claws down the side of the parked vehicle in the driveway. His talons kiss the steel of the car, creating an excruciating sound, as well as sparks that fly and dance into the air.
I squint away from the light, but Seriq doesn't even blink. At this point, I'm not even sure he feels anything at all, let alone the pain from the faint glow of the light. His heart has already been shredded, his very purpose for being completely torn. He believes what The Fallacious told him, and in return, has lost all hope. But Xho and I won't give up on him—we can't.
Not only for Alexis, but for us, too. Seriq is our brother. We formed a trium eons ago, a special bond between Vasura that have the same mate. For better or for worse, we're stuck together like a bad human marriage. But in truth, I know I need him just as much as Alexis does. I don't love my brothers the same way, but I love them all the same.
This is a revelation to me. I'm not made of insidiously darker emotions, such as Seriq or even Mark, but I'm still naughty by nature. That’s the essence of a Vasura. My soul is still just as tainted as the rest of my brethren, but to know that I can feel something as light and good as love gives me faith that Seriq can, too. I cling to this hope like a child to its mother.
“We've got to save him,” I whisper to Xhoshad.
“We won't let anything happen to him. We'll get him back and return to Alexis.”
I nod, trying not to worry about the fact that the False King downed all the portals and is alone in my realm with my mate.
“Alexis is fine.” Whether Xhoshad says this for himself or because he picks up on my despondent mood, I'm not sure. “Our mate has that monstrosity to protect her as well as Mark.”
Xho doesn't say it, but we both know that the True Heir will keep Alexis safe. No matter how we feel about him, she loves him—accepts him—and therefore we must too if we want to be part of her life. For the first time ever, weariness creeps into my body. I'm so tired of fighting, and I just found my mate. I want nothing more than to spend every waking moment with her to show her how much I love her and how much she means to me.
Instead, all of us have fucked up royally.
Now I can't be at her side when my mate's most vulnerable and needs all of us most. I worry about her and our unborn baby—no matter who the father is—because we're all a trium and the child belongs to us all.
“How long until dawn?”
Xhoshad’s tongue flicks out, tasting the air and sensing time through the emotions trapped in the small space. “I'm not sure. A couple hours, maybe.”
“Well, we'll have to run once it does. We'll chase the darkness, and Seriq will chase us… eventually, he'll catch up.”
“We can't outrun him. It would be better just to face him. The best we can hope for is to subdue him, so we can escape The Revenant Swarm and hopefully bring him back to a state where we can talk some sense into him.”
I laugh as I run a hand over my smooth head. “Xho, Seriq'sferal. There's nothing we can say that will sway him. The only thing that might slow him down is if we show him Alexis—have her speak to him—and we have no way of gaining access to her.”
Turning away from the window, I’m careful not to give Seriq my back, but I need to move. When I glance over my shoulder, my green-eyed brother still stands in the same spot, and I realize that he's not going to attack us.He’s waiting for us to come to him.My anxiousness grows.
“Do you think that life gives us lessons?”
I blink, confused at Xhoshad’s sudden question. “Whaddya mean?”
