Page 78 of Midnight Reign
Sliding the door across, I move aside to let him in. He is naked in under five seconds, a cheeky grin on his face. I take inhis hard body and tattoos with an eager eye, which makes him laugh.
“Like what you see?”
“Fuck yeah.” I place my hands on his chest and tilt my head back for a kiss that sets my insides ablaze. His mouth is hot and demanding, his hands exploring my body as the water washes away the grime from our ordeal. I moan softly, pressing myself against him, feeling his arousal grow with every touch. I grip his cock and tug gently. He groans into my mouth and moves his hands to my hips, pulling me closer still. He lifts me up, and I wrap my legs around his waist, grinding against him as the water cascades over us. Breaking the kiss, he meets my eyes, his filled with desire, and he presses me against the tiles. His cock teases my clit, and I gasp as he grips himself and slowly slides inside me, inch by inch. The sensation is overwhelming, and I cling to him, my nails digging into his back. My pussy clenches around him, desperate for more. He thrusts deep inside me with an intensity that makes me cry out. I can feel my orgasm building already, and I grip him tighter, urging him on. He groans, his thrusts becoming harder and faster, until I can’t hold back any longer. I come with a scream, my body convulsing around him as wave after wave of pleasure washes over me. My pussy clutches his cock possessively, causing him to grunt and pick up the pace. He slams into me, ramming me back against the cold tiles as he loses control.
With a final thrust, he comes, his cock pulsing deep inside me as he groans, “Addy, fuck.”
“I needed that,” I whisper into his ear, clinging to him, never wanting to let go.
“Me fucking too.”
“Is your magick back?”
He holds out his hand, and a flame appears before being doused by the shower, which is raining down around us. “Yep.”
“Did you even lose it?” I ask, narrowing my eyes at him.
He laughs. “Yeah, I did. That water was destructive.”
“Well, I’m glad it’s back,” I say, smiling at him as the water continues to wash over us. “And I’m glad you’re here with me.”
“I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else,” Ignatius says, his voice sincere. He kisses me gently, and I melt into his embrace.
After a few more minutes of standing under the hot water, we finally reluctantly turn off the shower and step out. I wrap a towel around myself and start to dry off, feeling a sense of relief and comfort wash over me. “Food and sleep,” I say, yawning, feeling the daylight tug on my vampire senses. He draws me to him and kisses my forehead. “Get some rest. We’ll go and track down supplies.”
I nod sleepily as we walk down the bathroom stairs, and Ignatius tucks me into bed. He fills the guys on the plan.
“After showers,” Corvus says and pulls his shirt off, tempting me.
But to be honest, I’m too tired to keep my eyes open. I close them and hear the guys moving around, but eventually, I must drift off into oblivion.
33
ADELAIDE
I wake up in a vast,dark space. The air is thick and heavy, pressing in on me from all sides. I can’t see anything, but I can feel a presence - ancient, powerful, and terrifyingly familiar.
“Hello, sister,” Crimson’s voice echoes around me, seeming to come from everywhere and nowhere at once.
I spin around, trying to locate the source of the voice. “Crimson? Where are you? What is this place?”
A chuckle reverberates through the darkness. “This, dear Adelaide, is the space between worlds. The void where dreams and realities collide and merge.”
Suddenly, the darkness shifts. Swirling patterns of shadow and light dance around me, forming images that flicker and change. I see MistHallow, but it’s different - darker, more sinister. Shadow creatures roam freely, and the sky above is a churning mass of purple and black.
“What have you done?” I whisper, horrified.
“What have we done, you mean,” Crimson corrects me, materialising before me. She looks exactly like me, but her eyes glow red. “This is our destiny, Adelaide. To rule over a new world, born from the merging of realms.”
I shake my head vehemently. “No. That’s not what we agreed. You were supposed to go back to the NetherRealm. We were going to separate!”
Crimson laughs, the sound sending chills down my spine. “Oh, sweet, naive Adelaide. Did you really think it would be that simple? That I would give up the power we could wield together? You felt it before, I know you did.”
The scene shifts again. Now I see my guys. They’re fighting against an endless horde of shadow creatures, their faces twisted with exhaustion and despair.
“Stop it!” I cry out, reaching for them. But my hand passes through the image like smoke.
“They can’t hear you,” Crimson says, her voice tinged with mock sympathy. “This is merely a glimpse of what’s to come. Unless...”
