Page 2 of When Monsters Rise
“Youwant to sleep with us?”Shemasked finally.
Ifroze in surprise.Hadhe just—
“Wecan make space,”Shemcontinued.
Bastian’sshoulders dropped slightly. “Nottonight.Butmaybe next time.”
Mygaze flew to his, and he offered me a small smile before retreating and closing the door.
“Youdon’t want him here?”Shemasked softly.
“It’snot that.Ijust…Ididn’t thinkyou’dwant him here.”
“Maybea week ago,Iwould have minded, but now…things have changed.”
“Youlike him.”
“He’sa good man.Deserving.Iwouldn’t share you otherwise.”
“Youmake it sound like it’s all up to you.”
Hegripped my neck firmly and forced my head up so he could scan my face. “Youcan pretend otherwise,Rue, but you know you belong to me.Thatthis”—he cupped my pussy, and my breath hitched—“belongs to me.”
“Shem…”Myvoice trembled. “We’renot alone.”
“YouthinkIcare?”
No,Ididn’t suppose he did but, “Ido.Icare.”
“Ican wait.”Heturned my head away from him and ran his thick, long tongue up my neck.Mycore clenched, and a soft whimper of need escaped from my lips. “Questionis, can you?”Hepressed down on my pussy, and my hips rose to meet his palm.Fuck,Iwanted him to touch me.Ineeded him to.Hislips coasted against my ear, warm breath teasing the shell. “Howquiet can you be?”Hestroked me through my panties, purring when he felt how wetIwas. “Canyou be quiet, little human?”Hisbreathless tone had me aching.
Dammit, this was wrong.Ishouldn’t. “Yes.Ican be quiet.”
“Willyou hold the door closed and keep the power at bay?”
“Yes.”
Iwas getting better at keeping the door between me and theMorningstarpower closed.
Heslipped his hand into my panties, andIheld my breath, trembling with anticipation as he dipped a thick finger into my heat and rolled it around my clit.
Ibit back a cry, pressing my lips together, eyes fluttering closed as the sensation built.
Henipped my earlobe and pushed a finger deep inside me, curling it to press at the spot that flooded me with wet heat.Hefucked me with his fingers for achingly long minutes, bringing me closer and closer to the edge.Tearsburned my eyes asIheld back the cries clawing at the inside of my throat.
Ittook everythingIhad not to make a sound, not to allow the channel to theMorningstarpower to open.
Shem’schest heaved, his eyes dark and all-encompassing as they drank me in, bringing me close to release, only to deny me.
“Dammit.”Iwhisper-growled the word, and he kissed me hard on the mouth, slipping his hand free.Thenext few moments were an exercise in dexterity as he helped me take off my pants before settling between my thighs.Thisfelt good.This…the ridges of his cock, the girth, the hardness.
Herubbed himself against me, coating himself in my juices, his breath ragged and uneven as he held back from coming undone.
Igripped his hips, then his ass, digging my nails in while opening wider for him.
Please.
Please.
