Page 94 of The Magic of Revenge
He pulled me down and kissed me deeply, sighing into my mouth with relief. I don't think Sloane had ever realized how tightly strung he was, how exhausted.
Letting people in, allowing them to get close enough to hurt you was difficult, especially if you'd been conditioned to believe that's all people would ever do. But holding yourself back, closing yourself off to the opportunity to build strong relationships, in an effort to spare yourself pain? Well, then you're just hurting yourself.
I wasn't going to let this man continue to hurt himself. Even if I had to drag him, kicking and screaming, I wasn't letting him go back into that cage he'd created to protect himself.
"I have to go," Sloane whispered against my lips and I jerked back, searching his eyes. "Not like that, Kitten. You can't get rid of me that easily." He flashed me that bad boy smirk that took me back to the first time I'd met him standing outside of The Pig. "I need to go pick up his ashes and sign some paperwork. With Hunter arriving in the morning, I figured I'd get ready and head out as soon as the guys get back. I'll be there and back within eight hours."
"I'll come with you," I offered, but he shook his head.
"Not happening, Red," he said firmly.
"But—"
"No buts. This is something I'm doing alone. Cam will need you tomorrow anyway, it's a huge moment for him," Sloane explained.
"It's a huge moment foryou," I snapped, getting pissed.
"You're right. It's the closure I need to move on completely. I don't want you anywhere near that fucker, even if he's nothing but dust. I'm not saying this to hurt you. It's just... my own baggage. Like I said, I won't be long."
"Are you going to tell the others?" I asked, and Sloane thought about it before letting out a deep breath.
"I'm trying this new thing where I'm open about what's going on in my head. So, I probably have to, right?"
I could tell he didn't like that, but my heart soared at the fact that he was trying to make changes.
"Yes, you should. We're a team, a unit... We're a family now." I smiled at the thought. We really were a family.
Sloane grunted and squeezed his eyes shut, almost like he was in pain.
"What is it? What's—"Oh. He just came again.
"How is your vagina doing this? It's got to be some form of dark arts, I swear to Jupiter, sweet cosmosss," he drawled and I felt him shoot again deep inside. A moment later, his cock started to soften and I shifted so I could roll off of him.
"I think I'm dehydrated. How did I even have that much cum in my balls? I think all of it is inside you. Like, there's no more left, the well has run dry," he laughed and I felt the truth of his words when a gush of fluid shot out of me onto the grass when I giggled. I really needed to remember to take my birth control potion tomorrow.
"Well then. Better make up with Fischer so you can swallow his load and replenish your supply."
Sloane choked and then roared with laughter like I'd never seen.
"You filthy girl. That's not how that works, though I am missing that man's dick," he confessed, his cheeks reddening.
"Right? It's so... fat. Like, he legit has a fat cock."
He glanced over at me, lifting an eyebrow in such a Sloane manner that I squirmed.
"Put this shirt on, pervert. It's ripped up, but it's better than nothing. We'll go check the spot I left Laurie and then you can jump us back to the cottage. Are you well enough to do that?" Feeling stronger now, I called on my magic and a small morning glory vine sprouted in my palm. Directing it to Sloane’s discarded jeans, the blooming plant did my bidding and slowly brought them closer. I beamed at him, relieved that I was returning to normal. Satisfied with my little demonstration, he slipped his shirt over my head. Tugging it in place, I put my underwear back on while Sloane got his jeans on and we found our shoes.
As he figured, Laurie was gone. My hands clenched into fists at the thought of her being out there, plotting and planning her next move. Would she come after my men again? Would it be me next time?
Turned out my magic wasn’t completely restored from the effects of the serum so I wasn't able to jump us home after all. We walked through the dark forest that now felt more dangerous than ever. Things that had been simmering for weeks suddenly felt very close to boiling over.
The moment Bram and I landed in front of Miranda's house, it was chaos. Bram disappeared immediately to begin his search. Saige's best friend was on her own in a blind panic, pacing back and forth on the sidewalk, wringing her hands together. One look at the house told me it wasn't going to be salvageable. Nonetheless, I raised my arms to the sky and closed my eyes. Wind swirled down from the heavens and a crack of thunder tore through the darkness above.
Magic zapped through my body and I felt the connection to the air around me, it was a part of me. Not only because it gave me life, but because it was as though we were one. I let the intensity build inside until it was uncomfortable, making my skin feel like it would just burst with power. Throwing down both hands with intent, lightning lit up the night and rain poured in heavy sheets over the house.
"Oh Cam, thank gods," Miranda called out over the noise of people shouting and the nearly deafening sound of gallons of water splashing around us.
'Where's Khol?" I yelled so she could hear what I was asking.
