Page 36 of A Kiss From a Revenant
Unwrapping my cloak from her shoulders, I spread it out behind her and lower her to the ground. Nory sighs as I kiss down her body and settle between her hips. I waste no time diving between her slick folds and taste her fully. Her honey coats my tongue, and I’m pleased to find I can still lengthen the slick muscle. I burrow it deep inside her tight cunt and groan as she fucks my face.
Curling my thrusting muscle deep, Nory erupts with a scream and soaks me with her come. I lick her clean before prowling back up her body. She lifts her hips, seeking my hard cock. Gripping the leaking hardness in my hand, I fit it to her entrance and fill her in one thrust.
I capture her moan in my mouth as I rock into her body again and again.
“Eryx,” she moans. “Please.”
Turning her head, she bares her throat to me in a silent plea. I kiss her cheeks and lick over the scar of my initial bites. They will be permanent once she is changed—my mark upon her forever. I shiver in delight.
“I love you, Nory,” I growl against her throat.
“I love you.” Her eyes fly open, and her pussy clenches on me. “Bite me.”
I do as she bids me, like the loyal servant I am. I break through her soft flesh, and her blood is as decadent as ever. It coats my tongue and flows down my throat. Our hearts pound together, and the threads of souls weave tight.
Nory lets out a cry and scores my back as she comes. I drink her down as I take my own pleasure. Spilling my seed deep within her, I’m awash in pleasure unlike ever before. Once I’ve given her all my seed and I feel her body relax, I pull out of her and lick up her wound.
Nuzzling her close, I pull her shivering body into my arms. Kissing her lips, I savor our mingling tastes.
“How long will it take?” she asks, voice already beginning to slur from exhaustion.
“I don’t know.”
Honestly, I don’t. We are in uncharted territory. Whatever the future holds, we will blaze the path together. Of that I am certain. I look down at her and everything clicks into place. Had I never come to this forsaken town, our paths would’ve never crossed, and I would’ve been undone. This cruel world would’ve crushed her, as it does so many with kind hearts.
Instead, we’ve found each other forever. In this moment, I am more grateful to my maker than I ever have been before. If I had not been different, I wouldn’t have this. Every lonelymoment—every starving hour—led me to Nory. Both our journeys were challenging, but we found each other.
That is all that matters.
“Will you hold me until it’s over?”
A yawn sneaks up on her. Kissing her forehead, I draw her deeper into my chest.
“Always,” I say. “Forever.”
EPILOGUE
ERYX - TEN YEARS LATER
We shouldn’t remain in this town for much longer.
Rumors are already spreading amongst the villagers here. Whispers of a strange plague or merciless killer are on the lips of noble lords and drunkards alike. They all repeat the same stories. Innocent men being snatched off the street—drained of their blood and their corpses left to rot in dark alleyways. Each morning, new bodies are discovered, leading the townspeople to wonder just what curse has befallen their land.
They are wrong on two accounts.
Firstly, this land is not cursed—we will leave it in peace once our hunger has been sated. Secondly—and most importantly—those men were not innocent. My wife saw to that. They were evil men with rotten souls, just like the one she is entreating with now.
The man leans against the wall of the tavern, ignorant of the danger prowling in his shadow and standing right before him. His dark hair shines in the low light, and the crinkles around his brown eyes deepen as he grinsat Nory. Her smile is compelling, but I note its brittleness. After all, no one brings her more genuine smiles than I.
After a decade together, I know my wife better than myself. Still, whenever I watch her interact with these men, I can’t help but grind my teeth together, counting down the seconds until we can drain them together. This man needs killing more than most—an adulterer who leaves his wife and child to fend for themselves while he wastes all their coin inside gambling halls.
He is far from the only man of his ilk polluting this town. It’s why we’ve lingered here for so long. Once I turned Nory, we had struck another bargain, one that included our desire to see the world together and only claim the lives of those who deserved it.
And of course, to love each other completely and endlessly until this world becomes dust.
All three were easy enough to agree to. I had Nory; everything else was just details. If it weren’t for our need to feed, I’d swear we would never pull ourselves apart. As it was, this hunting trip has been more than successful, and we’ll be satisfied for a while. Long enough to travel further up the coastline and reach the northern beaches.
Just the thought of taking Nory in the sand—her beautiful body glowing in the moonlight as I pound into her until she screams is making me impatient for this final hunt to be over.
