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My pussy spasmed and clamped down on him hard. I screamed through my release and stars exploded in my vision as he kept fucking me through my orgasm. Power coursed through my veins as the dark energy pulsed in time with my release and everything intensified. I felt Torsten’s mouth against the column of my neck, and the sting of his bite coupled with the energy running through me had another orgasm ripping through me.
I screamed again. My body jerked and quivered beneath Torsten as he marked me as his own. It was so intense that real tears filled my eyes as blackness danced around the edges of my vision. My head swam and my body collapsed into the bed. Torsten collapsed with me, his weight settling on me completely, but I didn’t care. The room was filled with our heavy breathing, and I swear I could hear my thunderous heart beating loudly in the room with us.
Holy shit didn’t even begin to cover what I’d just experienced.
I felt sated. Completely and utterly satisfied.
Moments passed before reality began to creep back in. Now that I’d fed the demon, Torsten and I needed to go and help save the Conclave. I also needed to reach out to Lucifer. I needed to know he was alright; the last time I’d seen him, he’d asked me to be his Queen, and then Iveri had taken over and marched us off to the Pit. I was glad that Rae was with him, that he wasn’t on his own.
“Torsten.”
“Hmm?” he replied sleepily.
Guess I wasn’t the only one who was completely satisfied, I thought with a grin.
“As much as I would love to stay curled up with you, we need to go and help rescue the town.”
He let out a soft growl as I attempted to push him off me, but the guy was heavy, and I wasn’t really trying that hard.
Torsten braced himself on his elbows and looked down at me. “If we must,” he grumbled with a small smile. “I’d much rather stay here and pleasure you until you scream my name again.” His tongue ran along the column of my neck where his shadow bite marked my skin. A shiver of lust zinged straight to my core and my back arched beneath him with desperate need.
His grin was wicked as he looked down at me and oh, how I wanted him to do wicked things to me, but we didn’t have time. We’d already stolen some just to feed the demon and I knew Edwin was waiting for us. The rest of the team was waiting for us.
I placed a soft kiss on Torsten’s mouth. “Later. We can definitely do this again later.”
He leant down and nipped my earlobe before growling softly in my ear. “You can count on that.” And then he vanished into his shadows leaving me alone with an insatiable need for him that he’d barely begun to satisfy.
Shit. I needed to stop dwelling on him. I had a battle to get ready for.
Chapter 25
LORI
Torsten, Edwin and I materialised in the town square, and my heart sank. I’d never seen it in so much chaos. Debris littered the cobbles and some of the shop windows were smashed. I knew Alec had said it was bad, but this… this was heartbreaking. The Conclave was supposed to be a safe space. A place where people sought refuge and new communities. Now, they were running for their lives again, and all because I’d died and caused Lucifer’s wards to weaken.
If only I hadn’t tried to save Cassian. As much as I wanted to regret that, I knew that I would do the same thing again, because that’s just who I was. I knew I couldn’t save everyone, but I did know that I would die trying.
My eyes found Fenris, and my heart panged. There was still so much unsaid between us, so much left to resolve, but now wasn’t the time. As if sensing my presence, his head shot up from whatever he was looking at and his rich umber gaze captured me. There was a heat there that burned me to my very core, and I almost let out a gasp at the intensity of it.
Shit. We really needed to have a talk. Maybe Rae was right. Maybe we did just need to get it out of our system and then move on.
Hell. Who was I kidding? That was never going to work. But we couldn’t keep going on like this. It was fucking agony every time I looked at the man.
“How many men have you got wrapped around your fingers?” Edwin drawled from behind me. “I’m almost impressed.”
“It’s complicated. And none of your business,” I snapped.
“Hey, no judgement here. Just curiosity.”
I met the mage’s strange grey gaze and saw nothing but intrigue. I still wasn’t sure what to make of him. He was… peculiar.
“It’s not overly common to meet a woman with more than one partner in this world, but it’s not unheard of. It takes a strong character to know what she wants and to take it.” Edwin’s voice dropped to a whisper. “I admire it. Can’t say it’s for me, though. When I finally meet my soulmate, I will worship the ground she walks on. I’m not sure I’d be able to share.”
“It’s not about sharing,” Torsten said, capturing our attention. “It’s about knowing that she has more love to give and letting her bestow that on whomever she deems worthy. I know that when she is with me, she is with me wholeheartedly.”
Warmth blossomed in my chest at Torsten’s words, and I felt my smile beam on my face. “Thank you, Torsten. I… That was…” I couldn’t even find the words to describe the sudden overwhelming sense of joy that sprang to life within me.
“I know,” he replied warmly and pressed a soft kiss to my temple.
