Page 12 of Emerald Rising
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, letting myself relax. Which was difficult when Blaze and his boner were beneath me. I needed some space. I made to get up off his lap, but he just growled and held me tighter.
“Let me go, Blaze.”
“Or what?” he jibed, cocking an elegant eyebrow.
“I swear to all you hold dear, I will find some way to hurt you.” I narrowed my eyes at him and hoped I gave him my best don’t-fuck-with-me look but the guy just smirked and licked his lips.
“I’d like to see you try,” he goaded, and I could tell he was holding back a laugh. I could see him biting the inside of his cheek to try and keep it contained in his mouth.
That gave me an idea.
An awful idea.
These men were certainly bringing out the worst in me.
I sat up a bit straighter on Blaze’s lap and traced his bottom lip with my thumb. His eyes darkened with hunger as they stared deep into my own. His tongue flicked across his bottom lip and caressed my thumb, before wrapping around the digit and sucking it into the wet heat of his mouth. My core throbbed with an aching need for this man I barely knew anything about. If I wasn’t careful, I was going to lose my nerve and surrender to the desire he had racing through me. It terrified me that I wanted more. Wanted to give myself to this fallen angel and I knew I would enjoy the dark pleasures he’d force my body to submit to. But I couldn’t. Not yet. Not until I had some answers.
I pulled my thumb from his mouth with a wet pop and bit back a moan at the fire blazing in his eyes. Before I lost my nerve, I placed my lips against his. He reacted instantly. His kiss was seductive but brutal. It was a fierce display of dominance. He wanted me to submit. He nipped at my bottom lip, demanding entrance to my mouth and I let him in. The fool.
The moment his tongue slipped into my mouth I bit down hard. He barked out a surprised growl and pulled back. In his shock, he knocked me off his lap as he checked his tongue. I tumbled to the floor and looked back up at the fallen angel. I couldn’t help the grin that spread from ear to ear as he looked down at me with a mixture of horror and desire burning in his gaze. I’d bitten him hard enough to draw blood. I could taste it on my tongue and, surprisingly, I found I didn’t care. It tasted sweet and zesty. Nothing like the coppery tang I expected.
“She bit me. She fucking bit me,” Blaze growled. “Who the fuck does that?”
“Come now, I can tell you enjoyed it,” Ash whispered seductively. “I cantastehow much you enjoyed it from all the way over here.”
“Stop fucking around, you two,” River scolded. But I tuned him out. I tuned them all out.
Something was wrong.
My mouth itched. I could feel a stinging sensation in my gums along with a pang of hunger burning deep in my gut. Colours burst into brilliant hues in front of me. Sounds assaulted my ears and my heart pounded in my chest.
“River…” I called.
The hunger. It wouldn’t stop. Wouldn’t go away.
Everything was so bright. I pushed the heels of my palms into my eyes to try and stem the pain, but it wouldn’t go away.
“River!” I called, loud enough that it penetrated their petty arguments this time.
“Shit!” someone shouted. I didn’t know who. I didn’t care. I just wanted tofeed.
A red haze descended on my vision until all I could think about was eating the pretty demons in my lounge. I was going to start with the one with black hair. He looked the tastiest.
No. No, no, no.
This was wrong. I didn’t want to eat people.
Yes, I did. Kill them. Kill them all.
