Page 13 of A Blackened Bond

But I wouldn’t back down. I wasn’t willing to give up what I wanted anymore. I glance back at the boys standing behind me. I wantedthem.

If I had to kick Creed’s ass to do it, or spill all my pain out before them, then I would.

A beat of silence passes between us, and a strange glint sets itself in Creed's amber eyes. His gold tones brighten as his brows furrow, watching me. “We’ll see.”

He takes a step back and a small sigh I didn’t realise I was holding falls from my lips.

Ezra places a kiss on my head before I turn around and gaze into two bright-piercing blue eyes, a wicked bloody smile forms on his lips.

“Red.”

CHAPTER FOUR

ANNEX’S POV

Her bright little blue eyes meet mine, widening as my lips stretch painfully against each cheek.

Fuck she was beautiful.

She rushes toward me, and within seconds, she's on me, her hands wrapping around me as my face finds that soft nook near her neck.

Her sweet scent takes over all my senses as I wrap myself tightly around her.

Those hours down there felt too long to be away from her. Time slowed with each second I was gone and not near her. It was the fastest I’d ever been brought back and I'm sure I’ll suffer for it, but every bit of pain was worth being able to touch her again.

Her scent, touch, and voice were my heaven…my sanctuary, and my peace. I could embrace the madness that could take me, fight it, and push it back if it meant just one more day or one more moment in her arms.

My mate, my soul’s other half…My Red.

My fingers brush across her neck and shoulders, pushing her hair back as I kiss the soft skin on her neck. The warmth there instantly heats my numb lips.

I was onlyexistingbefore Red came along.

She’s made every day worth living and warmer since she appeared, and every moment with her has been filled with a happiness I never thought I’d have.

Before, everything was dull and grey, a dark life filled only with blood and pain. If not for my brothers, I would have spiralled into a black abyss a long time ago.

But with Red…Now, everything didn't seem so horrible and dull. She’s brought meaning into every day. She’s given me a reason to want to live another day in this shitty world that just keeps taking.

I take another deep inhale, pulling every drop of her scent into me.

If this was what love or a mate bond felt like…I was done for.

Red could put a leash on me cause I was now permanently hers.Not that it was ever a question before.

A small chuckle leaves my lips at the thought.

She suddenly pulls back, her eyes narrowed.

“What the hell are you laughing at? Do you think this is funny?!” My little Red was pissed. Her cute little glare working overtime as she watches me. But how could Inotsmile?

“Do you know how worried I’ve been? How we all have?” She continues to rant as she glances back toward the guys around us. But my eyes can't leave her.They won’t.

She's about to open her mouth again, another cute little order waiting to fall from those plump, rosy lips before I lean forward and pull her toward me. Her eyes slightly widen before quickly closing, her words lost as my lips meet hers in a heated kiss.

My hands brush through her hair as she leans further into me, a soft moan leaving her lips as my tongue twists and swirls against hers. Her hands grip my shoulders, her nails digging into my cold skin and making me feel alive again as they mark me.

Fuck, I wanted her to leave her mark on me permanently; her teeth biting my skin, her nails drawing blood…seems my dick was wide awake now too.

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