Suddenly, he releases inside me without warning. Warmth floods me from the inside and my eyes roll back deliriously as another orgasm grips my body.

"That's it, angel," he growls. "Take it all. Take my cum deep."

He fills me with his seed, and I feel my pussy contracting around his shaft, milking him.

"You're such a good girl," he moans, his body shuddering. "And now-"

We're interrupted by a scream.

Hades starts barking just before the first explosion goes off.

"Down, Hades," I tell the dog. "Xavier, what's happening?"

"Get dressed," he orders, his tone urgent.

I obey, slipping on a dress. Then, I follow him to the study, where he locks us into the room. The house is a cacophony of screams and blood-curdling weeping.

"Wait here," he instructs.

"Where are you going?" I ask.

"Stay calm, Tallulah. You're safe here," he says. "Just one last thing."

He walks to one of the portraits in the room and takes it off the wall. Behind, I see a long crawl space. "

"What is that?"

"A tunnel," he says. "It leads outside the mansion."

"Why are you showing me this?" I ask, my voice shaking.

"In case we get separated," he replies.

"Separated?"

"Just get in, and crawl," he commands. "Someone will be waiting on the other side."

He helps me up. The space is cramped and dusty, and shivers rock my body with fear.

"Xavier," I manage. "Don't forget the dogs."

"Of course, angel," he says.

I'm barely a foot into the tunnel before I hear the second explosion. This one is much closer. The floor beneath my hands and knees shakes, and the ceiling overhead groans and rattles.

"Come on," I mutter to myself. "Keep going."

The third explosion is the loudest of them all. My ears are ringing and the world is spinning, and suddenly everything is black.

Iwake up whenI feel someone scoop me up into their arms. I never made it out of that crawl space, and my ears are still hearing the explosion, like irreversible tinnitus.

"Tallulah," I hear a muffled voice, as if through a tunnel.

"Xavier?" I whisper, and everything comes rushing back to me.

"It's alright, Tallulah," Xavier murmurs, his lips brushing against my ear. "You're safe. We're almost there."

"The dogs...?"