Page 22 of Demon Shy

I clenched around him and watched his soul leave his body as he came inside of me in a flood. His mouth captured mine in another heated kiss. When he lifted his head again, we were in the bedroom.

“Cowgirl,” I said. “I need control for a while, sugar.”

He didn’t hesitate and turned to lie on his back with me still impaled on him. I leaned forward and kissed his chest the way he liked.

“You ready for more?”

He grunted and gripped my hips as I started moving. He came within moments but barely paused before he took over, setting a pace that showed his strength and stamina.

As I’d guessed, he rubbed me the right way from the inside. My breathing shortened and sped. I gripped his forearms and closed my eyes, letting him guide me to the finish line.

“Sing for me, May,” he said.

I did. Long and loud. When I collapsed onto him, he rolled us to our sides and gently moved within me a few more times. His release was just as plentiful as the first time and leaked out onto my thighs as I caught my breath.

Opening my eyes, I smiled at the man who loved rocking my world.

“I’ll sing for you every day for the rest of my life.”

Then, I wrapped my arms around the man I loved and held on for dear life as he loved me so thoroughly that I forgot my own name.

Deciding to live was the best choice I’d ever made.

EPILOGUE

HEJUN

May wasn’t happy.The light in her eyes was fading with each passing second.

“Tell me what to do,” I said.

Her eyes started to fill with tears.

“I ate the last peanut butter cup.” Her words ended with a sob.

I didn’t understand why eating the chocolate treat upset her so much. She didn’tlikesweets. Yet this morning, she had found the peanut butter cups in the cupboard and had started eating them.

“Don’t cry. I’ll find more. I promise.” I kissed her temple. “Stay here. I’ll be right back.”

I left the house in a hurry but was stopped by Fallor, who was waiting outside.

“How many of the peanut butter cups did she eat?” he asked.

“The whole bag of little ones,” I said.

He nodded thoughtfully. “May does not need more chocolate. She needs Angel.”

Rather than question him, I changed directions and ran to Angel’s house. Shax opened the door with Daisy sleeping peacefully in his arms.

“May is crying because she ate the last peanut butter cup. Fallor said I needed Angel, not more peanut butter cups.”

Shax nodded and looked back into his home.

“Angel, May needs you,” he called.

Daisy twitched in his arms. He gently patted her back, calming her again. Her tiny mouth twitched with a brief smile. The infant mesmerized me. Only Angel had given birth so far. Mya’s belly was round with the next infant our community would welcome. Mom said soon. Mya said not soon enough. My brothers and I were all eager to see another tiny human. Although, Mom said it wouldn’t be human. It would be more of a mix of fey and human than little Daisy and her pretty mismatched eyes.

Angel appeared beside Shax and kissed Daisy’s head.

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