Page 128 of Beast: Part Two

The urge to recede and allow Lucien to deal with these emotions is strong. However, I fight the urge off.

“Losing Priest has showed me that life is too short. No matter how good I am, and how prepared we are for a menu, it can all be taken away from you in the blink of an eye. And leaving you, tiny soldier, and this baby behind to mourn me the way Rose is mourning Priest doesn’t sit right with me. So, I’m choosing you over the need to kill.”

I look up at her when I feel something wet hit my chest. She’s crying. I swipe her tears away.

“Baby,” she stops and clears her throat. “Seth, I would’ve accepted you no matter what you decided. I understand your need to do what you do. You know that, right?”

I nod. “I know, Candy Girl. But, this,” I point between the two of us before placing my hand on her belly. “This is what I want.”

Her tears fall again. “Hearing you say you’ll give it all up for our family makes me love you so much more. I promise to make it all worth it.”

I pull her down, crashing my lips to hers. “You already have, Lia.”

Rolling her underneath me, I part her legs with my knees and settle between her thighs. Reaching between us, I line my cock up with her opening and slide in. She purrs as I seat myself to the hilt.

“I fucking love you, Candy girl.”

I spend the rest of the night proving those last words to her.

Chapter thirty-five

Sex Club

Zel

The hot water from the shower rains down on my body, helping to clear my head. The visions of my childhood disappear to the back of my mind.

You are here.

You are safe.

They can’t find you.

I repeat the words in my head over and over. It was the very first lesson I learned from Priest. The day he showed up at my parents’ house and dragged me out of that box will be a day I’ll never forget. Losing Priest has brought back many of my memories. Things I’ve worked hard to forget.

“As long as I’m alive, you will never have to fear them,”his words from the day he rescued me play in my head.

Turning off the water, I climb out of the shower. I grab the towel on the hook beside me and wrap my lower half before going over to the mirror. My jet-black hair has grown over the last few months I’ve been here. Now the front hangs in my face.

“Zel, pull your fucking hair out of your eyes.”I can almost hear Priest’s voice as if he’s standing here beside me.

Glancing down at my chest, I catch sight of the colorful artwork that adorns my upper body.

The vision of my eight-year-old self being held down as I’m tattooed for hours replays in my head.

“You belong to us, Kenji. For the rest of your life, you will belong to us.”I shake the memory away, hoping it goes back to the deepest part of my mind.

Turning away from the tattoos, I head into my room to dress.

Before long, I’m heading down to the dining room to catch up with the plans for today. Before I walk into the room, I shut my eyes and take a deep breath. I shed my concerns and worries and plaster a smile on my face.

I walk into the room to find Lucien alone.

“I see class hasn’t started yet.”

Lucien looks up from his computer. “You’re the first one here today.”

I pull out a chair and take a seat, propping my legs up on the table. “Did you sleep at all last night?”

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