“No,” I interrupt, my fingers flexing against her cheek. “Would I like to see more of the human world? Yes, of course.” My face inches closer to hers. “Would I like to see more of you? Peel back every single one of your protective layers until you are laid bare in front of me, ready for the taking?” Her inhale is heavy, filling her lungs as her eyes dart around my face before holding mine, full of hesitation.

“More than life itself,” I murmur, and the sound she makes is a helpless thing. “The thoughtconsumesme, Ruby.”

My mouth hovers mere inches from hers, losing myself in the forest of her eyes as I fight for my waning self-control. “I want to explore every inch of your body until you are weeping and begging for more. Show you exactly what it means to be possessed.” My tongue slips over my lips as I watch her pupils widen, a pink tinge painting her cheeks. “Prove to you that even though you are my master, Iownyou.”

There’s barely more than a molecule between us as she whimpers. “What are you doing?” she whispers, her breath hot against my lips.

“Waiting for your command. Tell me to stop, and I must stop, Ruby. Tell me to keep going…”

“Keep going,” she breathes, hands landing on my chest, and the words are barely free before our lips crash together. My fingers slide through her hair as hers wrap around my lower back and yank me against her. Our mouths are rough, rushed, as I tilt her and position her right where I want her. My teeth drag over her pouty bottom lip, and she moans into my mouth, a delirious, desperate sound.

I rip her shirt over her head, and she gasps, arms flying up to cover herself. “Do not hide from me,” I growl, claiming her mouth again before pulling away with a moan, our foreheads pressed together. “Out there, you call the shots, but in here? In here, you belong tome.”

She gulps, her throat bobbing as she stares into my eyes, and I see the very second her self-control crumbles into ruin. “Okay,” she whispers, her arms sliding to her sides. I take a step back, letting my eyes wander over her pale curves, before dropping to my knees before her.

A shaky breath escapes her as I drop a gentle kiss on the soft skin of her belly. I kiss a path down her stomach, loosening the button and zipper on her jeans and tugging the denim over her hips.

The very top of her panties peeks out over her pants, and I can’t help my delight. “Are those…”

“Oh,sugar,” she mutters, and my grin is ecstatic, spreading across my face and digging into my cheeks. “I didn’t…” Her eyes roll up to the ceiling as her cheeks flush the most adorable shade of peony pink. “No one was supposed to see those.”

I give her jeans another shimmy, still grinning as I uncover her underwear. Bright red fabric is covered with a pattern of horns that look suspiciously like mine, with the words‘horny little devil’ floating randomly. “Were you thinking of me when you bought these, sweet Ruby?”

“Maybe.” She flushes an even deeper shade.

With a yank, her jeans pool around her ankles and I tilt my chin until I’m looking all the way up her body into her eyes. “Well then,maybe,” I stress the word as she huffs and rolls her eyes, “we’ll just leave them on.” Gently, I lift her foot and tug her pants off before doing the same on the other side. Leaning forward, I drop a kiss on her groin before sliding my tongue out and licking along her pussy, tasting her even through her panties.

She gasps as I throw her leg over my shoulder, and her hands land on my head for balance, gripping my horns. I groan loudly as I sink my face deeper into her sweetness, dragging my tongue against the soaked fabric in long, sweeping strokes. Every squeeze of my horns has my frenzy growing until I can’t take it anymore.

In a rush, I rise to my feet and guide her backwards until she drops on the bed. Not stopping there, I shove at her shoulders until she is lying flat, ready to be claimed. My name leaves her in a breathy whisper, over and over, as I push her knees up and back. “Exquisite,” I breathe as I drop back between her legs. Our eyes meet as I grab her panties with my teeth and tug them aside, and she calls out as I get my first real taste of her.

My hips rock, shamelessly grinding my cock against the mattress to get the friction I’m desperate for as I feast on her, dragging in heavy licks and using my lips to pull and suck. Delicious sounds rise from her throat, matching my rhythm, until I roll my tongue over her clit. “Oh, fuck,” she moans as she grabs my horns again, and I chuckle against her as I tug the swollen nub with my lips.

She bucks off the bed as she loses her inhibitions, rolling against me as I lick and suck, the divine flavor of her filling mymouth. Her fingers claw at my horns, my shoulders and neck, even gripping my hair and pulling as she searches for purchase. Panting breaths echo through the room, and when she tenses, on the verge of letting go, I pull away.

“Cas!” she shouts, scrambling to draw me back, but I only grin as I put distance between us.

“Do you remember the promise I made last time we found ourselves in a similar position, Ruby?”

Her eyes flare as I lift onto my knees and she sees my erection pressing against these ridiculous sweatpants, a dark wet spot at the tip. “Y-yes,” she finally manages, and I bite my lip between my teeth as I push my pants off my legs. My cock springs free, defying gravity as it pushes straight off my body.

The devil panties make me smile again as I pull them off and toss them aside. I position myself between her legs and hover above her. “You’ll be so full of me, you will carry my scent for days,” I murmur as the head of my cock finds her entrance. Slowly, I push my hips forward, watching her face for any signs of hesitation.

She whimpers as I stretch her, thrusting inside an inch at a time. Her tight warmth surrounds me, and my eyes roll back in pleasure as I slide all the way in. For a second, I sit there, fully seated, enjoying how she grips me while giving her a chance to adjust to my size.

“That’s so perfect,” I murmur, finding her gaze again. Red curls curtain over her eyes, and I reach up and brush them aside, those hypnotizing green eyes boring into mine. “Now, be a good girl and brace yourself, love.”

I pull all the way out and thrust back in, and her eyes widen as she calls out. She’s so wet that I move easily inside her, the slick sound of our bodies filling the room, merging with her moans and incoherent whispers. Fingernails pierce myback, short ones that dig trenches into the skin, with a sting that tingles down my spine.

My lips drop to her throat, teeth scraping along her neck as she claws at my back. Her scent is heightened here, vanilla and sweat, and my hips pump faster as I suck the delicate skin into my mouth. “Cas!” she gasps, breathy, while her pulse fires under my tongue. “You’ll leave a mark!”

That insatiable beast inside me purrs at the thought.

“Exactly.” My voice is muffled against her skin as I draw harder. “You will smell like me, carry my mark on your skin. Everyone will know that you are a filthy little thing that belongs to me. That you are mine.”

The only response is another whimper, and I thrust so hard that the headboard bangs against the wall. Heat forms in my core as the ball of tension grows, spreading through my lower body and spidering along my nerve endings. My back arches up as I grab onto the wood of the headboard, and her head digs into the bed as her mouth falls open, her hips rolling against mine faster.

“Cas,” she gasps, her motions becoming frantic as her eyes squeeze closed. Her hands slide down to my ass cheeks, pulling the last bit of friction she needs from me. Taking it for herself and using me for her pleasure. God, she can fucking have it all. “Cas, holy fuck…Cas!”