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She cried out as her inner walls clenched down hard and pulsed with waves of pleasure.

The demon and I didn’t stand a chance.

A shout tore from me as I came, my voice thick with the demon’s growl too. My eyes squeezed shut, my cock pumping for all it was worth to fill her.

Mate her,the demon snarled, just as overcome as I was.Breed her, fill her with cum until she swells with our young.

Breathing hard, I rested my head on the moss for a moment as my instinctive thrusting slowed and stopped.Yeah… you know that’s probably not going to happen, right?I told him silently.

The demon made a dismissive sound in my mind.We shall see. Either way, we will fill her with cum and bring her pleasure, yes?

A small chuckle left me, breathless.Definitely.

I could feel him smirk arrogantly, fully confident he could accomplish whateverhe wanted, even breeding a vampire, as long as she was on board with it too.

Beneath me, my beautiful treluria stirred. Pulling out of her, I shifted position quickly to keep from resting my weight on her too heavily.

She smiled up at me. “Thank you.”

I smiled back. “Thankyou,beloved.”

Her hand reached up, taking my cheek, and a question filled her eyes. I knew what she was going to ask before she spoke, and I tensed in spite of myself.

“And the demon?” Her brow rose hopefully.

The monster within me shuddered with need. But rather than rush forward, rather than steal control, his fiery gaze only turned to me, waiting for my answer, every bit as hopeful as our princess.

At the edges of my mind, the old fears still lingered like ghosts unwilling to fade away.

But that didn’t mean I had to continue living my life by them.

Dropping my gaze from hers, I squeezed my eyes shut.Promise me,I said silently to the demon.Promise me on both our graves you’ll never hurt her.

Drawing himself up in my mind, the demon regarded me like the proud king and dethroned god he’d always believed himself to be. But there was no malice in his appraisal. None of the judgment I’d felt for so many years. Only something that left me stunned speechless.

Respect.

I swear, unbroken one,he replied.I swear.

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Roan let out a shaky breath, opening his eyes. When his gaze found me again, fire lived at the heart of it like the core of a dark star.

“He…” Clearing his throat, he tried again. “He wants to mate bond you.Hisway.”

My lips parted, speechless.

“He thinks it’ll be good for you. Be good for all of us, really. Helpful or… something. And, I mean, he’s definitely got an ego so maybe that’s not—” Roan winced and I wondered what protest the demon had just made. “Look, I’m not saying you’rewrong,” he started, not sounding like he was talking to me anymore. “I just?—”

I put my hand to his chest, and he cut off, his gaze returning to me. “Yes.”

The fire in his eyes flared brighter.

“If,” I continued, “it won’t damage my connections to anyone else.”

Roan shook his head immediately. “He swears it won’t.”

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