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“You would prefer me to look like one of your own kind?”

“I would just prefer to see you.”

“And when we mate, that will happen. You will gain the sight.”

I’m not sure what makes me say it, but the words are falling from my lips before I can stop them.

“Then let’s mate now.”

There’s a deep rumble in Nyx’s chest and he moves closer, his large chest brushing against mine. His finger run along my lips, hooking on my bottom one and parting them.

“Are you sure?” he whispers, and I feel his breath on my skin.

“Yes,” I breathe out, my heart pounding, only this time it’s for a very different reason.

Maybe this is all a trick, and he’s the one who put a spell on me, but… what do I have to lose?

“Just promise me one thing,” I say. He drops his hand.

“What is that, sweet Ethan?”

I lick my lips, looking up at where I think his eyes would be. “If you decide to kill me, let me say goodbye to my friends first.”

He hums a grumbly sound. “Killing you is the last thing I will do.” His large arm comes around my waist, tugging me to him. “Now tell me which room of this house you want me to fuck you in.”

Chapter Five

We end upin my bedroom, where I draw the curtains tightly closed so the car headlights won’t make Nyx disappear.

“Get naked for me,” he says in a demanding voice. I turn to where I think he is, still met with nothing but darkness.

What if when I see him, he looks like a warthog or a monkey? From what I’ve felt of him so far, he seems humanoid, but that doesn’t mean anything. I haven’t seen his face.

I walk toward him. “Are you here?”

“I am now,” he says after a moment, hand coming out to touch my side.

“For a creature of the dark, you are kind of nice.”

“Only to you, because you are my mate.”

“Can I touch your face?”

“If you would like to.”

I lift my hands up but pause. I don’t want to poke him in the eye or shove a finger up his nose. As if he knows my worries, his large hands grasp my wrists and guide them to his face. My palms press to his cheeks, and I feel around his face. Everything feels human. Like he is just a really big guy.

“Thank you,” I say after a moment.

“Clothes off. Now. I am already leaking for you.”

Well, fuck.

I step back and get my clothes off, still not sure why the hell I am doing this. It could be so bad… fucking a monster? That can’t be good. It just can’t. Yet, I’m shoving my pants down and stepping out of them, my dick already hard.

“Do you even have a dick?” I ask.

Nyx chuckles again. “Yes.”

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