Page 29 of Ever Dark

He fists his two-headed cock as I climax, stroking it furiously as he watches what his tail has done to me.What he has done to me.

“You’re almost redeemed, dark one…almost.”

His tail retreats, whipping back without warning.

The nerves in my tender flesh burn and sting. I pull at my restraints, desperate to get free, but it only makes them tighter.

He mounts me and spreads my thighs farther apart. My chest heaves with ache and need. A tug of war between my rational mind and my corrupted soul. I let out another deep moan as he thrusts one head of his cock inside my pussy. The other head suctions itself over my swollen clit.

Nox’s eyes roll back in his head, his red pupils gone, leaving only a sea of black in their stead. “Ohhh, my little dark one,” he rasps, his lips trembling. “I am yours.”

I’m stuffed full, cumming hard again as he penetrates me. He commands every inch of me, every spasm, every fucking sensation that stimulates and assaults me.

Our screams become one, morphing into one another as he unleashes his thick cum inside me. I grind against him, inviting him in deeper. It’s toxic and unhealthy and masochistic, like a drug. Like a disease I’ve convinced myself I deserve. But it feels so fucking good.

When he finishes, it feels like a hangover. I whine as he leaves my body. And that satisfies him even more. He gazes down at me, his eyes glowing red. “You can fuck whoever you choose to, Mia. But you still belong to me.”

I don’t know what it’s like to not belong to him. Our existence is tied. “I know, Nox. Don’t be angry with me.”

“It’s agony to be away from you. It’s infuriating. I want to be free from here. I want to lie with you in your bed. The power is in your hands. Why won’t you use it?”

My stomach knots. I’ve driven myself crazy trying to justify his request. If I bring him to life, he’ll consume me twenty-four-seven. If I leave him here, he’ll torment me every time I go to sleep up there.

And I know nothing of where he comes from, why he’s attached himself to me, or what he’ll do to me if I let him out of this cage. He won’t tell me anything.

“You know I can’t do that until you tell me who you really are,” I murmur quietly, not wanting to upset him again. Although, I wouldn’t be entirely upset if that tail of his was back inside me. I’m a glutton for punishment.

He curses and leaps off the bed. “I am darkness, Mia. That is all I know. I’ve told you this.” It doesn’t take long for him to release me from my restraints. With just a quick slice of his claws, my ropes fall away.

I sit up and rub my wrists. “You don’t belong in my world. Fuck, I don’t belong in here.”

He smooths his black hair up into a topknot in between his horns. “Do you wish to never see me again then? Am I really such a thorn in your side?”

That familiar guilt sloshes through my veins. “No, that’s notwhat I meant. It’s just that… if I do what you ask, it could cause chaos. I need more time to figure it out.”

His face softens as he lies down next to me on the bed. He caresses my face, his claws retracted now. I love both his sharp points and his gentle fingers. “I need you, Mia. My heart breaks every time you leave.”

I curl up next to him and sigh as he drapes a possessive arm around me. Nox is a nightmare. My nightmare. He’s a part of my shadow self. I need to know more before I do something I can’t take back. “I’m tired, Nox.”

He leaves a trail of kisses across my back and shoulders. “Shh, rest. We will figure this out next time.”

His words coax me to sleep, pushing me into a dreamless abyss. He wraps himself around me like a cocoon as I try to let my mind drift into nothingness. It’s the only peace I get in between worlds.

But tonight is different. Because I know when I wake up on the other side, I have to deal with three more nightmares. Monsters who get to walk around as free as ravens. My heart races as I try to prolong my sleep, willing it to stretch out for as long as possible.

But when I finally give up the fight and surrender, it’s not Nox that’s on my mind. It’s Bones Crane, Aries Thorn, and Draven Blackwell. Their faces are the last ones I see before I pass out.

BONES

“Why are you getting involved in Draven’s mess again?” Lettie has always been the best of our family. With Felix and I for brothers, it’s a miracle that she’s as pure and sweet as she is. But that also makes it very difficult for her to understand how I live my life.

Of course, she’d corner me when I’m lying flat on my back underneath a lifted car. “This coming from the girl who just watched her other brother join a cult. That’s really rich, Lettie. Were you this annoying with Felix too?”

All I can see are her ballet flats pacing around the car. “Oh, I gave him hell too. Don’t worry about that. But at least he’s doing it for love. You, on the other hand, are being destructive for no reason as usual.”

You have one weak moment, and now every time you have a bad day, everyone thinks you’re going to off yourself.

“I’m doing it for friendship. Which is stronger than love. Plus, it’s business. It’s nothing for you to worry about.”

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