Page 81 of Ever Dark

My adrenaline spikes.That’s right, baby girl. We will kill anyone who dares to touch you.But it’s us that you should be more afraid of tonight.

I step to the side and let her put space between us before stalking toward her again, flanking her on the right so she’s forced to go up the stairs.

“Please, I have money. I’ll fucking pay you to leave me alone.” She still hasn’t realized there are three predators in her home tonight.

Sweat soaks through her shirt, plastering it to her body, showing me the outline of her pink nipples and thatsweet fucking pussy.She walks backward up the stairs, keeping her eyes trained on me the whole time.

Good girl. No sudden movements, or I might attack.

I slow my pace, trailing behind her by at least four steps. When she reaches the second floor, she makes a run for it again. And I let her. Aries is up next. And soon, we’ll have her right where we want her—bound, naked, and at our mercy.

MIA

If Bones, Aries, and Draven think I don’t know that it’s them behind the masks, they don’t give me enough credit. But I’ll play their little game. I’ll act scared and scream for help. It turns me on as much as it does them. I am not their helpless victim. I never have been. Even when Aries locked me in a cage, deep down, I enjoyed it. Every depraved fucking second.

But I didn’t survive this long on my own by being naïve or stupid. Do your worst, boys. Your little lamb has come to play tonight.

I run away from Bones and sprint down the hall. As I slide around the first corner, I smack straight into another wall of solid muscle. With broad shoulders and a puffed out chest, he towers over me by at least a foot.Aries.

I scream in his face as he grabs my arms and pins them to my side. “Please, don’t hurt me,” I pretend to plead.

He slams me against the wall and presses his body into mine. I feel his cock pulse against my middle, and my juices trickle out.This is more fun than I thought it would be. It’s hard not to grin up at him. But I keep the horror frozen on my face.

He tilts his head toward my neck and takes a full breath, breathing deep as he laps up my scent like a hound dog. It sends shivers down my back.The anticipation is fucking killing me.

In a split second, he drops my arms and steps back. And I make a run for it again. He stalks me down the hall, slow enough to make me think I’m going to get away. My adrenaline spikes as I reach my bedroom door. As soon as I enter, the door slams behind me. I spin around to see the third masked man blocking my only way out.

He creeps toward me, forcing me backward until I’m pressed against the window. I know the darkness that hides behind the mask. And I want it. I crave it.

He pins my wrists over my head and sniffs my neck the same way Aries did. I quiver as the mouth of his mask brushes my cheek.

“Stop edging me, Draven, and come get your peace.” I nuzzle his face with my own.

He stiffens and then releases a deep breath. “I knew as soon as I looked in your eyes… Now I’m not sure who’s hunting who.”

“I will always know it’s you. All three of you. Our bodies know each other even when our minds are confused.”

His grip tightens on my wrists as the door opens behind us and Aries and Bones walk through.

“Welcome to the party, guys,” I breathe out.

“She’s known this whole time,” Draven rasps. He lets go to pull his mask off but I stop him.

“No, leave it on.” I clench my thighs together. “I wanna keep playing.”

“Take off your shirt and get on the bed.”

The three of them watch me like snakes about to strike. I take my time peeling off my T-shirt, letting them get a full view of my hard nipples and gooseflesh. In nothing but my white cotton panties,I crawl onto the four-poster bed and slither back against the black satin sheets.

“Take off your panties,” Aries orders.

With trembling fingers, I push them down slowly and toss them onto the floor.

“Spread your legs.” Bones adds to the list of demands.

I’m on fire, my pulse racing. This is different from the woods and the graveyard. This is sexy and sensual and intimate. I part my legs for them.

“Wider,” Draven growls.

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