Page 93 of Ever Dark

“It’s snug, but it will do for now.” I pull down the fabric of the sweater. It just barely reaches my hips.

Draven glares at me. “She needs to rest now. Everyone out.”

I don’t like him telling me what to do. But he’s right. I prefer to watch over her, but I’m sensing that isn’t going to happen tonight. Not with them here.

“Come, let’s get you your first drink.” Aries pats me on the back, and I almost toss him into the nearest wall. No one has ever touched me except Mia. But I refrain.

“I’ll be back later, dark one.” I kiss her forehead beforefollowing Aries, Bones, and Draven out into the hall. “What are we drinking?”

Bones lets out a deep sigh. “Fucking everything.”

“That might not even be enough,” Draven huffs.

His aura is dark like mine. It’s odd to stand so close to another being that exudes the same energy.

“Lead the way, then.”

I chuckle as they exchange exasperated looks.

This is going to be a very long day.For them.

ARIES

Mia’s monster is bigger than I thought he’d be. Not that I’m jealous. I’m not. But fuck… he even has a forked cock and tongue. The things he can do with both…

“Ries, where’d you go, man?” Bones snaps his fingers in front of my face.

I take a swig of my whiskey, breathing into it as the spicy liquid sloshes in my mouth. Nox smirks as I eye him over the glass. This fucker knows the effect he’s having on me. He was literally designed for sin.

“I’m good, just processing,” I rasp as the whiskey burns my throat.

Draven snickers. “Right. Sure you are. Anyway, we need to discuss some rules.”

Nox presses his shoulders back and curls his tail around his legs. “Shouldn’t we do that when Mia is awake? I think she’d like to have a say in her own life.”

I nearly choke on my next sip.

Draven glares daggers at him. “No. These are the rules amongst men. I’d say gentleman but I don’t think there’s anything gentle about us. I’m sure we’d all like our own time with her so let’s be civil and figure that out.”

The way Nox sizes him up is hysterical. This nightmare man could literally knock Draven out just by blowing in his direction. But I have to give my broody friend credit. He’s vicious and violent in his own right. And he’s not backing down to anyone. Horns or no horns.

Bones clenches his fists as he takes a step between Draven and Nox. “Everybody chill. My hands have barely healed from the last fight. And I don’t think Mia would appreciate us getting blood all over her kitchen floor.”

Now Bones might be shorter than all of us but he’s the only one I’d bet money on against this towering monster. His strength lies in his recklessness and obsession with pain. He’d probably get off on Nox tossing him around the room a bit.

Nox flexes his jaw and takes another step toward Bones. “Shhh. You’re embarrassing yourselves.”

Fuck.

I slide in between them and place a gentle but firm hand on Nox’s chest. “Easy, big guy. Everyone is tired and a little too fired up. Let’s all just take a second to breathe and calm down.”

He licks his lips as he eye-fucks me. “You’re going to be fun.”

My cock twitches in my pants. The heat emanating from his chest onto my hand stirs a longing in my gut. I just hope Bones doesn’t mind me playing out this new fantasy. “I’m all kinds of fun. You have no idea.”

He slithers his tail around my ankle, sending shivers up my back. Fucking hell. I almost let out a moan when he snakes it up my thigh, nearing my entrance.

Bones hisses. “He’s teasing you, Ries. Can we get back to focusing on Mia?”

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