Page 61 of Fallen Angels

But, he’s not able to say anything else when we hear the sound of footsteps. All of us turn as one as we spot one of the guards along the far end of the wall as he walks around a cornerand faces us. Dragan barely has time to knock him unconscious before the soldier shouts out, warning his comrades.

“Revenant,” I whisper, because something is coming over me—a feeling I can barely control. And I feel dizzy and exhausted. Baron groans low in his throat and sinks his fangs into my wrist.

Cambion curses quietly as my orgasm rushes over me like a hurricane. My scent grows stronger as Baron’s bite takes the edge off my hunger and his. That familiar darkness coils between us. He pulls away from me with a devilish look in his eyes.

“Make her stop,” Dragan says as he closes his eyes and shakes his head.

“I have no control over her,” Baron responds. “She needs to feed or it’s going to get worse.”

“We don’t have time,” Cambion says as he faces me. “For fuck’s sake!” He walks right in between Baron and me, then grips me by the hands and upper thighs and forces me over his shoulders. He carries me to the far side of the wall and glances over the side. The downwards jump to the street below is maybe ten feet.

Using the magic inherent in his species, Cambion mumbles something unintelligible and then jumps off the wall. When we land on the street below, it feels as if there’s little to no impact at all—as if Cambion simply hopped off a step and not a wall.

He puts me down in the dirty road and makes sure there’s some distance between us, but I see the outline of his erection in his pants. He isn’t as indifferent towards me as he likes to pretend. Even so, I look away to give him some time to get control of himself. The last thing I want to do is embarrass him, as I’m more than aware of doing so won’t do me any favors.

“You need to get yourself under control,” he announces.

“I was going to say the same thing to you,” I retort, before I can stop myself.

He frowns and inhales deeply. “Being near you when you’re… giving off what you are… isn’t easy.”

It’s similar to what Dragan said. “I’m sorry,” I answer. “I haven’t fed and the Succubus is doing everything in her power to make that happen.”

“You need to do everything inyourpower to control her,” he barks at me.

“You have no idea how difficult that is,” I argue.

If he would just give in, if he’d just fuck me…I think to myself.

As if hearing my inward thoughts, he marches away as the others land on the dirt street just beside me. Together, we peep down the length of the alley. The scent of baked bread and roasted meat blend with the aromas of Variant’s flower garden that isn’t far from our current location.

“Alright, here’s the plan,” Dragan begins, snapping me out of my daze. “We need to get off the streets and somewhere safe while we wait for Pyre to do whatever it is he was going to do. Those damn guards are going to wake up any minute now and they’ll be looking for us.”

“Agreed,” Cambion says and he seems annoyed that Dragan took the lead when Cambion clearly thinks of himself as the leader.

Dragan doesn’t seem to notice though and moves ahead of the group. I flinch when he suddenly takes my hand, but I take comfort in his hold, even though I know it’s foolish. Comfort is a word that will soon be meaningless.

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DRAGAN

The Castle in the Sky

I don’t know why I grabbed Eilish, but the action is beyond my control. Seeing Cambion hold her when he scaled down the wall only added to the irritation that Revenant caused by biting her like a fucking animal. But Eilish’s eyelids grew heavy and she looked as though she was enjoying it. The sheer strength of her pheromones is exhausting, to say the least. Each pull of air into my lungs is flavored with her arousal. My boots pound against the cobblestone, matching the rhythm of my heart as the heat of her palm seeps into my flesh.

I can’t help but think of Lamia and the way her dark seduction overcame me. Eilish is not that different that I can look beyond her nature. Her Succubus side grows stronger every day and her need to feed along with it. It’s only a matter of time before we’re forced to serve her. Revenant has already proven he’s willing, but Eilish seems insatiable. It’s becoming fairly obvious that she desires all of us.

It wasn’t unheard of, back before the Succubae were extinct, that her kind would take multiple pleasure slaves. Queens especially would have a harem of male concubines to use as they pleased. In fact, there had been many gargoyles who left my command to willingly serve their Succubae mistresses.

Revenant stops. He lifts a hand to stall our advance before pressing a finger to his lips. The vampire leans back against the wall and slowly eases around the corner. Three guards stand side by side, smoking from a pipe that sends coils of blue smoke from the bowl. Revenant straightens and walks over to them with an air of confidence that I hesitantly admire. He says nothing as he draws nearer. The soldiers stand at attention, dropping the pipe, entirely unaware of what danger lurks in their presence. As far as they’re concerned, Revenant is a soldier to Variant, just like they are.

They ignore him and I watch in rapt fascination as Revenant grabs one of the soldier’s heads with lightning-quick reflexesand twists it at an awkward angle. Before I can blink, he uses his dagger to sever another soldier’s throat and then bashes the skull of the final guard against the brick. A scarlet river of lifeblood flows down the wall as Revenant sheathes his dagger without as much as a change in posture. He waves us over as though he’s bored by the lack of challenge. We hustle to his side, creeping through the alley, and moving closer to the castle.

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FLUMPH

The Castle in the Sky

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