Page 55 of Bound By Pain
I strike hard and fast. Sinking my teeth into the side of her throat, right above Ridley’s bond mark. Her pussy’s vice grip on my cock gets immeasurably tighter as our bond snaps intoplace. The silvery-white of mine intertwines with the blush pink of hers.
When her teeth find my lip, sinking deep into the flesh, our bond roars to life. Emotions pour from her.
Gratitude.
Disbelief.
Hunger.
The last one makes me laugh, because I know it isn’t just hunger for food she’s feeling. My Omega is an insatiable little beast.
Forever with her is going to be fun as hell.
CHAPTER 24
“Did you get what you needed?”
“What you allowed me to take, yes.”
Someone moves closer, their musty scent clogging my nose and making me retch. If I could open my eyes, I’m sure I would see the look of disgust on their face. I hear it in their voice instead.
“You know the rules,Doctor. You will not harm their reproductive systems. Unless you’d like to earn a bullet in your skull.”
“If I cannot study their systems to the fullest extent, I cannot complete my work,” the other man protests. His voice sends fear spiking wildly through my entire body, muscles locking and soul screaming to escape this predator.
Flashes of horrific things cross my mind. Pain. Blood. Terror. All at the hands of one man. Doctor Harrison. New Hampshire’s mad scientist.
“Your work is creating more of the anti-bark drug you were manufacturing for Pastor Montgomerey. Anything else you’ve cooked up in that fucked up head of yours is no longer a priority. Take the rest of her glands. She won’t need them once she’s in the breeding room.”
I jolt upright. Heart racing and breaths coming in short, panicked bursts. Remnants of the pain I felt beneath Harrison’s blade skitter through my nervous system, tricking my body into thinking it’s happening again.
An arm wraps around my waist, pulling me against a vast, naked chest. Creed’s after-rain scent fills the room as his purr rattles to life.
“Shhh, it’s okay. You’re safe. I’ve got you.”
He takes exaggerated deep breaths that I mimic until my thoughts clear. My body melts against his, relaxed by the vibration of his chest, but my mind runs in harried loops.
After several long minutes, I can’t stand it anymore. I need to breathe. To feel open space. The sanctuary of my nest feels claustrophobic after my nightmare. Too reminiscent of the cramped cage I was forced into, despite the soft edges and Alpha lying next to me.
“Kitten?” Creed lifts his head, sleepy eyes popping open when I shimmy from beneath his arm.
“Gotta pee,” I rush out, climbing over him. I send up a silent thanks to Fate when he nods and falls back asleep. I knew he’d understand. He was there too. For much longer than I was.
I just need a minute to compose myself. To reattach the tether, I have to hold on to my sanity.
Stumbling into my bedroom, I see Ridley starfished on my bed. His soft snores fill the air, hiding the creak of my door as it opens.
I’m stopped in my tracks when I spy a stuffed animal sitting on the island. A pink bow is wrapped around it, a bag of gummy sharks tucked inside. The Venus Fly Trap stuffy is adorable as hell! Candy Courage has been teasing a new album, and these plants have been in every promo graphic.
Who left it, though? Ridley and Orion both were home in time for dinner, so it wasn’t either of them. And I cannot see Shiloh shopping for stuffed animals. Which leaves…
Shaking my head, I grab a bottle of water from the fridge and head out onto the front porch. Fresh morning air will help clear the lingering feelings from that nightmare.
When I swing the front door open, I yelp, nearly dropping my water, when I see someone sitting outside.
“Fates, Lex! You scared the shit out of me!”
“Sorry,” he mumbles. His stormy gray eyes roam over my body before flickering back up to my face. “What’s wrong?”
