Page 124 of The Book Reader
There are more dead than I first thought.
My little killer is perfect. Deadly.
I want to beat my chest with pride, but Gaelan growls low in my head, reminding me what I am here to do.
Whoever she screams out again, followed by a loud hiss from my mate, that makes my cock harder. Gaelan held me back for much longer than he should have.
He has Ari-Rose; Lexus-Rose is mine.
Hearing another scream echo into the night, followed by the sound of blood hitting the windows, I shimmer into the backyard and stand away from her. She’s enjoying the pain she inflicts on this daemon, but she jerks her head up as if sensing my presence. She growls low and dangerously, warning me to stayback. She has no idea how much this makes me want to fuck her even more.
Female daemons always play hard to get, but Lexus isn’t just a low-level daemon. She is like me, a lady of Hell. So, she will play this game trickier.
I can’t wait to show her who she belongs to.
Her eyes are intense, staring at me like she is ready to rip my head off. She throws the daemon to the side, and he hits the wall hard and groans out loud in more pain. I lift my hand and send a bolt of blue electricity at him—bored that he is here, needing him gone so that we can play our games. His body ignites in blue flames, his screams even louder now as his body burns.
My eyes remain locked on hers, daring my beautiful daemon again. She gives me a devilish smile as she begins to shimmer. I move fast, wrapping around her so our shimmers merge. I fight for control of it; she is strong but new, so it is easy for me to win.
For now.
We need to go somewhere that no other daemons go to; she smells too sweet for them to leave us alone. I shimmer us to the marshes in the Underworld. It’s dark, and no one is around for miles. I’m also hoping that the smell from the plant life here will block out the sweet and delicious scent of my mate.
As soon as our feet hit the wet grass of the marsh, she pushes away from me. She lowers to the ground and rolls into a crouch, low and ready to pounce. Seeing her like this, my cock aches with the need to pound into her.
The moons are both high in the sky. Nights like this are fleeting, lasting only a few seconds before they shift, bringing in a new night. The silver aurora in the sky is the only light cast across the land. I watch as it relaxes off the gold marking on Lexus’s body, making it look like they are made of sun rays; her white skin appears to glow, absorbing the energy from the moon somehow.
Fuck, she is stunning.
Lexus is panting, her top lip curls back, and she growls at me. I’ve pissed her off. I do like the chase of mating; I’ve seen lords of the past take part in chases, and it excites me.
Lexus snaps her teeth at me, bringing me out of my thoughts, if my Lexus-Rose wants to fight me. Then she will get her wish.
She'll need taming before she becomes a mate, which is another part of daemon mating that I look forward to. The thought of her writhing under me while I fuck her is enough to bring me to my knees.
“Be easy with her, she is new.”I hear Gaelan warning me about my thoughts. I huff at him and ignore his words; he knows what Ari-Rose needs.
I know what Lexus-Rose needs.
I step forward and puff out my chest. My black markings darken over my body, pulsing with the need to connect. I slowly lower to the ground, facing her, ready to take any fight that she wishes to give me. Her submission is what I crave.
Lexus narrows her eyes at me before she backflips and sends a shot of gold at me. I roll to the side, stopping it from hitting my body.She threw a spell at me.Which one, I have no idea.
“Careful, I would like to live forever, Trelor.”Gaelan’s angry voice pierces my brain.
I chuckle at him. “Tiny daemon, don’t worry.”
My chest heaves; I fist my hand as I stand slowly. My nose flares when Lexus giggles. She thinks she is winning.
We have only just started.
My hand reaches out and I send a low power bolt of lightning at her, it hits her shoulder, making her yelp., Her eyes show hurt for a split second before she stands up, and a slow, evil, but so fucking beautiful smile spreads over her lips. She growls low, playfully, then to my utter shock, she turns and runs.
I don’t move, I just watch as she runs across the marshlands, my eyes tracking her like she is prey, and I am the hunter. She moves with such perfection, grace almost, that I begin to wonder why Lexus was never with my mate before now.
Lexus turns her head back to me, her eyes locking with mine before she grins, then pushes her legs harder to speed up. I crack my neck from side to side, roll my shoulders, loosen my muscles, ready for my mate. I will let her get a few paces ahead.
Then I take off, sprinting after her. My feet are pounding on the wet grass. Her head turns back to me again, and her gold eyes flash; I see a smile on her face. She is enjoying this. Little minx.
