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My fingers play with his hair around the back of his neck, “I know, baby, but I don’t want to leave my friends.”
“Leaving only for a little while, we will make sure they're safe; we leave guards and hounds,” he tells me. I can hear his frustration. My big alpha daemon wants to protect me, and I love him so much for that, but I need to think more. There has to be another way. I kiss him again. “Can I talk to Gaelan?” I say, I love both parts of my mate, but I need to speak to Gaelan about everything. I need the slightly softer side of my mate, the side that I can reason with just a little bit more.
I hope.
Trelor’s nose flares, and a rumble emanates from his chest. He is pissed I asked for Gaelan. I keep my eyes locked with his and watch the possessive side melt away. He captures my lips, and his hold tightens on me for a moment. His hands get smaller, his lips soften slightly, then he starts to kiss me harder.
Gaelan turns us in the shower, then presses me harder against the wall. He breaks our kiss roughly, his eyes dark with anger.
“Next time I tell you not to move,” he says, rage thick in his words, “you fucking listen.”
His hand reaches between us, and he forcefully rams his cock into my body, making me cry out. He hisses, leans forward,and bites into my neck. My whole body shakes, and a scream is ripped from my lips as he starts to thrust, his brutal pace setting me on fire. He lifts from my neck, my blood dripping down his lips and chin, and he glares down at me, watching me take the punishment he is giving me.
“Gaelan, I—I,fuck,” I shriek, my eyes roll back in my head, I don’t think I can take this anymore, the pleasure that is building almost feels too much. Gaelan’s head tilts down; he is watching my body absorb everything he is giving me, enjoying this, even if he is mad.
“Fuck? Yes fuck! You didn’t listen to me, you ran off!” he groans, smashing into me. “I told you that I’m done, I told you that I willnotlose you again,” he says through gritted teeth as he pulls his hips back and places one hand on the shower wall by my head. He continues pounding into me relentlessly. “And you have a daemon? Did you know? Did you lie to me?” He says, before he sinks his teeth into my neck again, my hands move to his head. I hold on tight as my body gives in and I orgasm hard, my pussy clamping around his cock, he groans but keeps the pace, pushing me higher. He pulls back from my neck, his lips covered with even more of my blood, he stares at me, watching me with a look I can’t place, he tilts his head, his eyes breaking contact, and it’s in that one move, I can see the truth.
He is scared.
I bite my bottom lip, then move one hand to his cheek and touch it. He closes his eyes and pulls in a sigh. I whisper, “Not… happening, Gaelan.”
“You don’t know that, Ari.” his voice was pained. This man has gone through so much for me, for us.
“Yes, I do.” My voice is firm, as if I need him to believe me. His hips slow down a little, and he frowns at me.
“I met my first, she told me I was the last, Gaelan. She told me that this ends with me.” He pulls in a breath, as if he has beenholding it since he shifted, the relief shudders through him as he starts to roll his hips. His lips crash to mine, his kisses molding my lips with his, making it known who I belong to, that I am his. Holding onto him tight, my body shakes again. Pleasure coils in my stomach, he starts to groan, and then we both cry out our release. Still kissing, our bodies jerking and bouncing against each other.
“Gaelan,” my voice low, pleasure still rippling over my body. He breaks the kiss and nibbles along my jawline, making my eyes flutter closed. “I never lied to you,” I say. “I didn’t know I was a daemon until my aunt died. I had no idea that I would have one inside of me.” I whisper, hoping he believes me.
“You are the only one,” he blurts out, making me frown.
“What do you mean?” I ask, confused.
“The only female. Only male lords have inner daemons, not even Macy has one.” He looks even more worried than before. I look at him in dismay, not even sure what he is trying to say.
“Why?” I ask, my voice shaking
“Because the devil is an asshole.”
Chapter 46
ARIANNA
Gaelan held me in the shower for a bit longer, not moving, just watching me like I was about to disappear from his arms at any second. I told him what my guide had said about me being the last, but I wasn’t going to, since I didn’t know whether it was true. But he was so mad at me, and I could see that pain in his eyes again. In the end, I had to tell him. Lexus has made this all so real for me, to the point where I am starting to believe my past self —that this could be what both Gaelan and I hope for: that he will get to keep me forever.
I can feel Lexus and her power in my body, and it scares me how much we have. Her essence feels just like the book when I touch it, a warmth that settles over my skin, an electric hum that feels like it’s channeling every single power element in the world. It makes me feel like I can both heal the universe or destroy it with just the faintest of touches.
When Gaelan finally let me go, he didn’t move far from me, watching as I got dressed before he shimmered us back to our part of the castle.
He had a meeting with some of the guards, and he made me sit on his lap the whole time. The guards thought it wasfunny until Gaelan quietly threatened to kill them if they kept on sniggering. I had to bite my lip to stop from laughing every time he growled.
My daemon is so possessive.
After the meeting, he sent them to my house in Darkville to keep watch until we arrived.
He lifts me when they leave the room, and as I perch on the edge of his desk, he kisses me deeply, making my body all hot and needy for him again. A knock on the door that startles us both.
“Come in,” Gaelan calls, but doesn’t move from between my legs, eyes never leaving mine. I lick my lips slowly, and his eyes drop down to track the movement, making me worry that whoever just walked in is about to see some live porn.
