Page 40 of Her Beasts

My heart ached for her; she seemed so unsure of herself as she got closer to me. The moonlight gave her a glow and a beauty that took my breath away. She had her hair in a messy bun, with pieces of hair framing her face, her violet eyes glowed. Her legs were bare, but she had on one of those large sweaters that came down to her mid-thigh with her shoulder peeking out. My stomach clenched with the need for her and to wipe out that uncertainty in her.

I hated myself for putting it there. While I played the last chorus of the song, she held my gaze as she approached. She opened the bond between us, letting me feel all her worries, sadness and a hint of anger. I wanted her anger more than anything else. That would be easier to deal with than knowing I had hurt her.

She stopped walking when she got to the piano and I slowly finished the song. We stared at each other, the tension rising with our unsaid words. Her lips pursed like she was going to say something, but I wound an arm around her waist bringing herto me. She instantly opened her legs so I could have her straddle my lap.

“Aeon—” I shook my head wanting to speak first.

“I’m not—” I cleared my throat at the emotions that threatened to spill over. “I’m not eloquent like Lucien or as confident as Zev. I’ve always been the level-headed one. I’m good at calculating all the pros and cons. My visions have always helped me see what might be in our best interest. But with you Katarina, I disregarded everything that told me you couldn’t be mine.”

I cleared my throat again feeling like I wasn’t explaining this right.

“I’m scared that I’m going to lose you before we even have a chance at life. I mated you in hopes for a full and happy life between us and with my pack. The daunting reality that my forever with you is only a few months is tearing me apart.”

“Baby,” she whispered.

“I… I can’t survive without you, Katarina Belladonna. Not when I know what love feels like, not when I know how complete I can feel and when I have eternity in my hands.” I rested my forehead on her chest. “If I have to make a deal with the goddess herself or the god of death, I won’t give you up without a fight. Our forever is not a couple of months and I’ll be damned if I let anyone take that away. I love you Katarina Belladonna, today, tomorrow and into the afterlife.”

Her heartbeat was a rhythm I was in tune with, strumming with life that I had to hold out hope for. She ran her hands through my hair, then cupped my face bringing my gaze to hers.

My restraint broke as I pulled her in for a kiss. We needed to talk, and I expected her to deny me, but she kissed me just as fiercely. Her need was my own and all I wanted was to feel her love. I sat her on top of the piano, placing her feet on the keys,making a sound that excited me because I was about to worship her and all I wanted to hear were the sounds she made.

“A,” she whimpered as I kissed her ankle.

I made my way up her leg, until I reached the apex of her thighs, seeing her completely bare for me.

“Goddess, Kitten,” I whispered, bringing her forward until I could lick up her slit until I hit her clit. She moaned, running her hands through my hair, pushing my face into her delicious cunt. “I love it when you’re a needy Kitten.”

“You, me, a lot of orgasms.” She thrusted her hips up and down as she took pleasure from my tongue.

“I want at least three,” I growled against her.

I sucked on her clit, slipping a finger into her cunt, slowly thrusting in and out, teasing her when I knew she wanted more. She tried rolling her hips faster, but I denied her anything more than a slow climb to her orgasm.

Her whimpers and soft cries fueled my aching need for her, but right now it was about her. I inserted another finger in her slowly curling them when her thighs shook. Her breathing became erratic, her hips rolled faster, and I couldn’t deny her anymore. I sucked hard, inserted another finger and curled my fingers over that sensitive spot in her.

She shouted my name as her thigh clamped around my head as she rode out her orgasm on my face. Once she released me, I languidly licked her even though she pushed me away. I kissed her clit, releasing myself from my pants. Her foot fell off my shoulder hitting random keys and I loved the sound it made.

I wanted to fuck her against them so you could hear me fucking her into nirvana. I slowly lowered her to my lap, but she stayed hovering over me.

“Don’t doubt us, Aeon,” she said, lowering herself onto me. “You are mine, I am yours.”

I groaned when she sat flushed against me. I pushed her sweater over her head, not wanting any clothing in between us. She rolled her hips slowly like she was teasing me, until our need grew too impatient. Leaning her back into the keys, I began to thrust up into her.

“Harder,” she breathed out. “More.”

She let her head hang back as she rode out my frantic thrusting. I held her hips steady as I thrusted harder, until I picked her up, walked her to a wall, and pushed her up against it, letting go. My hips snapped back and forth, like I couldn’t get close enough or deep enough. Her nails dug into my shoulder as she said something in Latin that I couldn’t quite make out.

Once she finished speaking, I felt it. Her magic and mine had woven together, making me feel her everywhere. The feeling was heightening our pleasure to the point where I didn’t know if I would survive my release. The magic around us was heady. Every touch, every thrust and every breath, was magnified so much it was almost painful. I took her nipple in my mouth as Katarina dug her nails into me further thrashing her head side to side.

“I’m… so… close,” she gasped, her eyes looking brighter.

“Come on, Kitten. Come for me,” I growled through gritted teeth as my impending release surged forward.

I changed our angle slightly until I felt her tighten around me and I had no choice but to follow her. Her magic branded itself on me as my orgasm receded. She felt like the moon, the sun and the stars. Katarina felt like a goddess and I had just been blessed.

“I am yours, today, tomorrow, and in the afterlife,” I said, kissing her forehead, feeling like something big had just happened but I didn’t know what it was.

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