Ilet the threads of magic twirl around my fingers.IwishedIcould burn it away, all of it.Theshadows aroundJun’sheart, the shadows holdingAbraxasprisoner.Iwas so fucking tired of feeling helpless.Ifocused on that, and the magic between my fingers shifted from that soft blue to vivid green and burned hot.
Abraxaschuckled, “Notbad,Princess.”Hesnatched the flames right out of my hand, letting them dance between his fingers. “It’sreal dragonfire, too.Idon’t think any fae has ever achieved that.”
“Howcan you tell?”
“Tellingyou that would be like trying to explain how we know to breathe.It’sjust somethingIknow.”Helet the flames jump up out of his hand, and they disappeared. “IwishIcould have taught you more, told you about everything.IfIhad told you about my father’s heart, maybe things would have been different.”
Iraised an eyebrow at him.
Hesighed again. “ThatisHadeon’sgreat treasure.Somehow, he has taken control of my father’s heart.Thatis what allowsHadeonto still wield magic.”
“He’susing yourfather’s heart?Adragon’s heart… so, he’s using it to pull magic from the earth, like some sort of corrupted conduit.”
Ithought about what the oldSeerhad said in the cave about this revelation, my own powers as a conduit, and the feeling of pure magic in his memory.Something, an idea, perhaps a solution, danced in my mind, just beyond my grasp.Icould almost see the pieces of the puzzle falling into place, but something was still missing.
“Showme,Abraxas.Showme your true form.Idon’t understand this dream we are in, but let’s use it to our advantage.”
Tomy surprise, he pulled away.SomethingIhadn’t seen often flashed across his face.Fear. “Idon’t want to hurt you,Tori.”
“Ihave never been afraid of you.”
“Youdon’t know what you are asking.Ihad to work for centuries to learn to control my actions.Lockedin a fae body, it was easier, but dragons aren’t civilized.Theyare the embodiment of nature.Natureis vicious, brutal, and deadly.Andyou are my mate; who knows whatIwould do to you unleashed?”
Ipressed my hand into his chest, hard. “Weare in a dream; how could you hurt me here?What’sa better place to find out what you would do?”
Thatdeep fire flashed in his eyes, and beforeIcould react,Iwas on my back, his hands holding my wrists down. “Isthat what you want, little bird?Tosee me become nothing but rage and lust, to tear into your soft skin with my claws, my fangs?Todevour you completely?”
Hesank his teeth into the flesh of my neck, andIfelt a sharp prick as he broke the skin.Ahiss escaped me.Hepulled back, the red of my blood coating his lips and his teeth.Theyhad elongated into sharp fangs.
“I’myours,Abraxas.I’myour mate, so show me what that means.Iwant to see you lose the control you have been holdingonto so tightly.”Thefire in his eyes grew brighter at my words, andIknewIalmost had him.
“Youwould have me undone without a semblance of my humanity?”Hisbreath on my skin was hot… burning.Hisirises had lost their green, only that molten gold remained, his pupils elongated into slits.Hepressed himself between my legs, and the heat of him traveled straight into the depths of my belly, my heat rising to meet it.
“Completely.”
Hiscontrol snapped.Ourlips slammed together, andIfelt a sharp pain as my tongue was sliced open on the tip of one of his fangs.Buthe pulled me in deeper, andIreveled in the taste of him that merged with the hot, metallic taste of my blood.
Iscratched my nails down the flesh of his back.Amoment later,Ifelt the hot sting of his talons tracing over my hips as he pressed harder against me.WhateverclothingIhad been wearing was shredded under his ministrations.Wereleased our kiss, and he drew his lips down my neck and across my chest.Histongue darted out over my aching skin, andIwas so lost in the sensation of it thatIdidn’t notice the unique change for a long moment.WhenIlooked down to watch him lavish the peaked flesh of my nipple,Isaw it was forked.Heran each part around the hard bud, trapping it, before pulling it into his mouth and teasing me with his fangs again.
Myback arched asItried to get closer to him, needing even more of the harsh sensation that danced on the edge of pleasure and pain.Hewas careful, as he ever was, to keep me on the side of pleasure.
“You’reholding back,Abraxas.”
Hechuckled against my skin; the vibration was tantalizing. “Becareful what you wish for,Princess.”Icouldn’t help the scream that escaped me as his teeth broke the skin of my breast.Inever wanted it to end.
“IsaidIwould devour you,Tori, andIhave every intention of showing you how a god claims his mate.”
Andthen he was transformed.Greatblack horns emerged from underneath his silver hair.Hiseyes burned even brighter, and the white of the sclera was replaced with deep black.Hispale skin was pulled back on his temples and hands to reveal the obsidian scales beneath.Iwas entranced, but he refused to let himself change completely, hovering on his own edge between humanity and beast.Hetraced that strong, elongated tongue down my stomach, spreading my thighs with those clawed hands.Ifell open for him immediately.
Histongue traced up and down through me before pushing deep inside.Ibucked my hips involuntarily. “Ohfuck,Abraxas.”Wordswere lost to me asIfelt it twist, creating a sensation unlike anythingI’dfelt before.Withoutthinking,Igrabbed onto his horns and pulled him deeper into me.
“Youalways were such a needy thing,” he chuckled, licking my arousal off his lips; it coated almost the entire bottom half of his face. “Playnice with these,” he gestured to his horns.
Imoaned as he dove back between my thighs.Isquirmed to get closer as he fucked me with his tongue.Eachthrust was relentless and a tease as he stopped his momentum to circle my clit.Itwas a deep, unbearable pressure; each pass brought me closer to that perfect ecstasy.Iwas so close now thatIbarely felt his claws sink into the flesh of my hips.
“Abraxas,I’mgoing to…”Hethrust into me with abandon, hitting every single sensitive part of my swollen cunt.Icaressed his horns gently this time, and heard him moan against my flesh.Thesound and vibrations sent me over the edge.Asthe limitless golden light of release danced before my eyes, he lapped up every last drop of my arousal likeIwas the most delicious thing in the world.
Mylegs were shaking asIcame down from myorgasm, but he didn’t give me a moment of reprieve before he rose up on his knees and grabbed my legs, pulling me around him.
