Page 34 of Venom Within Her

“Please, please don’t ever stop,” I begged. “I never want to stop feeling you.”

“Never,” she growled as she pounded into me harder. “I will never, not for one second, leave you, hurt you, or stop loving you.”

Love. My heart almost burst at the word. At the feeling. Because I felt it too. I pushed her off of me and settled myself on top, sinking down onto the strap. It was so deep, pain radiated deep within me, but it felt so right.

Larz sat up and wrapped her arms around me, pounding into me as I rode her. I could feel our climaxes building together.

“Tell me, Ilona.” She squeezed me tighter, but not with her hands this time. The rough, rigid feeling of her tail circled me. “Tell me you want to be mine forever. I need to hear you say it. I need to know that you want this.”

The bliss that engulfed me was so great that the pain didn’t cross my mind. Everything I wanted was just a sting away.

“Yes. Please, Larz. Claim me. I want to be yours. I need to be yours.”

As our combined orgasms slammed into me, a sharp stabbing sensation sank into my neck. Within seconds, I could feel the venom within me.

It burned every inch as it flowed through me. The change was quick and meticulous, shooting through my veins at lightning speed. My cells twisted and transformed along the way, interlocking with something completely new.

I still felt myself, but I also felt her. Her thoughts, her emotions, her sensations. We were both at the height of our climax, writhing and screaming with each other as pleasure and pain changed all that we were.

My limbs began to ache as they grew. A tail sprang from my lower back, along with claws under my arms, as my eyes changed from brown to black.

Larz pulled my chin, smiling as she looked into my newly transformed eyes. “You’re so beautiful.”

The sensations had started to fade, but we weren’t done yet. Larz leaned her head to the side, exposing her neck.

“Your turn, baby.”

Without hesitation, my tail snapped into action, burrowing the tip within Larz’s neck. The same sensations I’d felt with my own transformation started over again as my venom seeped into Larz.

As the venom filled every last inch of her, I felt it. I was no longer me, and she was no longer her. We were us. We belonged to each other.

Claimed.

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Larz

She was beautiful. More exquisite than I ever could have imagined with her newly elongated limbs, onyx black eyes, sharp claws and tail.

As soon as the venom had finished spreading, Ilona collapsed into my arms. She was exhausted and I admired her as she slept on my chest.

I reached over the side of the bed, gently to not wake her, and grabbed the small, velvet box hidden just under the mattress. I took a moment to admire the deep, red ruby ring I’d picked out for her before slipping it onto her delicate finger. It sparkled against her warm skin with all the radiance that she was.

I pulled it to my lips, kissing every knuckle on her hand. Another century of life suddenly didn’t seem so bad with her by my side.

I severed the mind connection the second she fell asleep, but I could still feel her emotions within me. Everything I had been feeling for her was mirrored completely. I had no doubts in my mind that she’d wanted it, no doubts that she was as happy to be mine as I was to have her.

After walking these forests alone for almost a century, I could hardly believe it had come to an end. Never again would I have to swallow down my grief or hide in the shadows. As long as I had Ilona, I was seen. I was whole. I was new.

I kissed her skin. Each time my lips parted from her, a gentle excitement bloomed within me, anticipating the next time I’d feel her against me. It was like I had been operating on half power my whole life, and connected to her, I was a fully functioning being.

For the rest of my days, I would protect her precious heart. I would cherish her. I would give her my very soul if hers was broken. As she shifted in my arms, snuggling closer, I realized that I’d never really known love until I laid eyes on her. She was passion personified, and she was all for me.

After a few hours of rest, she stirred in my arms. Immediately, I tightened my hold on her and planted kisses across her forehead.

“How are you feeling, my love?” I imagined her first time shifting and the aftermath of your entire DNA rearranging could be exhausting.

But she smiled up at me, nothing but pure joy in her eyes.