Page 68 of Soul Redeemed

“You saw Zayne?”

Xander flinched at the confession, realizing he hadn’t said anything prior to that moment. “He interrogated her and left. Ava didn’t tell you that?”

“She must’ve skipped that part. Any idea where he took off to?”

“Said he was following up on a tip the female gave him about Denya.”

Gavin huffed through the phone, and if Xander had to guess, he probably stood pinching the bridge of his nose, like he always did when more shit got added to his platter.

For that reason, Xander didn’t bother to tell him that he’d found the demon talking to his dead mate, who Xander happened to witness himself, or that Zayne looked like hell on steroids.

“He’ll be fine,” Xander assured him instead. “He fits in with the underground. They wouldn’t even bat an eye at him. What could go wrong?”

“It’s Zayne.” Gavin’s voice lowered to a grim tone, as he added, “Everything.”

32

Ava’s body had grown weak, so much so, Calix had to hold her up against the shower tiles while he pumped out the last of his orgasm. For three days, the demon had ravished her against every wall and surface of his bedroom, and if not for Anna leaving the occasional bag of blood outside the bedroom door for her, she’d have surely starved.

Calix, on the other hand, had feasted on her like a king. He hadn’t sleep. Hadn’t seem to tire, at all.

They’d fucked so many times, she’d lost count. So many orgasms, she didn’t think her body could possibly mount another, but as his climax crested, his cock swelling inside of her and pressing against her walls with each water-slick glide, she tipped her head back against the cold tiles and allowed yet another explosion up her spine that shot to her limbs in a wash of warm tingles.

“Gods!” She collapsed forward, resting her head in the crook of his neck, while the last of his cum filled her. Her bones turned soft, and she could hardly muster a single twitch of her muscles as she allowed him to hold her while he pistoned his hips into her with the final spurts.

Nephilim were hearty species, but being half human meant she’d never match Calix’s stamina. Even so, it warmed her fragile, racing heart to hear his pleasured moans and know he was getting stronger. And bigger with each round of sex, too. Gods, surely any other male would’ve gone flaccid, each subsequent hard on less than before, but not Calix. The more they fucked, the harder he grew each time.

His lips found her throat, and the tickle of his kiss tugged a half smile that quickly faded when she felt his headshake and his groan rumble against her skin.

“Why did you let me do this to you? You let me take from you and take from you. I’m a fucking bastard who deserves the flames of Stygius for what I’ve done to you the last few days.”

“You’re an asshole who’s ruining my post-coital glow, so shut up and set me down.”

Still holding her against him, he turned her so the top spigot sprayed against her back while she continued to lay against his shoulder.

She hummed a moan, letting the warm spray soothe the ache in her battered muscles. “You’re stronger now, yes?”

“And you’re weaker.”

“I just need some rest. I’ll be ready again soon after.”

“I’m not taking from you again tonight.”

“You’ll take as much as you need.”

The hot spray cut off to a cold blanket of air that sprang goose bumps across her skin, and Calix pressed his lips to her cheek, carrying her out of the shower. Warmth engulfed her as he wrapped a towel around her body, as if she were a child in his arms, and when Ava caught their reflection in the bathroom mirror, that was exactly as she appeared, curled into his massive chest.

“I can walk, Calix. You can put me down.”

“No.” His grip tightened, pressing her against his body. “Tonight, I’m taking care of you.”

The light of the bathroom gave way to the darkness of his bedroom, and he set her down across his bed. The heady scent of sex still filled the room, and she caught the tremble of his hands that told her it excited him.

“Turn onto your stomach.”

She’d heard that command so many times over the last three days that her body moved on its own until she held her ass high in the air for him.

“No, baby. Not that.” He pushed her hips flat to the bed, spread her arms out at either side of her, and the towel slid down her back, covering her lower half. “It’s a temptation that’ll never tire, but it’s your turn now. Close your eyes and relax.”