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My breath catches as he turns on a vibrator, the hum buzzing through the air. “What are you going to do with that one?”

Tilting his head up, a wicked grin stretches across his face. He crosses the room and stands in front of me. “I thought you might want to feel what you’ll miss out on before I get started on myself. Just a touch through your clothes.”

Warmth builds between my legs, my body humming as much as the vibrator. Slowly, I nod my head.

He licks his lips and leans down, kissing me to see if I resist. I don’t. I stand on my tiptoes and caress my lips to his, my soul and body singing with anticipation. Dante teases the seam of my lips with his tongue until I open my mouth and let him in. The second I do, he rubs the vibrator over my thigh and between my legs, weakening my knees.

I moan and clutch onto him before I end up with my ass on the floor. Gripping my ass with one hand, Dante teases me with the vibrator while kissing me until I crave more. I want to feel the toy on my exposed skin and discover exactly what he can do with it.

It’s in this moment I realize he was wrong about me. I’m not desperate to be good. I’m desperate to forget. I need to feel taken care of instead of constantly at battle with who I am and what Hell wants from me. I crave to just say fuck it and live my fleeting life, the short amount of freedom I have with reckless abandon.

I surprise Dante by hooking my fingers to his shirt and tugging it up until he bends enough for me to yank it over his head.

Dante releases a sexy rumble from his throat and pulls the vibrator away from my body, cutting me off from the pleasure. An annoyed gasp escapes my mouth, and I reach for his pants, wanting to teach him what it’s like to bring me to the edge of ecstasy and then deny me, but he locks his hot fingers around my wrist, stopping me.

“I don’t think so, pretty soul. This is about you, not me. I’m not here to play games with you. I want to teach you to trust me with every inch of you. That fucker of a mortal bastard really messed with you, and Micah’s ignorance about what is happening to himself didn’t help any. So now, I’m going to show you that I have only your needs at heart. I will not fail the mission. I hadn’t realized what an effect your soul would have on me, but something about it—it’s hard to explain. Angels aren’t the only ones who your presence fucks up. You fuck me up. You make me want to do insane things. Ruin and destroy others on your behalf.” Dante clenches his fists, flexing his muscles. His confession does something to my soul, and I want nothing more than what he wants.

I swallow and pant, trying to think of something to say that isn’t begging for him to rip my clothes off and fuck my brains out. The heat of his gaze devours my face, and he remains silent like he knows I have something on my mind.

“I should slap you for giving me hope, you bastard,” I finally manage to say. “I thought that kind of bullshit was saved for angelic pep-talks.”

“Old habits.” He unfurls his wings, expanding them out to touch the opposing walls of his room. “But I will fix it. Hope is for those who have nothing else to help them through things. You don’t need hope, faith, or any of that shit. You have me and Kase. And soon, you’ll even have Micah begging for you. It’ll be so satisfying showing him that his mark means nothing to you. Not when you’re going to have mine.”

I can’t stop the smile stretching my cheeks. “Is that so?”

He bunches the front of my shirt in his fingers. “Yes, you’re mine.”

The certainty in his voice sends energy zinging through my soul as if his essence tangles with mine. Haze crowds my vision as the electricity builds and something inside me cracks open, allowing him in. I gasp at the sight of Dante as he would’ve been as an angel, tattoo-free, his features softer, his wings as white as snow. His emerald eyes remain the same color but instead of fire in their depths, I catch sight of the purest light. I reach out and cup his face, drawn to him like his essence hypnotizes me. My whole body trembles with need, and I close the space to him, kissing him until it feels as if we become a single entity in a universe solely made for us.

“Do you trust me to take care of you, Raven?” Dante asks, his voice deep and husky with his question.

I swallow. “Forever.”

The world shifts as the light from his eyes disappears. “Good soul. Now hold still.”

My knees weaken, barely keeping me on my feet at his command. A flicker of darkness dances across his handsome face, and he takes his time undressing me like he gets off on seeing me squirm with anticipation.

He stands in front of me, roving his eyes over my naked body, savoring every inch of me. The heat of his gaze awakens every nerve-ending on my body, and I squeeze my thighs together, feeling the slickness of my excitement wetting my legs. My nipples ache, so tight and hard, I bring my hands up to rub my breasts.

Dante tilts his head, amusement lighting his face. He enjoys everything he does to me. “I want to make a deal with you, Raven. If you want me to continue, you have to trust me. You have to agree not to pull any more of that soul saving shit. It’s not angels who’ll save you. It’s Kase and me. It’s you. Do you agree?”

How could I not? “I do.”

“Apologize for doubting me, too. You fucked me up, Raven.” Dante hooks his fingers to my waist and sets me into the cool seat of the swing. Tugging my arms over my head, he tightens soft straps around my wrists, restraining me to a thin bar above my head. “It still drives me crazy.”

“I think you were fucked up to begin with.” I can’t stop from speaking my mind. I’ve lost all reserve with Dante as I sit naked and exposed, tied up and vulnerable in front of him, giving him all of my trust.

He narrows his eyes. “You’re wrong. Even Lucian can tell what you’ve done to me. That’s why he pulled this bullshit. But he was wrong. You don’t distract me and put the mission at risk. You make me want it more.”

“You should be thanking me,” I tease, biting my lip. “Maybe you won’t feel the need to get on your knees for Lucian then. You know, you made Kase jealous. He doesn’t want your mouth on anyone’s cock but his.”

Dante growls and grabs my ankles, tipping me back in the process. I can’t even shriek before his palm spanks my ass as I hang before him. The sting of his hand radiates from my ass cheeks to my clit, and I brace for him to do it again. I crave it.

He silently denies me and adjusts my legs, placing my feet into straps that open my body completely for him. Moving forward, he stands so close that all he’d have to do is pull his cock out and he could have his way with me. I moan at the thought, my body going wild.

“Apologize, Raven. That’s all you have to do, and I’ll show you that you will never need Heaven when you have me. You’ll forget all the shit Lucian pulled, and when I’m through, Kase will be back with Micah, and you’ll never question our capabilities again. Is that clear?”

“Yes,” I say. “And I’m sorry for...nothing. Serves you right. You were going to leave me in a dumpster to die.”

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