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Huffing, she tightens her ankles across my ass and pulls me so close that if I tugged down my zipper and shifted her emerald green thong an inch, I could fuck her right here. And damn, do I want to. It’s been days since I’ve been alone with her with no chance of interruption. I hadn’t realized how starved for her attention I was.
“Relax, pretty soul. We’re demon repellant. If someone senses us, they’ll think we’ve stuck a claim on their domain. Elias needs to be alone for this to work. If his demon offers deals here, then he’ll come around. We just have to wait.”
She grips the front of my shirt. “Dante.”
“Keep saying my name. I love it.” I slide my hand up her back until I tangle my fingers through her hair.
She moans a breath as I pull it, forcing her to tip her head back to look at me. Her big blue-green eyes sparkle in the light of the sun, and she yanks me closer by my shirt until I crash my mouth to hers, our lips and tongues battling for dominance. She loves being controlled. Her pleasure. Her needs. As long as it’s in ways she enjoys from the clothes I pick out to the shade of red lipstick she wears. But she also loves feeling power, my power, especially when I give it to her. Right now, I’m willing to compromise and give her what she wants. If she wants to taste my mouth and bruise my lips, I’ll take it to make her happy.
These last few days have made me realize the kind of power she holds over me and how I’m willing to gut anyone who tries to get between us. I need my piece of her soul. I’m not willing to give it up. If other fuckers like Elias want even a molecule of Raven, they’re going to have to earn it. Fight for it, even. She only deserves the best from the bastard who will go to Hell for her. Elias isn’t there yet. Maybe after today when I find his demon and disembowel him in a way that keeps him on this plane but also makes him wish he were in Hell—and then get the fucker to give me Elias’s contract—will I consider it okay for him to share her breathing space. For everything else? He better horn up.
Raven moans dragging her fingers down my abs until she cups my hard-on through my pants. “I should punish you for getting me worked up.”
Grinning, I flex my cock to tease her palm. “Punish me? You’ve been testing my strength for weeks. Giving me only a taste before pulling back. You’re driving me batshit crazy with need for you. If anyone is getting punished, it’s going to be you. And don’t think I won’t. I bought a spanking bench to restrain you too. As soon as we get the chance—”
I feel the shockwave of Hell pulsing through the air as a demon taps into Lucian’s kingdom to secure a human façade. Raven senses my distraction and stops rubbing my aching cock, my balls screaming at me to ignore the demon’s approach down below for a couple more minutes. If I knew Raven would be up to the challenge, I’d fuck her while flying and fighting to show her how talented I really am.
“Dante! It’s not him!” Elias’s yell catches on the wind.
I jerk my attention to the park below and spot Elias breaking into a jog, running in the opposite direction of what I can only describe as one of Hell’s shit piles of a demon. If the fucker is here, it can only mean that it’s trying to scrounge up a couple of deals Elias’s demon didn’t care to negotiate before moving on. And if he moved on...fuck.
Raven tries to twist in my arms to see what’s going on. I don’t let her and push her back, startling her. She screams as she freefalls a dozen feet until I swoop down and catch her. I need her a bit scared to kick her adrenaline on. She’s feistier this way. More likely to fight. It’ll also piss her off, and when she’s angry, she can summon a bit of Hell’s strength.
Skidding my boots on the grass, I slow to a stop behind the demon. I flap my wings, sending a gust of wind in his direction, but the bastard only uses it to push himself forward instead of eating shit on the ground like I had hoped.
“Dante!” Elias shouts, feeling his jacket for the knife I took from him.
The demon explodes from his human façade, shaking the ground. Like a demented rhinoceros with blood-red skin and two heads, the beast charges at Elias on four legs. It doesn’t bother trying to do anything except attack, knowing Elias’s soul is already bound to another.
Lowering his head, the demon rams into Elias with his massive horn, throwing Elias a dozen feet.
Raven screams, her voice ripping through the air.
Elias hits the ground.
He doesn’t move.
The demon shrieks and tramples over Elias, realizing I’m chasing him. The damn demon will have more than a little Hell to pay.
Chapter 10
Lust
ANDRE
“HOW COULD YOU be so careless? Fuck, Dante. He’s hurt.” Raven races the dozen feet it takes to get to Elias and drops to her knees.
“It was a risk we needed to take. I don’t think you understand the severity of his fucking condition. I was trying to help.” Dark green and gold scales sprout from his arms as he unleashes his Hell body, turning into the serpent he truly is.
“He almost died and we didn’t even get any answers.” Raven caresses her knuckles across Elias’s cheek.
“Stay here with him. Don’t go anywhere. Do you understand?” Dante flashes his fangs while he speaks. “You’ll be safe enough.”
“Where are you going?” Raven asks, her voice rising in panic.
“To get answers.” Without waiting for Raven to respond, Dante launches into the air, sending a gust of his burning pinewood scent in my direction.
Raven slaps her hands into the grass and growls, taking out her frustration on the ground. Hanging her head, she lets her midnight hair veil her face, shielding the world from seeing her tears sparkling on her cheeks. A couple splash on Elias’s face, stirring him back to consciousness, and he just stares up at her.
