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“I’d take whatever punishment to prolong the sight of your sexy pussy forever. If you come a bit closer, I’ll make you drip. You’d love it.” I lick my lips and draw circles with two of my fingers.
Instead of scowling and getting pissed, she sighs. She doesn’t even move or try to cover herself, and I realize her flashing me thrills her. She loves seeing me turned on for her. Loves getting caught.
“The fuck you’ll get to touch her.” Kase slides his tail around her waist and down her ass. Raven bites her lip, shifts her leg, and lets him slip his tail into her pussy.
My nuts throb, the fire in my being exploding. I can’t take my eyes away from the slow, sensual penetration. Kase’s tail slides out, glistening wet, and then he teases the seam of her body and enters her ass.
My muscles clench and I reach down and grab my aching cock, desperate to rub one out. I get within inches of taking care of the pain in my balls, but my arms snap up as Kase restrains me.
“You think we’re here for your pleasure? Fuck no. You must earn it. Start with explaining to Raven what the fuck you were doing with Cassius.” Dante hisses and sticks out his tongue, the barbells glittering in the light.
“No, I think you’re here to fucking torture me even when I’ve done nothing wrong. You have been carrying a damn grudge because I see the world as it is. I’ve given up on our mission long ago because humanity no longer deserves an eternity outside of the torturous pits. You want me to stand by and suffer for my actions—ones that you aren’t innocent of doing.” I keep my eyes locked on Raven’s, watching her reaction. “You think they’re better than me because they give you what you want. But you know what? They can’t give you everything you need. You were intended to be mine. Elias and I had an agreement that I would take you and care for you as my queen to save you from Heaven. And then the fucker never followed through. He set your souls on a cycle, ruining everything.”
Raven’s expression morphs from annoyance to confusion. “What?”
“Your soul was supposed to be mine. Grace was my intended. Had I known from the day I laid eyes on your soul about whose light you had stolen, I would’ve done things differently. I would’ve taken you immediately instead of letting mortality ruin you a moment longer.” Anger snaps through me the more I think about it. “I was supposed to be your savior from the clutches of Heaven, and you turned to them instead.” I glower at Dante and Kase.
Raven clenches her fingers into fists and jumps on top of me, straddling my waist. “I’m not a fucking possession! I’m not Grace! No one can fucking make these kinds of contracts on my behalf. No angel. No devil. No one in Heaven and Hell. I don’t fucking belong to you and I never will, Lucian. The same as I don’t belong to Kase and Dante. To Micah and Andre. And soon to be Elias. No one owns me! They earn the right to my body and soul, and if they do something and fuck it up, they will face the same damn consequences of losing my affection and love until they can earn it back. Eternity is a fucking long time, and I know people make mistakes, but I also know that you can fucking do better. I want you to do better!”
“Then fucking make me!” I roar, thrashing against Kase’s hold.
Raven slides off of me and crosses her arms over her chest. “I shouldn’t have to. You should want to do it on your own.”
“I can’t,” I say, feeling the fires of Hell burning through me, stealing away the light Raven’s presence alone pushes into me. “I don’t have the same freewill as you, Raven. My sins rage too deep. Hell consumes everything inside me.”
“You’re lying, Lucian.” She heaves a few breaths. “You’re trying to manipulate me, and I won’t stand for it.”
“I’m not. Make me fucking do better. Show me! Come on, Raven. You give yourself the Hell of many. Do it! Force me. Beat me. Hurt me. Break me! I want it.” I snarl and thrash, my skin smoldering as I lose control, freeing my beast.
Kase and Dante both hit me with power, shooting me off my feet and away from Raven. Micah materializes in the room, his heavy footsteps shaking the world. He stomps his hoof into my gut, stealing my yells of anger away. I writhe on the floor, taking their power and pain, their frustration and annoyance that I failed to keep any sense of a promise. Raven stands in shock and silence, and I refuse to shift my eyes off of her. Nothing could be worse than when the Higher Power denied me and turned me into the most hated being in the universe. Mortals perished if they were even thought to have a connection to me. The world blames every awful thing that happens on me like I could possibly summon nature to do my bidding or possess a soul and steal their freewill. That’s not devils or demons. That’s other mortal souls and the ones who manage to slip away from both punishment and paradise. Those who get the chance to cycle again but choose to remain lost between realms.
All my thoughts crash through me, stealing the world away and leaving me in a dark place of misery like my kingdom had been before I found the fire in Hell to light it up. Ice slithers through me, the sensation as painful as the Higher Power’s rejection. It’s as if I fell back into my own personal Hell again. But this time I’m without Kase and Dante. I don’t have them to help me to my feet and remind me why we started this in the first place.
“Lucian?” Raven’s voice cuts through the darkness, and a pinprick of light glows in the distance. “Let me in.”
Her voice chases away the cold, away the loneliness, and suddenly, Raven’s glowing soul stands before me in a halo of the most brilliant light. It casts away the darkness, leaving us standing in a world of white nothingness together, untouched by Hell and the Mortal Realm, leaving us exposed in body, mind, and soul.
Her naked beauty entrances me, but not in the same way it would on a physical level. I can see behind the power of her light and the chains of darkness keeping her close to me. She’s the most stunning entity I’ve ever laid my eyes on, and I intake a small breath. She remains expressionless and silent in front of me, not shifting under the weight of my stare. For the first time, it’s me who squirms, unable to stay still as her vibrant gaze drinks me. Her whole soul calls to me, but not in the way most do. It doesn’t ask for my mercy and forgiveness. It asks for attention and respect. It asks for the power it needs to be able to take a throne like my brethren. Raven’s soul asks for me to finally see its light and ability to drown my darkness instead of letting it consume the both of us.
“I denied Cassius his demands,” I finally say, unable to win the staring match. “He threatened war, and I still denied him.”
Raven’s face softens as her brows crinkle together in curiosity. “Why couldn’t you just say that? I gave you a chance to explain yourself but instead you tried to unleash Hell.”
I sigh a long breath. “Like the others struggle to contain their hellish nature, I too sometimes get lost in it and can’t escape. Your soul does things to me that I’m not used to. You blind me and light my way, Raven.”
“You’re blaming me for your actions?” she asks, her voice sharpening. “You’re blaming your nature and Hell. But Lucian, you need to blame yourself. I’m tired of trying to come up with excuses. This connection I feel to you—it’s not enough for me. Denying Cassius one time doesn’t make things better either. I spent far too much of my life getting broken by a man who would apologize and kiss me to make things better. And for too long, I allowed it. I accepted it. And then he tried to destroy me. I’m not perfect and I might never be intended for Heaven, but I will not stand for your shit anymore, hoping you come around and will be a part of the Hell you wanted.”
I bow my head. “I just—”
“No. Don’t speak. I can hear another excuse without you even forming the words. I’m no longer going to fight with you or let you manipulate me. You’re either going to be a part of our team or you can fuck off and go back to your kingdom. This is your last chance. I’m not your possession or reward. I’m not obligated to you at all. You must earn your place and learn that we’re one power under the name of Hell.” She steps closer and clutches my cheeks. “I know you have it in you. I can see it and feel it now. It’s the only reason why I’m here. The others might have given up, but Lucian, I don’t want you as my enemy.”
“You were never my enemy, Raven,” I say, letting her light engulf us. “But I resist and fight because I know your power. You will be my ruin.”
“If that’s what you need. I heard your prayer, you know. Your desire to be broken, so you could rebuild. I’d like to help you.” Raven leans closer, her lips mere inches from mine. “What do you say, Satan? Be my bitch? Succumb to my power? I’ll even give in for a power switch once I know I can trust you.”
I test her resolve and close the space but don’t kiss her. I won’t. Not until she does it first. “I’ll be none of that fucking shit, but I will accept your offer for help. After the shit with my brother...it reminded me why I left Heaven.”
“Then come back to us. Make amends with the others. Show them you’re ready to be part of our team.” Raven must sense my desire to kiss her, because she teases me with her lips, caressing her light to my darkness until we’re merely shadows.
I nod, caressing my fingers to her cheek. “What have you done to me? I haven’t felt like this in...I can’t remember in how long.”
Raven smiles. “Savor it, Satan. It’s your one free pass to my soul. From now on, if you want my attention and closeness, it must be earned.”
In this moment, Raven reminds me why I created Hell in the first place.
I’m ready to give in to Raven’s light.
With her, we’ll be Heaven’s undoing.
