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“Maybe if I showed you something Raven might be willing to share with you...if you’re brave enough. I haven’t forgotten our former companionship. I see things clearer. Hotter. You would make a good pool of pleasure for Raven and I. We’d love to explore you.” Andre’s eyes close into half-slits, heavy with his fantasy about...
I clutch myself and squeeze my backside together, the thought both thrilling and exciting.
And completely and utterly impossible.
“Isn’t that right, little hellion?” Andre asks, his voice turning from dark and dangerous to light and teasing. “Don’t you think Zade would have a great time with us? Perhaps in the middle?”
Raven’s soft intake of breath draws my attention to her and away from the throbbing pulse shuddering through my groin. I never even felt such desperation in the Kingdom of Lust when I traveled through Hell with Raven. But something about Andre and Raven’s closeness, his words, her quick breathing and the soft moan...I nearly give in.
“I—No. I must go.” I scramble to my feet and attempt to run out of the summoning circle before Andre tries to capture me and pressure me into something I still struggle to grasp.
Grabbing my leg, he yanks my feet out from under me and I stumble forward, crashing into Raven. We both fall to the ground together with me on top and her legs open and hooked around me. I drop my gaze to her naked body, exposed with her shirt rolled up.
I moan at the heat of her seeping into me and roll off her, but she doesn’t let me go. She matches my movements, getting on top of me, and I gasp and squeeze my eyes shut at the sight of her beautiful body bare and open, her light dimmed by Andre so that I find myself yearning to stare at her.
Raven’s gentle hands touch my chest. “Zade, open your eyes. You don’t have to be ashamed of looking at me. It’s just a body, remember? I find it far more intimate when you prod at my soul.”
It takes everything in me to open my eyes and glance into her smiling face. She slides a bit closer until her hair veils the world around me, blocking Andre. I blow a breath at the sudden quiet of the world and how Andre doesn’t try to push me into a lust-filled haze. I honestly don’t think it would be a push in this moment. I’d willingly give in as long as Raven keeps smiling at me like this. As long as she tames Andre’s wild side and helps remind me of him as an angel. Because I miss him as my companion. I miss talking to him and just being in his company. The devil version of him runs hot and cold and everything in between, and I just—I don’t know. I can’t. I won’t. I don’t see the worth in changing my eternity like he has.
“Zade, I just wanted to say thank you for trying your best to bring Elias back to me. I know the task was difficult.” Raven touches my blond hair, twisting the strands in her fingers. Her gentle touch does nothing for the unfortunate state of my body, and I can’t help imagining what it would feel like if she sits on me while I’m naked too. Is Andre right about the feeling? Could a connection with her body truly compare to Heaven?
“You should give him a little reward, little hellion,” Andre murmurs, breaking the heavy silence. “Maybe a little kiss. Tease him. Show him what he’s missing.”
Raven glides her tongue over her bottom lip, drawing my attention to her mouth. “I do love kissing you, Zade. I think it’s the perfect way to show my thanks, especially because you helped us prepare for the attack by the guardians.”
“You like kissing me?” The question sounds breathy coming from my mouth. I never thought I’d want such a confirmation. She’s the only one I’ve kissed, and it felt so sinfully intoxicating yet also heavenly. Nothing about kissing Raven could ever be bad or wrong.
Her smile widens and she hums her agreement. “I do. Can I kiss you now?”
I don’t respond with my voice and instead arch up and pull her close, clutching her cheeks in my hands to guide her mouth to mine. She releases a small breath of a laugh and slides her arms around my neck, risking burning herself on my feathers but teasing me anyway as she maps out the muscles of my shoulders. Her warm lips caress mine lightly at first, testing and teasing me, sending an even greater ache to my pelvis. I drag my hand down her back and pull her into me, feeling the smooth skin of her butt cheeks.
“You taste amazing,” I murmur, easing back only to have her nip my bottom lip between her teeth and tug me close again.
Her desire ignites a passion in my soul, lighting the two of us ablaze, and I glide my tongue into her mouth and kiss her deeper, harder, and with everything incredible in my soul. The weight of her body rubs against my excitement, and she rocks her hips harder, grinding on me like she wants and needs more. I want it too. I want to give her whatever it is she needs from me. Perhaps our affection wasn’t intended to be my undoing. Maybe this is how I bring her back into good grace and away from Hell. This could be why I’m drawn to her.
“You’re so hard,” she whispers, reaching between us.
“For you,” I murmur, breaking away from her mouth and licking her throat.
Andre’s wide smile smacks sense into me, his devil form peeking through as he drinks in breath after breath of our lust. His power is getting to me and twisting my desire for Raven into something dangerous. Something I worry that will leave her broken. She could like me as an angel and show me this attention because our light attracts one another’s. Nothing is certain until I can unhook Andre’s claws from her and have time to see her without his fire shining so brightly with ours.
“Zade? Zade, what’s the matter?” Raven frowns, her breath panting. “Why have you stopped?”
I swallow the burning in my throat. “I...I can’t do this to you. You’re far too beautiful and pure.”
Her mouth twists to the side and she continues to clutch me, hanging on for dear life. If I wasn’t afraid to fly away with her, I would. But I know she hates that. She fears Heaven’s warriors—her worry valid and warranted. The guardians won’t stop. Cassius won’t either. The thought of such a brilliant, hypnotic light getting snuffed out hurts me deeply.
“Me, pure?” Raven’s face brightens with her amusement. “I’ve probably sullied your virgin, sweet angel baby existence by just sharing a breath.”
I might not have the mortal experience of a physical relationship, but I know what one could lead to. I already find myself drawn to Raven. I don’t know if it’s because Andre has a claim on her or if she’s just dug into my light and I can’t imagine a life without her in this realm. Whatever it is, I know that I can’t in good faith give in to Hell. There is no place or throne for me in Hell.
“Raven,” I say softly, petting her hair away from her shoulder. “The condition of my mortal form does not contribute to what I mean. I’m—I’m worried about other things.”
I can’t bring myself to admit why I carry such reluctance apart from knowing that my path is intended to remain in the light of the Higher Power.
“Like what? You’re a tough, buff, intimidating savior. What are you worried about?” She presses her lips together, keeping her stare locked on mine. “Maybe I can help ease your worry.”
It’s my turn to chuckle. “It’s not your job to take on such burdens. They are for only me to bear.”
