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I scoff. “And am I to simply take your word they do?”
“No. You’re going to help me find them.”
I blink, once again startled by her audacity, and, at the same time, pulled in by her tenacity. “Help you? Why would I assist you with overturning my domain?”
Elara steps closer, undaunted by my skepticism. “Because you know it’s the right thing to do.” She lays a hand on my arm and irrational hellfire blooms under her touch.
A growl rumbles in my chest as something snaps. And I realize belatedly it’s the little control I have.
“You above all should know I don’t care aboutrighteousness…” I draw closer to her, each step measured and deliberate. The air between us seems to hum with a palpable energy, a crackle that might be the result of my flaming touch igniting some nearby tomes. “Goodness? It leaves me cold. But what truly stirs the depths of my hollow soul,” I pause, a wicked grin playing on my lips, “is the deliciously…undeniably…wrong.”
Elara swallows hard enough for me to see her throat bob. “S-somewhere deep down,” she stutters, “beneath the cynicism, you want progress as much as I do.”
The air’s charged now the closer I get to her, and the little thing doesn’t back down. So small, this little angel. I could snap her in two without a moment’s thought. Yet, the only damn thing that’s hammering in my brain is the image of her, legs spread wide and pleading, as she takes my hard, aching cock.
“Sorry to disappoint, angel, but I really fucking don’t.” I’m standing over her now, so close I feel the heat from her skin. “But there’s something else I’ve been wanting…”
Elara swallows again, her gaze involuntarily drifting to my lips.
“Caught you, angel,” I rasp, the words heavy with insinuation. “Only sinfully tempting thoughts dancing through that pretty little head now, aren’t there?”
A blush flames across her cheeks. “I…don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I chuckle low at her denial, the sound rumbling from deep within my chest. “Oh, Elara,” I coo, leaning in closer so my words brush against her ear. “You don’t need to say anything.”
Her eyes widen, a mix of surprise and curiosity swirling within their depths as she wonders how much I know. Can I read her mind? Can I see the desires she keeps veiled?
I pull back slightly to meet her gaze, my own eyes twinkling with amusement. “I don’t need to peek into your thoughts, angel,” I tell her, my voice a soft, teasing whisper. “Your face…it’s a mirror reflecting the desires you’re trying so hard to hide.”
Her blush deepens, painting her cheeks a delicious shade of rose. “I—” she starts, but I interrupt her, my hand gently tilting her chin up to hold her captive in my gaze.
“No need for words, Elara,” I purr, my thumb tracing the line of her jaw. “Your eyes, they’re telling me everything. They’re begging me to close the distance, to give in to the temptation we both feel.”
“You’re my boss. This is…against the rules.”
My laugh is a low rumble, reverberating through the shadowy confines of the library.
“Sweet, innocent thing,” I purr, my voice a low, grating growl. “Creatures like me…we exist tobreakthe rules.”
ChapterNine
Elara
Before I can respond, I’m pulled against a hard frame as Bax’s lips crash down on mine. It’s a fierce, passionate kiss, a storm of emotion and raw intensity. And the taste of him…oh Lord of the Shadows…it’sintoxicating.
I hesitate for a second, stiffening against him, but it doesn’t take long for me to melt into his embrace. Raw, hot desire overcomes my resistance. All the complicated emotions and tempting thoughts I’ve been suppressing when it comes to this alluring demon—they surge to the forefront.
My fingers curl around the base of his horns, pulling him closer, and he lets out a low growl of pleasure that’s so intense I feel a throb go through my core.
It takes the strength of ten thousand fallen angels for me to break the kiss. Breathless, I lean back slightly to take him in. To try and calm the hammering beats of my heart that’s making my chest rise and fall in quick succession. But Bax is staring at me, his eyes dark with desire. And then he smirks, demonic instincts taking over.
“You want progress, Elara? Let me show you true progress.”
I slap a hand over my mouth, preventing a yelp from escaping as he suddenly lifts me. “Bax!”
“Mm,” he growls, “Say my name again.”
He carries me to the nearest reading altar and sets me down, books and scrolls scattering around us. It’s only then that I get a moment to think.What the hell am I doing?But all sense of logic dissipates as Bax trails a claw slowly down my frame. With each inch, a shudder of what can only be delight and anticipation goes right through me.
