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Her cheeks flushed a pretty pink. She swallowed hard, and her throat bobbed.
Tilting my head, a feral smile slowly crossed my face. I slipped a hand from my pocket and raised it, rubbing my finger over my bottom lip as I stepped toward her. “I’ll tell you, then.”
Grace’s breath hitched, and she backed away from me as I closed the space between us. Her back again met the door, and I caged her in with my palms resting beside her head. Pinching her chin between my fingers, I tipped back her head to make her look at me.
The sweet smell of arousal permeated the air. I breathed it deep into my lungs, closing my eyes momentarily as I tasted it on my tongue. Opening my eyes, I stared at Grace, whose face was flushed from her desire. I didn’t want her, and she didn’t want me either, but that didn’t stop my demonic side from latching onto her and luring her closer so I could have a taste.
“You fed from two men, sucking the energy from them as they came inside you.”
Her pupils dilated until there was only a sliver of a green ring on the outside. Hunger burned in her eyes as she gazed at me.
I cocked my head, tightening my grip on her chin as I offered a smile without humor. “They’re human and can’t handle a new succubus who doesn’t know how to control herself.” Her eyes widened, reminding me of an owl. “Oh yes, little sinner. You’re not human anymore. You’re a demon who feeds from sex and orgasms.”
I stared at her, my jaw clenching and a muscle jumping. She looked up at me, and I wanted nothing more than to taint her with my black soul and eradicate the innocence in her eyes.
Her arousal scent disappeared, leaving only a faint trace behind. Fear took its place, and I could hear her heart pounding in her chest.
“You won’t keep feeding, little sinner. Not from them,” I warned.
“Then from who? You?” She scoffed and rolled her eyes, jerking her chin out of my grip.
I caught it again with my fingers and held it until she flinched. “Don’t flatter yourself. I like my women with more personality.” I looked at her from top to bottom, then met her gaze. “And I don’t want spoiled goods.”
She winced.
I dropped my hand from her face and stepped back, putting some space between us. “You’ll feed from Daiman, and he’ll teach you demon etiquette. The more you learn and act appropriately, the less you’ll see me.”
Grace’s lips curled back in a snarl, and her demon flashed through her eyes. Her scent changed from sweet like candy to burned flesh. Her teeth transformed from blunt to sharp as she bared them at me like a dog.
“You don’t get to tell me what to do,” she growled, her demon’s voice joining hers. If she’d done this to a human, they probably would have shit their pants, but I wasn’t impressed. I’d seen scarier shit in my life.
I stared at her with a bored expression. “How very nice of you to join us, demon. Learn your place and stand down.”
“Bold of you to think I won’t tear into your flesh,” the demon snarled, her chest vibrating with a low growl. A hint of Grace’s voice remained, but it mostly belonged to the succubus.
I slipped my hands into my pants pockets. “Since you’re all bark and no bite, I’ll leave. Daiman will see you two early in the morning.”
Pushing past her, I opened the church’s door and walked out, leaving her behind to let my words digest. The back of my head prickled as Grace and her demon watched me walk into the foggy night.
24
GRACE
Iwoke up the next morning and blinked open my eyes. My stomach didn’t growl or feel like it was eating itself to the point that I wanted to puke.
Last night’s events crashed into me, and I sucked in a sharp breath.
“Glad you’re awake,” a deep voice said from somewhere in my room.
I gasped as I shot up, yanked my blankets up to my chest, and scooted backward until my back hit the headboard.
A tall man dressed in all black with a leather jacket leaned against my closed bedroom door with his arms folded over his chest. Tattoos crawled up his neck and under his jaw. His black hair was disheveled, like he’d run his fingers through it one too many times. He rolled a toothpick between his teeth, drawing my eyes to his full lips. Everything about him oozed sex. It might have been because of the way he looked at me with hunger in his dark eyes.
“What the heck are you?” I whisper-yelled. Since it was Saturday morning, I needed to keep the volume down so my family wouldn’t hear me.
Crap. Anyone within earshot of my room could hear Daiman’s voice.
My heart double-timed.
