Page 21 of Tortured Beasts


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“You’re so beautiful together,” Aeon groaned.

I pulled away from Katarina as she was looking up at him. His eyes flashed golden and I knew the hour was upon us, if it hadn't already passed. Whatever was happening was allowing us to stay human for more than an hour of a day, but it seemed my pull to the curse was even less than Aeon’s because I didn’t feel anything.

Another petal of hope blossomed in me that this could be our life, where we shifted at will, ran whenever we wanted to, lived life and did it with Katarina by our side. I pulled Aeon in for a kiss, trying to convey everything I was feeling. We could do this, we could break the spell and we could finally be together.

Katarina kissed up my neck, biting and sucking before she did the same to Aeon. Her hand roamed our bodies as we kissed.

“Round two?” Katarina moaned, as I pinched her nipple.

“You want us to fuck you together, Kitten?” Aeon kissed the side of her neck.

“I want to be writhing between you, feeling pleasure that I can only dream of.” Katarina shivered.

Aeon growled.

“I have to go.” He backed away from us, shaking his head.

I pushed Katarina behind me in case he did shift.

“Good night,” she said, over my shoulder.

“Next time, Kitten, I promise I’ll deliver next time.” His voice had gotten deeper before he opened the door, running out. He made it down the stairs before he shifted, making me relax a little.

“Have you thought more about why you guys are shifting sooner?” Katarina scooted closer to me.

“You,” I said, turning around.

“Me?” She looked shocked.

“I’m not completely sure, but it's never happened before you,” I said, pushing a dark strand of her hair away from her face. “You’re doing something and you don’t even know it.”

“Aeon said something about the magic depleting,” she said, looking unsure about my explanation.

“It could be that too, but why would the magic be depleting now?” I got up to get a towel to clean her up.

“Magic needs a source,” she said, as I came back to the bed, wiping her down. “This spell requires a lot of power and needs power to keep it strong. Maybe whatever has been fueling it has grown weak.”

“Maybe,” I said, not believing it, cleaning between her thighs.

Katarina was our key to this curse, she just needed to realize it. She was causing cracks in the curse’s foundation. I didn’t know how, but I did know she was doing it.

“Don’t get wild ideas in your head, Lucien.” She sat up cupping my face. “I’m nothing special. I don’t have magic, there's no way I could be the reason for the curse weakening.”

“Katarina,” I said, looking into those violet eyes that held fear. “You don’t know how special you are, but I’ll keep believing for the both of us until you do.” I cupped her face with both my hands. “You’re stronger than you think, you’re a Luna, a warrior, a fucking queen, and no matter if you have any magic or not, You. Are. Perfect.”

“Lucien—”

I knew she was going to speak badly about herself or say something I didn’t like, so the best way to silence her was to kiss her. She didn’t believe me, but Katarina was going to be the best thing that had ever happened to us.

Pushing her onto her back, I kissed her. If she wouldn’t listen to my words then I’d show her how precious she was with my body. We made love, slow and sweet until I had her begging me for her release. I didn’t let her come until she told me she was perfect. I don’t think I believed it, but tonight was just the start. When this was over, Katarina would love herself as much as I did.

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KATARINA

The sun shone into the room giving it a beautiful glow. I could finally see all the drawings on the walls littered all over the room. The few I had seen last night were amazing, but now in the light, I saw that Lucien was extremely talented. I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride for that man.

I stretched my body when an arm slid around my waist tighter, making me freeze. The sound of even breathing meant he was still asleep. Slowly, I turned around to see Lucien sleeping—and he stole my breath away.

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