BRAVING THE DARKNESS: One Night With The Demon King
BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2
Chapter 19 – Marking My Territory
LUCIUS.
“But it was nothing compared to the attention I was giving you.”
My head snapped up to look at her, but she wasn’t looking at me. She was looking at the ceiling with her eyes welling with tears.
“I like you, Lucius.” She said it almost in a whisper, but I heard it loud and clear.
Her words made my heart drop from its place. A smile was about to tug on my mouth, but it was gone even before it formed when I heard her next words.
“But I know I shouldn’t.”
“Why not?” I couldn’t help but scowl.
“We don’t belong in the same realm. And you’re everything I was trying to run away from. I like you, I really do.” Tears trickled down her cheeks, but she wiped them with her hands. “But I’m sure it’s not going to work.”
“Why not? I like you too.”
“Don’t say that.”
“So, you’re allowed to say what you feel, but I’m not?” I snapped at her.
“I’m sure we have a different concept of like, and I know it’s not going to work the way I hope it will.” “What do you mean?”
“I can never go back there. And I can’t expect you to be here all the time. And if you go and leave, I will just miss you.”
“So you want to cut off ties now?”
“No. I don’t know. This is so weird. Like I’m confessing, I like a boy, but I don’t want to be in a relationship with him.” She chuckled softly, but her eyes still refused to look at me.
I began to walk forward, but she raised her palm in my direction.
“Don’t come near me, not yet.” She shook her head, her eyes pleading.
“Why? What did I do wrong this time?”
“Nothing. I just don’t want you to know how much I miss you.”
“So you did miss me.”
She nodded her head, and this time our eyes locked. “I don’t really hug anyone, but I want to hug you. Please…” I never liked pleading, but with Patrea, it just came naturally.
I just wanted to wait for her approval, but even before I could move and bridge the gap between us, Patrea had already launched herself at me. Her arms flung and snaked around my neck as she slammed her body against mine. My hands went behind her head and one on her ass as I lifted her off the floor.
She wrapped her legs around me as I hugged her tightly.
“I missed you too, Patrea,” I whispered against her hair.
“Did you mean that? Were you thinking of me during the time you were away here?”
something to me that I can’t get
your allure to work to make me not stop thinking
I met you… but it
looked at me. I couldn’t help but get
you like what you’re
just nodded her
to f*uck me tonight, you
swallowed as her words hit me. I
you since the first time I laid my eyes on you, but we’re not doing it
not sure when it will happen. But I know even if I still have
willing and eager
might wait a long time
in a rush, what’s another century to wait? I won’t die unless a witch
won’t kill you. Life will
enjoying my
She nodded her head.
do you enjoy straddling me
up her cheeks before she nodded her head. And in seconds, I took off the clothes I had on, leaving me naked while holding
are you naked?”
looking
as her
not good in bed,
“Me too…” I replied.
heartily, throwing
couch, standing up, hanging in the air, and on the floor… But the bed, no. So… we can both
was like music to my ears. I had no idea I had a sense of humor until
“You’re enjoying this…”
Oh, spirits! I’m just happy you’re back. But
I couldn’t explain
turning into a thin line. “We’re not doing it until you’re one hundred percent ready for it. So we are just sleeping
sure you missed f*ucking
miss f*ucking. I’m not going to deny that.” I c*ocked my
bottom lip before she asked. “Did you f*uck any she-demon or any female while you were
for many days already, so
She chuckled. Her hand went to my
smiled and cupped the nape of her neck, massaging it gently. My action made her
when I
“Yes…”
mouth into her neck and trailed her skin with my
just sleeping tonight.” She said, her
“We are.”
“What are you doing?”
goodnight kisses…” I mumbled
going to make me come
part of my plan,111 answered in a hoarse voice. My
before moving toward the window, with her still in my arms. The curtain moved, giving someone a view if there was anyone looking from the
asked in a low voice like she
her nape forward, making her face tip down
kissing me again. I anchored her ass on the window sill as
wanted to become
and she stopped kissing
bed, with her on her back and me beside her, angling my body
hand slipped inside her panties and
was still clenching her
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