Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

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Stefan falls silent as he is about to tell me what happened to him in the catacombs. The blood drains from his face, and his hands are trembling, making me curious about what lies beneath the Blood Lodge and what happened during those three days he was there. But from how he looks at me, I know that is all he is willing to share with me. And yet...

"Keep going," I say

He shakes his head. "The only thing I can say is that if there is a hell on Earth, it is there

"But what's in those catacombs?"

"Demons that consumed their vessels and lost their only chance of being forgiven and accepted in the Garden of Eden. They don't take those who harm their mates lightly, for they have desecrated their chance of being redeemed, they can be very, very vicious."

His hand returns to my face, his fingers gently brushing against my cheek, sending shivers down my spine. I hate being a hellstar as it makes me emotionally dependent on my mates, which means I need all three of them to be happy. Fuck that! I would rather live with this gaping hole in my chest for the rest of my days than forgive them. And I need to stop sleeping with Alekos and Reyes and make an exit plan

"Will you let me feed you now?" Stefan asks

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"No. You are here only because Emily wasn't who you thought she was

If the videos of her were different, you would not be here right now but with her." I push him away from me

"But I am choosing you!"

"You never chose me," I

yours wasn't the

videos of Emily, but when I was in the forest, alone, all I could think about

you, and only

the baby bump, and I grab his wrists, wanting to yank them away, but he is so much stronger than me. "If it's true, why did you leave

me to no end. I hated the idea of you being the Lady of the house. When I saw you in my room, snooping around and using my laptop, I thought that was

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want him to stop touching me. "When Reyes said you were our hellstar, I hated you even more.

torment me like

Just like he lost Emily, is what he doesn't

you was my way of not acknowledging my true feelings for you. I thought that by not saying a word about your whereabouts, I would not have to face reality." He swallows hard. "When I saw that horrible video of you and heard you scream my

the joy

that!" I snap and

heels so I can face him and give him a piece of my mind. But the words die on my lips as I see the pure hunger in his eyes. I don't want him to look at me like that. I want

want to tell him, but my entire body melts as he

his tongue spearing inside my

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like it will explode. He groans as he feasts on my

me

to do it when it is so short is a mystery- and keeps me in place as his mouth becomes even

are you doing?" I finally ask when he nips

my head. "You need to stop. And you don't

he puts me on the counter. "I need to