Chapter 328

Chapter 328

Lowering her onto the bed, he straightened, intent on moving away, but her fingers closed around his wrist.

“I would like to sleep beside you tonight,” she murmured.

His body tensed. “Emeriel…”

“Please. You will not lose control in the night. It is just for tonight.” A pause, then even softer-“I miss waking up to my

Beloved.”

Daemonikai’s throat worked. How could he refuse, when he shared the very same hunger?

“Please,” she whispered again. “Only tonight.”

“Very well,” he groaned, defeated. “Only tonight.”

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As he stepped away to undress, she shifted onto her side, resting her cheek on her hands. Her eyes followed him as he pulled his tunic over his head, unfastened the ties at his waist, and shed the rest of his clothing, leaving only his loose–fitting trousers before turning back to her.

She had not looked away.

Daemonikai smirked. “Do you like what you see?”

A dull red flushed her cheeks, “I do, my king.”

Chuckling under his breath, he slid beneath the covers, drawing her into his arms.

She made a soft, unashamedly needy sound, clinging to him with the tenacity of an octopus. “Thank you… I like this.”

Daemonikai closed his eyes, drawing in a deep breath. Her scent filled his lungs, and he let himself savor it. Let it sink into his very bones.

“When was the last time you bloodfed?” she asked softly.

“A while ago,” he admitted. “Worry not, I am not overly hungry, but I shall visit my bloodhost first thing tomorrow.”

“I do not like that you must feed from Mistress Sinai,” she grumbled into his chest. “She is such a bitter female.”

He released a breath. “She was not always so. As a youngling, she was fierce but… not unkind. But when she came of age two millennia ago, she became a rebellious half–adult. Always getting into trouble. Once, she ended up killing a female.”

“She killed

with her being my bloodhost. She pleaded for pardon, claiming she had changed, and in time, she was granted clemency. And for a long while, I believed she had, for she ceased stirring

her head, tracing patterns against his chest. “So her atrocities did

murmured. “If it were possible, I would have rid myself of Sinai

Emeriel lifted her head, shifting her hair to one side, baring her neck for him. “I wish to bloodfeed you

his gut. His cock

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know that is not

feeding you,” she told him. “It

Soulbond,” Daemonikai reminded her in a gentle voice. “Now our bond is no more…” he loathed uttering those words. “Also,

moistened her lips.

voice held warning.

his. “It’s just, I hate that the last intimacy between us was the cloudy

you. I am prepared to wait as

him by saying. “I wish for us to bridge this gap between us, for if we do not try, we may never move past what

She was… right.

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ever overcome the barrier that now lay between them if they never made an effort to

wish to drink from you,” he confessed,

cheeks, and she ducked her head.

with two fingers. “It is fascinating that, after everything we have been through, you still grow shy over the littlest things.” His thumb traced the heat on her cheek. “Hard

shifted, sitting up against the headboard before gripping her waist and lifting her onto his lap, making her

a mere breath away from his aching cock. The nearness of it, the maddening temptation, fueled his hunger

her hair aside with the other. Once again, she exposed that smooth, vulnerable throat

lengthened in response, and his mouth

he pierced her

Then, melted

keeping all his senses alert. Attuned to her

she pressed closer, digging her fingers into his skin.

played havoc with his senses. It was the finest elixir. Warm honey laced with ambrosia, with notes of sugared almond, and something deeper…something wholly hers that no other

groaned, holding her

head lolled, body

a hand beneath the back of her

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slightly, chest rising and falling faster.

pulsing in response. Straining against his pants.

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