Since Samael Dema walked through Adelaide’s door I’ve been completely and utterly obsessed with him. His voice, his eyes, his face, even the way he holds himself, it all affects me so intensely.I knew the mate bond would be strong, but I didn’t expect to be so impassioned I would attack him like that in front of people. I was so caught up in the bliss, I would have let him take me in Adelaide’s hallway. I also never expected to let him distract me from my plans so easily and bring me back to his fucking castle.“We’re strong, so the mate bond is strong. But every wolf feels this type of euphoria when they find their mate, it’ll calm down soon,” Danika says to me, and I’m grateful I have her, because I thought I was going crazy.The only person I’ve ever consensually been with was Atwood, and that was almost three years ago. I don’t count the few nights I willingly spent with Gregory and Petra. According to the Emberi Empire’s laws, they owned me, so it's not like consent was ever eve
His lips are on mine, and I throw myself into the kiss, slipping my tongue into his mouth and moaning desperately at his taste. I grind myself against him, feeling his hardened length beneath me causing my body to tremble with anticipation.He wraps a hand around the back of my neck to hold me in place, his face so close to mine, our noses graze. His other hand moves down between my legs, caressing my inner thighs, and slowly making its way to my throbbing pussy. My body jolts as his fingers trail along my clit, up and down, then around in gentle circles. He works me up slowly, his fingers apply more pressure and move slightly faster, my breathing picks up and my moans grow louder and drag out longer. Then, he slows his movements again, bringing me back from the edge.He repeats this delicious torture until I’m a quivering mess in his arms, begging for release.He strokes my clit like it belongs to him, applying the perfect amount of pressure. “Come for me, my queen” he breathes into
“Holy mother of Selene! Aurora, wake up!” My eyes fly open in panic, and I sit up, looking around frantically.“What? What’s happening!” I ask Danika in confusion. I take in my surroundings; the huge fireplace across from me is lit with a blazing fire that warms the entire room. The bed is a magnificent four-poster bed, adorned with heavy curtains which are tied back to each post. I look down and realize I’m naked, my upper half barely concealed by the blankets.“Nothing. I’ve been trying to wake you for a few minutes.” She replies, unconcerned for my lack of sleep.“Why?” I whine back at her. “I was so cozy. That was the best sleep I’ve had in ages. I didn’t even have any nightmares for once.” “Why do you think that is?” she questions, and I turn my head so fast, I almost break my neck.Fuck, there he is. The high from the mate bond might be gone, my mind might feel clear, but it doesn’t change how fucking sexy Samael is; dark, messy hair and even darker eyes, which are currently ro
I search Aurora’s face, looking for any sign that she doesn’t want to do this. She looks nervous, but also happy, so I fling open the double doors to my bedroom and glare at a frowning Adelaide. “Samael, have you not introduced her to your family yet? Do you understand what I had to deal with when I told your mother I was here to help your new queen practice her magic? I had to seal them all in the east lounge to keep them from running up here!” She's rambling, but I sweep past her and down the hallway, Aurora keeping pace at my side. “It’s good to see you, Addie.” Aurora says happily to Adelaide who is trailing behind us, muttering profanities at me under her breath. “It’s good to see you too, my dear. After you meet Lydia and Gideon, we’ll go start trying to understand your magic, ok?” she says sweetly to Aurora, who nods with excitement. I can tell she’s eager to explore her power, and I intend to make this meeting quick so she can get started. After descending several staircase
Aurora’s body goes limp, and I cradle her in my arms. Fuck. This didn’t exactly go as planned. I press the sleeve of my sweater to her eye in an attempt to stop the bleeding which seems to slow now that she has lost consciousness. I wipe some of the blood from her face with my other sleeve; my immaculately white sweater now dyed crimson.I face the room with Aurora in my arms, my entire family staring at her with fear in their eyes, except my father who now looks almost excited, and I think I know why. “My apologies. She seems to have just unlocked her magic and needs some practice controlling it,” I say, defending her.“She had her magic bound to her wolf. She got them both yesterday when she turned eighteen,” Adelaide interjects and a lot of my questions for Aurora just got answered. I had intended to let her tell me everything when she was ready but holding her helpless body in my arms makes me realize, I need to know everything about her so I can keep her safe.My father doesn’t s
I feel consciousness seeping into my mind, bringing with it an alertfulness I wasn’t expecting to feel after passing out. When I open my eyes the world comes into focus immediately and I am aware of the crackling of the fire across the room and of Samael’s embrace surrounding me. His fingers in my hair tempt to lure me back into unawareness, but the whispered voices of Adelaide and a man I’ve never seen before distract me. They sit in front of the fire, heads close together and speaking in hushed tones. I turn to look up at Samael, and he beams down at me. “Welcome back,” he says softly. Leaning down, he places a sweet kiss on my lips and nuzzles my nose lightly. “How do you feel?”I smile at his closeness, and the allure of his voice. “I feel completely fine.”“And Danika?” he asks me, moving us into a sitting position in the middle of the bed.“Danika?” I call out to her in my mind.Silence.Frowning, I look up at my mate. “I can’t feel her.”I focus harder, concentrating on her v
Samael lifts me onto his lap and holds me tightly. “Danika will be fine, Aurora. After you shift, it shouldn’t affect her like this again. Shifting will bring you both closer, sharing your strength equally, so when you use your magic, it will draw from both of you instead of just one.” His words do help calm me down, but I’m still gripped with worry for my wolf. Did she know what she was doing? Did she purposefully shield me from the pain and take it all herself? “*Danika?*” I call to her softly. Still nothing, though I can hear her faint snores, which will have to do for now. “I think this is enough for today,” Samael says to Adelaide as he strokes my hair. “Come back tomorrow morning.” I hear Addie rise from her chair and turn to face her, “Thank-you for telling me all this, I know I still have a lot to learn.” I pull myself from Samael’s lap, to wrap Addie in a hug. She takes my face in her hands and smiles at me. “You are so powerful Aurora; I know you will be a great witch, an
Being in my mates arms after everything I’ve been through, feels like some sort of dream. This is my life now; being doted on by a king and treated like a queen… and actually becoming a queen. I’ve always known it was my birthright to lead a kingdom, I just didn’t expect it to be a vampire kingdom. Will they even want a queen who isn’t one of them?“Sam?” I say, using Seth’s nickname for him. “Will the vampires here accept me as their queen if I’m not a vampire?”“Say that again,” he murmurs quietly, his black eyes somehow growing darker.“Um, well, I’m not a vampire. So, will the vamp-”He cuts me off, “No. My name. Say it again.”“Samael?” I question. Maybe he didn’t like me using his nickname.But he just shakes his head and says, “Try again.”“Sam,” I say softly, a small smile playing on my lips.“Much better when you say it.” He chuckles and thrusts his hard cock into me once again. I groan with surprise and desire as he stretches me and fills me so deep. So. Fucking. Deep. “Say
“Eli?” I look down at his bruised, tear-streaked face, and my heart sinks into the pit of my stomach. “What happened to you?”The man in the fancy clothes laughs loudly, “I did. Well, actually, my men did.” He takes a step closer, and Samael’s hand tightens around mine, “Eli here seems to have broken one of our most serious laws; not only did he interact with a witch, but he went as far as accepting help from one.”I glare at him, “How can you even know that?” Looking down at Eli, I hiss, “You promised you wouldn’t tell anyone!” He just cries, his eyes faraway, like he’s not really paying attention to his surroundings.“Cassian, what the fuck is the meaning of this?” Samael growls dangerously, and I notice some of the men shifting uncomfortably, their eyes darting to Samael, then away quickly as if they are afraid to even look at him. Wait, he called that man Cassian… this is the fucking emperor.I grow a bit weary of the situation, and Danika’s senses go on high alert, as I take in a
“Baby, would you come here please?”Samael joins my side, immediately snaking his arm around my waist as if he has been dying to touch me this whole time. I look up at him with a warm smile, “I think you deserve a moment with the man who enjoyed what was rightfully yours.” I turn back to Gregory, who stares at me pleadingly, and smirk at him.“As you know, this is Samael Dema, the vampire king. He’s my mate, the person created just for me by the Moon Goddess, Selene. Can you believe that daddy? A king, who worships the ground I walk on.”I trail my fingers along my mark on Samael’s neck, “See this, it’s a werewolf’s mark, this let’s Samael feel everything I feel, which can be both a blessing and a burden, because he feels my rage and my pain from the things I went through here, the things you put me through.”“My king,” I place a kiss on Samael’s cheek, “take what you want from him, just keep him alive for me.”“I thought you wanted me to only drink from you?” He asks in surprise. “O
I look up at the low ceiling, relieved to see the hooks still embedded into it, they will make this much easier. While Petra is holding her bleeding leg and whimpering like a wounded animal, I walk to the shelves against the wall, and open the delicate looking box that holds their leather straps.Standing over her, I hold out my hand. “Get up,” I order, tapping my foot impatiently.Her tear-streaked face looks up at me sadly, “what happened to you Aurora? Where did my sensitive girl go?”“You destroyed her. Now get the fuck up.” I aim a kick at her leg, then drag her from the sofa, and pull her as she screams for mercy to the middle of the room, directly under the same hook I had been left dangling from many times.“You know I drill,” I say, remembering all the times I was in her position, “arms up, Petra darling.”She cries uncontrollably, lifting her shaky arms into the air, “Good girl,” I say, praising her like a child.“W-what are you going to do to me?” she whimpers, as I fasten
A girl runs around the corner from the kitchen, her blonde hair askew. When she spots us, she opens her mouth preparing to scream. I use my speed to run to her, clamping a hand over her mouth, and stopping her from making a sound.She looks up at me with wide fearful eyes, and I realize she looks to be about my age… none of Gregory and Petra’s children are that old yet.“Are you…” I don’t know what her situation is, or why she is here, but I get the feeling it’s not good. “Do you need help?” I ask her, hoping she will trust me even though she has no reason to.My hand is still tight over her mouth, so she nods slowly. I glance back at Samael who just shrugs. Fuck. I wasn’t anticipating this.“I’m going to remove my hand, but if you make a sound, I will make you regret it,” I warn her.“*Goddess, Aurora, threatening her won’t make her trust you any easier,*” Danika scolds me.“*I don’t know who she is, what if I don’t want her to trust me?*” I argue back.Danika sighs, “*she’s just a s
Goddess, it feels like someone is banging on my head with a hammer. I groan as I stretch out my body, refusing to open my eyes. Last night is a blur; after our bath Samael and I stayed up drinking with Adrian, Dimitri, and Kieran. I ended up proving my superior strength to all of them in arm wrestling matches. No one could beat me, even when Adrian and Dimitri teamed up against me; I was still stronger. Which in turn, made me pretty damn cocky and I ended up chugging the last bottle of vodka to prove how tough I was, only to end up puking all over the kitchen floor. I think Samael cut me off after that. “I’ve let you sleep as long as I could, but it’s time to get up, my love,” Samael’s smooth voice whispers quietly in my ear.“What time is it?” I mumble, curling myself up under the soft blankets.“Mid-morning,” he replies, and my eyes fly open.“Oh shit.” I jump out of bed, and run across the room to gather my clothes, feeling Samael’s gaze linger on my naked body. Once I’m dressed,
The room goes quiet, the only sound is his blood dripping onto the floor. I stand up, looking down at the two dead bodies slumped over in their chairs, and a smile forms on my face. That was a lot more emotional than I expected it to be but also quite enjoyable. Holding their lives in my hands made me feel invincible, and I know that is wrong, but I’m excited to do it again tomorrow.I notice my shirt is covered in blood, so I remove it, turning to face Samael, who’s dark eyes are filled with a burning desire for me. It seems he found it enjoyable as well, judging by the bulge in his pants.“Take your clothes off,” I order him, and he obeys so quickly he’s a blur. I lick my lips as he leans his naked body back into the cushions, one arm stretched across the back of the sofa, the other gripping his enormous cock, sliding it up and down his length like he’s getting it ready for me.I remove the rest of my clothes, loving the way his eyes follow every move I make, roaming over my naked b
I slip my elemental dagger out from its holster around my upper thigh and its sleek blade glints ominously in the dim light. When Dr. Maddox sees the weapon in my hand, his struggle against the ropes becomes desperate; he throws his weight against them with all his strength as if he thinks he has a chance of escaping. Well… who am I to say he can’t at least try?Without warning, I raise my fist, and bring it down on his right kneecap with enough strength to shatter the bone. The doctors piercing screams echo throughout the room, high-pitched and ending in a long, drawn-out wail.I walk behind his chair, and untie his ropes, he doesn’t even realize what I am doing until they fall to the floor. He looks up at me with teary and bloody eyes as I circle back around to face him.“I think that’s enough. Don’t you think you’ve had enough?” I say in a gentle tone.He sniffles, nodding hopefully. I smile at him, “Ok, go on.” Taking a step back, I motion for him to get up. “The stairs are just
I stare down at the now lifeless body I’m straddling, a slight sense of satisfaction filling me. I let out a long sigh, “that’s better.” I barely pay attention to Dr. Maddox’s wailing cries as I soak in the feeling of taking the life of one of the men who took mine. Memories of long, dark nights in the freezing dungeon come back to me, maybe I can finally move forward from the horrors of my time there. Though I guess only time will tell; my nightmares may have lessened since finding Samael, but what if getting revenge and having my mate is not enough to bury the years of built up trauma? What if I never truly get the pieces of myself back… back from the Stallards, back from that dungeon, back from the inn where I was defiled for the first time. What if I stay trapped in all those places, never able to move away from it all, never able to let go… My breathing hitches as memories flood my mind, destroying the cage I built for them while I was rotting in the dungeon, and leaving me gas
Theodoric finally notices he’s not our only prisoner and stares in confusion to his right, “D-dr. Maddox?” he stutters out. Aurora changes her position, so she is still sitting on me, but facing her helpless prey, her back resting against my chest, and we watch as Dr. Maddox begins to regain consciousness. Theodoric’s eyes roam from the doctor to Aurora and I, confusion written all over his face. “What is this about? Why have you taken us here!” he screams, his face turning white and his body shaking with fear. Aurora ignores him, still watching Dr. Maddox, whose eyes are slowly opening, “Wha- where am I?” he mutters to himself. Then his eyes snap open and he takes in his situation, looking down at the ropes binding him to the chair, glancing at Theodoric, then setting his eyes on me. “You!” he exclaims, staring at me with a mixture of anger and distress. I just give him a smile, and he finally looks at Aurora. “Is this the so-called friend you said wanted to see me?” He struggles