Total pages in book: 138
Estimated words: 131708 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 659(@200wpm)___ 527(@250wpm)___ 439(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 131708 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 659(@200wpm)___ 527(@250wpm)___ 439(@300wpm)
Slumped on her stomach on his bed, she felt a very proprietary hand sweep down her back in a smooth, covetous glide that gave her tingles.
He palmed her ass. “Stay the night,” he coaxed.
“There you go using that tone on me again.”
He looked genuinely confused. “What tone?”
“The one that wraps around someone’s will like a spell.”
His lips winged up. “So you’ll stay?”
“I’m not sleepy.”
His smile widened. “Who said I had plans for us to sleep?” He gave her ass an encouraging squeeze. “Stay.”
She let out a mock, long-suffering sigh. “Okay.” Because she found that she’d completely ceased caring that he was a celestial.
Her mother would tut at that and brand her dumb. Her aunt would concur. Mia probably would as well. But Ella found that she gave no fucks about any of that either.
“All night?”
“All night.”
“And you’ll come back tomorrow?”
“I’ll come back.”
“Often,” he pushed.
Her eyes narrowed. “What is it exactly you want from me?”
Everything, baby. But Viper didn’t say that, because she wasn’t ready to hear it yet. For now, he’d keep it simple. “I want you in my bed. Or your bed. Or pretty much anywhere. I want you as often as I can get you. And I don’t want any other man touching you.” Even he heard the blatant possession in his voice.
“And there’d be no other women for you?”
“No, I don’t want anyone else.” He slid his hand from her ass up to her nape. “We can see where it goes. Can’t we?” he prodded, aiming to sound casual when in reality he wanted to officially claim her right there, right then.
She chewed on her lower lip. “Okay.”
Relief settled into his cells. “Good.”
“We’d have to keep it on the downlow, though.”
Yes, they did. Because he didn’t want either the strix or any potential celestial informant to see them together—none of which he could explain. “You ashamed to be seen with one of the Fallen?”
“No. I keep most of my flings and relationships on the downlow. My anchor, who’s something of an overprotective meddler, pokes his nose in. He likes to threaten guys to treat me well. He wouldn’t like me spending any kind of time with you, so he’d be problematic.”
Viper did a long stretch and rolled onto his back. “I’m not worried about Belinsky.” The legion was an exceedingly dangerous demon, but he’d have a fuck of a time taking Viper out.
Suspicious eyes gazed into his. “How do you know he’s my psi-mate?”
“Belinsky makes it well-known who you are to him as a protective measure.” As a thought occurred to Viper, he went still. “Did anything ever happen between you two? I know demons sometimes share a bed with their anchor.”
She spluttered. “It does happen. Mia had a brief fling with hers. I’m pretty sure she regrets it now, though. She and Joe are having issues. I personally think—”
“You’re rambling.”
Indignant, she frowned. “I am not.”
“You’re rambling, and you’re avoiding my question.”
“Speaking of cocks, didn’t you earlier say you wanted my mouth on yours?”
Viper’s brows slid together. “I didn’t just say the word, ‘cock.’” But now that she had, his own was twitching back to life—no doubt intentional on her part.
“It’s what I heard. Well, am I sucking you off or what?”
“This is manipulation, pure and simple.”
She gave an innocent blink. “Yes or no?”
He shoved his hand into her hair with a growl and pushed her head down. “Be warned, baby, you’re not just going to suck me off. You’re gonna get your throat fucked.”
They didn’t sleep. They stayed awake all night—talking, laughing, teasing, sexing each other up. It shouldn’t have been so easy to be with him. Shouldn’t have felt so natural for Ella. But it did.
Even her demon was at ease around him. And that damn entity wasn’t relaxed around anyone.
He also gave her a tour of the compound at one point. He introduced her to any of the club members they came across, all of whom seemed strangely satisfied to see her there.
When it was time for her to go home, so she wouldn’t be late for work, she felt a pang of disappointment. That, too, was strange. She liked space. Liked alone time. Yet, here she was lamenting that her very long night with Viper was over.
When he teleported them to the front door of her apartment, she narrowed her eyes at him. “How do you know where I live?”
He shrugged. “Same way I know your phone number.”
“Ah, yes, your mysterious sources.” She was beginning to think there was little he didn’t know about the demon world. But then, it made sense that he’d delved deeply into it. How else could he ensure that his club slotted right in with minimal issues?
Her eyes went wide as she remembered something. “Shit, my car—”
“Is parked outside your building,” he finished. “I had one of my brothers collect it for you. They got it started without a key—it’s one of their many talents.”