Chapter 5 #2
Pressing my lips together nervously, I return my attention to the professor in question, but my mind wanders to the vampire behind me.
I clear my throat, taking our privacy and somewhat awkward timing to broach the elephant in the room. “Kael,” I whisper, and he plants his chin on my shoulder, humming in acknowledgment. “Are you sure about this?”
“About what?”
“Trusting me to have control over your mind. After what you’ve been through, I don’t want to add to the trauma,” I breathe, and his hands flex at my waist.
“Elodie, I trust you with my life. I know you are nothing like my brother. You are nothing like anyone else I’ve ever met in my entire life. I know, with all that I am, that you’ll be gentle with me.”
Nerves threaten to get the better of me, and I instinctively lean back into Kael. He matches the move with one of his own, wrapping his arm around my middle as he pulls me tighter against his chest. His words linger in the air like a warm embrace between the two of us.
Nothing more needs to be said. Trust and loyalty, it doesn’t need words after that.
I shiver when I feel the length of him at my back as his breath rasps against my ear. “Remind me to thank Ocean for convincing you to wear this dress,” he murmurs, ghosting his fingers over my bare thigh. Another shiver bolts down my spine at the contact as I glance at the material in question.
It was the only black item I had that didn't need washing, or so she said, but deep down, I knew she was setting me up. There's nothing fancy about the dress; it’s a simple black ribbed material with the classic tank-top sleeves and a low neckline that shows the top of my cleavage.
The real reason I agreed is that it gives off badass vibes with my black chunky boots, and I am more than happy to play the villain in it, compared to the night when this all began and I wound up in some seedy room in a two-piece.
I shudder, quickly squashing the memory from my mind as I turn my attention to Kael, only to find his gaze fixed on the dipped neckline. If he feels my stare, he doesn’t acknowledge it. The skin on display has become the sole focus of his attention.
He trails his fingers across my skin and my hips flex back into him instinctively, despite the current situation.
“Kael,” I breathe in warning, but he ignores me as he presses a kiss to my cheek, and I don’t miss the feel of his grin spreading against my skin.
“Elodie,” he retorts.
“I can't even think right now. I'm too stressed,” I grumble, frowning at Professor Grimm through the glass, who continues to talk animatedly.
“He’s on the other side of the door,” I whisper, panic spiking through my veins, and Kael scoffs.
“Exactly. You're going to give us away with your heartbeat alone,” he mumbles, and I huff.
“And you think making it faster is going to help the situation?”
I tilt my face just enough to see his smile go even wider.
“No one will be able to register it when it's supersonic, Enchantress,” he breathes, making my spine stiffen as tingles race through me.
“Enchantress?” I reply, an undeniable quiver to my voice as he splays his fingers across my stomach.
“Yes, that's what you're going to be when the day is done, isn't it?” he breathes, desire laced in every word.
I shouldn't like the sound of that.
I shouldn't like the sound of that at all.
The rip of his zipper rings through the air as he tugs it down, and my mouth forms a perfect O in disbelief. Kael blindly reaches for my panties, tucking them to one side as he lines his cock up with my entrance.
I should say no.
I should say this is not the time.
But my skin is on fire.
My body is consumed by desire, and it’s only heightened as he whispers against my ear once more.
“Did Rion stretch you good earlier?”
Another shiver.
But before I can reply, he slams into me. He clamps his hand over my mouth a second later, suppressing my moan as my eyes roll to the back of my head.
My body is alive, and I’m desperate for some kind of release. The urge stems entirely from him, but I can’t say I hate it.
“He stretched you good,” he says with a grin, dragging his fingertip across the neckline of my dress once again, only with more force this time, revealing my chest. The flimsy material of my lace bra quickly receives the same treatment before he captures my breast in his hand, with his other hand still clamped over my mouth.
His fingers curl around my breast, my nipple pinched between his fingers, and I groan against his hand. He arches me forward just a little, giving him the perfect position to plow into me again and again and again.
I'm a vessel for desire and euphoria that beckons me into the madness that forever surrounds this man.
He fucks me mercilessly, and I silently chant for more. Stars dance in my vision, ecstasy clouding every single one of my senses.
I can’t deny that my nerve endings are already spent from my moment with Rion earlier, and it seems like Kael is hellbent on using that to his advantage.
Goosebumps spread across every inch of my body as he leans in once again, whispering against my ear.
“Come for me, Enchantress,” he commands as he rakes his teeth over my ear lobe, shattering me into a million pieces as the pinch of pain melts into pleasure.
I spasm around him, my body weak as he keeps me propped up, tugging me back a step as he grunts, finishing inside me.
Delirious, I cling to Kael as I force my gaze to settle through the glass doors, just in time to see Professor Grimm slam the phone down in frustration, the device shattering on his desk. The professor pays it no mind as he storms from the room without a backward glance.
Silently, Kael and I catch our breath before my favorite vampire slowly returns my clothes to their correct place. He fixes my bra, dress, and panties, keeping his cock inside of me for as long as possible.
As he zips up his pants, his cell phone vibrates in his pocket. A sense of dread instantly settles over me as he pulls out the device, straining the moment as we spy the name flashing across the screen.
Jude.
My heart plummets at the reminder of what’s to come, laying heavy on my shoulders and reminding me that, as blissful as this moment is right now, there are things that must be done. As much as I don’t like it, steps must be taken for this God-forsaken world to be right once more.
He doesn't hide the screen as he opens the message, offering me a glimpse of the last message in the thread.
Kael: I need your help, brother. What you want, I can't give you. I need help. I need you. She's too guarded, too protected. I want to do you justice, but now is not the time.
My eyelids shutter as I consider Jude’s message.
Nothing good is going to come from this, but if I know anything, it’s that darkness will find you whether you like it or not.
This might be the first time I’m openly inviting it in, but it’s not the first time I’ve faced it, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.
Jude: You know where to go. Be there at ten in the morning. We’ll reconvene. Maybe the little weapon is waiting for me, but I can’t say I’m not disappointed in you, Kael.