Chapter 16
Still shaken up, Harley stayed tucked in her room with Pixie, not sure she wanted to venture out into the world ever again.
She wasn’t sure what went down between Hades and Drew before he got to her, but she knew she hated how unsettled she’d been feeling.
Freshly showered, she lay in the bed, petting Pixie, who lay on top of her, while she stared at the ceiling. She wanted to call Blair and Sage to find some form of comfort, but she knew this situation would only add to their worry concerning her. Neither of her friends were really sure why she was still living with Hades or what she had going on with him, and Harley couldn’t really tell them if she wanted to, because she didn’t have the answers. All she knew was that she felt safe here. It didn’t matter that Hades drove her insane or pissed her off for sport. His home had somehow become a haven for her. She tried desperately to wrap her mind around the why of it all, but she came up short every time. By all intents and purposes, Hades should have been someone she hated. She wanted to hate him, but she couldn’t bring herself to.
Her thoughts halted when her bedroom door banged open. Startled, she sat straight up, disturbing Pixie, who had been sound asleep.
Hades stood in her doorway scowling at her, and the tension in the room could suddenly be cut with a knife. With one quick glance at Pixie, he said, “Bed.”
Pixie hopped up and wagged her tail at the edge of the bed. When Hades saw Harley was frozen in place and wouldn’t help Pixie off the bed, his frown deepened, and he walked over to them in three long strides.
As soon as Pixie was placed on the floor, she scurried over to her bed in the corner and got comfortable, peering at the two humans in the room curiously.
“Come with me.” Hades turned and marched out of the room, not bothering to look behind him.
Just like Pixie had just done, Harley scurried to obey his order, her heart pumping wildly in her chest. When they got home earlier, Hades and Lucifer disappeared into his office, leaving her with nothing to do but check on Eris and Dante before taking a shower.
That was a few hours ago, and now he seemed even more upset than he had been earlier. She wondered what happened, worried it had something to do with Drew. Prior to their breakup, she realized she had been somewhat shielded from how big of a menace he and the men he hung around were. Now, she understood that he got away with a lot, and he caused issues for others, the complete opposite of how she operated in her day-to-day life. The pull she felt to break up with him had been completely justified. They were clearly no match for one another, yet he was determined to make her his again.
When they got into Hades’s bedroom, he stood at the door and waited for her to walk by. She stepped just inside the door timidly, and he slammed it shut. The next thing she knew, she was sandwiched between the wall, and her legs automatically wrapped around his middle.
His jaw clenched and unclenched as he stared into her eyes, and she realized that Hades was another man who she was not compatible with. The difference between him and Drew was her spirit wasn’t telling her to run from him. In fact, when he was near, she felt at peace and completely at ease.
Harley cocked her head to the side as she realized something new danced in Hades’s expression. Underneath the coldness he always exuded was a new emotion she couldn’t quite put her finger on. His eyes looked glossy as she studied him closer, placing her hand on his cheek. Finally, she hesitantly asked, “Hades, what’s wrong?”
He closed his eyes and shook his head before leaning his forehead against hers. He pressed against her so hard she could barely breathe, and she just knew there would be a dent in her forehead from his, but oddly, she welcomed it. Clearly, he needed this moment, and she did her best to stay completely still and just be there for him.
When he finally opened his eyes again, he didn’t allow her to get a good look at his eyes before he kissed her. This kiss was different than the ones before, which were hard and lustful. This kiss was slow and passionate, causing Harley to completely lose herself within the man who claimed to be the devil. Harley knew better though. He may have been named after evil, and he may have tried to exude evilness, but she saw him for who he really was. Blunt. Mean. Arrogant. Alpha. Misunderstood. All words to describe him perfectly, but not evil. Never evil.
Hades pulled away from the kiss and walked her over to the bed before gently laying her down. He didn’t toss her like he normally did, but his movements were still demanding, still quick with frustration and lust. Before Harley could really gather what was going on, they were both naked, and Hades hovered over her. That was when she saw tears in his eyes, and that startled her. It unsettled her. She couldn’t process the sight as his heavy dick toyed with her slippery entrance.
Once again, she reached up and cupped his face with one of her hands, wiping away a lone tear.
“Don’t.” Hades moved her hand from his face, sliding his dick around in her wetness, causing her to moan.
Quickly, Harley refocused and whispered, “Hades, wait?—”
“Don’t, Tink. I’m asking you?—”
She knew Hades never asked anyone to do anything, but something in her wouldn’t allow her to let this go.
“What’s wrong? Please, talk to me.”
“I just need you. I need that lil pussy to talk to me. That’s all I need, and I’ll feel better.”
He pushed up against her again, but he didn’t slide into her. It was like he waited for her to give him the go ahead, and as badly as she wanted to, she didn’t. She couldn’t let go of the sadness etched on his face.
With confidence she didn’t have, she said, “I need you to talk to me first.”
Hades let out a frustrated grunt as he rolled off her and sat on the edge of the bed. When Harley sat up, she noticed his stiff dick pointing straight toward the ceiling, and she licked her lips. His dick was beautiful, and it was big. Bigger than anything she had ever seen, and nerves bounced around in her at the thought of what it would feel like filling her up.
Once again, she had to remind herself to focus as she gently crawled over to him and leaned on his shoulder, looking up at him. She didn’t speak. She waited patiently for him to get whatever was on his heart out. It wasn’t until her soft hand rubbed lazy lines up his big arm that he finally spoke.
“I went to see my father today.”
Harley froze for a moment before resuming her caresses. Hades had yet to talk much about himself with her, and her interest was definitely piqued, so she asked, “How did that go?”
“Ain’t seen the man in over twenty years. I’m sure you can imagine how that went.”
“Why has it been so long?”
Silence stretched between them, and Harley waited patiently, leaning into him and caressing him, reminding him that she was there to listen whenever he was ready.
After a while, his head bowed, and he said, “He used to beat me. Me and my mother. She and I were a team, and we made sure he didn’t touch my younger siblings. It bonded us, I guess. My mama was my best friend, but she was a weak woman. You remind me a lot of her.”
Harley drew back with a frown on her face as she looked up at him. She wasn’t sure how to take the comment, but she didn’t want to offend him or stop him from talking, so she let it slide and listened to what he had to say. He noticed, though. He always noticed her.
“I don’t mean nothin’ by that,” he assured. “I just mean y’all both soft. That’s how a woman should be, but I remember wishing she would stand up for herself. As I got older, if I noticed my father was about to pick a fight with her, I would pick one with him to take the beating. He was always a big man. Bigger than me. Even when I fought back, he would always win.
“I made sure Lu never stepped in. He did one time, and I beat his ass after our father. I ain’t mean no harm by it, really. I just wanted him to understand that stepping in would never help anything. I still feel bad about that shit though. I only have one other regret besides that.”
He stopped talking then, and several long and drawn-out minutes passed before Harley reached up and gently tugged on his beard. “Hades?”
When he looked at her, the pain etched on his face was almost unbearable. She gasped and, without thought, leaned in and kissed him. He hungrily kissed her back before pulling her onto his lap so she straddled him. His dick sprang to life again, and it took everything in Harley to pull away slightly as she peered into his eyes.
He sighed, and something in her rejoiced at the fact that they could have silent conversations. He could tell she wanted him to continue telling his story before they took whatever was between them to the next level.
He looked to his right and seemed to get lost in his thoughts as he spoke them aloud. “I always knew one day my father would kill me. I was wrong though. It was my mom he killed.”
“Oh my God, Hades.” The emotion in Harley’s voice caused him to look at her, and when he did, she noticed more tears wetting his cheeks. Her heart ached for him. This strong bully of a man was really a young boy underneath all that toughness, reliving his painful childhood.
“He didn’t kill her with his own two hands, but after years of such bad abuse and then being forced to watch her oldest son endure that same abuse… her heart couldn’t stand it. Like I said, she was soft. She was made for nurturing and love and shit. Shit my father never gave her. She was weak, but it’s okay.” He looked up at the ceiling. “It’s okay, Mama. I understand.” Harley nuzzled her head into his neck and hugged him tightly. When he continued, she stayed locked in place, listening to his heartbeat while he spoke of his past. “I was there when she did it. I was there when she killed herself. I watched. She didn’t know I was there, but I saw the whole thing.
“I came home early from school that day because I had a feeling something wasn’t right. I went straight home to my mama. I tried to stop her, but I was too late. If only I had skipped out of school earlier. Even by five minutes… That’s my only other regret.
“I called the ambulance, and she was still alive when they got there, but barely. I held her the entire time we waited. I talked to her, and I told her it was going to be okay. I told her I would take care of my siblings and get them away from my father. I think that was all she needed to hear. She closed her eyes after that, and they never opened again.
“She stayed in the hospital for three days in a coma before she died. That’s why I don’t go to hospitals. I wouldn’t trust those people with my pinky toenail. They couldn’t save my mama, so there’s not shit they can do for me or my siblings.”
So many pieces of Hades’s mysterious puzzle fell into place just then. Harley clung to him and allowed her own tears to fall. When she felt his arms engulf her and pull her closer, she sighed in relief.
They stayed like that for a very long time. The hug seemed to heal something between them. When Hades pulled away, he stared intently into her eyes. “I ain’t ever told anyone that shit before. Only my siblings know. You owe me some pussy now.”
He was so serious that it made Harley laugh long and loud. She shook her head and covered her mouth, trying to contain herself before she got it together and asked, “First, why did you go see him if you have such awful memories of him?”
Hades sighed in frustration as he reached around her. She felt him stroking his dick, which made her pussy clench. Her curiosity won, though, and she told herself to stay strong for a little longer.
“Because he’s the mayor.”
She gasped both at his words and at the feel of him sliding around her wetness once again. This time, she lifted slightly, but she didn’t allow him entrance just yet. “Your father is Henry Ashford?”
Hades grimaced. “I don’t ever want you to say his name again.”
“I’m sorry,” she whispered.
He frowned at her for a few more seconds. “Yeah. I talked to him about the Drew situation. It should be cleared up soon. Now slide down on my dick. I’m finished talking unless it’s to tell you how good your lil ass pussy is around this dick.”
Harley could no longer deny him. She had so many more thoughts and questions, but her need for him couldn’t hold out anymore.
Slowly, she slid down on him, and they both moaned at the feeling of Harley adjusting to his size. She felt like she couldn’t breathe as she took him in, inch by inch.
Hades grabbed two handfuls of her ass and helped guide her slowly up and down on his dick, but that gentleness didn’t last long. Eventually, he fucked back up at her and slapped her ass. He genuinely smiled when he saw her enjoying the rougher side of him.
“That’s what you want, Tink? Huh? You want me to punish this good ass pussy?”
“Hades.” She gasped. “Please…”
“Please what, baby? I asked you a question.” He grunted as he slapped her ass again before he stood up and flipped them over. Now, her small frame was under him, and he held one of her legs by her ankle, up close to her head, as he rocked into her with long, hard, deep, and fast strokes. “Answer me, Tink. You like when I punish this pussy, don’t you?”
“Y-yes!”
Hades grunted, causing Harley’s pussy to clench. She had never in her life been with someone like Hades. Granted, Drew was the only other man who had the pleasure of being inside her, but she understood that there would never be another man like Hades. He definitely punished her pussy, but he did it with great care. She could tell every stroke was calculated to make her feel good. Not only that, but he was also vocal, which she quickly learned was a huge turn-on for her. There was something about hearing how good she made him feel that drove her over the edge.
“Play with that pretty pussy, Tink. I want to see you play with it while I’m inside you.”
Her hand was on her clit in less than a second, and she rubbed small circles around it, causing her back to arch, which made Hades bite down on his lip. At that angle, he wouldn’t last long at all.
“Hades, I’m cumming. Oh my God… Ah!”
Her cries of pleasure almost did him in.
The way her pussy clenched and unclenched around him almost did him in.
The way her pretty face screwed up as she creamed all over his dick almost did him in. He held back though. He waited until she stopped shivering before he pulled out of her and tugged her up.
“Lick all that cum off me,” he demanded, and Harley happily obliged. Hades watched as she spit on his dick before using both hands to jack him off while her mouth followed in sync. When she moaned, Hades’s head fell back. “Fuck, Tink.”
She hummed, causing his eyes to pop open. The sight below him was one he wished he could capture. His phone was too far away, so he took his time committing it to memory. Harley enjoyed the taste of her cum on him, and she slurped it all up while taking his big ass dick down her throat like a champ.
Once again, Hades got pissed off thinking about other men she did those tricks on, so he pushed her away and positioned her so her face was down and her ass was up. This sight was new to him, and he had to take a moment to appreciate it. She had the perfect arch, and her smooth dark skin looked like melted chocolate. Her ass was fat, her waist was small, and that pussy. Damn, that pussy. It leaked for him and begged to be filled.
He leaned down and bit her ass cheek, causing her to yelp, before he kissed her pussy, causing her to moan. She couldn’t help her reaction to him. Her body craved his touch, and this was the first time she allowed herself to admit that. In such a small amount of time, Hades captivated her, and she saw nothing but him.
Never in her life had she felt such strong feelings for a man, and she craved his affection, his praise, his attention. This was the first time she felt she got all of that from him, and she didn’t want to let up on it.
Her legs shook as he continued to eat her pussy from the back. She pushed back on him and made sure her juices were all over his face. A small giggle fell from her lips when she heard him moan. He sounded like he enjoyed this more than her. She really had no idea how true that was.
A long moan escaped her as she came again, her pussy leaking and making a mess. She had never cum so hard that she made a mess of the sheets. Hades was showing her all kinds of new things, and she felt herself turning into an addict at that point.
When Hades slowly slid into her, she made it her mission to make him feel just as good as he had made her feel. She wanted him to crave her just as much as she did him, so she clenched her pussy as tightly as she could and threw her ass back at him. Looking over her shoulder, she said, “Cum for me, Hades.”
His eyes flashed with unadulterated lust before he gripped her hips and slammed into her. Her ass jiggling, her ability to take his dick, her wetness and tightness… she completely undid him. He roared as he pulled out and came all over her ass and back. He stroked his dick to get every last drop out, and before she could collapse, he held her up and suctioned his face to her pussy once again.
She moaned and pushed against him, realizing that the rest of the afternoon and evening was going to be long, but she welcomed it.