41. The Shifter World
The Shifter World
Knox
The questions keep coming, one after another, from the netherwraiths for Slayer, and so unlike him, he’s clammed up tighter than my asshole. He’s left me to fend off the masses, which means not doing shit. I don’t know what they are talking about, nor do I really care right now.
I have a psychotic female netherwraith that’s been on my tail, a moody Slayer, and I need these other voices in my head to disappear already.
‘Are you the Black Death?’
‘We’ve heard stories about you.
‘You’re actually real?’
‘Does this mean the Four Horsemen are back?’
‘Is this the end of times?’
I can’t take it anymore, so I force the shift back to my human form after we go through the portal.
Normally, I’ll let Slayer pick when he wants to change back, but I don’t want to hear from the netherwraiths right now.
Yes, they can still reach out, but it takes more concentration and power to do so, and if they want to put that much energy into it, then that’s their problem, not mine.
Rez immediately comes over and grabs my hand, giving it a squeeze.
“Are you okay?” she asks, peering up into my green eyes with concern.
“I’m fine,” I’m quick to brush her off, but she digs her nails into my bicep and glares at me with tight lips.
“Just in case you forgot, we have a link.” She arches her eyebrows. “I can feel your irritation. Wanna talk about it now or later?”
I snort, shaking my head as I look over her head, watching as everyone else comes through the portal and spreads out.
We’re no longer by a river, but we’re still in the Fae Realm, and if I had to guess, we’re on the southern border of the Summer Kingdom.
Only because the sunset is known to turn a fiery red at dusk before the stars come out, and it’s a beautiful background behind Rez right now.
“So, what you’re saying is, I don’t have a choice. I am talking about it, it’s just a now or later situation, huh?” I look down into her gray eyes and find them challenging me back.
“Yes.”
One simple word, and she makes me want to sink deep into her, claiming and teaching her a lesson about challenging me all in one movement.
‘You forgot another positive to add to that list,’ Slayer adds, and I get a visual of the purple netherwraith with the yellow-tipped tail and ears.
Oh yeah, the cat in heat that’s trying to claim me.
I’m hit by a scent that makes my stomach churn, and I look up, finding that said shifter lurking by with her eyes on us.
I didn’t want to worry Rez, but in this realm, netherwraith females can and normally initiate the mate bond between the shifters. The fact that this one is throwing off the strongest pheromones around me doesn’t bode well for Rez and me when it comes to not causing drama.
Maybe if this she-devil sees that I’m already mated, she’ll get the hint and move on. I turn to Rez and wrap my hands around her waist, pulling her closer to me.
“You keep challenging me, and I’ll have to put you in your place,” I warn.
Rez bites down on her lip as another scent hits me, and my resolve snaps.
Throwing her over my shoulder, I snap out an order, “Tell Lynx you’re with me,” I demand, trusting him to relay the message and the others to give us space.
She giggles as I smack her ass a few times, chuckling when Lynx gets his news.
“Aww man, really? Why is he getting to have all the fun?” he whines.
“Not so fast, Alpha,” Ryker shouts, and footsteps quickly approach. Ryker raises his hands in surrender but shoots me a pleading look. “You wouldn’t deny a starving Incubus his meal, would you? Promise just to watch this time.” He winks.
Ah, so he’s hungry and doesn’t want to intrude, guessing right that I need to get away from everyone. I nod and tap into Slayer’s knowledge of the Fae land, to hopefully sneak away.
‘Yes, babygirl is all ours. We don’t share our toys, especially when we need to claim what is ours for everyone to know,’ Slayer purrs in agreement as he leads us deeper into the woods.
Even though Slayer has a point, I would share Rez if she or Ryker wanted; it’s not like we haven’t before, but I really need this right now.
One, to claim her, so these shifters know she’s mine.
Yes, she’s wearing my mate mark, but with all of her newfound power, it almost drowns out my old marking.
I wonder if all my animals should claim her? Is that a thing? Has that ever been done before?
"We are not like the others. We are beyond those that have come before us,’ Dusky slowly relays with a yawn. ‘We will have our own rules.’
Great, so basically… we don’t have an answer for that question. Got it.
After ducking under some low branches, I find a secluded space that looks well-protected.
I don’t want to worry about something or someone attacking us while I’m making my Kitten cream on my cock.
She deserves my full attention, and I plan to do just that.
Then again, we do have a silent protector at our backs, so I shouldn’t have to worry.
“Are you really not going to allow Ry to join?” Rez’s voice pulls my attention back to her as I fully survey the area and find a spot that’s clear of debris by a wider tree.
“I don’t control him,” I admit, just as Ryker steps up and gently grabs her jawline, looking into her eyes.
“What’s the matter, Goddess, you don’t think you can handle my penetrating eyes watching you take your Alpha’s cock as I feed off of you both?”
Before she can answer, he kisses her hard, leaving her breathless as I set her down and run my thumb over her bottom lip, and my heart starts racing at the fact that I need her so badly. Ryker winks and chuckles as he takes a step back.
“Have fun,” he chuckles as his eyes start to glow a slight blue. “I know I will,” he says, already smiling like a tipsy college student, “I’ll just be over here.” He points over to a group of trees, and I nod, not really paying attention.
All I can think about is the soft, warm body between my hands, and how I want to feel her skin against mine.
I pull her hips to me and groan as I feel her soft curves mold against my hardness, and she grabs my forearms as she leans closer to me.
“Control is overrated, don’t you think?” she whispers against my mouth before she presses her lips to mine, intoxicating and erasing all my thoughts and reasoning as I take over the kiss.
I push her against the tree and feel her smile over my lips as she raises her hips pressed to my thighs.
“You sexy little minx,” I growl out as I reach down and grab hold of her leathers, prepared to rip them off her body. Her hands grab mine, stopping me.
“No!” she says firmly, and I narrow my eyes.
How dare she say no to her Alpha. My chest starts rumbling as I meet her glare, but she turns me around and pushes my back against the tree, drops to her knees, and the fight immediately leaves me.
She reaches up and unzips me, pulling out my hard dick while licking her lips, which almost makes me go weak in the knees.
It’s not until I see the hunger in those gray eyes when she gazes up at me that she destroys my world.
She makes me feel like the most powerful man in all the realms, yet so weak when she looks at me like that.
She opens her mouth, sticks out her tongue, and the stud catches the last of the sunlight before I disappear into her mouth.
“Aww fuck,” I moan, throwing my head back.
The wet heat and suction from her mouth is fucking heaven.
Her hand wraps around the base of me as she slowly takes me as far as she can before slowly pulling me out, and it’s a slow, beautiful torture as she slips me out of her mouth before licking me up and down like a damn sucker.
Slow and deliberate—a way to make any man buckle to a woman’s power.
“Still think you’re in control?” Her cocky attitude carries through her voice, and I don’t blame her. She can have it as long as she doesn’t stop what she’s doing. I see why Ryker calls her Goddess.
While she worships me, she’s also untying her boots and slipping them off. This woman thinks of everything.
“I know I’m not, and you can have all of it,” I tell her, half-lidded as I rock my pelvis along with her hand pumping me. She teases me before running her tongue down my shaft and gently sucking on my balls.
She moans as she rolls one into her mouth, gently lavishing it with her tongue before moving onto the other one. I pull down my pants further and effortlessly kick off the boots that I never tie, as she works her way back up my shaft.
“Fuck, you feel so good,” I moan as she works me into a fever. I could explode right now, but that’s not what I want. I need to claim my mate, let her know she’s only mine. No one else dares to come close to her.
I reach down and pop her off my cock and slam my mouth onto hers, not caring if I can taste my salty precum on her tongue. I dig my hand into her hair of braids and shift her around until her back is against the tree.
My free hand goes to her pants, but I find she’s already unfastening them and shimmying them down her thighs.
“Good girl,” I praise her, as my hand finds her slit already wet and wanting. “You want this dick, don’t you, Kitten?” She moans as I slide a finger along her slit and insert it while nibbling along her neck, hitting that special spot behind her ear.
I hear a moan off to the side and catch sight of Ryker leaning against a tree, his zipper down and his hand fisting his hard cock. His bright blue eyes are shining bright as he watches Rez grind and rub her clit against my palm, wanting the friction she’s desperate for.
She rides my hand, grinding her pelvis against my palm, panting against my cheek. My name is a plea on her lips, and I can’t take much more of it.
“Tell him what you want, Goddess,” Ryker pleads.
“Knox,” she moans, “I need you.”
“Who am I to keep you waiting?” I spin her around, smack her ass before gently kicking her feet apart, and slightly bending her over so she can lean against the trunk of the tree.