Chapter 31
MIA
“A re you sure no one will notice?” Nox asks as I finish tucking his horns inside the black hood of his sweatshirt.
“Who the fuck cares if someone does?” Draven loosens the knot on his tie. “This is our town. If anyone upsets our little pyro, I’m breaking their face.”
Aries and Bones nod in agreement, almost giddy at the thought of brutalizing someone in my honor.
It’s been almost a week since I brought Nox out of my nightmares and into our world. A week since I sold my soul to the devil. Oddly enough, I don’t feel any different. But the cuts on my palm have left scars that don’t seem to have any intention of fading. A reminder of my sacrifice. I will display them proudly as I don’t have a single regret.
I’ve spent time with each of them separately over the past few days but there’s still this unspoken tension. An uneasiness that none of us want to verbalize. This new situation will take some getting used to. Nox seems like he’s the least bothered by it. He’s intrigued more than anything. And I can’t help but notice a tiny spark between him and Aries.
So when Lettie called me to suggest we throw a party for Nox, I was all for it. We need a night to let loose, throw back some drinks, and just have fun. Then maybe I can get the three of them to open up to Nox more.
With blue contacts, a hood covering his horns, his claws retracted, and his tail pinned against his leg under his new custom jeans, he looks like a dark angel—haunting, ethereal, mesmerizing. Caught between something human and otherworldly.
But while Nox may tower over all three of them; Draven, Aries, and Bones are formidable. And ever since we’ve stepped into this new version of reality, their energy has oozed even darker. Draven especially.
He takes my hand, lacing his fingers through mine. “You look beautiful.”
I feel my cheeks heat under the weight of his stare, his gold-flecked eyes rich and warm like burnt honey. The first time I went to a party at Bones’s Garage, I scolded myself for showing up in a tight dress and stiletto heels. I almost fell flat on my face in the dirt. But tonight, I hold my head up high.
Dressed in a short denim skirt, a black lace camisole, and motorcycle boots, I feel sexy and practical. I throw on my cropped leather jacket and flash them each a grin. “Let’s have some fun tonight, boys.”
Aries grabs my hips and anchors me back into his chest. “Boys? We are grown men with ravenous appetites, baby,” he teases, his breath hot in my ear.
A warm sensation starts in my belly and quickly spreads through my core. “Mmm, you’ll have to prove that later.”
Nox approaches, hovering over both of us. “Yes… I’d like to see that.”
Draven takes his tie off and tosses it on my kitchen table. He undoes the top three buttons of his shirt before unbuttoning his cuffs and rolling his sleeves up. “Maybe we start now.”
He presses into me, sandwiching me between him and Aries. Nox draws in closer, a low growl erupting from his chest. All I can feel is the heat between us. Beads of sweat roll down my back as I clench my thighs together.
“Fuck,” Bones rasps. “As much as I’d like us to take turns eating your pussy out right here on this table, my sister is going to kill us if we don’t get back to the garage. She’s already blowing up my phone.”
Draven chuckles. “She might be the sweet Crane but she’s still a Crane, nonetheless. I’m not trying to piss her off.”
We all laugh at that except Nox. He stares at me, his lips quivering. It’s hard for him to shut it off. To exist in a capacity that isn’t sexual or affectionate.
I wrap my arms around his waist and press my cheek to his chest. “Later, love. After the party. I’ll let you do whatever you want to me.”
He holds me tight. “Be careful what you wish for, dark one. You forget just how brutal I can be.”
My belly does a little somersault. It’s the times when we are at our most vile and depraved that I crave. His little threats only make me more aroused. “Promise?”
He chuckles in my ear, finally relaxing his tense muscles. “You were literally made for me.”
Nox whispers his words, but I know Draven can still hear him. He flashes me a pained look, his eyes full of questions and hesitation. I know I’ll need to appease him with answers tonight. The last thing I want is for there to be any confusion between us.
We’ve gone to hell and back since that first night in the bathroom at Duff’s. I need him to know that my feelings for him have only deepened. I’ve become just as obsessed with him as he is with me.
“Finally!” Lettie shrieks as she barrels toward me. I inhale a deep scent of her cookies and cream scent as she wraps her arms around me. “I should’ve known you’d all be late to your own party.”
I arch a teasing brow at her. “Have you ever tried to wrangle the three of them? And I had Nox to dress on top of that.”
She smooths her hair. It’s tied loosely into a low ponytail at the nape of her neck. She looks gorgeous as ever in a green and white striped romper. “You have your hands full it seems. So where is your mystery nightmare man?”
I nod toward a corner of the garage, the one spot in here that’s not illuminated by Bones’s industrial lights. Nox’s eyes are glazed, his chest tight. No doubt he’s already overstimulated. “This is a lot for him.”
Lettie’s eyes widen. “He’s fucking huge. Holy shit. Good job, Mia.”
I chuckle. “Yeah, I never thought about it much on the other side. But seeing him here… he’s a beast.” I lick my lips, my belly fluttering again. All four of them make my glands salivate and my pussy twitch.
She fans me with her hands, giggling. “Okay, simmer down.”
I flash her a devious smirk before we wander over to the makeshift bar she set up. The hired bartender pours us a couple shots of whiskey before I can even open my mouth to order. From the DJ in the center of the room, to the tables full of delectable snacks, she’s really outdone herself.
“How are the guys handling everything?” She wrinkles her nose as the first sip of bourbon rolls down her throat.
I do the same, my eyes watering. “On the surface, fine. But Draven is off. Well, he’s just his usual broody self. But he’s been more distant. I’m giving him space.”
Lettie’s eyes bulge. “No. That’s the opposite of what you should do. I know Draven well. He’ll just keep retreating inside himself. Force him to deal with it, Mia. Reassure him that you’re still into him.”
She’s right. I’ve been avoiding it. Dancing around the fact that I’m in love with him. As fucked up and twisted as that is. I fell in love with him the second he crashed through my gates. I knew in that moment that his brand of toxic matched mine.
I nod and take another sip. “I’ll find him.”
She rubs my arm. “Good. I’m going to go introduce myself to Nox. I’ve never met a nightmare man before.”
Imagining the look on Nox’s face as he listens to Lettie ramble on at full speed makes me laugh out loud. “Go easy on him. I don’t want his head exploding.”
She sticks her tongue out at me before bouncing off with an extra pep in her step for my benefit. Fuck, I’ve really grown to love that girl. I’m going to miss her when she goes back to Tenebrose next semester.
I spot Draven over by my newly restored cherry-red Super Beetle. He looks out of place next to it in his designer suit. What’s even stranger is watching him sip Blackwell gin out of a red Solo cup. I’m surprised he didn’t bring his own engraved flask.
“Hey, Slick. Penny for your thoughts?” I don’t know why my palms are sweating. I’ve let him do some of the vilest things to me. But now I’m suddenly shy. Go fucking figure.
He places his hand on my chest; his fingertips dance across my collarbone. My breath hitches. The movement is delicate, gentle, and electric. We’re simmering with need. I tilt my head up toward his, meeting his darkened gaze. “Dray…”
His hand goes from gentle to firm as he wraps it around my neck. “Meet me in the bathroom upstairs.”
I nod as his fingers dance away and he leaves me standing there breathless. I slam another shot of whiskey on my way up, my belly a bundle of nerves. I never know what version of him I’m going to get. His anger looks a lot like desire. And vice versa. Either way, I’m desperate for his darkness. His toxicity and pain.
As soon as I enter the bathroom he slams the door shut with me up against it. He boxes me in with his arms, his palms flat against the wood on either side of my head.
“I’m feeling nostalgic, Trouble.” He rubs his cheek against mine before stepping back. “Turn around and face the mirror.”
My pussy twitches under his command. Those are the very same words he said to me that first night at Duff’s. I grip the counter and angle my hips back, giving him access.
He runs his hands up my thighs, pushing my denim skirt up around my waist. He draws in a sharp breath when he discovers I’m not wearing any panties. “That’s my good fucking girl.”
My knees shake in anticipation. I need him inside me so fucking bad it hurts. “Draven, please.”
“Shhh, relax.” He drags his finger down my ass crack and underneath until he finds my entrance. I’m a sopping mess by the time he pushes two fingers inside my pussy.
I let out a deep moan and double over the counter. “Fuck.” I press my cheek against the linoleum tiles, my body heat rising with every jerk of his hand.
He yanks me up by the hair. “Eyes on me, Trouble.”
I meet his gaze in the mirror. He brushes my hair to the side and presses his lips to my neck. His tongue darts out, licking the sweat from my skin. But he never looks away from me.
My juices run down my legs. I widen my stance and whine. “ Please . Fuck me. Fill me with your cum.”
He growls in my ear as he unzips his pants and frees his cock. He thrusts it inside my pussy with so much force I lurch forward, almost smacking my face against the mirror. “ Uhhh ,” I cry out. Fuck. I squeeze my eyes shut, remembering how he didn’t want me to look at him the last time .
He slides out then slams back in, grunting as he stretches me with his girth. “I said eyes on me, Mia. Fucking look at me.”
I return my gaze to his and when we lock eyes this time, an explosion erupts in my core. He reaches around and rolls his thumb over my clit. “That’s it. Bend for me. Break for me. Shatter to fucking pieces for me.”
I take shallow breaths as the pressure builds in my clit. The tip of his cock taps my G-spot and it takes all of my strength to stay upright. Sensing my shakiness, he wraps an arm around my waist to anchor me.
“You’ve always been mine.” Thrust . “Every,” thrust , “inch of you,” thrust , “is mine.”
“ Yes ,” I say on a breath. Mascara runs down my face and my cheeks are bright red. His gaze unravels me. But I still don’t look away. I pull down my straps, inching my top down until it’s around my waist. Just like my skirt.
My nipples are hard and swollen. I squeeze and pinch them taut between my fingers as Draven fucks me harder, ramming my hips into the hard counter.
“You’re so fucking beautiful.” He drags the tip of his tongue across my jawline. “I love how you take me. How you fucking clench around me.” He jerks his hips up, hitting a spot so deep inside of me that my mouth drops open and I scream.
“Thatta girl. Fucking cum for me.”
I grind back against him, urging his cock in deeper. “Harder,” I beg.
“Mmm, fucking hell.” He slams into me again. It’s violent and cruel and so fucking erotic. I squeeze my nipples harder as he pinches my clit between his fingers.
“Oh, shit. I can’t… Fuck. I’m cumming.” Stars dot my vision as an orgasm crashes through me. I press his palm to my mound and grind in circles.
“Mia. Fuck.” His cum invades my core, thick and hot. He holds my hips still against him while his cock throbs inside me, pulsing against my walls.
“Fuck,” I rasp. My pussy trembles around him while his cum drips down my thighs.
Neither one of us dares to move, our eyes locked, unwavering.
“I love you, Mia.” He kisses my ear.
I gasp. It’s hard to say when our obsession with each other became more. When it became tangible. I don’t think either of us were prepared to get attached. But here we are again, fucking in a bathroom like two sex-starved teenagers. “Dray… I love you too.”
He wraps his arms around my chest, his cock still inside me. “You better.”
I smirk at him in the mirror. “Do I still fuck like a slut?”
He holds me tighter and his cock springs to life again, eager for another round. “You fuck like you’re my slut. As you fucking should.”
I rock my hips back, causing him to get even harder. “I’m not done yet. Make me cum again.”
He arches an eyebrow at me. “Aren’t we bossy tonight. Now I’m going to have to remind you who’s in charge.” He pulls out and slides his cock up my ass crack until he finds my other entrance. “I own you, remember?”
I whimper as he nudges my anus with the tip of his cock. “Oh, fuck. Yes.”
He chuckles as he rustles a drawer open and pulls out a tube of lubricant. He squirts a big glob of it inside my ass. “Come here. Open up for me.”
He spreads my ass cheeks apart as he pushes in. And I almost black out. The pleasure mixed with pain drives me wild. And the sound that he unleashes once he’s buried all the way inside me makes us both feral.
“Do you take him like this?”
I inch forward but he yanks me back. I’m not sure what he’s asking. If he’s angry or turned on or both. “Yes,” I stutter out .
“I want to watch.” He thrusts hard inside me and I scream. “Next time, I want to see how his forked cock destroys you.” He thrusts deeper, rubbing me raw. “I want to see how his tail slides in and out of your tight cunt.”
I want to be angry but I’m too fucking hot for this man. I’m too aroused. My juices leak out of my pussy as he fucks my ass so hard my cheeks go numb. “I’ll give you whatever you want, Dray. Whatever makes your dick hard.”
He slaps my ass. “You make my dick hard, Mia. And the sight of the ones you crave fucking you senseless. Violating you. Doing vile and disgusting things to you. That’s what makes me hard.”
And I’m a goner. I clench as a different kind of orgasm shatters me. One that starts in my ass and spreads to my clit. I shudder around him, a deep moan leaving my throat as he once again fills me with his thick cum. We climax together as he guides my hips forward and back, grinding against me and the counter. I fall apart. My knees buckle but he catches me.
“You can have two more drinks. Then we’re going home to live out your darkest fantasies.” He pulls out and I whine over the absence of his perfect cock.
I bite my lower lip to stifle another whimper. My ass is tender but not sore. I can definitely take more tonight. I’m a greedy little slut who wants all of them. I bat my eyelashes at him. “Yes, sir.”
He thumbs my lip. “Keep talking like that and it’ll only be one drink instead of two.”
“Don’t threaten me with what I want,” I purr.
“Fucking hell, Mia. You really are going to be the death of all of us.”
While we finish cleaning ourselves up, I can’t keep the grin off my face. For the first time in my life, I have people who actually love me. Who care about me and aren’t going to run away when things get weird. Because they’re just as fucking weird as I am.
As I suspected, Lettie is still talking Nox’s ear off in the corner. Bones and Aries rush to my side, each with a drink for me. I laugh and take both. Draven did say I could have two more drinks.
I sway my hips to the music, content and happy. I have a family . A twisted and toxic one, but it’s mine. Draven drapes an arm over my shoulders. “Bottoms up, Trouble. The sooner we get home, the sooner we can get you naked and on all fours.”
Fuck. My belly flips. I shoot the rest of my drinks back, say goodbye to Lettie, and climb into Aries’s SUV. With the five of us inside the vehicle, my heart skips. There’s a knowing look on each of their faces. It’s finally happening. We’re going to solidify this bond tonight.