East Nine #2
I just got hard.
Saleeni appeared reborn. Color in her cheeks. Life in her amazing eyes. She even giggled. “I can smell your desire.”
Styx coughed from somewhere behind me. “Uh, I’m going to take this call outside.”
I growled, “Make it a long one.”
He laughed. “Damn, you suck at playing hard to get.”
I think I heard a door shut. Not sure. Didn’t give two fucks. My fangs grew, and my voice was so deep I wasn’t sure it was me saying, “How do you feel?”
What I meant was, can your tired little body handle what is headed your way? I was that revved up and couldn’t stop myself.
I squeezed the brass knuckles gripped in my hand. Get control, Maddox!
Then her nipples hardened against the sheet. “What do you smell, my Mad-G?”
Nostrils flared to find her scent. Then my eyes rolled back, and I dropped the knuckles to the floor. “I smell sweetness, my Sweets.”
Next to the bed, I stripped down to nothing but me and my raging hard-on.
Not remembering when I even moved, I was on top of her, possessing her mouth with more growls and a tongue that wanted every part of her at the same time. Next thing I knew, I had a whole breast in my mouth. Absolutely wanting to swallow it so I didn’t have to go a moment without it.
She cried out erotically, pulling my head to her chest. When her fingers tangled in my hair, I had to release her soft flesh to breathe because my arousal was hitting new heights. “Now you’ve done it.” I got to my knees, grabbed the backs of her legs, bent them, and spread them.
Her glistening perfection beckoned me, so I indulged greedily. Her own arousal pooled on my tongue. I swallowed, never tasting anything so fucking delicious. I sucked like a madman to get more, forcing poor Saleeni to climax three times in a row.
Then, shocking myself at my continuing lack of control, I got back on my knees and jacked off in record speed, my body insisting my semen coat her pussy.
What the fuck am I doing?
I felt like such a selfish heathen. I scooped her up and started carrying her to my shower. “I’m so sorry.”
In my arms, she kissed under my chin. “For being you?”
I grimaced. “I was taught possessive bullshit is… well… rude.” Just then, a waft of her arousal pelted my senses. “Behave, Saleeni.”
“Then don’t control the uncontrollable.”
“I was, literally, just advised to do the opposite by Styx.”
In the bathroom, I propped her over my left shoulder so I could turn on the shower. Not affected by me manhandling her, she hung there, telling me, “I like him. Very much.”
That warmed my heart. “Me too.” Effortlessly, I brought her body back to how I had her, then I twisted to put her closer to the shower. “Reach your hand in. Too hot? Too cold?”
Dainty fingers—that were getting me fired up again—hung under the stream of water. “What is this for?”
Huh? “For you.”
She smiled as if I was offering her the whole goddamn world. “Then it is perfect.”
Water dripping from her fingers that I wanted all over me, I was entranced again, licking my lips. I thought, Sooo perfect—Then caught myself. Stop it!
Getting even more frustrated, I stepped in, carrying her with me. Letting the water hit my back, I told her, “I say let’s try to have you stand.”
I can’t believe I just went down on your human form, yet you’ve never even stood before!
Sorry, Noma. Your Baby Boy is a pig.
Saleeni’s smile disappearing, she nodded. “Okay.”
Oh God, she’s scared.
Now my fangs were growing again. In anger.
One second, I was ready to fuck this poor creature. The next, I was completely willing to die for her. My mind—my body—wasn’t sure whether to implode or explode.
The only thing I was sure of was that Saleeni’s survival was crucial.
Somehow, her standing on her own had me on high alert.
Made no sense, since she had legs and all, but my instincts didn’t care what I saw.
So, ever so gently, I let her lower half get closer to the shower floor.
Keeping her as my complete focus, I watched her reactions, scared she might start screaming out in pain.
What?
One by one, the littlest toes touched the tub, taking more weight as seconds ticked by. As this happened, my lungs accepted air again. My muscles began to ease.
Finally standing, she exhaled. “No pain.” Then, as if we hadn’t just crossed some confusing threshold, she peered around. “Where are we?”
“Oh, uh…” I had to learn my new insanity while teaching her basics. Very challenging. “We are in a tub. A shower. To clean ourselves.”
“Oh, how wonderful.” She eyed the spraying water behind me. “Clever.”
I peered over my shoulder. “Uh, yeah, I guess so.” Then, my mind almost screamed, She wants something! Give it to her!
Blinking, I realized Styx had been trying to reach Silly Rabbit again.
Every time he teased me for not playing hard to get, I think the old bastard was trying to get me to realize what he was seeing.
Saleeni’s wants, needs, and desires were now the center of my existence.
And I needed to get on board. Not fight it.
Trying to surrender to instincts that had felt insane, I stepped aside. “Want to try it?”
“Very much so!” She took a step forward, but her leg gave out.
I caught her and already went back to fighting myself. I begged my fangs to stop their yo-yo behavior while asking Saleeni, “Are you okay?”
She held on to my arms for support. “Very much so. No pain says I will succeed.”
Blinking in dismay. “What does that mean?”
“Some didn’t turn human well. Brittle bones shattered. They screamed in pain.”
“What the—Holy shit.” I pulled her into a hug, praying to any god who existed for her not to go through that. Then I realized I had, yet-a-fucking-gain, been a silly rabbit. Whatever I was now knew Saleeni better than my human ever could. The hybrid in me was mystically aware of her every whim.
Basically, I was her bitch. And so fucking happy to be so.
She sounded muffled against my chest. “You gave me a strong start.”
Oh shit! I’m smothering her!
I pulled back so she could talk without me hugging her too tightly.
Unfazed, she added, “The strongest I’d ever heard of.”
“So, I did have something to do with your transformation?” Styx had mentioned it, but I didn’t really believe it. I tilted her pixie face up to look into her eyes. “What does that mean?”
“Some unions—forced ones by Karon—were evidence of his wrongdoings.”
Karon. He must be the Sea-Dude.
She appeared sad. “I believe he caused many disappointments.”
Even though her speech was a little odd, and definitely lacking slang, it had improved drastically. “Why can you talk so well now?” I pushed her exquisite hair from her stunning face.
“Part of the transformation. River Styx helped me pass over safely.”
Baffled, because I had been with Styx the whole time, I opened my mouth to ask questions, but there was a knock at the door. It was River himself. “I’m sorry to interrupt, Maddox, but I have to leave.”
My body jolted. Him leaving my side felt so… wrong. “We will be in the lagoon in two minutes.”
“Heard.”
My brows bunched together because I’d never ‘heard’ him say that before.
I had Saleeni dried and dressed in a T-shirt of mine, but I didn’t bother getting dressed.
Just wrapped a towel around my waist. I needed to get to Styx to find out what the hell was going on.
No time to allow Saleeni to walk right now.
I carried her out of my room and to a very worried Styx. “You’re freaking me out.”
In the lagoon, he was walking in circles. “What is that smell?”
What smell?
From my arms, Saleeni sighed proudly. “Mad-G’s sexual warning. Underwater, it would be the color of orange and sting like a jellyfish.”
Styx faced us, shaking his head. “TMI, but noted.” He exhaled, concerned, but then stopped to smile at Saleeni. “Hi.” He smacked his forehead. “Again? Really?” Then he tried, “It is so nice to have you here.”
From my arms, she reached out her hand as if royalty.
Slightly confused, Styx accepted it into his.
Then our jaws unhinged when she rambled in another language—one that didn’t sound like it was human at all—then bowed her head before taking her hand back.
We both stared at her for a hot minute before Styx said, “Right. Okay.” He told me, “They got a gun.”
“Who?” I asked Styx, although it was Saleeni who answered, “West Coast.”
Now, Styx and I gawked at her. How the hell does she know this?
She didn’t shrink away. She only spoke with sympathy. “I’ve dreamed of their pain.”
Eyes glued to her, Styx told me, “Uh… Yeah. There’s, umm, concerns Seb is derailing.”
Oh no.
A hand rested on my chest. “That is why you must go. And you are not to argue with Sweets.”
Then she winked at me.
Sweetness… My nostrils flared as I looked to Styx in warning.
Throwing his arms in the air, he refused and started dragging my mattress back to my bedroom. “I don’t have time for another outside-long phone call, and you’re stinkin’ this place up! Take her to your room, damnit.”
I did. And having her there was another dream come true.
Arguing with a mystical creature is pointless.
Especially when she is your heaven on earth.
Naked, her long hair covering her breasts, she kissed me, then walked into the pool.
Sinking into the water, facing me, her delicate fingers started to rub the scar I gave her.
Her eyes fluttered shut. The blue lights in the pool let me watch the transition.
Her legs began to blur. The blur grew into an esoteric moving fog.
Then, what formed was her long tail and lovely transparent fin.
Her eyes opened, sparkled like stars in the night, and she smiled. I grabbed my chest when she struggled to speak, “W-Will b-be safe. P-Promise.”
My eyes filled with sorrow. “I want to stay with you.”
“M-Must save h-her.”
My spine stiffened. “Who, Saleeni? Who?”
“N-Not S-Sweets.”
I reached down and grabbed my packed duffle bag. “I love you like mad.”
Her speech was frustrating her. “L-Love. M-Maaaad G.”