26. Meical
Chapter 26
Meical
O pening the fridge, I pulled food out. I wouldn’t be eating most of this. This was all for my mate. She followed behind me. Her body was close to mine as she looked over my shoulder. It took all my strength not to pull her tight to me with a shadow and kiss her deep. I couldn’t do that. She was already frustrated with me for my choices.
I turned to look at her beautiful face. For a moment, she was curious and not angry at me. I allowed a shadow to trail down the curve of her back. “What are you making?”
“Simple stuff. I got the supplies when you were at work. I didn’t expect us to go on another excursion. I want to spoil you like you’ve never experienced before.”
Janie bit her bottom lip and glared at me. Was she fighting back a scathing comment? She crossed her arms.
“Will you invite me to your bed tonight?” I whispered.
Janie swallowed as she looked up at me. Her eyes focused on the shadows fluttering around me. “No. I?—”
Her desire was obvious. I could taste every bloom from her body. “I can taste your desire for me. ”
She glared. “It’s Stockholm Syndrome or something.” There it was.
“I know you want me. How wet are you thinking of my shadows inside your tight pussy? I could wrap them around your arms and push you against this table. I could slip your pants down till you’re exposed and wanting. Would it be my cock first or a shadow? They can move and thicken inside you. I can create all sorts of fun shapes.”
Janie panted as she listened to me. A shadow brushed against her cheek. I licked at her desire. Was I saying these things to eat her desire? I wasn’t sure. I loved the way she reacted to my words. My touch. The need was obvious in her eyes and mannerisms. She wanted this, and she was fighting it. God, my Janie was strong and she didn’t know it. “How much did you enjoy my tentacles inside your needy pussy? No man can give you what I can.”
“I don’t need a man. I was fine before you.”
No. She’s lying. I knew how lonely she was before me. Barely a friend, barely a family. Since I came into her life, she had a new friend in Urien, bridged the gap with Tana, and I was here. For her—the missing piece in her life. She just didn’t see it yet. “You were waiting for me, obviously.” I turned away from her and she sighed as she stepped back.
“No. I wasn’t.”
I ripped the plastic off the pork chops and placed them on the skillet. Janie stepped backward till she slipped into the kitchen chair. Desire thrummed in her skin at those teasing touches. Delicious . My eyes rolled in the back of my head while my shadows licked at her emotions. I didn’t need to eat for a few weeks, but I still wanted to devour her. I stifled a moan.
“What?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I turned to get the salad and the vegetables out of the fridge. “Are you going to text Urien for help? I think you have a few outfits that would make sexy profile pictures. I bet he’s good at that. Did you see what he did to your apartment? You didn’t fix it all. I’m shocked he hasn’t waited for you to leave to rearrange it again.”
She laughed and then groaned. “Oh, god, are y’all going to do that to fuck with me from now on? But, back to the point, you’re serious? You believe me about Tana?”
“Yes. I told you I would help you.”
“And you want me to be sexy?”
I turned. My tentacles gripped the spatula as they flipped the pork chops in the pan and put a lid on it. I leaned against the counter. “Are you asking me if I don’t think you’re sexy right now in your work clothes?”
She shrugged.
I smiled as I cooked. “I’ve watched you for weeks. Do I appreciate you in nice things? Of course. Do I want you dressing like that for someone else? Absolutely not. I want you on your knees in front of me, naked and pleading for my cock like a good girl. You’ve only experienced my shadows. Aren’t you curious about what my cock feels like?”
More desire poured from her. I smiled. The shadows finished cooking the rest of dinner as I watched her squirm in her seat. “I can’t trust how I feel. What if you brainwashed me to be like this? Be a freak?”
“I did nothing you wouldn’t like.”
She paused. “No. I’m a normal girl.”
“Your soulmate is a monster.”
Janie stuck her tongue out, which made me grin. “A shadow monster that doesn't know about consent.”
“I needed your desire to become whole. I was sick of being a shadow. Impatient. I wanted to be with you, physically. ”
“And now I feel you took something from me.” She sighed. “Maybe it’s because of Rick. I’m broken.”
“Then give it to me willingly. I thought if I paid your rent and contributed more, you would give me a chance. Which means I need to prove to you even more that I am here for you. I want you. I want you in my life. This is how I’ll start on this.”
A shadow plated the flood and placed it in front of her. She gasped as another one pushed her to the table. I chuckled as I leaned over the table while a tentacle brushed her cheek again. “I want everything from you.”
She sucked in a breath as she swallowed nervously. “I . . . I need to eat.”
“Indeed,” I said as I nodded and stepped away from her. I sat in front of her. Janie ate and would occasionally look up at me.
“Is there something you want? I can give it to you,” I said. “I can please you in every way.”
Her cheeks darkened as I wrapped a tentacle up her leg to her thigh. She let out a gasp. “Do you miss them? When they would please you and make you come repeatedly while you slept? The way you quivered around my shadows was absolutely delicious.”
Janie dropped her fork and stood up. “I . . . I’ve got to go.”
“Where are you running, my light? I can see through all the shadows.”
She paused at the doorway. And turned. “Everywhere?”
“Everywhere. I can’t help but to watch you. Make sure you’re safe.” A shadow caressed her arm. “But you know that.”
I stepped toward her and touched her with my claw. She sucked in a breath as the claw traced down the edge of her chin. “So beautiful. The way your face would shift as you came around my shadows. You were so needy. Mewling with desire for me. Looked like a monster fucker to me.”
I stepped closer and pressed my lips against hers. Shadows pushed us together and her body softened against my hard muscles. She was perfect, but I knew that since I first saw her. A soft moan escaped her lips and my tongue slipped into her mouth. A shadow rubbed between her legs and she trembled under my arms. Janie’s fingers clutched onto my shoulder.