A Touch of Gold and Madness (Celestials of Arcadia #1)

by K.L. DeVore

“And I’m sure you need a dick reviver, old man. However…” I drawled, taunting him. “The men I please love my filthy fucking mouth.”

Chrome paused, his eyes flaming with desire as his gaze raked over my body. I shivered, a heat burning deep in my stomach. “Don’t tempt me, little savage,” he growled, his eyes meeting mine as he bit his bottom lip. “I don’t think you can handle my appetite.”

“You got this, Gray. Make it fucking bow to you.”

You and your element are a team. Don’t forget that.” Unable to stop myself, I cupped the side of her face and rested my forehead against hers. Air soothed my lungs as if they’d been starved of oxygen for too long. “You can do this. I believe in you.” The tension in Gray’s body relaxed at my touch. I breathed her in, the longing to make her mine consuming my chest in a vice grip. “Come on out, little savage. I wanna play.”

“I’m so fucking starved for you. I imagine once I start, I won’t stop until you’re trembling on my tongue.”

He was the fire to my ice. And I was melting.

“As much as you bring me light, I bask in your darkness, too. Because I want all of you. Good, bad, light, and dark. Whole or broken. I want you to love the dark parts of yourself because dark and light exists within us all, Gray.” His baritone voice vibrated down my spine. “We can’t escape it. Running from ourselves never ends well. It’s only when we come to embrace our whole selves that we find any sort of peace. I may be a monster, but I’m a monster against other monsters. I’ll gladly be a monster for those I care about. My family. For you.”

“You are so much more special and powerful than he ever allowed you to believe. He wanted you to be manageable because he saw what happened with me. He needed you on a tight leash. But you’re free now, my little savage. You’re ruthless, yes, but you’re also his worst nightmare because of it. It’s one of the most raw and beautiful parts of you, just as much as your compassion, heart, and light. I want to see it all.”

“You’re mine, Gray Monroe.”

“You fucking own my decaying heart.”

“No matter what happens to me, I’ll always find you. In every lifetime. In every realm. Because it’s always been you for me—ever since I was ten years old.”

“Chrome Freyr, I’m yours. Now, fuck me.”

“I can’t get the taste of you out of my mind. My oblivion.”

Oh, fuck that. He kneels for no one.

“Now bow before your fucking queen.”