A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness (Mortal Gods #4)

by Lucinda Dark

I will not have you without the darkness that hides within you. I will not let you have me without the madness that makes me. If our demons cannot dance, neither can we.

The knowing is back and it's centered on the tiny, little thing resting against Ariadne's bosom. She is the key.

"No matter how far, no matter how lost, I would sink myself into the sea and challenge death for one more night in your arms."

Ruen's lips twitch as if he can sense my wandering thoughts and he leans ever closer until his eyes bore into me and the heat of his breath as he whispers the final words of his promise to me wafts over my mouth. "I. Will. Always. Come. To. Save. You."

Were it possible for a man to be born to do one thing and one thing only, I suspect my purpose in this life would be to derive pleasure from this woman.

“I will be everything you need me to be, Kiera Nezerac. I will be a monster. I will be your saint, or I will be your God killer if that’s what it takes.” I don’t care what I am so long as she never stops needing me. “But know this.” Her breathing grows ragged, as does mine. “I will always find you.” I settle between her spread thighs, pushing them wider to accommodate my girth. "Because you're mine."