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“It’s time to figure out what you are, Sunshine. Outside of a pain in my ass, that is.” I crossed my arms. “Look. Being a pain in the ass is my calling in life. I’m never going to stop, not even for you.”
My body was the only one I had, and I would wear that fucker with pride.
There had to be something fundamentally wrong with me, that even while I was trembling with fear, anticipating my last breath, part of me was turned on by the brute of a beast. The taste of his power on my tongue was intoxicating, my legs clenching as need filled me.
As he yanked me up and against him, I flinched at the rush of heat that crashed into me. There was no pain, and instead of pushing him away, like any normal person would, I reacted the way a recently shifted—horny and naked—wolf would. I wrapped my legs around him and pulled him even closer.
“You belong to me,”
“No other can lay claim to you while I do. You would do well to remember that, wolf.”
Was I insane to challenge him? Yep. Was I going to do it anyway? Obviously.
After all, a woman with a loyal female friend at her side could literally destroy or save worlds.
He straightened, stepping toward me. “And once again, here you are, gathering powerful allies to your side. Allies whom no one else could tame, no matter how they tried.” “Angel is a powerful ally?” His smile was brief. “Angel, is it? Yeah, that fits. Let’s just say, she’s one of the few beings who might actually hold her own against me.”
Like… this was not the time to have a mental breakdown and lick a shadow god, right? That would just be a bad idea, no matter how curious I was about his reaction.
Lunatic. He was an actual lunatic.
I rolled my eyes at Inky. “Your master is a fucking crazy beast, you know that, right? You’re friends with someone who likes to chase demons down… for fun!” I shook my head. “We need new friends.”
“I saw you before you were even born, sweet wolf. There’s nowhere you can hide.”
He’s always been a lone wolf with no side to fight on, from a world beyond reach.”
Len’s smile faded. “You’re braver around him than most mortals. Immortals too, actually, outside of the five of us. Don’t give him an inch—he’ll respect you more.”
“If I have to replicate the worst moment of your life, Sunshine, I will fucking do it. All day, every single day. There’s nothing more important than discovering how to… return the creatures to the realm.”
“No one will even look at you twice if I give the order, you know that, right? You’d have more chance of losing your virginity on a deserted island with birds as the only inhabitants.”
“You are no challenge,” he shot back. “You live on my fucking will alone. What makes you think you can best me in any way?” That was it. “I bet I can lose my virginity in the next two weeks.” You are the dumbest fuck, Mera.
“You’re going down, asshole,” I seethed, my legs wrapped as tightly around his waist as my arms around his neck. I ground myself against him, feeling the hot pulse of pleasure inside. “I’m ready to fuck my way out of this state, and I won’t let anyone stop me.”
“You belong to me,” he rumbled. “Every single part of you. Until I decide it doesn’t.”
He’d do everything in his power to stop me winning the bet, and I would do everything in my power to win it. As he’d just said: let the games begin.
So that was how I was rolling today: cool, calm, and casual. The three cs. Hopefully, followed by cock.
“Let me go.” I sobbed on his chest. “It’s too much. Return me to the darkness.” “I will fight the darkness to keep you,”
“Your clothes,” I murmured inanely. “Not important,” he replied. “You almost died; might be worth focusing on that.” “Asshole,” I muttered back, my eyes fluttering closed as an exhaustion, pure and consuming, sent me to the land of dreams. “You know it, Sunshine,”
How one could go from near death to horny as fuck in a few minutes was beyond me, but, hey, at least I wasn’t boring.
“I still don’t understand why I’m the one. Why is this happening to me when I’ve been insignificant my entire life?”
“There is nothing insignificant about you, Mera Callahan. From the first moment you stepped into the room, wearing Shadow’s signature color, I knew you were going to turn my friend’s life upside down. It was a worry, at first, but now…” He tilted his head. “Now I’m curious to see where this all goes.”
“Greatness comes in many forms. Some obvious, others not so much, but there is one constant everyone called to greatness has in common: you will be pushed beyond your comfort zone, broken down and reduced to ash, but from this, you will rise and be more than you ever thought you could be.”
“What’s interesting?” “That he lets you push him that far.
No way was I Stockholming over here and falling for him.
“I promise, Mera,” he said, distracting me, “that if you help me with what I need, I’ll ensure the rest of your life is filled with every gift, power, and possession you could hope for.”
“Did you seriously threaten to spank me as punishment?” I laughed. “Jokes on you because I’m into that shit, Torin.
Dick-brain was a man’s fatal flaw.
he was a bee’s dick from losing it completely.
This was my calling… my destiny. The Shadow Realm…
So many questions. So few answers. Story of my life.
“I’ve heard the sign of a true friendship on Earth is finding someone who will help you hide a dead body.” My smile matched hers. “Accurate, my friend. Very accurate. And if the need ever arises for you, don’t hesitate to hit me up for help. I’m totally your girl. No questions asked.”
“You, my friend,” she huffed, “are no human or shifter.”
“If one more of you fucking assholes thinks you have the right to take my will away, I will find out how to ensure you breathe your final breath.”
And if he was literally trying to save me, then I no doubt owed him an apology. Which was in the mail. With the rest of my fucks to give.
A hug from Shadow was like finding the rarest, most desirable stone in the world, and for the briefest moment, I’d held it in my hand.
“Everyone and everything in this world has weaknesses. Some have more than others.”
“You’re not going to tell me, are you?” A spark of fire flamed in his eyes. “Not a chance, Sunshine. Two beings in this world know my weakness, and I’m not adding a third.”
Shadow draped his arm around me, a sudden movement, and then I was surrounded by his warmth. It should have been too much, but it was weirdly perfect.
“I’ll keep you alive, Sunshine.” For some reason, that felt like a promise. A promise, for once, I actually believed in.
“Normal rules do not govern you, Sunshine. It is growing apparent that your origin is from the realm. There’s no other explanation for what you can do.”
I was starting to get the feeling that Shadow was a little bit book-obsessed, and if anything, that only increased his appeal. And dammit, he did not need any help in that department.
“Don’t get too comfortable, little wolf,” he warned me. “You should take care to protect yourself at all costs.” I nodded. “Always have, Shadow. And I always will. I’ve been let down too many times to be any other way.”
“Sin is my calling card, Sunshine. It’s what I built my entire reputation on, and the reason I found myself kicked out of my land.”
“I was born as the next Supreme Being, the true heir, and my family conspired against me, taking my crown and power. I was betrayed by the one who was supposed to have my back, and when they shot me out into the space beyond my world, they barred the door with a spell I’ve never been able to best.”
