Ashes of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms #2) - Amelia Hutchins Page 0,40
the cloak to slide from my shoulders, revealing my scantily clothed form to his hungry gaze. I’d taken a swath of sheer fabric and created a skirt that hung to my bare feet. The top from two cuts of the same fabric, draped over my shoulders, cinched around my waist to expose the sides of my breasts. My hair was in an intricate updo, secured by silver chains that hung down my naked back.
Knox removed his helmet, glaring at me, but the hunger in his eyes was a burning fire that turned to lust. He slid his smoldering gaze over my body, noting that I’d lost weight, and obviously was short on fabric since it hardly covered me. The chains encircled my arms and waist, hung down my spine. His mouth tightened into a thin, white line, and the vein on his forehead pulsed with anger.
“What the hell are you doing here, Aria?”
“I heard they had a massive BOGO sale on sage here, so I came to check it out. It turns out it was a buy two, get the third one free sale, offering shit sage you could get from the Dollar Store. You?”
“I’m here to slaughter witches. You’re in my fucking way, little girl.”
“Oh, awkward,” I chuckled, and the witches echoed the sound, causing him to frown as he surveyed the witches behind me. “Right? He’s a funny boy, isn’t he, ladies?”
“Cut the shit, now. This isn’t a fucking game. Drop the barrier, and I’ll go easy on you for the first few times, Aria. Make me wait until it falls, and I’ll show you how much I’ve missed you as I violently savage your greedy cunt.”
“Aww, you missed me?” I asked in a saccharine tone, running my finger over the barrier, smiling as he watched its path.
“I’ve missed you beneath me, woman.” He stepped closer, smiling darkly as his eyes turned to liquid pools of desire. “Let me show you how much I’ve missed you.”
His presence reminded me of how he felt pressed against me, and my core clenched while I chewed my bottom lip. His tongue snaked out, running over his lips, and I recalled how it felt against my clit, battering against it, sucking the swollen flesh into his heated mouth. He’d made my body into a twisting, heated mess of orgasms as he’d moaned with the taste of me painting his tongue. I swallowed hard, jerking my eyes away from his in surrender.
My arms lifted, forcing the witches behind me to do the same. I leaned against the barrier, studying him. “Knox, don’t threaten me with a good time, or promises you might not be able to keep.”
“Drop the barrier, and I’ll have you screaming for me, Little Monster. Your body requires mine to get off, which means you’ve neglected your needs. I want to get you off.”
My eyes grew hooded, and my body heated as every word he uttered seemed to slither through my sex, running over my clit in perfect rhythm. I slowly licked my lips, staring at his full mouth, remembering the feel of his tongue between my thighs, stroking me to orgasm after earth-shattering orgasm. I moaned, trembling, then shook my head to dispel the sound of my breathing and heartbeat, drowning out everything else around me.
“What is wrong with you, woman?” he demanded, noting how I shivered, rocking my body seductively without the control to stop myself.
I could smell his scent through the barrier, which wasn’t supposed to happen. I’d erected it, intending to ignore his seductive aroma that was the bane of my existence. According to Aurora, I was fighting a losing battle to the creature within, and I felt it acutely every time I was near Knox. His eyes searched mine, thinning, and his nostrils flared as he inhaled my scent.
“You run too slowly, Knox,” I croaked, losing my hold on the barrier momentarily, allowing him to catch my scent. His eyes slipped to midnight onyx with embers burning within their depths as his creature peered out from his host.
“Your time is up,” he laughed soundlessly. “You’re fully in heat, Little Witch. Tell me, how badly do you ache for me right now?”
“It’s irrelevant, Knox. It changes nothing.”
“It’s changed everything, Aria. I am no longer the only thing hunting you down. Your body has declared that you’re in season, and your womb is begging to be filled. You’re not escaping me anymore. You can’t run much longer in your current state. Now, bring down the fucking barrier