Ruins of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms #3) - Amelia Hutchins Page 0,48

Too bad sage doesn’t repel assholes!” I shouted over my shoulder, catching sight of him glaring at me from the water. Bekkah grabbed the hem of her dress, intending to join him, and I snorted in disgust.

My eyes swung to Knox with loathing, swallowing past the tightness in my throat. Shaking my head, I moved faster to reach the tent before tears could break free. No sooner had I entered and stripped out of the wet dress, Knox barged in, still naked, his eyes finding mine as he rattled.

“Go get your basic bitch, asshole.” I covered my naked breasts with my arms. He crept forward, his hands fisted at his sides like he didn’t appreciate being told to get fucked.

“I don’t want a basic bitch, Aria Primrose,” he hissed, holding my stare with the sparkling depths that promised me pleasure. “I crave you more than I care to admit.”

“So don’t admit it then, Knox,” I shrugged, glaring angrily as he surveyed me. “I need something to wear since I’m so wet and still need to clean up my mess with the sage.”

“You can wear me, woman.”

“I don’t think you’re a good fit,” I snorted, shuddering at the rumbling growl that escaped from deep in his chest. “You chafe me in delicate places, leaving me a little sore.”

“I relish leaving you sore, Aria. I enjoy knowing I fucked you so hard your pussy swells from what you allowed me to do. You let me go to war against that soft body, and you savage me right back, don’t you?” He stepped closer, and I danced back a step.

I swallowed thickly while considering how to talk myself out of that one. So naturally, I blurted the first thing that came to mind. “I’ve heard it can swell if it’s an STD, and come to think about it, the way it leaks when you’re near. It’s possible I picked something up somewhere in this crazy world. I mean, let’s be honest here, I’ve been in a lot of water lately. What if it is one of those little suckers that swim up your urethra?” Knox’s lips twitched as he moved toward me, fighting to contain his laughter.

“It’s not an STD. The arousal your body creates for me is because my cock is rather large, and you’re very tiny, Aria. It’s your beast preparing to take mine because these forms cannot tell the difference. If my beast were to take you, he’d need the slickness of your arousal to fit into those tight places you boast of, to prevent damaging your tender body.”

“Oh, that actually makes sense,” I whispered as he cupped my face between his hands.

“I want you, Aria,” Knox bowed his head, kissing me softly, which sent a flood of emotions rushing through me. It wasn’t a demanding kiss. It was a seeking kiss that curled my toes and knocked the wind out of me. “Stop fighting it because it is going to happen whether we want it or not. I’d rather this be our decision, instead of our creatures forcing it, and us regretting it or unwilling when it happens.”

I pressed my hands against his chest, pushing him back, which he allowed. I looked into his eyes, and he accepted that this wasn’t the time. “I’m not ready, and my creature knows it. I have some things to work through, some rather vile things, and that is something you and your beast need to give me time to accept and move past.” Knox stepped back as if he’d overstepped, and I grabbed his hand, pulling him close to me. “I still need something to wear, and I know I said I wanted my own tent, but I don’t. I need you to keep the nightmares away, and you do it somehow. You hold them at bay for me, and I don’t want them to reach me anymore. So, if I can, I’d like to sleep beside you.”

Knox smirked mischievously before pressing his lips against my ear. “I wasn’t letting you leave my tent anyway since I enjoy you pressed against me too much. You’re not sleeping alone unless you wear my mark on your flesh, so you may wish to consider that too. I know you want it, and I do too.”

“And you’ll wear my mark?” I asked, knowing I was pushing him away. Knox tensed, and I snorted as anger rushed through me, heating me with the intensity of it. “That’s what I thought. I changed my mind. I want