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It was all the warning I got before he lined himself up and pushed inside me. Even with all the prep, it burned, but not enough to block out the feeling of those metal balls on my insides. The one on top rested against my prostate as he paused, giving my body time to adjust. Anticipation made me tremble, and when he leaned back and thrust in hard, I shouted in surprise.

“Oh, fuck!”

He wasn’t snarky, and he didn’t tease me anymore. He set a punishing pace, riding my ass hard, and my eyes rolled into my head. The metal balls were the sweetest kind of torture to my rim, the top one teasing my prostate even through the rubber of the condom. I buried my face against the pillows, muffling the noises I couldn’t stop from spilling out of my mouth. At least until Declan gripped one of my horns to force my head back. He didn't know the pleasure some demons got from that kind of touch, and I nearly exploded instantly.

“Don’t hide from me, Aziel,” He growled against my ear. “I want to hear you take what I give you.”

Like a rubber band breaking, something snapped inside me and I felt myself surrender to his words. Right now, in this moment, I wasn’t in control. I took everything he gave me and more until the only thing I could hear in my mind was white noise. No more fighting, no more protests. I relaxed and let him take over.

“Yes! Like that! Fuck yes!” he shouted.

I could only groan in response, a new kind of tension coiling in my middle. I wasn’t going to last much longer. It was more pleasure than I’d experienced before and I couldn’t hold back.

“Close…”

He groaned, bucking harder against me, making my eyes squeeze shut from the assault as he brutally pegged my prostate.

“Do it. Come for me, baby. I’m right behind you.”

Like a bomb going off in my middle, I exploded, pleasure and relief rushing through every inch of me. My back bowed, my ass clenched tightly, and stars danced behind my eyes. It wasn’t the demand that set me off. It was the fact that he was with me the whole way. It was just pillow talk, I knew that. But imagining that was true felt better than anything else.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

AZIEL

It tooka second for my mind to focus. That release was so intense, I couldn’t think enough to get my body to move. But I did need to get moving. I did what Athena said. I let Declan dominate me. That had to be enough.

He had been catching his breath, his hand planted on the mattress to keep him off my back, when he finally spoke.

“Well, that was fun.”

I grunted, pushing myself up once he moved away. He sat back, his breathing still stilted, studying me as I sat on the edge of the bed.

“If you give me a few minutes, we can go again.”

It pissed me off that my immediate thought was yes. I told myself I wasn’t going to do that again. It didn’t matter how good it felt. I grabbed my clothes off the floor, masking the want coursing through my system.

“I’m good. I gotta get back.”

“Ah. Probably don’t want to keep the babysitter waiting. I get that.”

It was a convenient excuse, and I bobbed my head in agreement. No point in pissing him off by saying I wasn’t interested in more. It’d be a lie anyway. I just didn’t want to say that out loud. I tied my boots, tugged myshirt over my head, and stood. Declan dragged on his sweats, but otherwise didn’t bother to get dressed. He followed me to the back door, shirtless and too damn good looking for his own good.

This was the part I was unfamiliar with. I didn’t do hookups or relationships. The few times I slept with people, it was transactional. They wanted to hook up with a demon, I wanted to get off. And once we were through, they left me alone. But Dante still needed to hang out with Ollie for information. I had to see Declan again. And I didn’t know what the hell to say to him.

“Change your mind?” he teased. When I turned to face him, he was leaning against the door jamb, his arms and ankles crossed and a smug look on his face. That look made me want to pummel him and kiss him at the same damn time. It was annoying. I chose to ignore it instead.

“No. But I don’t want things to be awkward. Dante likes playing with Ollie. He’d hate me if I ruined that for him.”

Declan’s smirk softened a little. “Don’t worry. It won’t be awkward. We’re both adults. It's not like we promised each other marriage. We got off together. That’s it. The boys can still play.”

The fact that he wasn’t demanding more from me was refreshing. I worried when I gave in to him, that he’d see himself as above me and demand obedience or something stupid. I’d have to hurt him if he did. But what we did in the bedroom didn’t seem to extend outside of it.

“If I know Dante, he’ll be up my ass to see Ollie again tomorrow.”

Declan huffed out a laugh. “Guess I’ll see you tomorrow, then. Ollie will be here a little before lunch.”

Nodding, I spread my wings and, without another word, launched myself into the air. I hovered until he closed his door and I heard the lock click into place before heading for Athena’s place. Dante could take care of himself for a few hours and normally I would’ve just left him alone. I left Dante with her tonight because I wanted to see her once I was through, to make sure this stupid vision was done.