Page 75 of All Your Deadly Truths (The Filthy Duet #2)

I look down nervously at Mister who is sat right beside us. His mouth is opening, I can only assume to keep calling out for me, but Kai growls, “You too.”

My brows pinch as I shoot my attention back up to him. One, where does he get off telling my cat what to do? Also, why the Beyond would Mister listen… to…

Burrrow .

The feline turns and walks away, and with his departure, silence settles over us as the last of the footsteps fade into the distance.

I hadn’t bothered to check our proximity to the house, but in the far off I can hear a door shut—indicating we’re a descent ways away that no one can directly see us.

He shifts, his shoulders squaring toward me. Holy fuck , why am I so nervous? My chest tightens, and sweat beads at my forehead.

Then his nose twitches.

Oh, no ? —

In a blink, my back is slamming against a tree and I let out a sharp breath, all the air knocked completely out of my lungs. He has his hand pressed against my chest, and then soon the other clasped around my mouth, silencing me from speaking.

“You kept me from coming with you—controlled me . Did you think I’d let that go unpunished?” My eyes round, and I shake my head. Of course I didn’t, but what the fuck is this primal wave of testosterone he is exuding?!

“Good, we will come back to that, because I’m pissed . But first…” He delivers that last word slowly, and with a rumble that travels straight to my pussy. It’s like he pressed a vibrator against my clit, and as if on instinct, I rub my thighs together wanting some sort of relief.

I mumble through his hand, “What did I—” He sandwiches his body against mine and pinches my nose.

He didn’t even let me take a fucking breath— asshole!

“Why aren’t you wearing the clothes you left in, my little demon?!”

Shit…

I squirm, one of my hands coming to his shoulders to begin pushing him off. My other balls into a fist and punches his chest, but as though he is a statue, he doesn’t even budge.

How does he expect me to answer him when I can’t even breathe!?

Shaking my head, I kick out and attempt to push harder, but he just leans all the way in, his head resting against mine as he whispers into my ear. “You didn’t give what is mine away did you?”

I shake my head, my face heating as I open my mouth to try and bite him.

“Xeraphine…” he growls. “Then WHY are you wearing just a fucking toga?!” He kicks one of my feet out, and then releases my mouth.

Sucking in a sharp breath, I nearly fall over but he grabs me around my waist and holds me up.

“A-Asshole…” I wheeze.

“Tell me why.”

I’m blinking rapidly, still trying to find oxygen to fill my depleted lungs when I bare my teeth at him. “What is this?! Do you think I’d just…” My words trail off.

This isn’t a moment for me to banter with him or fight, because I can tell he isn’t playing a game with me. He is in pain . I can feel it, and it hurts me so badly that I could vomit from its intensity.

“Belial tore my clothes off, and was going to punish me; you have an imagination, use it... but he didn’t, Kai, I promise it didn’t get that far.”

His swallow is audible. “Damn them.” The pain in his voice has fire burning behind my eyes. “You are mine , what don’t they get?! ”

“I know…” I whisper. “I…” Now I’m more terrified to tell him exactly what I gave.

Will that be the knife that cuts our string that tethers us together?

A pit forms in the middle of my sternum, and it causes my body to ache.

A rough grip takes the back of my neck and his mouth crashes against mine with such force that our teeth collide. His tongue is abrasive, but I open without hesitation to let him in. My bloody hands cradle his neck and beg him not to let me go.

I’m so sorry .

He grabs under my arms to lift me, my legs circling his hips without a conscious thought. “Never give what’s mine away,” he says between turning his head to deepen our growing kiss. His hips push hard against mine, and a low whimper rolls from my throat.

When he threads his fingers through my hair and tears us apart, I hiss through clenched teeth at his force.

“Never leave me again. Never…” My legs tighten as he moves subtly, the sound of a zipper accompanying the action, and before too long, pressure pushes against my cunt.

“Or I’ll make you suffer, Xera.” In a single thrust, the tip of his cock meets my wall, breaking right through to fit inside me.

My chest caves as I throw my head back and scream. “Hang you out to dry.” He pushes me roughly against the tree and keeps himself sheathed inside me. “Leave you chained to our bed until you beg me for forgiveness.”

No comments on how wet he had made me with his dominance.

No praise for taking him.

No. Nothing but pure, raw, passion for getting his point across.

I choke. “P-Please, Kai?—”

“I’ll hog tie you with those chains you were so fucking sure you’d get out of,” he says, cutting my plea off. His breath fans against my lips as he continues, “You will never leave me again, Xeraphine Nora, and if you do, I swear you’ll regret it.”

I try to move my hips, urging him on, but he has me pinned. My mind races, searching for something—anything—I can rip off to gain the upper hand, but fuck me , I can’t breathe, let alone think. The pain in my hips as he stretches me has me whimpering.

“Tell me you understand.”

“Fuck you,” I grit through my teeth. “You’d have—” He sinks in his fangs right into my neck and I scream at the top of my lungs at how rough he is. Both of my hands grip around his shoulders, my nails piercing into his skin. “You’d have died! ”

His grip on my hair tightens and I swear I hear some rip from my scalp.

“Please, I can’t…” The moment my blood is pouring down his throat, my eyes roll back into my head. “ Kai .” His name draws out slowly, and with it, his cock.

He doesn’t go far, because he thrusts so hard my back scrapes against the rough bark.

Tearing away from me he grabs my cheeks and turns me to face him. “You will never take my choice away from me again.”

My heart stutters.

“I choose you, and you taking that away from me pisses me off,” he continues. “If you pull that shit again…”

Every part of me shakes and bumps roll across each inch of skin available to do so. Sickness creeps to my throat, and it is now I truly understand fear.

Fear of myself .

Fear of fucking everything up and him leaving.

“You’ll know suffering, little demon.” He then pulls from inside of me, and I gasp from his absence. “Do you understand me?” He holds my face, not allowing for me to look away from him. “Your words.”

His crimson eyes gloss over, and tears pillow in mine.

“Yes,” I choke out. “I’m sorry… Don’t…” This man has made me so fucking vulnerable that this is what I’m truly terrified of. “Don’t leave me…”

I bury my face into his neck, shaking my head and squeezing him to me.

Codependency is not what I expected.

Does this make me pathetic? Weak ?

“Don’t be stupid, Xera.” He moves the hand that had been tethered to my roots, down my hair, petting me tenderly. “You are the one that has run away from me , time and time again.” Pulling us from the tree, he adjusts me, moving my legs from around him to bring me to my feet.

Not that I was paying much mind, but he tucked himself back into his pants. That was a move of dominance, not for my, or his, pleasure.

He keeps me close to him, and continues, “I love you.” I squeeze my eyes tightly shut and shove my face into his chest. “For our eternity, whether that is in this world, or in all the others. If fate were to take me, I’d come find you in my next life.

Remember…” He peels me back just enough to press his forehead against mine.

“I’m your stalker. Death can’t even keep me from chasing your tight ass across the fucking world. ”

As he drags his thumb across my cheek, drawing away the tears I’d shed, I nod .

“I… love you too,” I whisper as my hands come to rest against his chest.

He hums, and finally, that handsome smile of his returns to his lips. “I knew I’d love hearing you say it.”

“I never thought I’d hear it. ” I don’t recognize the voice, but just as I’m about to tear away from Kai’s grip, he steadies me in place. “Your Amoro is probably so pleased.”

“I said leave us,” Kai groans. “I’m not finished…”

The sound is coming from… near my feet?

As I slowly turn my head downward, I spot Mister. His bright yellow eyes piercing me with an intensity that I can’t place.

“Huh?” I take a deep breath.

“We have a lot to discuss.”