Page 19 of April's Fool (Northarbor Coven Book 2)

Date Night

Damon

Getting out of Cody’s clutches was harder than I’d anticipated, mainly because Mori crumbled like a cookie whenever Cody set that anxious expression on his dad.

Turned out I had to be the strict parent. Fucking hell, he was my best friend and here I was thinking like a stepdad! Well, it looked like one of us would have to be tough on him and it certainly wasn’t going to be Mori.

Goddammit, I should have known that Mori meant something special to me when I was willing to spoil that stunning suit by getting to my knees for him when we both knew he wasn’t in any real danger. He could have held out for a healer. Mori had just made me feel powerful by giving that energy to him, letting me control the situation that had gotten so out of hand just moments before. I had this drive, this urge to protect him, care for him, drive him out of his mind with need.

Maybe our forced celibacy had been a good thing, though I’d never admit that to Cody .

“Sweetness, me and your dad need some time away,” I said, approaching my friend. Reaching out, I gripped his shoulder. I looked him directly in his eyes and continued. “You conned us into making some very restrictive promises, and I’m dying over here! Have you seen him?” I threw a thumb in Mori’s direction. He smirked, just making him hotter. Yeah, I was getting him under me as soon as possible.

Cody pulled away from me with a grimace. “Gag! That’s my dad, dude. I just… I’m worried something will happen.”

“Oh, something will happen,” I said suggestively. “Some super hot things between two consenting adults. All night if I have my way,” I leered.

Mori laughed. Loved that sound. I was sure I heard Dessi and Hana giggle. Those two were a hoot.

“Oh, my god! Stop, please!” Cody begged as he pulled away from my hold, a disgusted look on his pretty face.

“Cody,” I begged, “you have to let me have this. Keeping our promise had been hard, no pun intended.” I let out a dramatic sigh. “We need to test out our compatibility. Who knows, you might be calling me Daddy soon.”

“Gross!” he wailed. I caught sight of Mori tensing, all humor fleeing from his expression. “Get out of my sight, the pair of you!” He made gagging noises. “I am never calling you Daddy!” Cody glared at me, then burst out laughing, totally breaking the mood in the room and returning a smile to Mori’s face.

“Remember when you said, ‘not my kink’? Who would have thought this is where we’d end up, with you dating my dad?” Cody rolled his eyes. “You two are adorable. Go have your date, we can discuss that ridiculous promise when you get back. I can’t believe both of you kept it.”

There was a twist to his expression. “Cody?” Mori approached him slowly.

“Sorry, I just feel bad. You two have been sharing a room all this time and haven’t…?”

“It was never about us having sex, though, was it?”

Cody was quiet for a moment, then finally shook his head. “When you get back, you don’t have to do that anymore. Not for me.”

The offer of acceptance was there. I’d always known it wasn’t about us having sex in his home. He had wanted to see I was truly in this with his dad before letting us be more open about our relationship. I hoped he would spend the time with his grandparents learning how to block emotions for our return, because there would be no holding back.

I hugged him and kissed his forehead. “Thanks, sweetness.”

Mori had a quiet moment with his son, then returned to my side. “Ready? ”

“So very ready.”

“Are you okay flying with me carrying you?”

Flying. With Mori? I recalled the feeling of his arms around me; the wind ruffling my hair, how free I’d felt when he’d flown with me in Northarbor.

“Absolutely. I trust you.” Thing was, that was the truth. There were so few people I trusted in my life, Parker, Cody, Toth to a point. Now there was Mori. I trusted him with my safety. More than that, I was growing to trust him with my heart.

Mori’s expression softened. He cupped my cheek. “Thank you. I’ll never betray that trust.”

“I know.”

He wrapped his arms around me, pressed a kiss on my head, then let his wings free. With a jump and a few flaps of those massive pink wings, we were in the air above the orchard.

Keren was our silent shadow carrying our bags as we flew over farm land then finally the outskirts of the city of Djalling.

“Oh!” I thought my gasp was torn away with the breeze, but Mori must have heard me. He squeezed me tighter and huffed a laugh in my ear. “It’s beautiful. ”

Demons flying were so commonplace most of the residents of the city ignored us until we circled the hotel looking for a place to land. A couple of non demons reacted, staring open-mouthed, reminding me why Mori had a guard in the first place. He said while demonkin wouldn’t risk the backlash, these others might not have the same incentive. So guard it was. Yes, his home was safer, but not completely risk free. He was also very rich, which made him a target.

The hotel was grand and took up half the block. There was a circle of packed earth next to the hotel that I guessed was supposed to be a landing port of some kind. The demon realm was cool with all its magic. It had a lot of great things, yet I missed having a car. Maybe if I had wings, I wouldn’t have missed it so much.

The hotel had four floors that I could see. It sprawled, taking up much of the street with no other buildings close to it. Something about it screamed expensive and exclusive.

We landed about a block away, making dust clouds puff up under our feet. Mori kept a hand on me as I regained my balance. “I love flying. Wish I had my own wings.” The grin on my face was so wide it was beginning to hurt.

“I’m glad,” Mori said, looking relieved.

“Let’s get inside,” Keren barked, frowning. He scanned the area, like I should be doing, as we walked up to the hotel. The demon realm just felt so safe it allowed me to switch off. Part of me hoped Keren would fade into the background once we were inside so we could enjoy our date. I liked the old demon. I just didn’t want a killjoy ruining the day. We’d waited so long to just be together.

Inside, the hotel was furnished opulently. The marble flooring, gold fixtures, and rich fabrics for the soft furnishings in the hotel were all done without any expense spared. The overall result could have been gaudy, this was just the other side of understated. Stated, I guess. I chuckled to myself as Mori led the way to the desk.

“Your highness!” An employee almost ran to meet us at the desk. He was wolf-like with a bushy tail that I swear was wagging.

“Barr! It’s nice to see you again.” Mori gave the strange demon a quick hug. Keren glanced at me as if expecting a prickle of jealousy, except it didn’t follow. The hug was clearly platonic and over in a millisecond. “Damon, meet Barr. He’s the one that portalled to tell us Cody was staying in this hotel.”

Ah, the hellhound. I thought he looked different from the other demons I’d seen. He didn’t have wings for a start, though with his portal power, he didn’t need them. Mori had told me about some of the different demonkin that lived in the realm. He was as equally fascinated with hellhounds as I was.

“It’s lovely to meet you, Barr. Thanks for getting Mori to Cody so quickly,” I said honestly. “He would have flown all day and night to get to him.” My joke got a little laugh out of the hellhound.

“Oh, it was nothing. His… Mori got me something to eat and gave me a pretty gem. He was very nice to me.” Barr looked around. “Where’s Gregoris?”

Mori’s eyes lit up, genuine excitement to share his gossip clear. “You’ll never believe it, but he met his fated!”

Barr gasped with delight. “By the magic! Such joyful news!”

Okay, so he might have had a crush on my Mori, yet I adored this kid straight away. He was likely a lot older than me, he just acted younger. There was an innocence and sweetness about him the years hadn’t stolen. Unlike me, whose soul was tainted with all the lives I’d taken. What did Mori see in me?

“Isn’t it?” Mori gushed. He was so excitable, like a puppy. “This is Kerensanith, he’s Gregoris’ grandfather.”

They made their greetings while Mori booked us into the hotel. I had asked why they used their full names when introducing each other before. Mori had said it was a sign of trust to give someone your full name. Not doing so when you are introduced is an insult. As such, most demons knew each other’s full names. Unfortunately, it led to accidents, such as how Mori had ended up contracted into Cody’s grandfather’s service.

Barr took the bags from Keren and led us to the elevator. Once again, I was grateful for all the modern conveniences the demon realm had. Magic was pretty cool when it was used like it was there with their use of technology powered by magic.

The hellhound chattered with Mori as we ascended to the top floor. We were staying in the penthouse suite with an adjoining room for Keren, complete with spells to hide some of our emotions, which were going to come in handy. Not that I didn’t want Keren to feed on lust, just not mine or Mori’s.

I scoped out the bathroom, then decided to take a shower to freshen up before we went for an early dinner. Our plan was to explore the city some before coming back to the room. Mori wanting to spend time with me outside of the bedroom was the sweetest thing. It made me feel like this was a relationship, not just two horny people testing their chemistry.

“Hmm, maybe we could order room service,” Mori drawled as he entered the bathroom, finding me naked and wet under the spray .

“Perhaps I want to draw out the anticipation.” I smirked at the gleam in his eyes. He loved this.

“No, I’ll need to feed you before I get you in bed. Wouldn’t want you passing out from hunger. Pleasure, yes, hunger, no.” Mori’s grin was wicked.

“I wouldn’t be opposed to sharing this shower with you.” My eyes roved his body. “Water conservation is important, after all.”

Mori stripped so fast he was a blur. He rounded the shower screen with heat in his eyes and a growing erection.

He touched his lips to mine before kissing down my neck and torso. “Better make this fast so we aren’t wasting water, then.” He got to his knees and licked my shaft from root to tip before sucking on the head.

“Fuck, Mori.” My hands clasped his horns, making Mori moan around my dick. “Ugh,” I groaned as he started to take me deep. His mouth was perfect. Hot, wet and just the right amount of suction. After weeks of almost nothing, I wasn’t going to last long.

Determined to make him feel as good as he was doing to me, I stroked one of his horns and an ear, remembering his reaction to them being touched before.

With a curse, Mori doubled down on his efforts, sucking me harder and faster, head bobbing in time to the movements of his hand on his cock. Damn, that was hot. The familiar tingle at the base of my spine signaled I was getting close.

His tail snaked out, running up my thigh, teasing my balls and taint, then around my pucker.

When he breached me, I tensed. No. Not there. My grip tightened on his horns.

“Damon?”

I hadn’t noticed Mori had stopped sucking me. He pulled away and got to his feet.

For a moment, he just searched my face, absently wiping the water from out of my eyes. I wondered what he saw in my expression.

“Sorry, I didn’t…”

“You didn’t know. I just… I can’t, okay? You can touch me anywhere except there. Is that okay?”

“Is that okay? Damon, that’s better than okay. We will only ever do what you want to do. If that’s a boundary for you, then I won’t cross it. I’m just sorry—“

“You didn’t know,” I repeated. “That’s why I top. I can’t—“

“Then you won’t. Just as well, I love the idea of taking you.”

I reached for him. He came into my arms easily. The warmth of his skin sliding against me caused me to groan. Despite the bite of fear, I was still hard .

Mori reached for the soap, poured some into his hand and grasped my length. “Let’s do something about this, shall we?”

I pressed closer, wrapped my hand around us both, and stroked. Mori’s head fell back with an exhalation. “Fuck, Damon.”

Our mouths met as we worked to bring us both over the edge. Within a minute, he was following me over.

We spent a few minutes enjoying the water and kissing. “Hmm, I don’t think we saved any water, do you?” Mori teased.

It was just what we needed to break through the last of the tension.

“No, but it beats showering alone.”

Dinner was at a small restaurant a few streets away from the hotel. The atmosphere was cozy and friendly, with food that made my mouth water. I found the realm was so similar to earth with the same animals, and foods that took influence from humanity with their own added demon spice. Demons liked things hot.

A river cut through the city with multiple bridges connecting the two halves. Together we ambled around Djalling, crossing the river many times. Keren kept a safe distance from us, allowing me to sink into this moment.

“Are you okay, about earlier? I didn’t mean to press a boundary.”

I sighed. “You didn’t know it was an issue for me because I hadn’t told you. Now you know.”

“I won’t push.”

“Yeah, I know. I trust you Mori. From the moment I met you, I knew you were good.”

He pulled me closer to him and kissed the top of my head. “I’m so grateful for that trust, though I admit it wasn’t mutual at first. When I first met you, I was suspicious of you.”

“Did you wonder why a ruthless hitman was in your precious son’s life?” My question had more than a little bite to it. His words had stung.

“No. I realized almost immediately that you loved Cody and were protective of him. I was… jealous. Instead of admitting that to myself, I tried to convince myself you were untrustworthy.”

“What convinced you?”

Mori was silent as he thought. “When you figured out how to free Toth. It was so selfless. You could have left him there to suffer, but you saw how much Cody was hurting. ”

I stopped walking and turned to Mori. Going onto my tiptoes, I kissed him sweetly. He had just proven he saw me, not the killer I used to be.

Parker had given me a fresh start. I was determined to grasp onto it with both hands.

“Shall we head back?”

“Let’s.”

Together, we turned and began walking to the hotel.

If anyone looked at us as we rode in the elevator to our suite, it would have been clear what we were about to get up to. If it wasn’t Mori’s glittering dark gaze hooked on me, or my smug grin as he held me tightly against him, it would have been Keren’s long suffering sighs and eye rolls that clued them in. The demon needed to go get some. I meant Keren. Mori was totally getting some as soon as we were alone. I wasn’t sharing him.

Mori practically slammed the bedroom door in Keren’s face before pulling me towards the bed.

With care and precision, he stripped me and then removed his clothes, leaving his tie for last.

“This,” he said, holding the tie up, “is for my naughty tail. I want you to tie it and my hands to the bed.” With a smile, he handed the tie over.

“Mori—“ I ran the silky material over my hands .

“I know you trust me. This is for me. I don’t trust myself.” He climbed onto the bed and draped his hands and tail on the pillow above his head.

He made such a wonderful sight, a long muscular torso tapering into narrow hips and down to thick thighs and long legs. He had barely any body hair. Just a small thatch of deep brown hair surrounding his erect cock.

“Fine,” I gave in easily. I wanted him too much to argue the point. With quick motions, I tied his tail and hands to the headboard of the bed. “Okay?”

“Yes. Get over here so I can kiss you.”

Unable to deny him, I climbed on top of him and lay down on top of him. Damn, he felt good. Our lips met in a sweet kiss that soon deepened. I sucked his tongue and nipped at his bottom lip as my hands explored his body.

“Damon,” Mori sighed my name as I stroked his cock. I broke from his mouth to kiss down his torso as I continued to work him. “Please, more!”

I put my fingers in front of his mouth. “Suck,” I demanded.

“No need,” he smirked. “I’m prepped already. Perks of being an incubus.”

Reaching down, I circled his hole. Finding it slick, I pressed a finger inside, savoring the noises Mori made. Those sounds made me desperate to get inside him .

Checking he was ready, I pushed another finger inside him as I sucked on the tip of his cock.

“Now, Damon!”

My lover was being demanding. Time to show him just who was boss. Sweeping a hand over his stomach, I used the precum there to slick up my cock. I pushed his legs further apart and settled between them.

Slowly, with painstaking care, I slid inside him. Holy fuck! Forget the demon realm. This was heaven.

Once inside him, I leaned down for a kiss, giving him a chance to adjust. As I felt him relax around me, I began to thrust.

I took my time, just sinking into the feeling of being inside Mori, having him look up at me with adoration as I gave us both pleasure. He clutched at the tie, straining his arms in his need to touch me, though I knew that me having control was getting him off. His grin told me as much.

Harder and faster, I pumped into him. Sweat ran down my back, my breaths heavy. So good. Never better with anyone else. Mine. All I could think about was Mori.

“Can I?” Mori’s eyes glittered. Just looking at him made me feel so powerful.

“Yeah,” I said, knowing what he needed.

Magic swirled in the air as Mori fed from our passion. It wasn’t draining; it made sex with Mori better somehow. Over and over, I had to chant random facts in my head so I didn’t blow my load in seconds. Fuck, Mori felt so good.

I reached between us, desperate to get him close, and stroked him in time with my thrusts, adding a twist over the tip.

He tightened around me with a gasp. That was all it took for it to be game over for me. I came inside him with three quick pulses of my hips.

“Fuck,” I gasped. I panted for a moment, trying to catch my breath.

Pulling out, I leaned down and took him into my mouth. With a finger, I caught my release leaking out of him and pushed it back inside, needing to mark him as mine. I fucked him with a couple of fingers while I sucked him.

“Damon!” Mori cried as he came down my throat. The bed creaked as his arms flexed.

I popped off his cock with a grin. “You taste so good, lover.”

“Can’t think,” Mori giggled. “Untie me so we can cuddle.”

The simple knot came undone easily. Mori really hadn’t tried to get free. I flung the tie onto the floor, kissed Mori quickly and slumped back on the bed, still high from my orgasm .

Mori wriggled his way into my arms. “Worth the wait?”

“Worth twice that wait and more.”