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Chapter

Twenty-Nine

CHAOS

I t had been a long time since I’d cared what a woman thought of my appearance, but I really fucking cared now that Merri was in my life. I just needed her to want me a fraction as much as I wanted her. She’d been a constant presence in my mind since I woke up from that dream this morning. And the ache I’d felt for her had only grown since Grim’s news. I had to hear it from her lips. I needed to know if she’d been there with me. If what had happened in that dream might not have just been my subconscious wishing for something.

Fuck, I could still feel her as I slid inside right before I so cruelly woke up.

The soft murmur of voices from down the hall turned my head and had me following in search of the woman I craved. She was with Sin, spending time with him, opening up to him, and I needed to be part of it. If I was going to claim my spot in her bed, I sure as hell couldn’t do it from another room.

Her voice reached me first. “When’s the last time you fed?”

“I’m fine,” Sin assured her.

“Uh-huh. Liar.”

“I’m not lying.”

“I might believe you if I was blind. But I can see the dark circles under your eyes and the tension around your mouth. You’re hungry.”

“Merri, I am just fine. I fed not long ago, remember? You were there.” Sin’s voice turned playful at the end, and she let out a soft giggle in response.

“Then why don’t you look it? Also, I’ve fed since then. If it’s possible, I think I’m hungrier than ever.”

By now I was just outside the door of the library, able to clearly make both of them out. They were facing each other, Merri with her hands on her hips, Sin with his head cocked as he studied her.

“I’ve noticed that too,” he admitted. “Your appetite seems to grow the more often you feed. Malice said it could be a pseudo addiction after so many years of essentially starving your succubus.”

“I didn’t starve her,” she protested.

“You were living off fumes, kitten. Basically eating a cube of cheese every time you felt like you might pass out. Like that one chick in The Devil Wears Prada .”

Stepping inside the room, I cleared my throat to let them know I was there. “He’s right, Red.”

Sin preened from where he was standing next to her. “I’m sorry, I don’t think I heard you. Can you say that again?”

I rolled my eyes. “She’s right too. You look like shit.”

“Rude.”

“Just stating facts.”

“Careful, I can do that too,” he taunted.

“But I don’t look like shit.”

“No, but you’re wearing cologne.” Sin sniffed. “Trying to impress someone, Chaos? Got a big date lined up for this evening?”

The back of my neck warmed at his taunt, but I ignored it. The truth was, yes, I had a very important date. Merri just didn’t know about it yet.

“You look great, Chaos. That shirt is really working for you,” Merri said, her eyes drinking me in. “Are you going somewhere?”

Was that a little disappointment in her voice?

“I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.”

Sin gave me a knowing look, mouthing, “Cockblocker,” at me.

I might be, but Sin didn’t realize that he and Merri had given me the ammunition I needed in order to do it. Merri might deny her own needs, but she wouldn’t ignore Sin’s.

I smirked. “The way I see it, seems like the both of you are in need of my services.”

“What are you—ooooh. Oh my God, Chaos. Are you saying you’re going to feed me?” The shock in Sin’s voice would’ve made me laugh if his choice of words wasn’t so annoying.

“You’re not a baby bird, Sinclair. Shut your fucking mouth. And I’m not doing it for you. That’s just a bonus, I guess.”

“What did you have in mind?” Merri asked, eyeing me warily.

“You and me, Red. Sin can watch and take notes.”

Sin scoffed. “Notes? Notes ? I do not take notes. I give them. In fact, this is a great idea. A little role-play. Especially since we both know you’re not ready for a threesome yet, big guy.”

I didn’t rise to his bait. Instead, I looked to Merri, whose eyes were bright with interest. “Role-play, huh?” I asked her. “You like that?”

Her cheeks went pink. “It sounds fun. I could use some fun.”

Sin’s smile grew. “Any limits to this fun, kitten?”

She bit down on her lip, eyes bouncing between the two of us before she shook her head. “No. No limits.”

Hook, line, and sinker. Just like I’d thought. Merri hadn’t wanted to take me up on my offer to help her out the other day, but now that Sin’s needs were involved, she was able to do the mental gymnastics required to allow herself to give in. I so loved a loophole. They were key to all winning strategies.

He rubbed his hands together. “Excellent.”

“So how does this role-play thing work?” I asked, stepping closer to Merri, my dick already half hard at the thought of getting to touch her.

“Well, let me put my director hat on. I have to think about this. Three of us, a nice big house... This is clearly screaming for a forbidden affair scenario.”

I couldn’t help but raise a brow. “How do you figure?”

“Well, if you won’t let me participate, that takes out some of the biggies, like stepbrother and his best friend, or hot twins.”

“But we aren’t twins.”

“It’s called role-play, Chaos. It’s all about imagination and timing. Which leads me back to the forbidden affair. If there’s three of us, but only two getting their hands and other parts dirty”—he winked at Merri—“then it's gotta be the two lovers trying not to get caught, oooor, maybe a cuckold situation.”

The way Sin was looking at Merri said all he needed was her permission.

She grinned, her gaze flicking to the chair nearby. “That seat is perfect for some observation.”

“Yessss.” Sin strode to the chair in question and adjusted it so it was near the fireplace with a solid view of most of the room. “Okay, so Chaos, you’re the pool boy, and Merri, you’re my sexy-as-fuck trophy wife.”

I frowned. “Pool boy?”

“Milkman?” he tried again.

Merri made a face.

“Next-door neighbor? Business associate? Bodyguard?”

There was no missing the way Merri’s cheeks went pink at the last suggestion. Or the pulse of arousal that emanated from her.

Sin snickered. “Looks like we found our winner. Bodyguard it is.”

I had to admit, I liked hearing she saw me that way. Her protector. It wasn’t that far off from reality, but up until recently, I’d only ever heard her refer to the four of us as her captors.

“I’m your husband, a famous Hollywood actor—obviously—and I’ve been away shooting on location. You’re a star in your own right, and you’ve got a stalker. Chaos has been here protecting you for weeks, and the two of you have refused to act on your desire for each other, but I’m coming home, and you can’t hold back any longer. Annnnd, go.”

“Just like that?” I asked when Merri and I both remained awkwardly where we were.

“What more do you need? Fucking cue cards?” Sin jumped out of his seat and grabbed me. I gave him a healthy dose of side eye when he tried to manhandle me into position.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”

“Helping you. Now move. You can’t fuck her from across the room.”

While Sin had been giving me the weirdest pep talk I’d ever heard, Merri’s arousal filled the space, the magic radiating from her igniting my own desire. She’d wandered to the bookshelves and was making a show of searching for something to read.

“Get over there, bodyguard . I’ll come in when it’s time. Just let the tension take over. We both know it’s already there.”

I wasn’t much of an actor, and trying to come up with lines felt about as natural as plucking a cat. But I didn’t need to pretend when it came to what I felt for Merri, and with the evidence of her arousal pressing against me, I didn’t overthink it.

I moved until I was standing right behind her, my breath causing her hair to stir.

“He’s on his way home. I’ll have to leave you tonight,” I whispered.

She stiffened, reaching back and pulling her hair over one shoulder to expose her nape. Fuck, the bite mark I’d given her in my dream was right there, staring me in the face. Breaking character for a second, I leaned forward and brushed my lips over the reddened skin. “I know about the dreamwalks.”

The hand holding the book trembled, and she set it down hastily. “I-I’m sorry,” she whispered, making to turn around.

I caught her by the hips and held her in place. “I’m only sorry we weren’t able to finish what we started.”

This time her gasp turned into a moan as I bit the same area again, deepening the mark I’d already left.

“Oh God.” She leaned into me, her ass pressing against my hard cock. “One time. If you’re leaving, I need to have you at least once.”

Oh, so we were back in character now? I could work with that.

“How do you want me?” I rasped in her ear. Almost instantly, I realized it was the wrong question to ask. She was distracted by all the possibilities, and I didn’t want her thinking. I wanted her lost in this moment with me.

It was then that I realized what a gift Sin had given me. His scenario gave me the opportunity to capitalize on the urgency I was already feeling.

“That’s his car,” I whispered, picking her up and carrying her over to the little desk a few feet away. It had some books and a lamp on it, but I sent them crashing to the floor with my arm.

“You’ll have to hurry. He’s going to find us.”

I spread her legs and fitted myself between them before gripping her by the nape of the neck and forcing her to look into my eyes. “The next time you see your husband, I want my cum dripping down your thighs. I want you smelling like me. Full of me. Carrying me inside you.”

“Fuck,” she whispered.

“Exactly. You’ll never forget me after tonight.”

Merri’s pupils were blown, her face and chest covered in a pretty flush. She was wearing a cropped V-neck workout shirt and some skintight black leggings. Reaching down, I let my knuckles caress her center, feeling the heat against my skin. She rocked against the barely there touch, demanding more. Taking a bit of fabric in each of my hands, I tugged. Hard. Her leggings split at the seam, baring her slick center to me.

“Look at how wet I make you, Red. You’re already dripping for me, and I’ve barely touched you.”

“I’ve been wet since the moment you walked into my life.”

I couldn’t tell if she was acting or not, but damn, I hoped for the latter.

Bending my knees, I lowered myself so I could bury my face in her pussy and make her come on my tongue, but she stopped me with her hands in my hair.

“No. We don’t have time. Didn’t you hear the front door? He’ll be here any minute. Fuck me like you’re never going to see me again.”

I didn’t have time to unpack the protest her words sent crashing through me.

“Then you better hold on to something, Red.”

She obediently gripped the wood on either side of her thighs, spreading her legs wider for me as she did.

“Such a good fucking girl. I’m going to ruin you for him. You know that, right?”

“You’d better get to work proving it. My husband knows how to fuck me.”

Jealousy burned in my blood at her challenge. My hands went to the fly of my jeans, and in moments, my bare cock was there, nudging at her hot, slick entrance.

She gasped as I pushed in just an inch, then she whispered, “It was real. The dream.”

“I know.”

“How?”

I reached up, palming the back of her neck and the bruise I’d left there. “You’re wearing my mark.”

Then I drove myself deep inside her until she cried out. Her body was made to accept mine. There was no other explanation for the way she made me feel. The lust coming off her in waves only added to my own, and soon she was holding onto me for dear life as I fucked her hard and fast.

Merri gasped and stiffened, causing me to falter for just a second. Her eyes weren’t on me but trained on something over my shoulder.

“Don’t stop on my account,” Sin drawled.

I swear to the gods, if this motherfucker tries to stop me, I will impale him on something and leave him for dead.

I cupped her chin between my thumb and forefinger. “You better look at me and only me while I’m fucking you, Red.” Her big blue eyes snapped to mine, a moan breaking free as I continued pistoning my hips. “I want you to come for us now. I want you to show your husband how good I’m making you feel.”

“Fuuuck,” she whined, her pussy clenching around my dick.

I put my thumb in my mouth and sucked on it before reaching between us. Using the pad of my thumb, I rolled her clit and gave her that extra push she needed to fall over the edge. When she came the lights flickered and my knees went weak. I threw my head back and let my orgasm take me, a harsh bark of pleasure filling the room as my cum flooded her.

Being with her was even better than I’d imagined. More satisfying even than victory on the battlefield, which was saying something for me because, until this moment, that was what I’d lived for.

I started to pull back, both of us moaning as I slid out of her. I drank in the sight of her, primal pride filling me at the proof of her enjoyment. Those blue eyes were hooded, her chest rising and falling with rapid breaths. Her skin was luminous, her hair vibrant in a way that almost hurt to look at, alerting me to the fact that she’d fed.

“Damn, you guys are really fucking good at that. I didn’t even need to tell you what to do.” Sin’s voice was full of satisfaction and a little breathy.

I glanced at him over my shoulder. He sat in the chair Merri had assigned him, legs spread, dick still in his hand, cum splattered on his now bare chest. He looked just as healthy as Merri did.

“Glad we could help,” I muttered.

“One of the best meals I’ve had. Next time, I’m going to have to participate too. Can’t let you have all the fun.” He got up and winked at us. “Guess it’s time for another shower.”

I turned back to Merri as he left, wanting to return to our conversation about the dream, but whatever opening there’d been had passed.

She jumped off the desk, practically running as she followed Sin. “Yeah, me too.”

After she was gone, I knelt down and picked up the tattered remnants of her leggings, balling them up in my fist. Merri might think she could avoid talking to me, that I wouldn’t push for more between us now that I knew the truth. But she was wrong.

She could run, but she couldn’t hide.

I’d find her. And when I did, there was no way I wouldn’t make her mine.