Page 9 of Destined Dawn

But I’m not allowed to kill her other fated mates. I have to beniceto them instead.

How the fuck am I meant to do that?Especially when they refuse to stand within a meter of me, like I have the plague and it’s catching.

I spin my knife around in irritation and the others look at me as the light catches the blade and flashes across their faces.

“It’s taking too long,” I grumble. I thought the professor was smart. I thought that was the fucking point. But it seems dumb to me letting her look at that memory all on her lonesome, especially when we don’t know what it is. I don’t like it.

I pocket the knife and march to the door. Behind me, the others call out to stop but nothing could stop me. Nothing at all. I race up the stairs anyway, just in case one of the fuckers gets it into their heads to try, and on the landing I nearly collide with my little rabbit, little man hugged tightly to her chest like a kid might clutch its teddy bear.

(Fuck, I think I had one of those once. Plucked off its eyes and pulled out its stuffing, hung him from the ceiling by his foot and used him as target practice. Yeah, we had fun me and him).

I examine her face, trying to search for clues. What did she learn? Was it good? Or was it bad?

Thunder rages all over her face and her magic is doing that angry thing I love. In fact, it’s so furious I can almost taste it, crackling on the end of my tongue.

“I don’t want to talk about it,” she snaps, “and I’m not–”

“Sure,” I say. It’s of no importance to me. Those other dudes can pull their hair out worrying over shit that’s going to come to pass whether we know about it or not. I’m just happy to be here. With her. With my bond pulsating in my gut and my cock … “Wanna fuck instead?”

She tilts her head to one side, that angry line deepbetween her brows, her eyes hissing. I’m pretty certain she’s considering it – my blood heating – but then the little man goes and butts his snout in, snorting at us both. I glare at him. I thought he was on my side.

“We’re bonded mates now,” I remind him, “it’s what we’re meant to do.”

“And when do you ever do what you’re meant to do?” she hisses like I’m the one she’s mad at.

“I’m very good at taking orders,” I inform her, thinking of all those people I killed because Lowsky instructed me to. “Wanna give me an order? Wanna order me onto my knees and lick your pussy?”

She glares at me and for one moment, I think she’s going to slap me real hard around the face. I grin at the prospect. Fuck that would be fun.

Instead, she drops the pig on his trotters, and pushes me hard on the chest. She’s half my size. Her efforts are feeble. I stay exactly where I’m standing, the grin on my face grows wider.

“You’re such a shithead,” she growls.

“Am I?” I say. I thought offering to lick out her pussy was considered a nice thing to do. “You don’t want me to eat you out?”

“I’m angry!” she says. “And all you can think about is sex!”

“Little rabbit,” I say, lowering my head to meet those angry eyes, the way she’s looking at me driving my cock wild. “All I caneverthink about is fucking you.”

“That’s so … that’s so … selfish!”

“Is it?” I stalk closer to her.

“Yes!”

I take another pace towards her, and she huffs and takesa step away. The side of my mouth lifts in a half smile. I like this game.

I keep walking towards her and she keeps right on walking away, still scowling at me, until she hits the wall.

I have her trapped. I lean against the wall, my hands on either side of her head.

“If you’re angry, little rabbit, you can use me to release that anger.”

“I’m not using you for anything!” she cries, attempting to push me away.

“Even if I want you to?” I say, my voice heavy with lust. “Even if I really, really want you to?” I lean in further and nip at her throat and she drums her fists against my chest. “Yeah, baby, just like that. I’ll be your punching bag anytime you need me to be.”

She growls in frustration and then she’s hitting me harder, punching against my body. It’s not like I’m being hit by several pounds of solid muscle, but it’s her and she’s angry and it’s stirring that dark magic inside her and, fuck, I love it.