Page 255 of The Queen’s Shadow

“I can do this all night, Kasha.” He warned. His eyes slid over my body again, taking in the way I pressed against the vines, working to get closer to him. I rubbed my legs together in frustration and he tutted his tongue.

After several long moments, the fire he had built within me had died significantly, and he drew forward again. He hooked one of my legs over his shoulder, lifting my hips off the tree. He positioned me directly in front of his face, making eye contact, before inserting a finger deep inside once more. I cried out as he curled it upward, this time, touching his tongue to my clit as he did so.

I was instantly back on the edge, my breath quickening so fast I was sure I would fall into oblivion before he could pull away again. Somehow he knew, and stopped, right before I could come apart. I screeched in frustration.

“Rycon, please!” I begged.

“Tell me you’re mine.” He challenged. He blew on me, the cold air of his breath teasing me just enough to send starbursts of pleasure through my body, but I needed more. “You might as well admit it, Kasha. It’s not like I’m going to allow another male to touch you ever again anyways.”

I scowled at him. “What are you going to do? Kill every male that touches me?”

He pulled my clit into his mouth and sucked for one long moment, making me cry out.

“Fucken right I will.” He promised, releasing me from between his teeth. “There will be no male in this world or the one across The Veil who can claim they have touched you and lived.”

I was panting. My whole body was on fire. I had never needed to come so bad in my life. I felt like I could literally cry with need.

“You can’t kill every male who’s ever touched me, Rycon.” I gasped. “There are too many of them.”

Remembering the little notebook I had filled with names before I had been kidnapped, I was overcome with regret. I had never had the chance to show him before I had been taken. I suddenly wasn’t even sure I wanted him to know how many males there had been. Maybe he wouldn’t want me anymore, once he knew.

Rycon put me back down, and I squirmed in frustration against the tree, my toes grazing the ground. He unbuttoned his jeans and stepped out of his pants. My eyes widened as I took in the full, thick length of him. He met my gaze as he wrapped a hand around himself, stroking his cock firmly a few times before stepping closer.

He lifted my hips again, positioning the broad head of himself against me. My breath caught in my throat, and we stared at each other for a moment that seemed to stretch out for eternity.

“Say that again.” He demanded, his voice dangerous and low. I swallowed, but gave him a defiant look.

“You can’t kill every male who’s ever touched me.” I whispered, and he leaned closer, his lips brushing against mine so gently, I could barely feel him there.

“Oh, but Kasha… I already have.”

My heart stopped in my chest, and I suddenly felt like I might faint from shock.

“Wh-what?” I gasped. He pulled back, looking at me, his expression serious, and full of a dark, deadly, kind of love.

“I killed them all, Kasha… Every, single, fucking, one of them.”

My eyes searched his, and he nudged himself closer, rubbing the head of his cock against me again.

“Koliath tried to apologize, but I took his tongue.” He told me, and my eyes grew even wider. He went through a list of names, and told me what he had done to each of them. I quivered against him, feeling myself fall more and more in love with him, with each kill he admitted to. Maybe I was fucked up for it, but for the first time in my life, I realized it didn’t matter how fucked up I was.

Rycon loved that I was fucked up, and I loved that he was fucked up, too.

Tears spilled from my eyes and slid down my cheeks. He kissed them away, following them down to where they pooled in the corner of my mouth.

“Tell me that you’re mine, Kasha.” He murmured against me, and I couldn’t deny him anymore.

“I’m yours, Rycon. I’ll always be yours.” I whispered, and the moment the words left my lips, he slammed into me, violently claiming me. I tensed briefly, and he immediately cupped my face. He leaned his forehead against mine, understanding that the movement might have triggered a flashback.

“Shh, it’s me. It’s just me and you.” He soothed, staying still until I relaxed again. I stared at him and he kissed me gently. “I love you, Kasha. I love you so fucking much. I’m going to keep you safe.”

I nodded against him. “I love you, too, Rycon.”

“Thank fuck.” He murmured. And then, he started to move.

I was so full of him, I felt like I was drowning. He tore my bra away and lowered his face to my breast, pulling my nipple into his mouth as he picked up a punishing rhythm. He sucked so hard I nearly came just from the pressure of his mouth alone. He pulled away from my chest, meeting my gaze as he dropped his hands to my hips, pulling me down on him as he thrust forward.

“You’re going to come all over my fucking cock and I’m going to watch you do it.” He snarled and I nodded, already feeling the fire building again. He watched himself disappear into me with each thrust, his skin rippling with his own pleasure as he continued to slam into me.