26. Temptation

ZEDKIEL.

She surprised me.

I wasn’t expecting her to win against Maryka, sure I was hoping that she’d be able to try better against her than she would against me since she seemed to be terrified of hitting me without having a mental breakdown in the process. But she had impressed me. She showed far more potential than I had even hoped for. 1

I just need her to stop acting so fucking afraid of me, although I don’t blame her… the urge to devour her entirely is always there, and the hunger for her blood is growing with each passing day and I know it is wrong. No vampire drinks the blood of a supernatural… It’s taboo.

We enter our quarters and I lock the door,

letting go of her wrist and tossing my shirt down. “Run the bath.”

Her heart’s pounding, but she doesn’t disobey and walks off. My eyes flash

when I see the bruises on her back;

Maryka aimed to hurt, she is a practised fighter and instead of treating it as a sparring match and using her fighting techniques, she instead was attacking to hurt. Did she feel threatened by Evangeline? Or me?

My anger rises as I walk through to the bedroom, the sound of running water

reaching my ears. I’m putting Evangeline in the line of fire, and I know that. Taking

her as my Luna is going to cause issues and put her in danger. Everyone wants that crown, and they can’t hurt me, but they will try to hurt her to get to me.

I silently watch her through the gap in the open bathroom door, she’s not in my

line of sight but her reflection shows in the mirror. She’s sitting on the edge of

the tub, running her fingers through the

water. Her face is solemn, and she

appears to be lost in thought. She had opened her hair, which had already been

pulled from its tie thanks to Maryka, and

she now runs her fingers through it.

There is a risk to what I’m doing, but I

don’t have any other option… There is a rage within me, one that always gets the

better of me and results in the death of

every woman that comes close to me.

When I do take women to bed, even when

I feel in control, they still end up dead. No

matter how hard I try to rack my brain,

the last thing I always remember is fucking them and then it’s a blank. I wake

up with them dead. 2

I want her… want to feel every inch of her

body and to fuck her in every position

possible but at the same time there is a

part of me that fears what may happen if

I do… I have never wanted a woman as much as I want her. I and the beast within me both feel a pull to her and deep down, I still wonder if she can be my mate. I had felt something when I touched her, but without her wolf, I can’t be so sure.

I enter the bathroom, and she looks up, her heart skipping a beat. I don’t say anything, my gaze going to the tub,

which is almost full. She has added

something to it, I can smell it, it isn’t

unpleasant, but it is also not something I am used to. I frown slightly, looking at

the bottles she has placed on the side. Massage oils?

“I thought they would help when I give you a massage.” She says, answering my unasked question.

“Were you planning on giving me a massage?” I ask, untying the string on

my sweatpants, making her avert her gaze, her heart beating fast as her cheeks

flush.

“No… I mean, unless you want me to.”

She mumbles.

times it’s almost as if she

me, at others I’m not

I can’t

inside of me. “Strip.” My command comes

of her heart.

slowly reaches

when she

between us, grabbing her top and

my gaze lingers on her

hands over her breasts, my thumbs pressing against her hardening

buds.

this.” I growl, pinching them. She doesn’t respond, her eyes fluttering shut, her

and

me away. My anger rises and I frown at the

almost as if I’m jealous. No,

just possessive.

bath I-I’ll get undressed.” She whispers, slowly

away from my

turn away, trying to control the anger that always seemed to rise within me. I get into the tub, sitting back against the side,

as she feels me

slowly flick up to

mine before she blushes and

of those

that do nothing for the irritation

herself as she wraps her arms

still wearing her lingerie.

her, smirking.

Nice ass…

I

me before I see the glimmer of a smile on her face. Something stirs inside and I glare at her, making it

Great.

she edges to the tub and gets

she tries to squeeze in between them. I don’t move

ask me to as

the tips of her toes.

her onto my lap.

but her

herself from crashing into me. Her breasts slam

and our faces

pounds

straddling

our position, and I bite

a groan when she

my cock.

I mutter, the urge to tear her underwear off and fuck her

stronger.

doesn’t try

let her. I don’t

rest

focus on her pussy, rubbing against my

control myself from not fucking the woman who was

and I slowly wrap my arms around her, pulling her against me. She doesn’t fight, resting her head against

welcoming,

yet soothing. The sound of

water heating system a faint

fucking turned

you something?”

after a while.

I murmur, keeping my eyes

more relaxed when

staring at her.

up before she caresses the back of my neck slowly. The urge to growl in approval is in my throat but I cut it off not wanting to scare her. ” Why are… Why do people say

my eyes, looking directly into her

tawny hazel ones. “Because

and I stare

Do I tell her the

lie?

me and not

Either answer would

I could appear a

that I am, or I

heartless. The second was more ideal but… “I

I do end up

last I always remember is fucking them… then

hand up her back, her eyes locked with mine as she comprehends

gorgeous face, but to my surprise, I don’t smell the fear

don’t believe that.” She murmurs.

believe?” I ask, tilting my head and looking

not

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