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16. Creed

SIXTEEN

CREED

Sleep hasn’t claimed me. Not even for a second. I’ve laid beneath these sheets for what feels like an eternity, staring at the back of my eyelids as time passes me by. Raven hasn’t woken since she dropped to the floor at Erikel’s feet; another factor adding to the anger burning through me, keeping me awake.

I’m left suffering in the unknown, drowning with worry and choked up with disbelief at yesterday’s events. Events I don’t truly know or understand. I’ve never experienced memory loss, nevermind to this capacity, and it’s leaving me reeling.

One minute, I was stepping through the gateway with the other students, and the next, I was hovering beside a pile of dead bodies. An actual pile. I can still smell the stench of death. It lingers on my skin.

There was actual blood on my hands and I had to get it off as soon as I stepped into the house. I couldn’t let Raven see that, see the state of me. She didn’t need to deal with my mess on top of her own, but Erikel was making it impossible for me to separate it.

Raven deserves the best from all of us at all times, but that’s getting harder and harder to deliver, and now I’m hurting her in the process with bursts of anger, which are in no way actually aimed at her.

Fuck no, but the words had parted my lips before I could realize that. I deserved the punch from Brax, and the fact that I had to be the one to bring her to Erikel earned me another. I don’t deserve to be lying beside her in this bed. She needs men who will protect her, not lead her to danger like a good little puppet.

When did this all go to shit? There was no warning, no time to get the hell out of here before the shit hit the fan. In the blink of an eye, our entire world was rocked. Erikel played the perfect guest until it was too late, and now we’re dealing with the repercussions.

How can a man like Erikel walk in here and control us all so easily?

Where the fuck are Burton and the rest of the professors?

Somebody somewhere higher up needs to start helping us out since it seems The Monarchy is willing to sacrifice our safety for the return of one man. One man. I don’t even know if Erikel did as agreed. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had Raven save him, only to keep him for himself. I don’t know. The second Raven dropped to the floor, we scooped her up and carried her the fuck out of there.

He didn’t protest either. Fucker clearly knew he went too far, but I’m sure it won’t stop him from doing it again. With my father still by his side. Another fucking conundrum that plagues my mind. The soft whisper of his voice plays on repeat in my head, reminding me that he allowed me through the walls of magic protecting him.

Why? What did that mean? I don’t even know if I can trust him.

Fuck.

This is exactly why I haven’t slept. Once I’ve exhausted myself on one subject, my brain moves on to another, and the process starts again.

Movement pulls me from my thoughts, and I know it’s Raven. The guys shuffled out of the giant bed as quietly as possible almost an hour ago while I laid as still as possible with my eyelids closed. My arms are straight at my sides, fighting against the urge to reach out and snuggle her. She needs to rest, not to wake up and instantly have to deal with my mess.

Hopefully, if I lay still enough, she’ll slip from the sheets, too, and join the others.

It’s almost as if she hears my thoughts because, in the next breath, I feel the sheets shift, but instead of clambering from the bed, she inches closer. All at once, her hair is on my shoulder, her breath on my chest, and her palm gently pressed against my abs. Her heat consumes me, her proximity setting me alight.

“I know you’re awake,” she whispers groggily, and I pry my eyes open. The light coming from the window burns, but not as much as her brightness does. Fuck. She’s beautiful. “Did you sleep at all?” she asks like she didn’t go through her own ordeal last night.

She leaves me breathless and it’s impossible to speak, so I shake my head. Her eyebrows gather with concern.

“Is it everything that happened yesterday that has you worried?” I shrug. Kind of, but I don’t care what Erikel puts me through. It’s the impact it has on her that has me torn up. “Cat got your tongue?” she adds with a smirk, so I offer the best smile I’ve got, which is weak as shit, and nod.

It fucking seems that way, and I can’t explain why.

“What kept you awake?” She props her head on her hand as she strokes my chest and I cock a brow. Surely, she knows everything I worry about revolves around her… right? “Me?” she clarifies when she sees my expression, and I nod, still lacking the skills to talk.

Fuck. Stupid brain. Work.

“Why?” she asks, staring at me in disbelief, and I shrug like a fool. “You’re not making this easy,” she retorts with a smile, swirling her fingertip over my abs.

I’m really not doing it on purpose, but it’s like my throat has tightened up and there’s nothing I can do about it.

“What about me has you worried?” My eyes drift closed, stuck on where to even begin, and as the thoughts drift through my mind, my throat only tightens further. That doesn’t stop Raven, though. When she’s a woman on a mission for information, she’s on it. “Are you worried about what I think about what happened yesterday?”

Ding. Ding. Ding.

This woman can effortlessly see right through me.

I force my eyes open, but I can’t bring them to reach hers. I’m embarrassed.

Her hand cups my cheek, warming my skin and burning my soul, and I finally find the strength to look into her eyes.

“Are you for real, Creed?” Her voice is low, with no harshness or frustration, but there’s a hint of desperation and helplessness that twists my gut, and I exhale. “Creed,” she breathes, and I realize I dipped my gaze. Fixating on her baby blues, she holds me captive. “Whatever happened yesterday, that was not your fault, and I don’t hold you accountable for any of it.”

My lips twist. I can tell by the steel in her voice that she means what she says, but it still doesn’t ring true in my mind and I hate it.

This time, it’s her turn to sigh as she runs her thumb across my cheek. “It doesn’t really matter what I say right now, does it? You’ve had all night to get lost in that head of yours.” Again, her voice remains soft, revealing more of my vulnerability, yet exposing hers too, and I offer her a weak smile. “Fuck, Creed. All I want to do is tell you three little words. I do, but my mouth doesn’t know how to form them and my head is still refusing. I want to utter them to you so badly, make you see how much I care for you, how little everything else matters.”

She’s definitely trying to send me to the land of the dead and back. If anyone can do it, it’s her. Her strength, her softness, her mere fucking presence… it’s all more than I deserve. I know those exact three words she speaks of. They plague me. Desperate to be screamed in her face with uncontrollable excitement and adoration, but I was so scared that it would push her away, so I kept my lips locked. Now, I finally have the opportunity, and I’ve lost my voice.

My heart races as I lift my hand to her face, mirroring her hold on me as I try to convey with my eyes just how I feel for her. She leans forward, pressing the tip of her nose against mine, and I sigh with comfort at her touch.

“Maybe I could show you,” she whispers, her breath dancing over my lips, and I cock a brow at her in confusion, but she’s already moving.

Her usual oversized tee that falls to mid-thigh disappears, revealing her breasts and pretty pink pussy as she swings her leg over my hips, getting comfortable in my lap. My boxers are the only thing sitting between us and my fingers itch to reach for her, but this is her show and I’m helpless to do anything other than follow her lead.

She pulls the hair tie from her wrist, sweeping all of the loose tendrils back before securing it on top of her head. The movement arches her back, elongating her neck and making my dick stiffen even more between her thighs. I know she can feel it with the way she wiggles slightly back and forth, her baby-blue eyes darkening with desire as she looks down at me.

“Nod if you want this.” Her tongue peeks out, sweeping over her bottom lip before disappearing back into her mouth as if there’s a hint of nerves there. I nod eagerly, needing to put any uncertainty out of her head.

I might have lost my tongue, but my desire for her only grows with every second that I breathe.

Sweeping the palms of my hands over her thighs, I feel the goosebumps rise along her skin. I don’t stop until my hands wrap around her waist, making her tense and gasp at the same time.

What neither of us can say with words, we can say with our bodies instead.

I continue to glide my hands up her sides, loving the way she shivers as I ghost over the side of her breasts. Her hands reach for mine, and in a flash, she has them pinned beside me. She’s closer now. So fucking close. With her nipples dragging across my chest as her nose nudges at mine again.

Her heat is palpable at my cock, and I gulp as I eradicate the final layer between us.

“Fuck,” she groans, making my cock thrust of its own accord toward her.

Gripping her hands tight, I tilt my head and crush my lips to hers.

It’s messy. It’s filled with desire. It’s us.

Angling my hips, I tease her core with my cock, eager to get inside, and she doesn’t let me down as she adjusts her hips, enveloping my dick with her sweet, sweet haven.

She looks deep into my eyes as she sinks farther and farther down my length, making me hiss. The noise only encourages her desires.

She’s intoxicating, claiming every inch of me as she looks into my eyes, caressing my soul. Nothing else matters. Nothing at all. My heart beats for her. Only her.

Her nose brushes against mine again as she continues to claim me, perspiration clinging to my skin as I fight the urge to flip us over and fuck her into the mattress.

“All that matters to me is the four of you,” she murmurs, gaze still fixed on mine as she bounces slowly on my dick. “I want to be here for you. Just like you’re here for me.” I groan, my body tensing at her words in that sultry voice of hers as she melts all of my worries away. “I want you to trust that I’m not going anywhere, just like I trust in you. I want you to find comfort in me; whether that’s grunting swear words, crying in anger, or taking what you need, however you need it. But most of all, I want you to feel safe enough to be yourself with me.”

I see nothing but her big blue eyes.

I hear nothing but the promise in her voice.

I feel nothing but her core, uniting us in every way possible.

“You’re it for me, Creed. I’ll take the ups, the downs, and the mundane in between. I want it all with you.”

Fuck.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

“Ah,” I moan, the block in my throat moving ever so slightly as I try to find the strength to say it all back to her.

“You set me on fire. You make me feel safe. You make me want to see tomorrow. You make me want to fight for more,” she continues, her hips slamming down on my cock harder and faster.

“Fuck, Raven,” I rasp, and her eyes blow wide at the sound of my voice.

“Fuck. I love hearing my name from your lips,” she admits, and I cling to her hands like my life depends on it.

“Raven,” I repeat. My throat is sore, but the words are there as I give her what she wants. Her head tilts back, her eyes falling closed as she takes from me and fills me up all at once.

“Creed.”

I drag my lips up her throat at the sound of my name, loving it on her tongue just as much as she loves hers from my mouth.

“I love you, Raven,” I bite, my throat bobbing as I let the words spill out, and they’re the trigger.

I explode inside of her, wave after wave of raw emotion and pleasure taking over me as she squeezes my cock tight with her pussy, finding her own release. I capture her mouth with mine, claiming her cries of pleasure along with her orgasm as we come apart and meld back together as one.

Whatever it takes to protect her, to fight at her side, to face the world, I’ll do it all.

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