Epilogue

Kellan - Sometime later

I 'm not sure how long it's been since Lena made the choice to stay by my side. Time doesn't have a start or finish in our realm, but every single moment has been nothing short of a gift. No amount of time with her will ever be enough.

She is my beginning and ending, my entire reason for existence. The two of us have grown closer than before as we've begun exploring the change from her being a human soul to a shadow being like myself.

At first, she was worried it might affect the way we feel for one another. She wasn't sure if I would still care for her in the same capacity I did for her human soul, but my feelings for her have only continued to intensify with each passing moment. It's partially due to her actions. She is so gentle and kind.

Today, she held an old woman's hand as we walked her into our realm. Seeing how completely selfless Lena is makes me so much more thankful for her. She cared for that old woman with nothing but the purest intentions.

Most days, I struggle between whether love or lust will overtake me. I can't resist her. Ever since she chose to stay, it's as though our shadows can't get enough of one another. The electric feeling that encompasses us when we touch is unlike anything. It's fucking intoxicating. We find ourselves entangled in one another any chance we get, like two halves to one whole, and I will never complain about it.

All of the souls who were complicit in bullying her when she was at Thorn Grove have moved on from our realm. Aside from Carson, she was there to watch as the demon took each and every one of them. They deserve it after what they put my girl through.

I've been trying my best to experience everything she enjoyed during her time as a human, and she has been eager to show me. Just yesterday, I conjured a waterfall for us to visit. We had a picnic lunch and sat at the base of the rocks. The feeling of the cool mist from the water splashing against our shadows was my second favorite part of the day. My favorite was when she came all over my cock in the water.

Most of our time is spent in our shadow forms. With every passing moment, she becomes closer to who she was always meant to be. Without the hardships from her human life, she is thriving.

Today, I have something extra special planned for her. I saw a familiar name pop up on my list, and I'm going to surprise her with the honor of being the one to reap this particular soul. It's a name she's mentioned to me before while speaking of her past. It's a person who played a significant role in her choice to end her human life. Ross. The piece of shit who her best friend chose over her. He cut her hair and bullied her to the point where she felt like being dead was a greater relief than life itself.

She hasn't felt the need to self-harm since she became my equal. I make a point for her to always know how loved and cared for she is. If she ever felt worthless or unwanted, it would be solely my fault, and I will never let that happen.

She appears in front of me, not wasting a moment before wrapping her arms around me. I pull her back and look down into those deep brown eyes that I love so much. I give her a chaste kiss, and she peers back at me with a furrowed brow.

"I would love to fuck that greedy cunt until you can't walk, but we have somewhere we need to be. I have a surprise for you."

"Oooooh, I love surprises! What is it?" Her shadows spiral from her, fueled with pure joy, and I have to do my best to keep my composure. She's so fucking perfect.

"A fun name popped up on my list not too long ago. I think you're really going to love this one."

Her eyes go wide with anticipation. She isn't a murderous being, but she does get a sense of satisfaction from being the one to help certain souls cross. We've taken several people who bullied her in high school, and they all freaked out when they saw her. She laughed about it for an abnormally long period of time. I will do anything to hear my girl laugh or make her happy.

"Who is it this time?" she inquires.

"It's Ross," I state and watch her shadow morph into a human form, wearing the cutest white sundress with dark purple tulips. Her hair has grown out a bit and falls just above her breasts now. It has the most beautiful natural wave to it. I morph back into my human form and smile down at her.

"You better not be lying," she states.

"I would never lie to you. You know this. He is all yours to reap if you want him."

"Of course I want that son of a bitch. I can't wait to see the look on his dumbass face when I show up as my shadow self and then transform into my human self right before his eyes. It should terrify the shit out of him. Fucker deserves so much worse, but I'll take what I can get."

He deserves to burn in hell for the things he did to her. It doesn't matter what kind of atonement he made throughout the rest of his life. Sometimes, there are things and ways you affect people that you just can't make amends for. With any luck, he will be in and out of our realm in no time.

"We can go whenever you're ready. His name is at the very top of the list."

She wraps her arms around my neck, pulling me close. Instantly my cock strains in my pants, longing to be inside her. She raises up on her tiptoes to bring her soft lips to mine, and I lose myself in her, taking every little bit she is willing to give. When she finally pulls back, she smiles.

"When we get back, I am going to take care of that." She drops her arms from my neck and takes a step back, casually grazing one of her hands along the outline of my cock .

Before I have a chance to respond, she transforms back to her shadow form and dissipates from my line of sight. I shake my head and follow suit, already knowing where she is going.

We appear in an old one-story house that has maybe a total of four rooms and is extremely dilapidated. The roof has several small tarps being held down by large stones. I don't know how they haven't fallen. The house is a complete shit hole, but it doesn't matter; we're not here for a hotel stay. We're going to get this son of a bitch and get our asses back to the cemetery so I can drive my cock into her aching cunt.

I glance over at her, and she disappears again, so I follow. When I appear next, we are inside the home, planted right in the living room. There's a couch and an old coffee table with drugs sprawled out across the entirety of it, but not much else. This fucker's demise is front and center for us to see. The spoon and lighter are still sitting on the table. We stand there for a moment, looking at his dead body before his soul reveals itself to us.

"Who the fuck are you?" he spits.

"Your end," Lena tells him, and I can tell she is going to remember this moment forever.

"My end?" he questions, turning to see his dead body on the couch. "What the fuck? I'm dead?"

"You sure as fuck are you slimy piece of shit. We are here to reap your soul and lead you to your purpose. With any luck, you will find it quickly, and the demon will take you to where you truly belong," Lena spits, her tone flat and vicious.

"I'm not going anywhere with the two of you."

"You're right. You' re not going anywhere with the two of us, but you are going with me," Lena says as she shifts to her human form in front of him.

I'm pretty sure her actions are frowned upon by The Others, but they haven't told us to stop, so we have no intention of doing so. There are only a few people left who tormented her in her human life, and the ones we cross paths with will all forget about this moment once they enter our realm anyway. This is all for her to heal.

She takes a step toward him in her white and yellow sundress with purple tulips. His eyes widen with shock as he tries to figure out if this is some sort of fucked up dream.

"Remember me, asshole?" she says, and he stumbles backward.

"Lena Hill? It's not possible you're-"

"Dead," she cuts him off. "Yeah, just like you. Welcome to the afterlife. You get me as your friendly guide."

"How the hell is this even possible?"

"You see, once Dani decided she was going to cut contact with me for your loser ass, I killed myself. Then I fucked Death, and, well, here I am. While you go on to be tortured for all of eternity, because let's be honest, we all know that's where you will end up. I will be right here thinking about how satisfying this very moment was."

"Fuck you, dumb bitch. "

I step forward, and one of my shadowy tendrils grabs his neck, squeezing tightly. He may only be a spirit, but his soul still feels everything a human soul does.

"Watch how you fucking speak to my girl."

She looks over at me with sparkling eyes, nodding for me to release him. Reluctantly, I do as I'm told because this is her moment. She takes a step closer to him and shifts back into her shadow form, deciding he has seen enough of her human one. She wants to show him she has evolved into someone stronger.

"You will come with us to fulfill your purpose, and I will be watching you. You won't know it, but I will be right there when the demon comes to take your soul."

One of her shadow tendrils reaches out to grab him by the throat, and without another word, we disappear to our realm to bring him to his purpose. We appear in a run-down shopping center. His time here won't be much different than the worthless life he was living as a human. The two of us bring him over to a picnic table beside the building and drop him there with replicas of the spoon and lighter that were on his coffee table. He will think he got a little too high and passed out.

Lena looks over at me, satisfaction crossing her face, and with that, she disappears again. I follow her, not knowing where we are going to end up, but when I appear in the cemetery, I can't help but smile.

I wander over to her favorite bench, only to find her naked and spread out for me on top of a small blanket in her human form. She's sitting back on her elbows with her knees bent and her legs parted.

"Fuck me, Kellan. Don't make me wait."

"How can I resist my greedy girl asking me to fuck her?"

My eyes drop to her already soaking cunt as her fingers tease her clit. So fucking perfect for me in every single way. I close the distance between us, shifting back into my human form. We always start out this way and then morph into a mixture of solid and shadow where the beginning and end seem to blur.

I drop to my knees between her legs and lean forward, laying on my stomach to place my face right in front of her pussy. I wrap my arms around her thighs, pulling her closer to me, and pepper kisses up her legs. Her back arches, and she lets out the sweetest whimper, willing me to touch her more.

My tongue reaches out, and I lick up the length of her once, twice, three times before her fingers tangle in my hair, and she pulls me closer, smashing my nose against her most sensitive area. My mouth latches around it, sucking and flicking her clit.

"Kellan," she moans.

Fuck, I love the way my name falls so easily from her lips. If I heard it every second of every day, it still wouldn't be enough. I pick up my pace, licking her, and slowly slide two fingers into her dripping pussy. She's always so wet for me. When I begin moving them in and out, she pushes her hips up in response and whimpers.

"Greedy little slut, aren't you?"

"Yes," she admits, making my cock jerk below me. "I'm so close."

"Beg me, pet. Beg me to make this pretty pussy weep for me."

"Please, Kellan," she cries out as my fingers continue to slowly thrust in and out of her.

I look up to see raised eyebrows and nothing but pure pleasure plastered all over her face, so I give her what she wants. I curl my fingers inside her, hitting the perfect spot that makes her see stars every time. Her pussy squeezes my fingers, and I know she's close. I keep a steady rhythm, focusing my tongue on her clit, my fingers curling into that spot over and over with the steady momentum of them thrusting in and out of her.

"I'm coming!" she screams and pulses around my fingers.

Her mouth makes the perfect ‘O' shape, and her eyes roll back. Seeing her come undone is a drug I'll always be addicted to.

"Such a dirty slut coming all over my fingers." I pull them out and creep my body up hers before shoving my fingers into her mouth. "Taste how sweet you are."

She doesn't even hesitate to swirl her tongue around them. This fucking girl doesn't even know the power she has. My form begins to partially shift, sending pure electricity through every fiber of my being. I look down to see her in a similar form.

Smokey tendrils emit from the two of us battling with one another for dominance. I wrap a tendril around her throat, and she wraps one around mine. Another one of hers reaches out to guide my shadow cock to her center.

"I need to feel you inside me."

I roll onto my back next to her and pull her on top of me to straddle me. She looks down, smiling as my hands reach up to fondle each of her breasts before my fingers roll her nipples between them. She grinds down on my cock with approval. There is so much happening at the same time between the two of us now that each of our shadow forms seem to have their own agendas.

She lifts herself up and slowly lowers her pussy onto my very hard and ready cock. Smoke emits from us, blurring the lines from where the two of us begin and end. We are one. She begins to circle her hips, using me for her every need.

"Ride my cock like a desperate whore. Take what you need and make both of us come, pet."

She moves her hips slowly at first, enjoying the feeling of my hard length filling her up before she begins thrusting forward and backward in a quick motion. I grip onto her shadow form, aiding her thrust and shoving myself deeper inside her.

"Always so fucking tight," I grunt as her hands land on my chest.

Our tendrils finally free themselves from each other's throats, and she digs her nails into my chest, leaving a trail of red lines in their wake. We both begin to feel the building lust between our bodies, and she makes the sweetest sounds. The whimpers. The moans. She is nothing short of perfection through it all.

"Kellan," she cries as I thrust harder, hitting that perfect spot. She throws her head back and loses all sense of control .

"Let me feel that pussy strangle my cock."

She grips down on me, and it's all I need to find my own blissful high with her. She comes apart around me as I shoot my release inside her. We keep a steady pace until both of us come down from our high. When I pull out, my come drips from her pussy, and a shadowy tendril sweeps over to push it right back in.

We default fully to our human forms and pant for air. It's the perfect time of day when the sun begins to set, and the sky has started to shine hues of pink and yellow. I pull her up to a seated position and tuck her under my arm on the blanket, loving the way she feels next to me. Her naked body with mine. The two of us mold together so perfectly. She looks up and smiles.

"We have to get some work in soon," she says. "There are souls ready for us to reap."

"Let's just stay here for now. They can wait a little bit longer. I want to watch the sunset with my girl."

She reaches up to stroke the side of my face with her hand. "I love you, Kellan. I will always love you. Death is my life. You are my life."

Hearing her confess this makes me even more grateful for her—this one previously human soul who changed the course of everything for both of us. My equal.

"My beautiful girl," I say, admiring her. "My love for you is endless, the kind of love that doesn't exist in time and space. It's a love that has no beginning and no end. It just is—now and forever."

"It' s you and me to the end, isn't it?" she asks me, her eyes glinting with joy.

"You and me for eternity, pet."

I lean down and kiss the tip of her nose, holding her close as the sun sets on the horizon. Everything is how it was always meant to be: me and the girl who was always destined for me in my arms and bringing light to my darkness. I couldn't ask for a better way to spend every day until the end of time.