Chapter 31

Barbie

Iwoke up to searing lust and pleasure.

I peeled open an eye and found myself on a king-sized luxury bed with the chaos prince sucking my nipple with fervor, his other hand cupping my other breast possessively. I could get used to waking up to this every morning.

I moaned in delight, gripped his hair to pin him there, and turned my head to take in my surroundings.

Velvet curtains draped over the vast full window, leaving a crack for the morning light to shine through. Dust motes swirled in a golden beam cast on the cardinal chest across from the bed. Runes glowed faintly on the walls. The chaos prince had warded every inch of his master bedroom, so tight and potent that not even the ghost guardians could slide within the walls.

My gaze fixed on a sheathed longsword on an antique console. Blue diamonds adorned the pommel, icy power emitting from the edge of the blade that wasn't made in this realm. That I knew. Feng shui said not to put sharp things in the bedroom, but we lived in a dangerous time.

"I'm in your room," I murmured.

Killian raised his head from my breasts and smirked. "And you're the first woman who's ever slept in this bed."

I blinked away a ray of sunlight on my heavy lashes. "So, I spent the night here."

"You were dead to the world after you came on my cock," he said with laughter. "Was I too much for you?"

"You're always too much." I pursed my lips, flushing, as I remembered that we'd fucked like there was no tomorrow in Underhill.

That had been real! I'd truly fucked the heir of House of Chaos. What would we do from here? The future felt more uncertain and complicated than ever.

"I'll have to let you get used to me, then," Killian said. "And I want you to trust me to do right by you."

"I won't ask anything from you," I said, lifting my chin, "though I know that I ask too little."

"No matter what happens in the future, trust me to have your best interests in my heart."

"In history, the worst damage was often done with the best intentions, sir. Didn't they say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions?"

"That mouth of yours." A smile tugged the corners of his lips. He was so carnal that I wanted his hot, curvy lips on me down there. I'd request it soon. "But don't fear Hell. Should you get yourself in a bind and land there, I'll always get you out."

Like he'd helped pull me out of the phantom realm of the Underworld when his girlfriend hijacked my mind. But then, wasn't he the rightful heir to the throne of the Underworld, more so than her?

"You still want me, sir," I asked, cocking my head to the side, "after you already had me?"

"Will you always call me sir?" He grinned in amusement. "Do you deem me a one-night stand kind of guy?"

I nodded as he lay beside me, pulling me against his chest. I liked to snuggle against him. "You had the reputation before you got yourself engaged."

Shadows flitted by his eyes before he shook them off. He was betrothed. He had another woman in his life. He was the forbidden fruit. But I'd tasted him, and I wanted to taste him again.

"You're different than any other woman, little scorpion," he said. "I'll always want you."

Words had power, but words meant nothing if no action followed. But I wouldn't hold him accountable for the promise that was bound to break in the end. My emotions were conflicted and raw. I wanted a future, especially with Killian, but if I let myself be a hopeful fool and expect too much, I'd not only drive myself to an unmarked early grave, but I'd also bring danger to everyone.

All I could have was now, this moment.

"Will you give me oral pleasure?" I asked sweetly.

If he refuses, you can just drag his hair and get his face between your golden thighs,Sy advised. We don't take no for an answer. It's not our style.

I wouldn't do that! I wasn't a bitch. And I didn't need to do that.

Killian flashed me a sensual smile before he kissed me, making me hot and cold, and then his lips traced down my jaw, my neck, my breasts, until they wrapped around my clit and sucked hard.

Shit!It felt too good.

My back arched at the sensation. I was going to come involuntarily.

Killian pulled away from suckling and let out a low chuckle at my eager reaction.

"You're so responsive, my little scorpion," he purred.

His tongue lashed out, lapping my swollen clit in a slow circle. I moaned in pleasure, amazed at what a wicked tongue like the chaos prince's could do. I spread my legs wider and let him have his way with me while I enjoyed him.

His tongue brushed open my plump folds and thrust into my heat. I writhed on the silky sheets as pleasure danced on my nerve endings. His tongue thrust deeper into me and grew thicker.

Shit,it was his dragon's doing. I didn't mind it either.

As his tongue kept thrusting in my molten heat, I came hard, and he drank my juice.

"You taste of nectar and the best honeysuckle," he murmured, lust searing his eyes and turning them to deep sapphire.

"I can't believe this is real, Killian," I breathed.

"Then I'll prove to you again this is completely real," Killian said. "More real than anything."

With one swift and smooth movement, he lifted me and placed me on his lap, his cock nudging at my entrance. Then he impaled me.

I gasped, and Sy giggled in drunken delight.

"Ride me!" he said.

He was so demanding, but I'd do his bidding for now, since I needed this as much as he did.

I heaved up and down, riding his massive shaft while he drove up into me harder and faster. The empty ache in me eased, filled up by him.

My inner walls closed around him, my pussy milking his cock mercilessly.

His eyes rolled back in ecstasy as we fucked with our shared, savage strength. We matched in every way. I was lust incarnate, as was he.

"Mine!" he growled.

I slammed my butt down to his base. "But are you mine too?"

Killian's eyes sparkled with starlight, power charging in them, reacting to my goddess power. Ever since we'd mated for real, our powers had been flirting with each other. Just then, wild magic shot out of the slipstream, dancing around us in a wreath of flames. It had come to visit, attracted by Killian's and my power.

In my throes of passion, I decided that if the chaos prince offered me an utterly honest answer, I'd tell him about myself. I'd bare my darkest secrets in front of him.

Urgent knocks sounded on the door. Only his tight circle was allowed to come to his penthouse, and only three people, Cami, Rock, and Cassius the Silent Blade, dared to interrupt him.

I ignored the knocks and the prince's snarl, arching my back and riding his hard length up and down, harder and faster.

A silent beat passed, then Cami called from the other side of the door, "Cousin, I apologize for the interruption, but this must be dealt with right away."

"It can wait," Killian said, thrusting into me with a growl, and I gasped at the force and the pleasure it brought.

"It can't." Cami seemed to suck in a breath. "Queen Lilith is waiting downstairs."

Killian stiffened. I bristled, and Sy bared her fangs.

"Send her away," Killian said curtly. "Tell her I'll meet her later with the other heirs."

"She knows you're in the house," Cami said ruefully. "You'll want to take care of it to prevent any further inconvenience."

Killian's gaze drifted to me.

"I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl," I said.

"Are you now?"

I curved my fingers and dug my fingernails into his naked shoulders. I didn't want him to go. I didn't want to give him up to another woman, no matter how powerful and gorgeous she was, no matter that the queen looked a lot better standing by his side.

The chaos prince let a faint smile touch his lips at my possessiveness and passive-aggressiveness.

"You want to know if I'm yours too?" he said. "I'll tell you when I get back."

I peered at him, hope and fear warring in me. "I need to tell you something first, Killian."

"You can tell me later," he said. "We'll continue after I return."

The prince lifted me off him reluctantly and kissed me hotly on the lips. "Everything will be fine, I promise."

But why did I feel this was the end?

"Also, Your Highness," Cami said carefully outside the door, "Queen Lilith brought the Oracle, who has been searching for the lost princess, daughter of the God of Ruin."

House of Mages and Raven

Coming in August/Sept 2024