Twenty-Seven

Archer

After returning from putting Gunner to bed, Lux practically rushed our friends out after a hurried game of Pictionary.

At the door, I hugged Kat and Jerry, and shook hands with all of Lux's friends before watching them leave. Closing the door behind them, I turned to Lux and asked the question that had been burning in the back of my mind since Kat's declaration.

"Are Kat and Fressia—"

"Mates? Yeah," Lux answered before I could form my question as he took my hand and started tugging me toward our room.

Chuckling at his hurry, I asked, "Where's the fire?"

Lux froze a step above me, turning to look at me with furrowed brows. "Nowhere. I checked the stove before I left the kitchen, I assure you."

I blinked, then smiled widely, shaking my head. "It was an expression. I was just asking what the rush is."

"Oh," Lux said, then turned around and started pulling me up again. "Well, it's been too long and I need you inside me. Is that enough reason?"

I sucked in a breath as desire shot through me, warming my skin and making my spine tingle. Tightening my hand around his, I picked up my pace, and he shot me a smirk, satisfied by my reaction.

Once we were in our room, I shut the door behind me, then turned around and pressed Lux against it, leaning closer until our lips were millimeters apart. "Do you want to shift?"

Lux blinked up at me, then smiled. "You truly don't mind my true form, do you?"

Smiling, I trailed my fingers down his smooth cheek. "Like you said, it's your true form. It's who you are. Of course I don't mind. I love it. I love you . All of you."

His eyes turned glassy, and he blinked rapidly, then swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing. "If you're sure."

I nodded, then stepped back to give him space to shift. Between one moment and next, he grew until he was a foot taller than me and almost twice as wide as me. His dark eyes ringed with blue gazed down at me, and I grinned up at him as I took his hand. He was so careful as he clasped my hand, and I knew he'd hurt himself before he let his sharp claws hurt me. It was thrilling, being with someone who could crush me and having such complete faith that he'd never do anything like that.

Lux gave my hand a squeeze, then cupped my ass with his big hands. I was pretty sure his fingers were linked as he hefted me up, and I gasped, grabbing onto him as he pulled me up so our faces were at the same level. He grinned at me, showing off his many sharp teeth, and I chuckled softly as I leaned forward and pressed a kiss on the edge of his mouth. He didn't have lips in this form, but he still kissed as good as he did in his other form, his long and sleek tongue driving me crazy as it ran over my lips before sliding in.

I moaned softly as his tongue tangled with mine, rubbing my hard cock against his hard torso as he started sucking my tongue off, his much longer one wrapped around mine in tight spirals.

Lux kissed me with an intensity no one else ever had, and I wondered what I'd ever done to deserve someone like him. He was an amazing partner and a great dad, and I was so fucking lucky he applied to be Gunner's manny. Who knew when we would've crossed paths if he hadn't?

"Fuck," he grunted against my mouth, his voice lower and so very growly. It sent pleasant shivers up my spine, and I had a feeling Lux could make me come with just his voice in this form. Someday, we'd have to try that...

"I need you inside me, Archer," he said, his dark eyes meeting mine as he panted softly.

Nodding, I pressed my lips to his jaw before pulling back. "Put me down, then stand near the bed, your arms on the mattress. Show me that gorgeous ass of yours."

Lux groaned, his eyes going half-lidded as he slowly lowered me, waiting until I'd found my feet before letting go. Then, he rushed over to the bed as the cloth that covered his groin and thighs disappeared, and I slowly undressed as I let my eyes roam over him.

He was so strong, muscles covering his body like armor. His ass was firm and sculpted, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it.

As soon as I was undressed, I walked over to him, running my palm down his broad back as he pushed into my touch. He was so fucking responsive, and it took my breath away. Leaning down, I pressed kisses over his spine before falling to my knees behind him.

Lux gasped when I licked a stripe from the base of his balls to his hole, humming at the taste of him. His hole twitched as he waited to see what I'd do next, and I licked it again, repeating the motion until his hole softened enough to let me slide my tongue inside.

"Oh, shit!" Lux growled, and I heard something snap. It'd sounded like wood, and I wondered if we'd damaged the bed again. It didn't matter since Lux could fix it with a snap of his fingers, but just knowing that I'd made him react that way sent me soaring high.

I played with his ass until our cocks were leaking precum all over, until Lux had turned into a mewling mess, and only then I asked him for some lube.

Instead of magicking some up in my hand, he lubed up his hole for me with a flick of his wrist. "I need you inside me. Now," he demanded, his growl deepening with his need.

Shivering, I rubbed my precum over my length, then positioned myself at his entrance before slowly sliding into the tight, wet heat of him, a low, needy groan slipping past my clenched teeth. I felt like I'd blow right then, and I had to pause multiple times before I fully bottomed out inside him.

"Fuck, Lux. You feel so good," I murmured, rubbing my palms over his ass, his thigh, and any part of him I could reach. I really wanted to kiss him, but our size-difference prohibited me from doing that. Instead, I slowly started moving my hips, keeping my strokes slow to make sure this didn't end in moments. If I had it my way, I'd spend half my time inside him or with him inside me.

Lux

I'd thought it felt intense when Archer had fucked me in my human form, but that was nothing compared to the way it felt now. Every touch, every slide of his cock inside me felt ten times more intense, and I wanted to ask him to speed up, to slow down, to stop and stay right there forever.

Archer was moving slowly, as if afraid of hurting me, and I urged him on, begging him to move, to fuck me hard.

"If I move any faster, I'm going to cum," he mumbled, and I chuckled roughly, rubbing my hard cock against the mattress for some relief. Archer's palm rubbed against my back, cooling my overheated skin as he kept moving in that maddeningly slow pace.

Next time, I was going to ride him so I could set the pace. I was far too impatient, and Archer felt way too good.

When he finally sped up, I groaned loudly, fisting the sheets as he slammed into me again and again, the head of his cock brushing against my prostate with each thrust.

Like he'd predicted, it didn't take him long to spill inside me, and I was right there with him, coating the sheets with my cum.

I moaned long and loud into the sheets as I came, as I felt his warm cum fill me. Archer kept moving as he came, thrusting into me until he hissed, and slowly slid out of me.

Clenching tight to keep his cum from escaping—I loved feeling it inside me, loved knowing that I had a part of Archer inside me—I turned around on my back, then grabbed Archer around his torso, pulling him onto the bed as he exclaimed in surprise. He really needed to get used to my superior strength, because I loved manhandling him.

"Wow," Archer said as he lay beside me, and I turned on my side, wrapping my arms and legs around him until he was surrounded by me. The smile on his face said he didn't mind, and I grinned as his brown eyes flickered up to meet mine.

"Yeah, wow sounds about right. Do you think it will always feel like this?" I gave him a light squeeze.

"I think so. I can't imagine it ever not ."

"Me too."

We were quiet for a while, and I breathed in deeply with my nose buried in Archer's hair. He smelled of sweat and sex, and that sweet, sweet Archer smell, and I couldn't get enough of it. My senses were much more heightened in this form, and I wanted to take my time sniffing each and every inch of him. I wondered if he'd find that weird.

"You know, you should stay in your true form when we're at home and it's just the three of us," Archer said, then blinked rapidly. "If that's something you'd like, I mean."

I pulled back so I could look at him better, wondering if he'd made the offer for my sake or his. My demon form was big, and it'd be in the way. This house wasn't built for someone my size.

"What if I destroy more of your things? Like the bed?"

Archer raised a brow at me, then glanced at the blemish-free frame. "You mean the bed you repaired a second later?"

Sighing, I ran my palm over my face, then gave him a sheepish grin. "I suppose that was a dumb excuse, huh?"

"If you don't want to stay in this form, you don't need an excuse to say no, Lux. I'd never ask you to do something you felt uncomfortable with." Archer's gaze burrowed into mine as he spoke, as if he wanted me to see how sincere he was. "I just got the feeling that you feel more like yourself in this form, which is why I suggested it."

"I do." My gaze flickered away from him before I forced myself to look back at him. "I prefer this form over my human one, though it has its uses. I guess I'm just worried you might someday realize I'm a monster and it won't end well."

"Hey!" Archer protested, sitting up and then straddling me. He cupped my face between his hands, and leaned down until our eyes were inches apart, until all I could see was him. "You're not a monster. You're so opposite of a monster that the comparison is laughable. What you are is an amazing demon so full of love you're nice to everyone. Except anyone who tries to hurt me or Gunner, of course." He grinned, making me laugh despite the growing lump in my throat. "You're a wonderful man, Lux, and the best partner I could've ever asked for. You're also an amazing dad, and I'm very much looking forward to raising Gunner with you."

Leaning closer, Archer pressed his lips to my closed mouth before pulling back, a small smile on his lips. "I love you, Calux. I never thought I'd find someone to love, someone I'd want to be with for more than a night. Someone with whom I'd want to raise Gunner. But I found everything I was never even looking for in you. And I'm so grateful for that."

I was a big bad demon, and I was not going to cry.

Clearing my throat, I said the only words that were ringing in my mind on a constant loop as I gazed up at the amazing man Fate had paired me with.

"I love you too, Archer. More than anything in the world." Well, maybe except Gunner, but the love I had for him was very different to the love I felt for Archer, so I thought it was okay to say that.

Archer smiled, leaned down to kiss my mouth once more, then settled beside me. I wrapped my arms tightly around him, ready to hold him for as long as I could.

Closing my eyes, I dreamed of doing just this years from now, maybe with loud music blaring from a teenage Gunner's room, and Archer threatening to destroy his speakers if he didn't turn it off until I'd step in with a silencing ward that'd make everyone happy.

I couldn't wait.