Chapter 13

CHAPTER 13

EVEREST

“What do you eat in Xendail?” I ask Raven as I feed him a grape from the fruit platter he summoned to our little picnic in the living room. It’s been a few days since we went to Thrill Realm, and I’m still riding high on that cloud. The little stuffed animals Raven won for me are lined up on our bed and I look at them every night before we go to sleep. I even have one for Danae.

We decide to stay in today, lounging on the couch, talking and getting to know each other. It’s only been a little over a week—we have a lot of ground to cover.

But the short time doesn’t seem to matter to my heart. Every time I look at Raven or hear his voice or feel his touch, a little flutter kicks off in my chest. It has nothing to do with the fact that I was promised to him or because he’s willing to kill for me. It has everything to do with Raven being kind to me. With him listening to me, being there for me as I cried about my past and trying to make things better for my present and future. Hell, it even has to do with Raven trying to comfort me when he was only a voice in my head. He’s been the only constant in my life since I turned eighteen.

I love him. I’m madly, stupidly, crazy in love with Raven.

It doesn’t make sense, especially if you consider we’re so different. He can masquerade as a human while he’s on Earth, but he’s not. He’s a beautiful, caring, handsome demon. And he’s all mine.

His deep chuckle rumbles through me, and I can’t help but smile. “Our food is closely matched to Earth’s food, though it is called different things. Your cows, we call—” he makes a rasping noise in this throat that sends a tingle down my spine— “and it has the same nutritional values.” He goes on to tell me about some other things native to Xendail that have my curiosity piquing higher and higher.

The idea of going to hell when put in the context of what humans are taught is scary, but when Raven describes it, I’m dying to see what it looks like. Xendail sounds amazing. Like a nice, welcoming place that would accept me and Raven without question.

He told me there are humans that live amongst the demons. They are accepted and treated with respect. That sounds like an ideal world, somewhere I would like to live.

Could I leave Earth to stay in Xendail full time? It’s something I’ve been thinking about more and more. I’m not sure I’d be ready to leave Earth. It’s all I’ve ever known. But being apart from Raven would be torture. He said he could stay on Earth as long as he wanted, but I know he’d miss his home. What do I have to live here for? Revenge? Yeah, sure. But after that? Nothing, honestly.

A nagging feeling tugs at me, trying to pull me from the present. Something that I need to do, that I need to take care of is nudging at me, but I push it away. I don’t want to think about anything other than Raven right now.

“What about your stores?” I ask, trying to distract myself from whatever that feeling is that’s trying to creep on our good time. “Do you have, like, big box stores?”

He shakes his head. “No. Not really. It is mostly smaller markets. There are items we can summon ourselves, so we do not need a large building that holds anything.”

“You take things from Earth?” I ask incredulously.

Raven laughs, nodding. “Sure. It is not as hard as you would think. And it makes shopping a breeze.”

I laugh with him, feeding him another grape. “Do you like it here on Earth?”

“I like Earth because you are here. And there are some things I have wanted to do here as well.”

“Like what?” I ask, looking up at him questioningly.

“Well,” he says, feeding me a piece of pineapple, “there is this thing called water skiing. Or wakeboarding. That always sounded like fun.”

I’ve thought about doing things like that too, but I never learned how to swim. Since I would probably die if I were out on the water, I always pushed those activities out of my mind. But it would be fun to be on the boat, watching someone have a good time like that on the water.

“Then we will,” I tell him in a tone full of conviction. I’m not sure how, since I don’t have money or a boat to take him out on. But if he wants to do it, I’ll figure out a way. “As soon as you’d like, we can go and water ski. I’d love to watch you. I’m sure the water would look good against your skin.” We’re quiet for a beat. “With all the things you want to do here, would you ever want to stay?”

Raven smiles. “No. I love Xendail. It is my home, where I belong and where my family is. When you visit, you will see what I mean. It feels like home.”

A place feeling like home is not something I have any experience with. Except here, with Raven. He feels like home to me.

Sitting up, I turn to him, sliding a strawberry into his mouth. “I can’t wait. I love how you talk about it. I can go now, right? Since we’re mated?” My cheeks heat as I think back to our mating. I can’t wait to do it again. To feel his knot deep inside, locking us together. Raven rocking into me, pushing against my prostate. Just the thought has my dick perking up with interest.

Raven’s eyes flash. Because of our mental connection, he knows exactly what I’m thinking about. He pushes the food away and drags me onto his lap. He ducks his face into my throat, breathing me in, making me shudder. I writhe on his lap, my cock hard as a rock.

“Speaking of us being mated,” Raven mutters, his tongue peeking out, licking a stripe up my throat and I moan, “it will get more intense when we are on Xendail.”

“How so?” I whimper as he kisses my neck, turning me on more.

“I can fuck you with my tail. Would you like that?”

“Ah, fuck,” I hiss as Raven bites at the skin of my throat. “You have a tail?” How did I miss that? Then again, he’s only been in his demon form around me once and that was while he was killing Mitch. I wasn’t cataloguing his demon body parts, and I didn’t really start to take in more than his power until we were walking back to the car. Even then I was tucked into his side.

Raven drags his fingers into my hair, pulling my head back further. I groan, grinding onto his lap, his stiff member pushing against my ass. “I do. And I can show you all the things I can do with it.”

“Show me now,” I beg, my fingers digging into his shoulders.

“Soon, sweet Everest. But for now, let me taste you. I want your come down my throat.”

“Let me.” I slide off his lap, dropping to my knees and meeting his dark, sparkling eyes. “I want to make you feel good, Raven. Can I?”

He rubs along my cheek, his thumb stroking over my bottom lip. I turn my head, drawing his thumb into my mouth, sucking it like he sucked my cock. Raven curses, his eyes flashing with need. “You can do whatever you want to me, baby.”

I settle between his legs, pulling in a deep breath as I run a hand over his clearly visible erection. My hands shake slightly as I reach for the waistband of his pants. Thankfully, Raven has on pajama pants, so all I have to do is reach inside and pull out his cock.

His dick is a fucking work of art. Long, thick and hot, pulsing in my hand. A bead of precome appears on his cockhead, trailing down the crown. I lean forward, sticking my tongue out to lap the droplet up. Raven gasps, his hand spearing in my hair. I hiss and groan, the lick of pain shooting straight to my dick. Wrapping my lips around the fat mushroom head, I suckle more of the delicious substance from him.

“Yes, Everest.” Raven rocks his hips gently, sliding in and out of my parted lips with ease.

I look up at him, my cock throbbing as his half lidded eyes zero in on where he’s nestled between my lips. I keep eye contact with him, hollowing my cheeks to suck at him harder. Raven curses again, pushing his dick into my mouth on a smooth glide.

Up and down I bob on his cock, taking him as deeply as I can without gagging. I go slowly, wanting to savor the taste of him. While he tastes of clean skin and salt, there’s an undercurrent of something hot, something burning and intense. Something dark and heady that I’ve never had on my tongue.

“Fuck, baby. You’re sucking me so good. You’re going to make me come. Fuck…” Raven pushes a hand into my hair, caressing my scalp as I take him deeper. His precome hits my tongue and I groan, his flavor bursting across its surface. It spreads through my body, sending jolts of pleasure and need through me. My dick throbs in my pants, begging to be touched. I hold off on trying to get friction against my cock as I continue to swallow Raven’s, focusing on his pleasure.

Raven groans and curses as he starts to fuck my mouth in deeper, rougher strokes. I’d smile at how urgently he’s thrusting down my throat if I were able to around a mouth full of my mate’s cock—stretching my lips any further is damn near impossible.

His hand drifts under my chin, cupping it to keep me open as he pumps his dick into my open maw. I grip his thighs, wanting to ask him to feed me more of his length, to push inside further, but I don’t want to remove his shaft from my mouth.

Then I remember we can speak in another way, and I’m thankful for my unusual mating.

“ Fuck my throat, ” I tell him through our connection, the filthy words sending a jolt down my spine that settles in my balls. “ Shove as much in as I can take.”

Raven growls and grabs handfuls of my hair in a firm grip. I relax my throat just as he thrusts into me so far that his cockhead is bumping my tonsils. “Like that?” Raven groans, rolling his hips as he pushes into my mouth. I hum in contentment, sucking him down while he abuses my throat. “Oh yes, Everest. Suck me, baby.”

I moan, rolling my hips, my hole clenching around nothing. I want him in me so bad, but I want to make him come first. When he had his mouth on me, he made me fly high, almost making me forget my own name. I want to give that to Raven.

Since we got together, Raven has been catering to me, making me feel too good for words. It’s my turn to treat him to how good it can be when someone worships your body.

Doubling my efforts, I tighten the suction of my mouth as he thrusts upward. I grab his balls, tugging on them with a little pressure. Raven grunts and through our mental link says, “ I am coming, baby.”

Hearing how wrecked he sounds in my head makes me so hard, a gust of wind will make me blow. Without warning, my mouth is flooded with his release, the thick ropes shooting out so fast I almost choke. But I lock that shit down, relaxing further so I can take it all. I try to swallow quickly, but some still manages to leak out of the sides of my mouth.

His come tastes amazing, thick and smooth, like the sweet ambrosia. Fuck, I’m addicted. I want more.

Lifting my head from his cock, I lick my lips, using two fingers to push the escaped drops of his release back into my mouth. Raven’s gaze is pinned to my face, watching me savor every last drop of him. “How was that?” I ask, still licking my lips to taste his orgasm.

Raven growls, pulling me up to straddle his lap. “So fucking good,” he says, kissing me hard. “You are a natural, baby.”

I wrap my arms around his neck, kissing him hard as I roll my hips. His cock is still hard, rubbing between the crease of my ass. A groan drifts from my mouth through our kiss and Raven swallows it, giving me one in return. His strong fingers grip the flesh of my back, holding me close as he ravages my mouth.

Snatching away from the kiss, Raven makes quick work of our clothes, stripping us bare. I run my fingers over his tight body—his firm pecs, dusky nipples, and tight abs.

“I love when you touch me,” Raven groans, circling his hips. “Fucking love your hands on me.” He calls forth some lube and slicks his fingers.

Wet fingers dance over my ass and I poke it out, allowing Raven to get me ready for him as I continue to explore all his naked skin. I kiss and lick his neck and collarbone, panting as one finger, then a second slides into my waiting pucker.

I rock my hips, taking them deeper until his fingers bump against that special place inside me that has me losing my mind. “Fuck,” I murmur and lick a long stripe up his throat. “I’m ready, Raven. Please. I need you.”

Raven’s dark chuckle fills my ear and I moan, pushing back on his fingers that are still impaled inside me. “Not yet, baby,” he murmurs, kissing and licking my nipple. “I want to play with you more.”

I growl in frustration, but I can admit that his fingers feel fucking amazing. He glides them in and out of me, pushing against my prostate over and over. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I cry out, bouncing my ass on his fingers so I can get more of what he’s giving me. Raven spreads his fingers apart, opening my hole more.

“Please,” I whimper, tears leaking from my eyes as sobs break from my throat at the sheer ecstasy of it all. “I need you. Now, Raven.”

He pulls my face towards him, licking the wetness from my cheeks. “Your tears taste good, baby. Taste like longing. For me.”

“Yes. Only you, Raven. Please fuck me.”

This time, he doesn’t deny me. Raven removes his fingers and slicks up his cock. When he places his crown to my hole, I immediately bear down. His cockhead pops through my first ring of muscles and I cry out, the pinch of pain lancing through me. Relaxing my body, I sink down slowly, taking his cock in inch by inch.

When my ass rests against his thighs, I let out the breath trapped in my lungs. I pant, feeling indescribably full.

Raven’s large hands grip my ass, his fingernails digging into my flesh. “Your hole was made for me, baby,” he whispers, leaning forward to capture one of my nipples in his mouth. I throw my head back and moan, rolling my hips on Raven’s large dick. The twinge of pain is still there, but the pleasure is quickly mounting, my balls drawing up tight already. I’m close to exploding before we get started.

I rise and lower my hips once, Raven’s cockhead gliding over my tight bundle of nerves. I keen, wrapping my arms tightly around his neck. Sparks of pleasure shoot across my skin as I ride Raven slowly, absorbing the feelings he’s eliciting inside me.

My orgasm builds, my inexperience meaning nothing. My body knows what it wants and will go after it. I slide my fingers into Raven’s hair, holding onto him as I speed the movement of my hips.

Holding my hips in an iron grip, Raven thrusts into me, pegging my prostate so hard I see stars. I try to keep up, but Raven is fucking me too good, all I can do is moan and hold on.

“Raven,” I grunt, my balls feeling full and heavy, begging for release. “I’m so close. I want you … to… come. Come with me.”

Raven grunts, holding my hip tight. Seconds later, after Raven hits my magic button head on, I come hard, shooting my release between us. A deep shudder runs through my body as I moan, my orgasm pulsing through me.

Several hard thrusts from Raven and he’s coating my insides, his groans filling the air. He holds me close as his hips stutter, and he shoves himself in me as far as he can go. Then I feel that expansion inside of me and I moan and curse at the sensation, my oversensitive prostate screaming but absorbing the feeling.

I lean on his chest, whimpering and breathing heavily. Fuck, that was just as good, or maybe better, than the first time. “You’re amazing,” I murmur, kissing his chest.

“That is all you, baby.” Raven lifts my chin and kisses me gently on the lips. I’m too fucked out to try to deepen it. Raven says I’ll be able to take him three times before he’s sated, but I’m not sure I can. After one round, I’m exhausted.

Raven hasn’t had enough yet, though. With his hands around my waist, he moves me back and forth on his knot, stretching my hole and bumping against my walls.

“Oh, baby,” I whisper, not able to speak any higher. “Feels so good. Never felt like this. Need to come again. Need you.” I know I’m babbling but fuck, this is the best thing I’ve ever felt in my life. My exhaustion is a thing of the past as I chase another orgasm.

Raven clamps his lips around my nipple as he rolls his hips into me, biting down on the sensitive flesh. With a strangled cry, I’m coming again, my orgasm smaller, but no less powerful.

“I am there with you, Everest,” Raven mutters against my skin as he grunts, his hips bucking under me as he gives me another of his loads.

I collapse onto Raven’s chest, mewling as I come down for that high. I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of Raven fucking me with his knot. His large chest expands as he pulls in a deep, ragged breath. I smile, glad I’m not the only one that feels a little overwhelmed right now.

We’re quiet for a few minutes, just breathing each other in. When Raven’s knot goes down, he pulls out of me, summons a wet cloth, and cleans me up. When he’s done, I climb back onto his lap nestling into his chest, buck ass naked.

“Are you okay?” he asks me. “I was rougher with you this time.”

Grinning, I shake my head. “No, you were perfect. It was exactly what I wanted. I told you, you’re amazing.”

Raven hums, kissing the top of my head. “You did. I will never get enough of being with you.” He wraps a strong arm around my waist, pulling me as close to him as he can.

The nagging feeling I had earlier comes back full force, and I know there’s no ignoring it, even if I want to relax after having one of the best orgasms of my life.

Over the past week or so, I’ve been trying to ignore what I need to do, what needs to happen. But I can no longer do that. Especially since I don’t plan to ever set eyes on that place again.

Sighing, I look up at Raven. “I need to go home.”

He grips me tight, his fingers digging into my flesh. “You do not wish to stay with me any longer?”

“What?” I ask, sitting up quickly. “Of course I want to stay with you. I don’t ever want to leave.” Raven looks mollified. “I have some things I’d like to get. Like the book my mother gave me. The second one I told you about.” Raven nods. “I want to grab my other drawings for you to see. Some old knickknacks I collected over the years. Stuff like that.”

“Is that the only reason why?” Raven asks me gently.

Exhaling hard, I shake my head. “I want to shut that chapter in my life. It’s time to get my things and leave there for good.” My voice drops in volume as I finish what I’m thinking. “And burn that fucking place to the ground.”

A slow, dangerous smile crosses Raven’s face and my dick stirs again, despite my dark thoughts and the fact that I just emptied my balls twice. “Burn it to the ground it is. Any other special requests?”

I match his smile. “Yes. I’d like my father’s body to be inside.”