Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8

EVEREST

The next morning, I do something I’ve never done before—I swap shifts at the diner with someone. I call Danae and ask her to take the morning shift while I come in during her hours in the evening. She says she doesn’t mind, as her boyfriend was asleep after a long shift at the hospital. I thank her profusely and climb back in bed beside Raven. He’s not asleep, but we decided we didn’t want to leave bed for a few more hours.

Last night was amazing. Almost magical. No one has ever touched me like that before. He took me to the brink quickly, and I exploded way before I wanted to. I wanted to enjoy what he did to me longer, but he played my body too well. The way he kissed me and stroked me and crowded me with his much bigger body was a heady experience. One I won’t soon forget. My nerve endings were alight with barely contained pleasure, an orgasm the only way I could come apart without exploding from my skin.

When I wrapped my hand around his shaft and felt him thrust into my grip, I felt desired, needed. I felt like, in that moment, I was all he needed. I’m not sure how true that is, but I felt elated nonetheless.

Hell, I’m still riding that wave, flying high at the memory of how I made him so hot that he couldn’t control the movement of his hips and how his strong body surged against mine. What would it feel like if he fucked me that same way? He said my body would accommodate his huge cock. How will he use it to drive me wild? The thought of a more intense release than the one he gave me last night is mind boggling.

Raven’s dick—in this form—is beautiful. Well above average and thick, a large vein running down the center. I loved how the warm weight felt in my hand. I can’t wait to feel it again. To be completely honest, I wouldn’t mind mating with him now.

God, that’s such an old fashioned word to use. Mate . But Raven says it like it means more than fucking, but I can’t figure out what more would be.

I tried once to stick a few fingers in my ass to see what it felt like to be fucked when the time came for me to give my virginity to someone. It hurt too much to get more than two fingers inside, even with lube. After that failed experiment, I never tried again. Not only was I afraid of the pain, but I also didn’t want that to be in the forefront of my mind when I had sex for the first time.

Or maybe that’s not it at all. Maybe I was really waiting for Raven.

As I crawl over him in bed, straddling his lap, I wonder what he looks like when he’s in his demon form. The one he chose as a human is hot as fuck, his dark features and sexy body drawing me in like a moth to a flame. I find it a little odd that his eyes are black, no other color to differentiate from iris and pupil, but it’s not unattractive. It gives him a dark, irresistible air that is incredibly attractive.

Raven’s strong hands grip my thighs, rubbing up and down and squeezing gently.

A thought pops into my head. “Do you have horns? When you don’t look like this?” I wave my hand up and down his body.

His dark chuckle has my hips moving without a command to my brain, grinding down on him as an honest to goodness purr leaves my lips. For an inexperienced virgin, I sure am finding my footing when it comes to Raven. “Yes, I do. Though, they curl behind my ears. Not the horns you humans insist upon drawing Lucifer with.” He rolls his eyes in mock outrage and I chuckle.

“So Lucifer is real?”

“Of course he is,” Raven scoffs with a grin. “Who do you think rules the underworld? But it’s not the Lucifer you picture, just as we’re not the demons you think. Angels and demons both are capable of great evil, just as they are capable of great love. Demons just happen to be born in hell.”

It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around, but I don’t question it. Why would I? I’m Raven’s, having been promised to him for hundreds of years. Bellyaching about it won’t change that. “Can I see them?” I ask, getting back to his horns.

“Sure, baby.”

Raven closes his eyes and mutters a few words in a language I don’t understand. It’s almost like his face blurs, but that’s not it. His features stay the same, but a haze appears around his head. When next I blink, his horns are there. I’m not sure how they appeared without me noticing, but here they are.

They’re gorgeous. Black with red and gold stripes encircling them. The gold is deep, almost flickering in the light streaming through the curtains. The red is mesmerizing, appearing to move where the faint lights hits them. His horns are thick, about the size of my wrist, and like he said, they curl behind his ears. The tips are rounded, not sharp like I expected.

With shaky hands, I reach up to touch one. I gasp when my fingers comes in contact with his horn. I expected it to be rock hard—and it is—but it’s also smooth and almost pliant. I wrap my hand around it, rubbing it to feel the texture. Raven bucks under me, gripping my hips tightly. His hard cock brushes against my ass cheeks, cozying itself between my crease. I stop rubbing and look at him, eyes wide. “That felt … good?”

Raven rolls his hips, eyes darkening further as he nods. “You are my mate, so your touch will cause a more visceral reaction when you touch my horns.”

“Are they sensitive?” Slowly, I move my hand up and down, dragging my fingers lightly over the smooth surface.

He grunts, thrusting up into me as he holds me tight. “Yes. Even more so because it is you.” He lets me continue for another minute or so, his panting loud in the room as he undulates under my ass. His shaft is rock hard, unyielding against my crack. Raven watches me with parted lips, his breathing coming out choppy as I continue to work his horn.

Suddenly, Raven’s hand clamps over my wrist, stopping me from stroking the base of his horn close to his hair. “You need to stop. I cannot control myself much longer.”

Swallowing roughly, I decided to jump off the cliff. Raven already said we were mates, so why not make it official? I don’t want to wait any longer to feel him inside me. “Then don’t.”

Raven’s dark eyes lock on mine as he licks his lips. His voice is gruff and sexed out when he asks, “What are you saying?”

“I’m saying … I’m ready. For you. I want you to claim me. Mate me.”

The world spins and I’m flipped to my back with Raven on top of me, his mouth landing heavily on mine before I can regain my bearings. His lips are hot, tasting and seeking as I do the same to him. My hands drift up, one hand threaded through his lush, silky hair, the other wrapped around one of his horns. His husky groan vibrates through my mouth, and I arch into him, loving how needy he sounds when I touch him there. Raven’s lips move with more urgency, our tongues dancing together. His hot, slick mouth takes mine over and over until I’m nearly boneless.

His hand slides under me to my crease to put pressure on my hole through my underwear. I gasp as he rubs over my pucker, the feeling of his hands down there making my heart kick up, beating a frantic rhythm. His finger glides over my briefs, the material giving me unbelievable friction against my entrance. I fear I’ll combust if he plays with me much longer.

Pulling his mouth from mine, Raven kisses along my cheek until he gets to my ear. He draws the lobe into his mouth, making me tremble and moan. A soft, unexpected gasp bursts from my throat when Raven nibbles on the flesh, the sharp bite of pain sending a jolt down my spine. Who’d have thought pain would turn me on so much?

“Do not be scared, Everest,” Raven whispers in a deep, gravelly voice that makes my toes curl and my back arch off the bed. “I will never hurt you.”

Shakily, I say, “I know. Please, Raven. I want you so bad.”

Raven’s lips map out my body, kissing from my ear to my neck. I couldn’t hold still if I wanted to, the pleasure from his soft lips almost making me come apart at the seams. I twist and writhe under him, wanting more, needing more. His teeth nip at my skin and I moan a curse, trying to rub my cock against him for some friction. If he doesn’t touch me there soon, I think I’ll cry.

I don’t have on a shirt, so he has easy access to my nipples, laving them with his thick tongue. With the hand that’s not gently teasing my hole, he tweaks the other nipple with his thumb and forefinger. Fuck, the teasing feels good. Feels out of this fucking world. Still, all I want is for him to take me, give me his cock so I can feel all of him, not just what his mouth and hands can do.

“I will take care of you, baby,” Raven murmurs, his words reverberating through my chest, going straight to my heart. “Hold still, and I will make you feel good.”

God, I don’t know why his formal way of speaking turns me on so much.

Listening to Raven, I stop trying to thrust against him and just absorb the sensations running through my body. It’s like a current under my skin—everywhere Raven kisses and touches me sends a live wire of awareness and lust through my system. He growls his approval, sucking on my skin hard enough to leave marks. I can’t wait to see them when we’re done.

When he gets to my briefs, Raven hooks his fingers inside and drags them down my legs. Since Raven has already seen me naked, I push past my shyness and move my hands above my head, giving him an unobstructed view of my body. My nipples pebble and my cock twitches under his attention. The lust in Raven’s gaze threatens to undo me.

His dark eyes flick up to mine as he licks his lips. “You are gorgeous, baby. And you are all mine.”

Raven lifts one of my legs, draping it over his shoulder as he places soft kisses on my foot, calf and behind my knee. I whimper at his attention, cupping my cock so I can give it a quick stroke. His soft lips make a path up my leg until, lying on his stomach, he comes face to face with my dick. He blows on it, his warm breath ghosting over the sensitive skin.

He hums when my length spasms before his eyes. Raven’s eyes are alight with pleasure as he watches my cock leak as I stroke myself. “Want me to taste you, sweet baby?”

“Please,” I whimper, wanting it more than my next breath.

I let go of my length and Raven immediately takes me in hand, jerking me slowly. He kisses my cockhead, his tongue snaking out to lap at the plentiful amount of precome dripping down my shaft. Breathy moans leave my mouth, unable to stay contained.

When Raven wraps his lips around my leaking crown, I cry out, indescribable ecstasy flowing through my body as I get the first blowjob of my life. He suckles at my cockhead, moaning as he swallows around me. His dark eyes meet mine, and I’m helpless to look away. The lust and desire brimming his midnight gaze has my orgasm so close to the surface that I have to bite my lip to keep from blowing my load. Soft whimpers spill from my throat, begging without words for him to do more, go faster, take me higher.

His eyes flash, challenge dancing in them. Fuck, what did I get myself into?

He bobs his head up and down, sucking me in greedy pulls. God, yes . My hands automatically go to his hair and around his horns, not so much guiding him as trying to find purchase to keep me tethered to the moment. If I let go, I’ll end up floating away on a wave of pleasure, never to come back the same.

Raven speeds up his sucking, his tongue lapping at the underside of my cock. I grasp his horns tight, my hips moving of their own accord. My dick drives deeper into Raven’s mouth, fucking his throat, chasing my release.

He moans at my enthusiasm, and the vibration travels the length of my cock and settles in my balls. They draw up, signaling my impending orgasm. I stroke one of Raven’s horns while my free hand threads in his hair, holding him close as he sucks me into his wet mouth. Raven looks at me, his eyes burning with need. I keep stroking his horn, wrapping a fist around it so I can have a good grip. He growls, sending a tremor through my body, lodging right in my balls.

“Oh, Raven. I’m close. Please.”

He doesn’t stop. He sucks me faster, his warm hands clutching my hips hard, urging me to fuck his face.

“Raven, fuck. Yes. Oh, your mouth … feels so good. More. Please more.”

He hums around my shaft and that’s my undoing. Unable to hold back, I scream my release, coming hard down his throat. I quake and quiver, my breath freezing in my chest as my orgasm rolls through me. It’s stronger than anything I’ve ever felt before, the pleasure so great, I almost black out.

Raven swallows my seed, sloppily lapping at me while some of my come drips from his mouth onto the thatch of curls around my dick. I watch as if from faraway, not able to really focus as the satisfaction from his amazing blowjob almost has me checking out for a minute or two.

Raven lets my cock slip free of his mouth and I flop back to the bed, my body feeling liquid. That was fucking phenomenal. Whatever I thought an orgasm from a blowjob would feel like, what Raven did to me far exceeds that. Goosebumps crop up all over my body as aftershocks rock me. Fucking hell, I don’t think I’ll get enough of that feeling.

His dark chuckle fills the room and my shaft thickens, lengthening as if I didn’t just come less than thirty seconds ago.

My eyes pop open and I look at Raven in surprise. He smiles, moving back to blanket my body with his. “It is because of me. You will not need much time between our lovemaking to be ready to go again. Your body is made for me, so it will always be ready. It sometimes takes me at least three releases to feel sated.”

I swallow hard. “Will I be able to take you three times? You’re really big.” Being a virgin, I don’t think I’ll be able to take him one time without feeling immense pain, let alone three rounds.

“You will,” Raven says assuredly. “I will not hurt you. Besides, there are other ways to achieve orgasm. Sometimes, I will want your ass, other times, your hands or mouth. Or maybe I will want to just stare at your pretty hole as I bring myself to climax.”

My mouth drops open at his words while my cock throbs. Fuck yes. I want all of that. I want Raven to use me how he wants, any time he wants. Just thinking about Raven jerking his dick as he stares at my hole turns me on. The thought of him wanting to come from just looking at me is a heady rush.

Leaning forward, Raven kisses me softly, and I slide my tongue into his mouth, tasting my come that’s still lingering. I want more of this with him. More kissing, more touching, more coming, more affection. I want this with Raven forever.

My demon told me when we mate, I’ll be his forever. I want that more than I could say. I’ve never been anything to anyone, besides a burden. Pushed around and bullied, I’ve never had someone cherish me like Raven does. My heart swells at the thought of belonging to Raven. I know he’ll take care of me.

Slowly, his hand drifts down my leg, sliding it up to drape around his waist. “Are you ready for me, Everest?” God, his voice. It’s pure fucking sex.

“Yes,” I whisper, pulling my other leg around his waist, hooking them behind his back. “But I’m scared. Will it hurt?”

Raven kisses me gently, rolling his hips as he takes my lips greedily. “Oh yes,” he says, nipping at my bottom lip. “But it will be delicious, and you will enjoy every moment of it. I promise.”

While I don’t know if I’ll be able to take the pain, I’ll take his word for it. I trust him. That might make me a fool since we only met two days ago, but I do.

It might have a lot to do with Raven being in my head for so long. Even though we’ve just met in person, I’ve known Raven for years. He may not have given me the best advice for my life—repeatedly telling me to kill people and, had I listened, I would have ended up in prison—but he’s been my constant for years.

After drizzling lube onto his fingers, Raven’s hand trails down to my hole. He circles it teasingly, tracing the puckered skin around my opening. A long moan flows out of me, the skin sensitive to the touch. Raven plays with me like that, teasing and stroking without dipping inside. He only stops when I beg him for more.

Only then does he slide one finger in almost to the hilt. I cry out from the bit of discomfort, but I don’t shrink away from the intrusion. Blowing out a long, heavy breath, I will my body to relax so I can take more of him. Raven watches me closely, not moving until I give him the okay to do more.

He takes his time stretching me thoroughly, sliding in another finger, then a third when I can handle them. It stings, but only for a bit. Then his fingers start to feel good. So good that I bear down on his digits as he moves them in and out.

“Ride my fingers, baby. Chase the pleasure only I can give you,” Raven mutters in a sexy growl against the skin of my neck, sucking it into his mouth. “Let me make you feel good.”

I groan in response, unable to form any coherent words. My hands lock onto his shoulders, holding myself in place as he fucks me with his fingers, spreading my hole to take his cock.

His long fingers tap something inside and I yelp, precome rolling down my shaft and onto my belly. “Fuck, Raven,” I whimper when he does it again. Thankfully, he doesn’t do it a third time or I’d blow my load all over us.

A few minutes later, he finally removes his fingers. I squirm, not liking the feeling of emptiness. My hole pulses around nothing, needing to be filled again. I open my eyes and stare at him helplessly, begging him to give me more.

Even though I’m ready, the nerves take over the excitement. What if I fail to please him? What if he doesn’t like being with me? What if he regrets that he was promised to me because sex with me is a fucking dud? What if I can’t take his huge cock?

With a simple kiss, Raven takes all those questions away. He kisses me like he craves me, like he’s incomplete unless my lips are on his. The kiss is slow, building in its intensity, but not in its speed. Fuck, I’m in over my head, but there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.

The blunt head of his cock bumps against my hole and I spread my legs wider, ready for him even though my nerves are a jumbled mess in my belly.

Raven grips his dick and rubs it up and down my entrance “Relax, baby. I told you I will not hurt you. I will make you feel so good, you will want to be impaled on my cock all day.”

A tingle shoots up my spine as I do as he says, melting into the mattress. Giving me one last kiss, Raven grasps my hips with one hand, his cock in the other, and eases into me.

“Fuck,” I groan, the pain almost unbearable. My body wants to rebel and push him away, but I bite my lip, holding still and relaxing further to make entrance easier for him. When he’s a few inches inside, I feel pleasure mixing with the pain. A soft moan escapes my throat and instead of pushing him away, I pull him closer.

He hums his approval, watching me intently as he pushes inside. I hold my breath until he bottoms out. I groan loudly, understanding what he means when he says it will be deliciously painful. That small twinge of pain is still there, but god, it feels so good. If anything, it heightens how intensely I feel the pleasure.

His dick throbs against that magic button inside of me, sending pleasurable currents all through my body. We haven’t even begun yet and I already want more.

Gripping my waist in his hot hands, Raven pulls back and surges forward, his balls rubbing against my crease. “Oh fuck, Raven,” I whimper, holding on tight as he does that again and again.

He doesn’t speed up his thrusts, just rolls his hips so his fat dick rubs against my walls. I moan loudly, holding onto my demon as he gives me painful pleasure. That small touch of pain disappears and now I’m climbing higher, my second orgasm within reach. Raven fucking owns my body, giving me something I didn’t even know I craved. I’ll want this with him until the end of time. Only with him.

“You are perfect,” Raven says in that sultry voice of his, rocking his hips into me. He groans, placing a large right hand on the side of my face. “So perfect.” He pulls my leg higher on his waist and pounds my hole. “My perfect mate. Your greedy hole will always take my dick so well.”

“Yes,” I moan, his words sending me higher.

“You are taking my cock so beautifully, my sweet Everest. So fucking hot inside. I need to claim you.” He bends down and takes my lips hard, fucking his tongue into my mouth just as he’s thrusting into me. My moans are captured by his mouth and he swallows them down, giving me some of his own.

“Yes,” I repeat on a groan when he releases my lips. “Claim me. Please. Make me yours.”

Sliding his hands under my back and ass, Raven pulls me up to sit on his lap. I get nervous that he’ll expect me to ride him, but he does all the work, raising and lowering me how he wants. I wrap my arms around his shoulders and toss my head back, moaning with abandon. My nails dig into the skin of his shoulders, holding on tight as Raven bounces me on his dick. My own cock rubs against his hard abs, giving me the friction I need without having to touch myself.

Just as my orgasm licks up my balls to explode through my shaft, the air around us becomes charged. Sparks dance over both of our skin, everywhere I touch feeling like static shocks, but so fucking good. It makes the pleasure I’m feeling so intense, I fear I’ll choke on it. But fuck, what a way to go.

Raven growls, sounding more like the demon he says he is than ever before. With a strong grip, he holds me close and I feel something expand inside me. It stretches my hole, making his cock peg my prostate even more. Without warning, I come hard, shooting onto his stomach, this orgasm even stronger than the last.

I cry out, riding the wave of my release and whatever is happening around us. I’m not sure what it is, but I feel everything more acutely than ever.

My body quivering with the most intense release of my life, I meet Raven’s eyes and they flash with arousal as he announces his own release. He holds on to me hard, his sharp nails digging into my body. I gaze into his eyes, not able to break the contact as something deep and otherworldly passes between us.

Then I hear Raven in my head as he stares into my eyes.

“You are mine now, Everest. Only mine.”