Chapter 16

“What did you say?” Enzo snarled and stalked toward me, scales rippling up his arms and neck.

My throat closed, and I stumbled back, edging behind the bed. “What are you talking about?” I gave feigned ignorance a shot and widened my eyes at him innocently.

“Break your mating bonds . . . You don’t plan to mate me?” He hurled the words at me like daggers. Fury flickered within those hazel eyes, and his pupils thinned.

“Of course not. No, what I meant was . . . fuck. That’s not what I meant. We will bond, but not right now.” Words spilled like vomit. My chest felt like an elephant had settled on it, or in this case a fully shifted dragon.

His nostrils flared. I wasn’t helping my case.

“Fuck, let me stop talking.”

His eyelid twitched. “You’re lying to me now?”

That elephant on my chest chose to jump on it. I was done for. I’d never been as freaked out by him. Even when he was actively being a dick, it didn’t compare to the unmistakable rage currently in his expression.

“There’s no need to overreact?—”

“ Overreact ?” he roared and lunged in my direction, closing the space between us. “I’ll kill you.”

An undignified squeal burst from me, and I rolled over the bed, keeping it between us as he rounded in my direction. Fear caused my tail to pop out. It tangled with my legs, and I pulled it free. I rushed out of the room, but he was on my heels. In the living room, I stepped over a dead body and kept the bloody couch between us.

“I’ll kill you, Maya!” he repeated, sending a chill down my spine. I’d never seen him so pissed. He lunged, but a figure darted in his way.

“What are you doing?” Elliot shouted, but Enzo slammed his fist into his face. Blood exploded all over the place.

I gasped, rushing to catch Elliot before he hit the ground, except Enzo wrapped his bulky arm around my stomach and yanked me back hard. I lost my balance and crashed into the chair, sending wood splintering around me.

“You will not leave me unmated,” he snarled, his tone low.

Dammit. Fuck. Shit.

He took another threatening step, and my heart about bounced out of my chest. I scrambled backwards crab-like. “We can talk about this,” I said, rushed.

He stilled. His hazel eyes swirled gold, and dark smoke plumed from his nose.

Yeah, he wasn’t going to be reasoned with right now. I sprang to my feet. A piece of wood caught beneath my shoe, and I skidded. His reach grazed my shirt, but I tossed myself forward and out of range.

“Move,” I shouted at Beckett, almost taking his furry ass out as I slunk past him without a moment to spare.

Based off the crashes behind me, it had been a close one. My lungs burned, but I ignored it as I dashed forward. Outrunning him until he gave up was my only option, but I couldn’t guide him toward the city. Knowing him, he wouldn’t give a fuck and bulldoze over everyone and everything.

An earth-shaking roar vibrated the ground.

No way.

He hadn’t shifted . . . he wasn’t that fucking psychotic that he shifted right now?!

A shadow blocked the moonlight, and I whimpered. Who was I kidding? This was Enzo.

My foot slipped on a sharp turn, and my palms hit the grass. I dragged my claws into the dirt and jerked myself forward, taking off in the other direction. The shadow enveloped more and more of the ground under me. Sharp talons wrapped around my torso. The ground peeled away, and I kicked at the air, smacking at his dragon ankle or . . . whatever name it had.

My fingers scraped the smooth armor of scales I couldn’t penetrate. I hissed up at him, but it cut off when the moon came into focus, much closer than before. My toes curled in my shoes, and I stopped struggling.

I was too high off the ground.

“Take me back down, you overgrown jerk!”

He ignored me and beat his enormous wings. Onyx scales glinted, and the moonlight accentuated the veins in his wings. The wind no longer whooshed past my ears. I blinked my watering eyes as his front claw came at me. The deadly hooks were bigger than my hand, and it slipped in the front of my shirt, slicing the fabric. I gasped. He’d nicked me!

“What are you doing?”

Cold air spilled into my throat with each ragged inhale. Instinctively, I hugged myself to block my hard nipples, but it was the last thing I should have done because he managed to tear my leggings off. Now I was naked—in the sky.

“Have you finally fucking lost it?”

I curled my knees up, but his talons wrapped around my waist, jostling me as he cradled me within his large grip. Glaring up at him, I couldn’t help being awed by his majestic dragon form. From the thin webbing of his wings to the sharp, arching obsidian horns sprouting from his head. Unlike in the sunlight, gold didn’t reflect off the edges of his scales; only pure inky black shone under the light of the moon. It would be easy for him to disappear into the clouds.

I fidgeted within the minimal space until I leaned against one arm. His beating wings sent spirals of wind at me, blowing my hair back. What would this accomplish, other than putting my heart at the risk of bursting? When the front, curled part of his claw pressed between my legs, I received my answer.

Yelping at the sudden cool touch on my pussy, I froze, gawking up at him. If I made any sudden movement, he would tear me in half. Apparently, his threats had been serious. But even if I didn’t die, it would hurt like a bitch.

The realization smacked me in the face just as he positioned me lower, curving his lower half up. A wet touch on my ass wrenched a gasp from me. I looked down. The large, shadowed glistening cock stared at me.

I returned my gaze to the psychotic dragon. “Sky sex? Really, Enzo?”

He couldn’t mold his features into an expression, but his large, freaky-looking maw opened to bare his teeth.

Was I intrigued? A bit, but still, what the fuck?

The cool claw warmed from my heat, and he rubbed the smooth back of it harder against my flesh. I gasped, wiggling against the slippery talon, causing a flush to spread up my chest. Concepts of right and wrong flew out the window as I went supple in his grip.

His wet tip prodded my ass. I moaned, tipping my hips up to rub my clit against the monstrous member. Flames licked at my insides, and the hollowness in my gut sparked to life—recalling the massive feeding Enzo had provided with his cum. Desire licked up my spine, accompanied by a tremble.

“If all you’re going to do is tease me, take us to the ground and I’ll fuck you ,” I snarled, frustrated. He tossed his head back, stretching out his thick neck and released an ear-splitting roar.

All talons wrapped around me, and he poised me over his dick. The thick tip slipped against my damp entrance, and he seated me not even half-way on him. I sucked in a breath as the flames inside me turned outward. The stretch at my core scorched my pussy in a mix of agony and lust. Each beat of his wings caused slight movement even while he kept me balanced on his cock. Panting, I stared down at my bulged stomach. No way there wasn’t something supernatural going on with how my insides rearranged to fit his size.

The stretch made it difficult to breathe but in the best way possible. I closed my eyes tight and bowed my head forward, feeling him inside me. Magic was a beautiful thing. He twitched, and it sent shockwaves from my clit to every nerve ending in my body. Moisture gathered at my entrance. My channel constricted around the warm invasion, and I managed to wiggle another inch down him.

A hiss crawled up my throat; my claws curled into his onyx scales. Smoke plumed from his nostrils, and a guttural groan vibrated his frame.

Fucking Enzo in the sky . . . how was this my life?

His wings beat in a steady rhythm, and every whoosh caused my eyelids to flutter. I rolled my hips to grind myself on the overwhelming pressure. I trembled, the hollow sensation in my belly wringing a whimper from my throat. His smoking nostrils flared, and his calculative eyes watched me as his cock twitched. My mouth parted on a sharp inhale. I wriggled on him again, and he stilled me with a clicking sound.

This motherfucker was punishing me?

I’d tried hiding my intention for this very reason. Enzo proved I’d been right to be cautious when he flew off the handle.

“I know what you want, and I’m not giving it to you,” I said between needy pants. Gritting my teeth, I tensed, stopping my helpless convulsions that only enflamed my lust.

He bared a row of sharp teeth, and a puff of fire glinted from his throat before he closed his mouth. Suddenly, his wings stopped beating. A yell ripped from my throat as we spiraled down in a free fall, his body curving around mine, his neck bending behind my back, bracing me for when we hit the ground.

This psychotic asshole!

Bluffing and Enzo came hand-in-hand, but he’d seen shit through too many times for me to bite my tongue. I fully expected him not to stop us unless I said something. His neck would surely snap at this rate of speed.

Shouts from the guys below us floated up to my ears. We were almost to the ground! My heart slammed against my ribcage. He would die?—

“Okay, okay! I’ll mate you!” I shouted. My hair whipped around my shoulders, lashing at my skin.

The mix of his monstrous cock inside me and fear spiking through my body caused everything to clench. The sound in my throat turned into a moan. He stretched his wings and slowed the terrifying drop, leveling us out as he turned our fall into a banking curve. With the easing in my stomach, reality sank into my brain.

He could have died.

I gritted my teeth and slapped my palm on his wide torso. The motion rubbed me on his wet member, and I sucked in a breath, face flushed and pussy aching for him to move inside me.

He jostled me close to his stomach, keeping me sheathed on him while one of his claws dropped. I curled my knees up and pressed my palms to his ribbed belly. The new position drove him in deeper, but he still didn’t fully fit inside me.

Wood popped as his wing took out a tree. From the corner of my eye, the ground neared at a safe rate. When he landed, a rumble built in his chest along with bright red flames in his mouth. He released a stream of fire from his open maw. I could only see from the side since he kept me plastered to his chest, but I was able to make out the ring of fire blazing around us.

Admiring his handy work would have to wait because he pounded into my channel. My shoulders slammed into plush grass. His talons enveloped my spine as his thrusts drove the sharp tips into my skin. The pinch served to enflame my need further. It hurt so fucking good it shouldn’t have been possible. I pressed my lips together, trying to regain a bit of my sanity.

Heat blazed beneath my skin, and my eyes fluttered shut while he continued rutting over me with uncontrolled and violent movements. I moaned and ground down on his wet dick. Smoke coated my tongue and filled my nose.

Control burst out the window while I fucked him. His wet shaft throbbed against my clit, and I could no longer hold back my cries. Enzo had a violent way about him that demanded my submission. It’d always been that way with him.

“I hate you,” I hissed up at him. He stilled, and his large dragon head lowered to blow smoke in my face, sending my hair whipping around.

His claws raked down my back, and I tossed my head back, screaming. But he didn’t let me catch my breath as he rammed inside me again. Flames exploded around me, and my orgasm rocked my soul with throbbing tugs. The wet sound of his cock continuing to slide within my pussy dragged my attention to my squeezing flesh. He fed himself into me with commanding thrusts, and I stretched around him.

I whimpered and arched my spine, wanting more of him inside me, but I couldn’t take another inch. Another ripple blazed across my skin, and my toes curled at the tug in my clit. Each pulse caused liquid to spill around his shaft and onto my thighs. I couldn’t wait until he bathed me with his cum?—

A sudden sear spread in my belly, and I cried out in pain as the burn mushroomed, digging its way into my flesh. He’d sunk his talons into my sides. I jerked, and my pussy clasped the tip of his cock.

Blood bubbled to the surface, and his long tongue lapped the wound. His deadly talon lifted to my lips, and he forced the cool surface against my tongue. A bloody and earthy flavor spread on my tastebuds. His licking paused, and he blew flames on my stomach. Fire engulfed my insides, crawling through my belly and exploding outward.

Time suspended.

With the burning sensation came a visceral need to bury myself into Enzo. He threw his head back and released an ear-splitting roar that vibrated my body. The jerk of his cock against my clit wrenched another orgasm. I whimpered from the onslaught. Spurts of cum leaked from my core and bathed my inner thighs. This pleasure was too much?—

This might be how I finally become catatonic .

His firewood scent overwhelmed me in the best way, and his emotions spilled over to me. Glee. Possession. Relief.

The thin golden thread appeared on my wrist and stretched around one of his thick, dragon arms, connecting him to me forever. The bond was complete.

Enzo’s dragon chest vibrated with a terrifying rumble.

Every muscle gave out, and I slumped into the grass, panting as I struggled to catch my breath. Grass tickled my naked body, but I couldn’t move. I weakly blinked into his reptilian face. I’d fooled myself into thinking my life would lead anywhere but here.

Fate had intertwined us from my conception. Magic deemed us all perfect fits . . . but did it have more to do with the fact that our blood had been mixed by those creeps? Or was it really fate? I squeezed my eyes shut. If I didn’t dwell on it, I couldn’t deny the sense of belonging to each other.

My throat constricted, making it hard to breath. My entire life felt like I had been floating—searching. Finally, I’d found a home with beasts who would kill for me.

I sniffled, and Enzo’s head tipped to the side. Man, it would be embarrassing if I burst into tears right now.

My stomach remained singed but instead of hurting, it tingled. Scales rippled along his skin, his body shuddering before shrinking to a half shift. The tip of his cock was still inside me, and with a harsh twist of his hips, he seated the rest of himself. I cried out, and the emotional ball stuck in the back of my throat.

I blinked up at him, and a shit-eating grin spread across his mouth. The psychotic fucker belonged to me now. Before I got wrapped up in the meaning of that, his narrow pupils focused on my belly. He bared his teeth and slammed his cock inside my sensitive folds, wrenching a cry from my throat.

“I will mark you again . . . and again.” Because I healed so fast, the claiming marks would soon be erased, just like Beckett’s had. As a demon, nothing could permanently scar my body. He drove into me so hard he stole the breath from my lungs. “And again.”

I whimpered and dragged my claws down his chest, opening wounds on his bronze skin. Blood dripped onto my breasts, gliding down my side. Fuck, I was a blessed little demon— dragons were built to have scales on their shaft in their half-shifted form.

He dragged himself out until the tip poised at my entrance. “Come for me again, pretty girl.”

When he rammed his hips into mine, my spine arched. The rub of his delicious, textured cock rasped my insides.

Over the crackling of fire, voices muttered to each other.

“Did they just fuck with him in dragon form?” Beckett’s voice rumbled with shock. “Are you fucking kidding me with the size of that dragon’s dick?”

I tensed, and Enzo pinched my chin to stop me from whipping my head in Beckett’s direction. Another violent thrust dragged me up; grass abraded my back. Fists landed over my shoulders, and I hit his wrists with each rutting collision of our bodies.

“Look at me,” Enzo snarled.

I turned my gaze to his fiery golden eyes. My channel clutched his ridged cock. A swell propelled me over, and the sensitivity had me wriggling on him. With my heart pounding in my ears, I rode the wave of my orgasm. Even my toes went numb.

Enzo pulled free of my core as my pussy tried squeezing onto him. Liquid spilled onto my belly, and his loud groan echoed as his labored pants rustled my hair. I lay in bliss, listening to him catch his breath while he hovered over me.

A light touch pressed against my lips, and I opened my eyes to peer into his. I’d never seen them so loving—or free from burden. His gaze dropped to my stomach, and I slid my fingertips across my belly where curving burns raised my skin. Cum slipped across his mark, causing it to glisten.

“ Merde !”

The fire crackling in the grass around us had dimmed and no longer stretched high into the sky. Elliot smacked at the flames on his clothing.

“Stop flailing,” Tanner snapped, hooking a finger in the collar of his charred sweater and tearing it off his body.

I snorted and Enzo chuckled. I peeked up at him, and he smoothed his expression into a scowl. The big lug had a soft spot, but he would never admit it.

Elliot brushed his hand over his chest, and the outline of his abs rippled with the movement. He crouched beside me, his head blocking the moonlight. I wasn’t sure where we stood in our relationship since we never discussed what bothered him. He’d seemed fine, but I wasn’t too sure he wasn’t masking his true emotions. I’d let it lie because, as hopeless as it’d seemed, I’d counted on breaking our bonds. But now that I wouldn’t be able to disappear from their lives, my insecurity roared to the surface.

His seductive features blurred, and it became difficult to swallow. The barrier between us hadn’t shifted; in fact, it felt worse and more prominent than earlier. I loved the vampire. Knowing he was upset fucked with my brain, but I didn’t want to push him. He’d already been dumped into my fucked-up shit, and it seemed unfair to continue piling onto him if he wasn’t ready.

I closed my eyes and focused on breathing. What was it with this crazy level of emotion? The knot in my throat verged on unbearable.

“Maya?” Elliot’s soft voice caused the knot to wobble; I needed just a moment. “I believe le petite monstre is catatonic.” A cold hand pressed to my forehead accompanied by Elliot’s amber scent.

“No, she’s coming down from a high.” Tanner’s arm slid under my neck and his other went to my legs. “After care is important, Enzo,” Tanner chastised, and he rested me against his thighs.

I didn’t bother arguing or denying his words. It answered why I struggled with emotions after fucking, but I’d never put words to it. I curled my fingers in Tanner’s sweater, bunching the material. Cum likely smeared all up on him, but he didn’t make a peep. I cuddled closer until my smile pressed into his shoulder.

Elliot hovered over my face and smoothed my hair down over my ears. So, this was bliss. Such a feeling of completeness had never fallen over me.

“You marked her,” Becket accused.

Suddenly self-conscious, I moved to cover Enzo’s burn but found that I’d already healed. No physical mark marred me, so he shouldn’t be getting worked up about it. Unless, he was talking about Enzo’s cum.

Beckett leaned close to my ear and inhaled my scent. On his exhalation, my hair rustled around my face. “I’ll need to come all over you too, Runt.”

A shiver crested up my spine. Oh my, I liked the sound of that.