Emma’s eyes widened, and her pulse beat faster in her neck. I wanted to scrape my teeth against the delicate skin and feel the thrum against my tongue. “What?” Emma squeaked.
I inched forward, closing the small space between us, and grinned when she leaned away to escape me. When she had nowhere else to go as her back pressed to the couch, I placed my hands on the sofa’s top edge, next to her shoulders. “Ohhh, little one,” I sang and cackled. “You act so surprised that I’d claimed you as mine.”
Fear slackened her beautiful face. Despite being terrified, her arousal perfumed the small space between us and filled my lungs. That deadly combination would put any amateur demon into a mating frenzy. It was like a siren singing to the lost sailor caught in a turbulent storm. She might’ve thought she was the moth to my flame, but really, it was she who had enamored me. I didn’t mind getting burned. I could handle the pain and would doanythingfor my mate.
Dimitri watched through my eyes with a scowl but didn’t attempt to stop me. If he couldn’t get through to our mate, it was my turn to get through to her.
Cocking my head, I leaned closer until my mouth brushed against her little ear. I licked it and cackled at her small gasp, and the scent of her arousal strengthened until I could taste it.
“What did the bitch say to you?” I growled into her ear.
I thought Emma would have lied to me, but she surprised me as she wrapped her arms around my neck. She drew me closer until my chest pressed against hers. It seemed like she couldn’t stand another second without feeling me on her and found comfort through me. “She’s pregnant with Dimitri’s baby,” she whispered into my shoulder. I shuddered as her warm breath fanned against my sensitive skin.
Dimitri raged inside my mind, and I curled my lips back into a snarl. I dug my claws into the leather couch, peeling off strips. When I knew I wouldn’t hurt her, I fisted her hair and yanked her back to force her to look at me. “She’s a lying cunt, little one. And if she’s pregnant with our child, it’s only a matter of time before we take care of the problem.”
Fear burst from her again, and I closed my eyes, groaning from the intoxicating scent. My cock hardened, and I peeled another layer of leather from the couch.
“What do you mean by that?” she asked.
I gnashed my teeth, a growl vibrating deep within my chest. “I’ll kill the fucking bitch.”
Emma rapidly shook her head. “No! Please, no!”
“Why,v’ns’kah?Why does it matter to you?”
“Because she’s innocent.” At my snarl, she said, “She’s a person! She doesn’t deserve to die, and neither does the baby.”
I narrowed my eyes and bared my teeth. My claws peeled off another strip of the couch, and I tightened my hold on her hair. She whimpered from the sting but didn’t withdraw from me. If anything, she squeezed her arms tighter around me. “If I don’t kill her, the child will.” I cackled at the shocked expression on my mate’s face. “What’s that look for, little one? We’re a demon. Our offspring with a human woman rapidly changes her into a mindless beast. Because the child isn’t human, it rips out of her during birth and bleeds her to death.”
“What about me?” she whispered so softly that I had to lean in to hear what she said.
I released my hold on the couch and pinched her chin between my clawed fingers, forcing her to look at me. “You’re different.” I cocked my head and looked over her face as she listened to me. The hurt look she had before disappeared, and desire—dare I say,love?—darkened her emerald eyes. “Our bond ties our lives together. One cannot die without the other, and it takes breaking our bond to kill us.”
“We’re bonded?” she breathed. Hope sparked in her gaze, and she leaned toward me, her hands burying themselves in my hair at the back of my head. I shuddered, and my cock twitched, longing to bury itself in her.
“Yes,” I growled.
“Why, why didn’t Dimitri tell me?”
“Because he’s a fucking idiot.” I gnashed my teeth, hoping the asshole heard me.
Dimitri snarled inside my head.“Let me out.”
I cackled and licked my lips. “No, I don’t think I will. How does it feel to be locked away, Dimitri?”
“Are you talking to Dimitri?” Emma asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.
“Yes, little one. He’s not happy about the tables being turned. He usually holds me back. I’ve been begging that bastard to let me see you.”
Emma’s eyes softened, and she dropped her gaze to my mouth. Before I realized what she was about to do, she leaned forward and brushed her soft lips against mine. I tensed from the sweet and hesitant gesture, and she grew unsure and pulled away from me. Before she could get far, I locked my arms around her and held her against me while I devoured her mouth. My tongue plunged past her lips and tangled with hers in a desperate dance to show how deep our feelings were for each other. She tasted sweet and savory from whatever she’d eaten with that human bitch. I left nothing in her mouth untouched. I wanted to feel and sample every piece of her while showing my little mate how much I needed her. How she was my entire world and the reason why my heart beat.
I couldn’t get enough of Emma as we kissed like this was our first time. She accepted me. Yearned for me and mewled so sweetly under my touch. I slipped my large hand under her thick skirt, thanking whatever god for my mate’s love of easily accessible clothes. I snarled into her mouth as my fingers brushed against the damp center of her underwear. I slipped the digits beneath her panties and retracted the claws on two fingers before I rubbed her swollen clit.
“My needy little mate,” I growled. She bucked her hips and ended the kiss to look at me with half-hooded eyes dark with desire.
“Demon,” she breathed and threw her head back as I kept at the same circular pace on her clit. “Make me come.Please.”
My eyes glowed brighter, and I bared my teeth. “How bad?”
