There’s a rustling to my right, and my head swivels to the trees. I hold my breath, waiting.
No footsteps.
Only the sounds of the occasional bug.
I release my breath, standing upright as I stretch my neck and prepare myself. I get two long strides ahead until a brick wall knocks into me from behind, and massive arms wrap around my abdomen. I’m airborne for a split second, kicking my legs until he eases me back down.
“Fight me, and I’ll take you over my fucking knee again.” Roman’s deep baritone vibrates through his chest at my back, sending shock waves to my clit as I bite down on my bottom lip.
I turn my head to look at him over my shoulder, the bright blue of his mask illuminating him into a daunting presence. “I like it when you spank me.” I challenge.
He grabs my cheeks, growling low in his throat. “Oh, yeah? You like my fucking marks on you? Looks like you enjoy Kairo’s too. Have they both got their fill?”
I nod.
“Good. Because after this, there is no more running,Siren. We own you.” He says, cementing finality between us.
A little of the hurt from our vacation surfaces, and my mask slips. “Are you just going to go back on that, too? I don’t need your attention if it’s conditional,Roman. I want everything.”
He chuckles darkly, the sound causing my muscles to coil tightly. “I was stupid to think of letting you go. There is no end where we don’t coexist together, Rosalie. You’re ours. For good.”
He spins me around so fast that my brain jumbles, but I’m useless to stop him. Because his proclamation has sick satisfaction erupting in me. It takes hold of my reason as he hoists me up into his arms, and my legs wrap around his waist. He cups my ass before slamming my back against a tree.
“Nothing could ever make me abandon you,” he says heavily as his hand wedges between where our bodies meet. “I’ll find you in every fucking lifetime, Siren.” He frees his cock, and the metal of his piercings rubs against my abused clit.
I grab his masked face, pulling him to me as my eyes soak in the neon blue glow. “Do it. I’m yours, Roman. Forever.”
He slams into me, making my head tip back as I scream. He doesn’t take his time as his harsh, hard pounding shoves my back into the rough bark behind me. All I can do is claw at his shoulders, begging for purchase as he ruins me.
“Infinite fucking timelines,” He growls in my ear. “And I’ll pick every single one that leads me to you.”
My fingers dig into his shoulder, leaving marks as I claw at him. My body can’t handle much more, and his words are only adding fuel to the fire as I clamp around him.
“Mark me, Rosalie,” He commands through gritted teeth. “Show the world you own us as much as we own you!”
I shatter—my whole body coils, and tears prick my eyes at the intensity. I’m mumbling incoherently, but Roman doesn’t stop. He drives me beyond pleasure to white-hot desperation. Everything melts together until his movements become unfocused and his hips mesh with mine. His releasetrickles down my already soaked folds as he pumps languidly into me.
The come down is surreal, and I don’t feel like I’m in my own head as I pant. Roman gives me a moment before detangling my legs and letting me slide to the ground. My knees wobble, and I hold onto him as I try to get my bearings.
Roman snatches my cheeks, drawing my face up to his. “Run, little siren.”
I swallow, the adrenaline leeching from my veins as my eyes grow heavy. This was their plan all along. They want me too tired to fight them, and I love it. I want to surrender to them—let them consume me until there’s not an ounce of doubt or uncertainty left.
We’ve made the most fucked up pact, and I don’t want to break it. Ever.
I release him before taking a staggering step. My legs feel like jello, but the hunt isn’t over. I force myself to trudge ahead, the distance growing between Roman and me. When I look over my shoulder after walking a few feet, he’s already gone. Most likely to gather his other two friends who have staked their claim on my heart.
It’s exhilarating. After tonight, there will be nothing in our way. We’ll belong to each other in the most primal, joining way.
They’re mine.
I stumble through the thicket on trembling limbs, my hand finding purchase on the privacy fence I’ve drifted towards. I look up, blinking at the familiar dark roof that makes up my home. I’ve run so far that I made it back to my house.
I chuckle as I shake my head. I let my back hit the fence before sliding down and sinking to my ass. I can feel the fluids sticking to my skin and the sweat clinging to my brow, but I can’t keep the smile off my face as I wait for my protectors.
“Rose?”
My head whips up as my brows draw. The voice is faint,but I recognize it instantly. My heart thunders as I slowly rise. “Charlie?”
