Hell if I’m not going to let him do that.
“Then come down my throat,” I growl out quickly, pulling him back to me by his dick and deep-throating him as much as I can. The action alone makes Zeke explode into my mouth with a roar as thick ropes of cum shoot down my throat, triggering my own release. I try to swallow everything he has, but some drips down my chin, and I don’t care. I look up and find Zeke giving me a look I can’t decipher. His arms are no longer bound behind his back, and he reaches for my chin, wiping away the cum that’s left there.
And suddenly, I get it. No matter how things started between us, what happened in this room was our choice. It was my choice to follow through and continue our relationship, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This was a blessing, not a curse.
Slow, dismissive clapping breaks the moment, and I turn to find my old group leader standing outside the room with a smug look on his face.
“Congratulations. You’ve completed your trial. Now get the fuck out,” he says, nonplussed, and points over his shoulder before going in the opposite direction from which we came.
“No wonder you left his group,” Ryker points out and heads in the direction the guide pointed us. I quickly get dressed as Zeke’s form disappears, following Ryker and Knots out of the room. There’s an exit sign on the door with a timer counting down, and I’m relieved to see we still have an hour before we’re stuck here in this hellhole.
CHAPTER 31
Prelude
Rez
Idon’t know what’s up with the housing arrangements in these places, but someone needs to talk to management. The last place was rubble, and this place is a haunted house. The ghost we just left seemed to have followed us here. At least they haven’t bothered us…well, if you don’t consider constant whispered gossip a bother. It’s like watching live TV, yet you don’t know the characters they are talking about.
“Did you hear that Constance was sleeping with Terence, yet she’s pregnant with Milton’s bastard?” A ghost in a Victorian dress says loudly before disappearing through a wall.
“Doreen’s mare actually belongs to Master Ronald’s farm. But he has so many horses, he wouldn’t know if he has two or two dozen missing mares,” a young child laughs, running down the hall while kicking a ball with another child.
“Is it just me, or did this place become really creepy all of a sudden?” Lynx asks, walking into the room.
“Lynx!” I shout, running into his arms. His group is the first to show up after us. “I was so worried about all of you. Is this your full group?” I ask, pulling away and seeing Moni and Knox trickle in. I quickly give Moni a hug before Chester tears her away, and Knox envelopes me into a bear hug and deep kiss before carrying me over to the fireplace. Thanks to Levi’s magic, the fireplace is roaring, and Reaper is already sleeping after eating his fill.
After they all join us, I quickly fill them in on the fact we’ve only been here for about half an hour and know we have a few hours before we’ll have to leave again.
“I’m just glad we have a break,” Knox comments, leaning back against a wall.
“Was it bad?” I ask, worrying about what their trial was.
He purses his lips but remains silent. It’s Moni who answers.
“I’d rather talk about it when everyone gets here,” she announces as her bark cycles dark gray and pink.
“You got this, little sis. Remember, you’re a badass,” Lynx calls out and growls, making Moni laugh before she pulls out her travel mug.
I wonder what happened.
Thankfully, I don’t have to wonder for long because I hear a shriek in the long hall and run to see what it is. Ryker stumbles in as white as a ghost before leaning against the wall, holding his chest. Knots has his wings and sword out, looking like the avenging angel that he is, searching for someone to kill.
“What is it?” JP asks, trying to look around Knot’s wings.
“What’s going on?” I ask, walking out while looking at the trio.
“Rez! Step back. There are specters that will attack you,” Knots warns, and I lean against the door frame with my arms crossed, looking back at them.
“Which one of you screams like a little gir?—”
“Ahhh!” Ryker screams and practically crawls up the wallpaper as a specter emerges from the wall, singing a lullaby to a wrapped bundle in her arms.
“If you’re done scaring the shit out of the ghost, want to come sit down?” I ask, raising an eyebrow. Knots, understanding, puts away his sword and allows JP to move. As he comes close, he dips down and gives me a kiss before joining the rest of the group. Knots stops in front of me, and I give him a strained smile.
“Nice to see you made it in one piece,” I note and look past him to Ryker, giving him a cocky smirk. Knots doesn’t say anything but moves on, and a part of me hurts at the dismissal, but I focus on the scaredy cat in front of me. “So, does this mean you get a new nickname?” I tease him.
“Not if you know what’s best for you.” He glares down at me, and I only smile before pushing up on my tiptoes and giving him a brief kiss on the lips.
