Void(110)

I think that was the best threat I’d ever received.

The joy I felt at seeing him after so long faded slowly, my smile falling as I regarded his handsome face. He was here. He’d just saved my dumbass life. And he was looking at me not with hate or frustration but with longing.

“Wh-what are you doing here?” I asked with a small half smile, not sure what to make of all of this.

Naturally, Gritt didn’t just answer me, he picked me up in one fell swoop, and I had to wrap my legs around his waist to keep steady, his bobbing cock pressing against my yoga pants. “I’m here for what’s mine,” he grunted before slamming his lips against me.

I immediately threaded my hands through his long hair and responded to his touch with an enthusiastic moan. The moment my mouth parted, he snaked his tongue along mine while gripping my back with his strong hands. I had so many questions, so many doubts. I couldn’t believe he was here. All I wanted was to feel Gritt against my body, clutching me tight, and never let go again.

“Devicka,” he said my name softly with reverence. A tingling sensation started to kiss at my skin. I opened my eyes as his hands traveled to cup my ass, squeezing me tightly. And then I saw it. Smoke. White smoke was everywhere.

“Gritt, what’s happening?” I asked. I tried to pull away, but his firm grip on me stopped me in my tracks.

He trailed his tongue along my neck then nibbled on my ear. It felt like I was growing full, with pleasure so intense that my blood pressure skyrocketed as I felt the Void rush into me. “Oh fuck,” I whimpered.

Was this what it was like when I’d fed from him? It felt so fucking good, like every vein in my body was pumping with blood. I was soaked with heat, my eyes rolling back as my entire body went wild with something far better than any orgasm.

Gritt sucked in a breath and then quickly moved to sit down as the smoke disappeared, carrying me with him as he crouched low and landed on the dirt. “What just happened?” I asked, my chest rising and falling quickly. I could feel a pulsing energy within me. It wasn’t nearly as strong as before, but it was there.

Gritt coughed before stroking my cheek, his green eyes taking in my full appearance. There was a tether there between us, a connection that I hadn’t felt since the night with the council members. “I had a piece of you,” he said before removing his hand from my cheek to pat his chest. “I carried you with me. I felt how...pure you are. Sensed the struggles you’ve carried alone your entire life. I could feel your pain. Your hunger. Your love.”

My eyes watered at the reverent way he spoke to me, and I had to wipe away the moisture collecting there. “Gritt, I thought you didn’t want me anymore because of the broken bond.”

His shook his head. “It’s not broken, Dev. Even without your magic, we still feel it.”

I was too afraid to believe him. “But the Void—”

“Was the best gift anyone has ever given me,” he interrupted. “It helped me realize what I already knew. You, Devicka Cainson, are a very worthy, beautiful, smart, compassionate mate. And I would be a damn fool to give that up.”

My tears were fully flowing now because this was Gritt, and he didn’t use words lightly. I knew that if he’d willingly said them, then he’d meant them. I wrapped my arms around him for a hug, squeezing him tight as I cried quietly against his neck. I’d never felt more treasured or loved. “Gritt,” I began. “I don’t know what to say.” I shifted my hips a little, forgetting that he was still very naked beneath me. He let out a groan.

“It...physically pains me to do this,” he said through clenched teeth. “I want nothing more than to fuck you right here and now, drive my dick so far into you, you never have to doubt me again. But…”

“But what?” I asked when he didn’t continue.

“But the others are waiting, and we had a long talk about sharing. None of us are allowed to fuck you until we’re all together and you’ve gotten all of your Void back.” I smiled at him, twirling my finger in his hair. My heart leapt at knowing that I was going to have all my pieces back. My paragons and my Void.

“But what about what I want?” I asked with a coy smile.

He made a pained noise. “You’re killing me, babe. Legitimately killing me.” Gritt stood up, gently guiding me off him before taking three steps back. He looked like a spooked horse about to flee. “You should go before I break my promise. Gods, you look so good.” My eyes raked up and down his cock, which was fully hard and throbbing with need.

“Are you sure? I think we have time…”

Before the suggestion even left my lips, he fled, calling at me over his shoulder as he went. “Hurry up and find the others, Devicka. The second you have your Void back, you’re mine.”





Chapter 29





I had a necromancer in my bed and an undead mouse eating my chocolate.

I paused in my doorway, letting my eyes run over the tan, white-haired zombie king where he was spread out over my blankets. He had on bright green skinny jeans and a skull t-shirt, and his silver eyes were doing their own perusal of me with appreciation, despite the fact that I probably looked like a wind-whipped mess in only yoga pants and a sports bra.

“You’re really here,” I said from my spot in the middle of the threshold.