Reclaimed (Shadow Beast Shifters, #2)(47)

It was then that he realized how serious I was, and that no matter how badly I wanted it, how badly my body was screaming at me to just release my control and let Shadow take me however he wanted me, I couldn’t. I’d lose a part of myself that I’d never get back.

Now he was searching for a compromise because he wanted it too. But he was too dominant not to desire complete control of me. That at least made me feel better because twelve months ago, he’d have just thrown my ass to the side and never looked back.

“Let’s make a deal,” he said, and I was reminded of our bet from long ago. “If you submit to me now, at least eighty percent, I will ensure that you leave this world powerful enough to never have to submit to anyone ever again.”

Our eyes locked, and I let his offer simmer in my mind. It was a huge temptation, but could I believe him? “There’s no way you can truly ensure that.”

He moved his head closer, our lips almost brushing. Goddamn. “I can against shifters,” he said, reminding me that he was the god of our kind and could make or break us. “And you’re already beyond humans in all ways, so it’s basically ensured.”

My legs were trembling, and now that he wasn’t holding me up, I had to find my own fortitude. “I think… I can agree to that.”

I’d do a lot to never be a victim of my pack again, or my true mate, and if the upside of that was having this night with Shadow, I would fucking take it, and rebuild my independence piece by piece if needed.

“I crumbled like a wet house of cards,” I muttered, sort of mad at myself, but only for a brief moment because I was too turned on to really care. Maybe I’d care more tomorrow, but right now, I just needed him to touch me.

Shadow’s arms were around me again, drawing me up so our lips could meet easily, without him having to lower his height. “I’m going to need you to say it, Sunshine,” he murmured, his tongue darting out to slide along the inseam of my lips.

My legs clenched as my pussy all but quivered in response. Fucking hell. This was going to be one hell of a ride.

“I submit to you. For this day, and this day only, you’re my master.”

Shadow’s eyes darkened until the pupil and iris were indistinguishable, and as he threw his head back, an unearthly howl rang from his throat. Control fell away from me, and I welcomed the relief.

One night with the devil. I was taking it, no matter the consequences.





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Shadow sealed the room with his power, a fire surging to surround us completely, and we should have been near dying from the barrier of heat, but all I felt was a rush of pleasure. I wanted to dance in the flames and never leave.

He used his power to strip me naked, fire bursting to life across his skin, and my own flames responded. It was his energy causing it, though. I had no control right now, my limbs moving under his command. I’d submitted and he was taking full advantage.

His power drew me up to his height, and when our eyes were level, he smiled. Just this small, knowing smirk. “Are you ready for this, Sunshine?”

“Yes.” No hesitation.

He reached out and brushed a hand across my cheek before tracing his thumb down my lips. “I know you’re a virgin, but I’m not capable of being soft. And I’m giving you this one last chance to walk away.”

Offering that cost him, and I knew on instinct he’d never proposed that to anyone before.

My next words choked out because I was flustered. And so horny that I wondered if I might die from the tension twirling through my stomach. “Just… make it good for me.”

No pressure, Beast. But… yeah, a lot of pressure, actually.

The flames faded from our skin, and one of us was way more naked than the other. I reached out for him, and he stopped me with a twitch of his eyebrow, his power holding me in stasis. “You aren’t very good at submitting, little wolf.” The rumble of his voice filled my head, and I was desperate; he was going to have me begging in a second.

“Shadow,” I grumbled.

He released me in the same instant, and I collapsed forward into his arms; he caught me and jerked me up into him so fast that my head spun. I wasn’t ready when he crashed his lips to mine, and without thought, I opened my mouth and allowed him entry. We didn’t fight like the last time; no dominance struggles. Shadow was the alpha tonight and we both knew it. My wolf wasn’t worried, her presence barely even felt in my chest, as she let me have the lead.

This was human shit and she wasn’t interested.

As we kissed, Shadow’s hands slid across my bare ass, and then he was once again playing with my pussy like he owned it. And today, he kind of did. As he caressed my clit, I was already so wet and aching that barely a tweak had me groaning, and then a second later I was about to come, but he pulled away just as my breathing got noticeably heavy.

“Not yet, Sunshine,” he murmured. “You’re so sensitive. Let’s see how it goes if you have a little buildup.”

I wanted to cry. “Shadow, I’ve been building up for years. You don’t need to drag this out.”

He shut me up with his mouth, another bruising kiss, and I was grinding against him, seeking release. Only to have his power stop me.

“Let me,” he murmured, and then he separated us, using his power to send me across the room, pinning me against the wall. He didn’t move a step; his power did all the work. Completely at his mercy, I watched as he stalked forward—I was pinned a couple of feet off the floor, so we were basically eye level—and as he moved closer, he reached over the back of his neck and pulled his shirt off.