Page 93 of Alluring Darkness
His gaze sharpens as he narrows his eyes at me.
I flick a pointed look down at his cock. “And I still kind of want to find out if the rumors about Jace are true.”
“Raina.” My name rumbles from his chest, dark and low like a warning.
“What?” I raise my eyebrows in an innocent expression. “I’m just saying, maybe I picked the wrong brother.”
Eli moves like a viper. A thrill courses through me as he rolls me over on my back and straddles me. With his weight trapping me against the mattress, he wraps one hand around my wrist and pins it next to my head while his other hand slides across my throat and up to my jaw. Lightning dances over my skin in its wake.
“Careful now,” Eli warns.
I grin up at him. “I’ve never been careful in my entire life. Which is why I should probably try fucking Kaden as well just to see if—”
“One more word out of your mouth right now, and I will fuck that insolence out of you until you can’t even remember your own name. Let alone my brothers’ names. Only mine.”
There is a storm brewing in his eyes as he holds my gaze, daring me to disobey him. His lethal muscles are tense, and his scars stand out even more against his skin. Every part of him pulses with power and utter command as he stares me down like a ruthless warrior god. My core throbs as he tightens his fingers slightly on my throat.
Then I let a smile full of challenge slide across my lips before I pant, “Oh, Jace.”
It turns out that the bastard does indeed follow through on his threats.
Quite thoroughly too, I might add.
He fucks me mercilessly, making me beg and plead and call his name over and over again until it’s all I can hear echoing inside my skull.
By the time we’ve showered, gotten dressed, and are making our way down to the kitchen, my body is so utterly spent that I have to hold on to the railing when I walk down the stairs in order to stop my legs from simply giving out. Eli smirks at me over his shoulder while a very smug I-told-you-so look glitters in his dark golden eyes.
I shoot a glare back that promises revenge.
He only chuckles and turns back to the hallway ahead as we reach the floor downstairs. I wince at the soreness in… well, every part of my body, as I follow Eli into the combined kitchen and living room.
Noise blares from the TV. I flick a glance towards it and find Jace sitting on the cream-colored sofa in front of it, playing some kind of first-person-shooter game on the console there. Rico is sprawled on the cushions next to him, but he’s scrolling on his phone rather than watching the video game. I slide my gaze to the dining room table, where Kaden sits, drinking a cup of coffee. His cold brown eyes lock on me the moment I step across the threshold.
“Productive night?” Kaden asks, the question clearly directed at Eli even though his eyes stay on me.
“Yeah, it was,” Eli replies as he saunters over to the cabinets and pulls out a mug. While pouring coffee into it, he casts a glance at his brother from over his shoulder. “Raina has something to tell you.” His gaze, suddenly dripping with command, cuts to me. “Don’t you, princess?”
I raise my eyebrows at him.
He continues pouring the coffee, but he narrows his eyes threateningly. The sentiment in them is clear. Follow my orders, or we’ll pick up right where we left off. Even though I wouldn’t mind being fucked into oblivion by this madman again, I don’t think my body could handle any more right now.
So after blowing out an annoyed sigh, I shoot him one last angry look and then turn to face Kaden again. “I’m sorry for taking your knife.”
Kaden holds my gaze for a few seconds while tense silence crackles around us. Then he jerks his chin down in a nod. Apparently satisfied, he goes back to drinking his coffee.
I draw myself up on the kitchen island so that I’m sitting on it with my legs dangling over the side. There is a bowl of fruit in the middle of it, so I lean back and snatch an apple from it before sitting up straight again. Biting into it, I chew slowly while Eli moves around the island. When he’s right next to me, he leans back against the edge and crosses his ankles. A smug smile tugs at his lips as he flicks a glance at me. I suppress the urge to yank that ceramic cup from his hand and use it to bash his teeth down his throat.
“I’m kind of hoping this was just a one-time punishment session,” Rico begins from his place on the couch. Looking up from his phone, he arches a dark brow while amusement blows across his face. “Because if you’re going to make that much noise every night, I’m gonna need to steal a pair of noise-cancelling headphones from Kaden’s room.”
“Touch my stash without permission, and you lose a hand,” Kaden says casually, as if he were commenting on the weather and not making death threats.
Rico flashes him a grin and flips him off. “How’s that for hand?”
Kaden narrows his eyes.
However, before it can escalate further, Jace pauses his video game. “I agree about the noise, but I also have a question.” Turning around, he furrows his brows as he looks between me and Eli. “Did I hearmyname earlier?”
From next to him, Rico leans over and gives his shoulder a shove. “Were you eavesdropping, Golden?”