Page 8 of Monster's Obsession
Wow. I may have just fallen in love. I kicked up my pace until we were walking side by side. “So you know about elves. And, I presume, demons. But I know nothing about mermaids. Except what people whisper around campfires. Care to enlighten me, or are you going to leave me with my assumptions?”
“News flash, lust demon. I don’t care what anyone thinks of me. To clarify, you are definitely on that list. Now, leave me the hell alone.”
She speed walked ahead of me, and I let her go. I knew in only a matter of seconds—
She stopped. Before her, the road forked, and the signpost read:
This way
That way
She glanced behind her,her brow wrinkling. Probably just realized Mrs. Caldwell and the professor were no longer with us.
“Where are they?” she asked, peering around at the nearest buildings and the handful of supernaturals wandering about, entirely minding their own business and not paying a single bit of attention to us.
“Probably in the pub if I had to guess,” I supplied. “They don’t have to trek up to the castle like you do. They can use mirrors to get there.”
“Mirrors?”
I nodded, thoroughly enjoying this lesson. She needed my help, and yes, I relished every single moment of her mild helplessness. Probably the dominant in me. I didn’t need full-on BDSM, but I did like to be in control.
Although, just to be clear, I’d never turn down a good spanking.
“You’ll learn,” I assured her. “In the meantime, first years have to walk up to the castle.”
“Unaccompanied?”
“You have me.” I spread my arms wide, imagining for a moment that she might leap into them. If she did, I had no issue with pressing her against that signpost and banging her into next week.
“And what if you weren’t here? What if I had been the only student they picked up today?”
I shrugged. Professor Holtsclaw really liked the pub’s current featured beer—Demon IPA, ironically. And Mrs. Caldwellreallydisliked walking. “I’m sure they would have given you directions.”
“This is insane,” Daruka muttered. “Which way?”
“What will you give me if I tell you?” I asked automatically.
“Don’t play games with me, lust demon.”
“Actually, that was probably more my elf nature.”
She flung around to face me, her blue eyes sparking with what looked like actual flames in the pupils. Clenching her fists and her teeth, she ground out, “Do. Not. Test. Me.”
I think I just orgasmed a little. At the very least, my attraction to this woman increased by tenfold. Suddenly, I was all about being dominated, which was not normally my forte.
Closing those gorgeous, flaming eyes, she pinched the bridge of her nose. “All I did was turn you on, didn’t I?”
I laughed. “Sure did.”
She shook her head. “Just lead the way.”
I opened my mouth.
“To the school,” she said waspishly.
“My pleasure.”
With a giddy kick in my step, I did just that.