Page 60 of Black Mamba

“You screamed.” Greg coughs behind me, and I turn to find him pulling his gun forward.

I jolt towards him. “Stop! Don’t. I’m fine! Do you see me? I’m fine.”

Am I though?

Still feeling the aftereffects of my orgasm, and feverish despite the cave’s chilly air, all I can think about is Lukys and it’s making me weak.

“Let me go!” Levy calls out, and I turn to see him kicking his legs at Lukys’s tail.

“You don’t look fine,” Greg says behind me.

The next second, Lukys is beside me. He grabs Greg’s shirt before pushing him away. “Do not touch her.”

Levy tumbles to the ground with a gasp as Greg raises his hands in submission. “Fine, I won’t.”

I grab hold of Lukys’s arm before he can attack them again. “Enough. All of you! I’m fine. Please stop being murderous and crazy. Seriously.”

“We heard you scream,” Levy accuses, and I pull away from Lukys. Facing Levy, I watch as he wipes his hands on his jeans. “We couldn’t find you around your ship and it was open, just like last time. We were searching for you up the mountain when we heard your scream.” He tilts his head at Lukys. “We came running.”

“I’m sorry.” I shake my head. “I went searching for Lukys and ended up finding him…” I wrench my eyes closed then reopen them, trying to focus on the conversation. “I should have told you before I left.”

“One of us would have come with you,” Greg says.

“Enough!” Lukys shouts. “Leave my cave before I kill you both. I am tired of thissss.”

Stunned, I squint at Lukys. Would he really kill them?

“She’s fine.” Levy angrily backs away and spits, walking toward Greg as he rubs his neck. “She clearly doesn’t need our help. She has his.” He glowers, looking at me and Lukys with disgust, his eyes dropping to Lukys’s bulge before turning away. “It reeks of sex in here.”

I straighten, embarrassment washing over me. Flicking my eyes to Greg, he stares back with a blank expression before facing Levy. Shifting his gaze to me once more, he sighs. “Are you sure you’re okay Elena?”

I shift on my feet, unnerved how horny I still am despite everything. “I’m okay.”

“She is fine,” Lukys snaps. “Leave!”

Levy storms into the darkness.

“If you’re sure…”

I nod.

Greg hesitates before following him with a heavy shrug.

“I should go with them…” I drop my hand from Lukys’s arm and move away.

His tailtip circles my ankle, stopping me. “Stay. We are not done. Far from it, in fact. I want to bury my tongue into your source again and taste you while you quiver around it.”

My face heats. I… want to—but I shudder instead. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”

“If you are sick, I will take care of you. Whatever you need, it issss yours. I am new to this—” he waves his hands “—but I am eager to learn. Let me take care of your needs, let me feed you.”

“That’s the problem… I need you. I’m sick because of you.”

“That is a problem?”

I frown and cross my arms, letting the lantern hang by the tips of my fingers. “I don’t know if I really want you or if I want you because your pheromones are making me want you. As much as I want it to be the former, I know it can’t be. I’ve been… trying to figure it out.” I take a shaky breath, relieved the air is light on his scent.

“My pheromones?”