Page 47 of Devour

Kynlee goes still. Her mug stops halfway to her mouth, and her face changes. Her hands are trembling.

“What do you mean he grabbed you?”

“He pinned me to a tree. Ripped my dress. Told me he was going to—” I stop because the words taste wrong in my mouth. “He was going to rape me, Kyns.”

“Was he wearing a Talon mask?” Her voice is tight, and her knuckles are white on the mug.

The question catches me off guard. “What?”

“I just mean, did he have on one of their masks? Are you sure he was a Talon?”

“It was a mask like Axl’s but with green lights. And he took it off anyway. Axl knew who he was.” I’d rather not remember anything about that fucker. I grip my mug tighter. “Why does that matter?”

She seems to relax and takes a quick sip of her coffee. “It’s nothing. I was just wondering if we knew who he was. Are they going to let a creep like that keep living here? Is he here in the mansion now?”

“Axl killed him.” I say it matter-of-factly. Death is a normal part of our world. When a problem needs to be handled that isn’t far down on the list of solutions. And Axl has killed other men for far less. Those were for me as well. Not counting whatever he’s done on order from the Council.

Kynlee stares at me. Then she sets her mug down and pulls me into a hug. She holds on tight, and I can feel her heart racing against my chest.

“I’m okay, Kyns.”

“I know.” She doesn’t let go. “I’m just glad you have Axl looking out for you.”

She finally lets go and picks her mug back up. She reads the “Good Girl” print again and raises an eyebrow at me. “When do I get details?”

I laugh and pull my feet beneath me, covering my knees with Axl’s shirt, preparing to tell my best friend everything that happened with as much detail as possible.

Axl’s cum pools between my thighs. Reliving every moment of last night is going to guarantee that I’m going to be nothing more than a horny slut waiting on my knees for him when he returns.

CHAPTER 20

AXL

I’m leaning against the wall of the large parlor where we gather for meetings with my phone in my hand. Saylor’s visible on the camera feed. She’s curled up on the couch in my room talking to Kynlee, just like the good girl she is. I’m ready to get this over with so I can take a shower with her and fuck her again.

“You’re going to be fucking whipped in a week.” Priest is beside me, arms crossed, looking at my screen.

“I’m just making sure she’s doing what she’s told.” I lock the phone and pocket it. “Don’t be a little bitch because you can’t have pussy yet.”

“Fuck you.” But Priest grins when he says it. He nods toward the door.

Justin walks in looking pissed off. He glances over at us and rolls his eyes before standing on the opposite side of the room with his friend, Ryan—another fucking dipshit.

“Think last night didn’t go that well for him?” Priest asks, chuckling. “Maybe his precious ass couldn’t get the job done after the piercing.”

“I don’t give a shit.” But I do notice the way Justin’s jaw is set and his arms are folded like he’s ready to fight the next person to speak to him. “You’d think pussy would mellow his ass out.”

Before Priest can respond, Kase walks in with Crew behind him. Kase’s eyes go straight to Justin. His whole body tightens for half a second before he joins us. He’s still not happy that his sister is with Justin now, but given the shit expression on Justin’s face, it isn’t going well for him.

“Did they have to start this shit so early? I still haven’t been to sleep,” Crew says, yawning.

“You all fucking suck,” Priest says, leaning beside me on the wall.

“I invited you.” Crew stretches his arms above his head. “Tracy’s soaking in the bath now to clean all of Kase’s cum off of her. That fucker couldn’t stop jacking off.”

“And I’m going to do it again.” Kase nudges his shoulder into Crew. “Good friends share their toys, Axl.”

I fist my hands at my side. “If you even think about her while jacking off, I’ll fucking kill you.”