“There is no yielding to me. You trespassed against the House of Hecate, and for that, you forfeited your lives. Lay down your weapons and surrender, or fight to the death. Those are my terms.”
“King Karnavious, we yield to you!” she screamed.
“Oh, you poor, dense woman,” I chuckled. “He isn’t here to save you, witch. He is here to see you on your knees. It seems to be one of his kinks,” I laughed, turning to wink at Knox. “After that, he will slaughter your people, removing their heads. I turned the offer down since I didn’t think you or your people deserved mercy. Now, it’s time to die,” I hissed, pulling their magic from them.
Those without magic began turning to embers, burning to nothing more than skeletal remains as they wafted through the air, drifting past as I walked toward those still living.
“I do love the smell of wicked bitches roasting in the morning!” I laughed, closing my eyes as the embers kissed over my skin before sizzling out.
I stretched my arms behind me, cracking my neck as the witches hissed and cried while watching those beside them burn to nothing.
“Bring down the fucking barrier, now!” Knox demanded, but I ignored him.
“Are you ready?” I whispered inside my head, watching as my fingers blackened. It was something that had begun happening when my creature took over. “Do not leave me in a compromised position. Knox is bad. Say it with me, Creature.”
“He gives good dick.”
“That’s not the answer I’m looking for right now. We had a deal, remember? He doesn’t get us anymore. He would murder us, and we enjoy living. You wouldn’t be able to feed or fuck if he removed our head.”
“I can eat, though? I’m starving!”
“You may, but remember what happened last time I allowed you out to eat?”
“I ate your army,” she pouted.
“Yes, and I threw up everywhere. Why was that?”
“Because kidneys are yucky?”
“Very much so, Creature,” I snorted and groaned as the change continued. “What are we not going to do this time?”
“You’ll see, won’t you, Aria?” she snickered as she took control, pushing me into the backseat of my mind.
Instead of facing the army that was preparing to attack us with magic, she turned, sniffing the air, drinking in Knox’s scent. He zeroed in on the color of our eyes, the sclera no longer white, but turquoise with flecks of gold burning within them. The tips of my hair turned black as streaks of obsidian crawled up my arm from my fingertips.
“That’s new,” Knox admitted, continuing to stare at us, taking in all the changes.
“He smells delicious,” she whined. “I need a drink of him.”
“Focus on the battle, Creature.”
“Can’t we swing one quick orgasm?”
“No! Absolutely not!”
“You don’t deserve our vagina! It’s going to waste! It aches, and he would soothe it, painting it pretty on the inside, making the pain stop, Aria. You kept me awake all night, trying to make it stop on your own. It didn’t work!” she stomped her feet, flinging her arms around. The witches under our control slammed into the men surrounding them, throwing them around with magic as she pitched a hissy fit.
“Pay attention to the army that I just threatened!” I warned, and she turned as a male strutted out of the ranks, ripping his clothes off.
He neared us, and she rattled loudly. Knox echoed the sound from behind us, only his was filled with a lethal warning. The male slammed to the ground, grunting as he started rocking his hips, grinding himself against the rocks. My creature released her rattle, watching him with disappointment.
“That was unsatisfactory,” she groaned, zipping towards him as something wet splattered our face.
Lifting her hand, she tossed his head over her shoulder before moving back to where we had stood. Another male started toward us, and she smiled, tilting her head as the large, handsome male shed his clothes. He was already pumping his cock in his hand as her smile turned feral. It was a huge, knotted cock that had excitement bubbling up through my creature.
“Do not even think about riding that thing!” I warned, and she arched her back, parting her hips as she went down to the ground, lifting our ass while Knox snarled angrily behind us. “Get up! Get off of the ground. This was the last thing we should be doing right now. You’re ruining the badass battle I had planned to show off my magic in front of Knox!” I growled.
The male smirked, slowly walking around us, strutting like a peacock. He lowered himself behind me, and I fought my creature for control. Losing the battle, she started rocking her hips, turning to smirk at the man as she purred huskily. Knox was hissing as he rattled and banged his fists outside the barrier. I shivered at his rage, agreeing with him for once.
My creature moved faster than I could register our movements, leaping over the warrior’s back in a swift, effortless move that my body shouldn’t have managed. She sunk her teeth into his shoulder, ripping it apart, then her claws cut through his throat, and his head dropped from his body, rolling toward Knox’s feet. She turned, rattling at Knox, and he studied us, pride burning in his eyes as blood dripped from our chin.
“Okay, honestly, that was badass,” I admitted.
“Did you like that move?” she preened, standing before she turned, wiggling her fingers at Knox, who glared at us. “Hey, fuck-boy. Run faster. I need dick. You have a dick. Aria has wasted our vagina on a hand that doesn’t get us off. So, if you caught us, that would be great. I’ll even suck you off if you do it soon, deal?”
“I’m right fucking here, Creature. Come get me,” Knox challenged, holding his arms out wide.
Chapter Fifteen
Knox lifted his eyes, and my creature turned to see what had drawn his attention. I groaned as she danced happily, clapping and excited at the prospect of more victims as more men rushed forward. Turning back toward Knox, she swayed her hips in a come-hither fashion that had him smirking wickedly, assuming she had accepted his challenge, and returned for him. If that’s what she had planned, we were fucked, literally and figuratively.
Suddenly, she lunged backward without warning, zooming between the men approaching us in her inhuman way. She paused to look back as the headless bodies continued rushing forward to drop lifelessly on the field. I forced her to flick our hands, sending the zombie witches into their attack setting, ending the thwarted attempts on our life while my creature danced around covered in blood.
“No fair, I wanted to assemble the army of the dead!” she groaned, crossing her arms to pout before she stomped her foot on the ground.
“Focus,” I urged. “Do not touch the head witch. We need her alive. You may eat the others, though.”
My creature turned a wicked grin toward the feast I’d offered her and growled so loudly I jumped from within her. I didn’t get time to ask what the hell that noise was because Knox and his men echoed the sound, causing the entire valley to fill with inhuman growls.
She lowered our body to the ground, crawling to the crowd of witches and warriors who watched her with unease while she prowled toward them. Maybe it was confusion they felt since she crawled on the ground in my very human-looking body like we were something else. Lifting her head, she rattled until it changed to a purring noise she made when she was furious at me, just before all hell broke loose.