Awakening The Goddess: Book II

Chapter 7: Falling

Derion

“Seriously, Derion?” Eriana hissed as I tried to slip my hand into her pants. I kept one hand on the steering wheel but my other hand was free to roam her body. I didn’t need to look for anything because I knew every part of her body. We’d been on the road for an hour and a half and I couldn’t kill my erection for anything. Her scent was just so intoxicating mixed with my growing bloodlust. She peeked into the backseat and the kids were asleep while Ash was deep in her phone with her headphones in. 

“Yes, I just want a little taste to hold me over,” I said as I flashed her a smile. She rolled her eyes at me and looked back at everyone making sure no one was watching before unbuttoning her pants. Of all the days for her to be wearing underwear, why’d it have to be today? 

I slipped my hand into her underwear and rubbed against her c**t. I could see her biting her lip out of the corner of my eye and I groaned in frustration because I wanted to give her my undivided attention. I wanted to bury my face between her thighs but we were still so far from home and I couldn’t even pull over because it wasn’t just us in the car. 

“Y’all are so nasty,” I heard Ash mumble from the back seat. I sighed and pulled my hand out of her underwear. I didn’t know if I could make it all the way home without another attempt. 

“Mr. Derion,” one of the girls said quietly from the backseat.  

“Yeah, Ziara?” I responded as I adjusted my rearview mirror to look at her. She looked up at me then quickly down at the floor again. 

“Um,” she started but she hesitated as if she were afraid. We’d found out that Zamiyah was the one who spoke for both of them, while Ziara was incredibly shy. Hopefully, we’d be able to bring her out of her shell so she can speak for herself. 

“What’s up, Princess? Do you need to use the bathroom?” She shook her head no and she still wouldn’t answer me, but she didn’t need to. Her stomach growled loudly and I smiled at her from my rearview mirror. 

“Are you hungry?” She still didn’t answer even though I already knew the answer to my question. She just looked down at the floor and played with her fingers.  

“Well, I’m hungry, so I’m going to stop at this little diner in a little bit. Is that okay?” She looked up at me and nodded her head yes. I smiled at her and she gave me a shy smile back, at least that was progress. I readjusted my rearview and I could see Eriana looking at me in my peripheral view. 

“Stop looking at me like that, Sunshine,” I said with a smirk. She loved seeing me interact with kids, she always has. For some reason it turned her on and her being turned on obviously turned me on. 

“I can’t help it,” she purred as she ran her hand up my arm, setting off sparks everywhere she touched. “I just love the way you are with children. It makes me want to give you some babies,” she said with a laugh. This woman is crazy and I love it. I laughed along with her before pulling into Eriana’s old workplace. 

“Oh! How’d you know I wanted one of their milkshakes?” She asked enthusiastically and I smiled at her. It was pure coincidence but I was happy that she was happy after that s**t how. She nearly jumped out of the car before I stopped and I had to grab her hand to keep her in the seat.  

“Woah, calm down, Sunshine,” I said as I held her hand. “I need to talk to you before we go inside anyway.” She looked at me with a confused expression but I really did need to discuss something important with her, I’d f**k her afterwards though. 

“Smudge, you mind taking them in and ordering for us?” I asked as I looked back at her. She seemed to be in a pretty foul mood, but she agreed anyway. She herded the kids out of the car and I watched everyone go inside before turning my attention back to Eriana. 

“What’s up, babe?” She asked as she unbuckled her seatbelt and adjusted herself to look at me. Her perfect brown eyes with golden flecks staring into my soul. I couldn’t wait to make this woman my wife again. 

“What’s the plan? Are we raising Ziara and Zamiyah? Are we going to put them with a family who’ll take care of them? Are your other relatives going to take care of them? How old are your other relatives who came along? Will someone need to take care of them too?” 

Her face dropped when she realized that we hadn’t really thought any of this through and we had no concrete plans on how we were going to proceed. 

“I don’t know, actually. I think the other three are old enough to be on their own. I thought we’d just discuss it when we got home. We’ve got plenty of spare bedrooms on our floor so they could stay with us until we figure it out. If the older ones want to take Zamiyah and Ziara then that’s fine, but if it’s okay with you, I’d like to raise them.” 

“That’s perfectly fine, love. I just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. Our family is growing from four to possibly nine and that’s a big adjustment.” I said as I stroked her cheek with my thumb. She blushed under my touch and I leaned in to kiss her, taking her bottom lip into my mouth and biting it softly. She moaned into my mouth and my hands involuntarily roamed over her body. Goddess, I could never get enough of her. 

After our brief make out session in the car Eriana and I joined everyone else inside. The atmosphere was tense when we walked in and all eyes were on the two of us as we made our way to the booth our crew occupied in the corner. I guess they were used to seeing her with Darius, but those days were long over. She tried to ignore the wandering eyes but I could tell she was starting to feel uncomfortable by the way she shifted in her seat.

I felt myself heat up as my rage flowed through me. What the f**k was their problem? I was itching to spill more blood today and if they didn’t mind their f*****g business it would be theirs. I slid out of the booth, seething and ready for a fight and Eriana grabbed my hand to try to calm me down but it only angered me more that she was trying to protect them when they were making her uncomfortable. 

“What the f**k are y’all staring at?” I barked as I looked around the room at them. They all quickly turned back to their own meals, finally getting the hint. I saw a few people still trying to steal glances at us but quickly looked away as I glared at them. The entire place was so quiet you could hear a mouse squeak but after a few minutes, everything was back to normal much to my dismay. I wanted to feel the tearing of flesh beneath my hands and the warmth of blood between my fingers. 

I tried to shake off the want, especially when Eriana looked up at me with worried eyes. I placed a hand on her thigh and squeezed lightly before giving her a smile. She probably thinks I’m losing my mind, but this...this feels so right. The bloodlust and just the regular lust for her coupled with the actual love I feel for her, nothing has ever felt more right. All I wanted to do was drown the world in blood and make love to her. Is that so wrong? 

I could feel Jordan succumbing to my bloodlust and he likes it almost as much as I do. It’s not a far stretch though since most of his instincts are so primal. I sat and stared off into the distance thinking of the different ways I could kill Eriana’s parents and her aunt until I felt her tiny hands wrapping around mine. I looked down at her and she was smiling up at me. 

“What are you thinking about that’s got you so excited?” She asked as she slipped her other hand up my thigh. She’d turned her body so she was blocking my growing erection. She had a sultry look in her eyes as her breast laid before me, exposed and begging me to touch them. If I wasn’t fully hard before, I definitely was now. 

I leaned closer to her and placed a gentle kiss on her lips before grazing my lips up her cheek to her ear. The gasp she let out made me want to bend her over this table and f**k her until she begged me to stop. 

“Come with me,” I whispered as I ran my thumb across her bottom lip. We have a pretty amazing s*x life but today… I can’t keep my hands or eyes off of her. I just needed to be...in her, around her. I couldn’t even breathe if I weren’t breathing in her scent. 

“Order for us,” I said to Micah as I slid out of the booth, taking Eriana with me and out of the restaurant. I led her behind the restaurant away from any prying eyes. I pinned her to the wall under me and she looked up at me with those eyes, looking all innocent as if she wasn’t driving me crazy. 

I dipped my head into her neck, taking in her magnificent scent and instantly I couldn’t stand another minute not being inside her. I needed her more than my next breath. In fact, she was the air that filled my lungs, the blood in my veins… she was the fire in my soul that kept me alive and kept the darkness at bay. 

I needed to feel her hot and wet core dripping around me so I turned her around, maybe a little rougher than I intended but she didn’t complain as she made quick work of her pants and I did the same. She exposed her perfect round ass to me and I plunged inside of her, hoping to soothe the bloodlust but somehow fueling the fire as she cried out with a gargled voice, her perfect face against the brick wall. 

She deserved to be worshipped—every inch of her perfect body deserved my undivided attention. She deserved slow, passionate love making not a quick f**k behind some dingy restaurant but I couldn’t help myself. My mind was buzzing with visions of broken bodies and blood spilled across land. 

My head swam as I inched closer and closer to my release. I felt as if I were having an out of body experience as I rammed into her relentlessly. I couldn’t stop… I couldn’t control myself anymore...my body was no longer my own and I couldn’t do a f*****g thing about it. 

My body stood there, f*****g my mate but the rest of me was falling deeper and deeper into darkness, being pulled back every time Eriana’s voice reached my ears until I could no longer hear her calling out to me.

I hadn’t even realized that I had my hand wrapped around her throat and she was trying to push me away from her until I smelled the metallic scent of blood. When I came back to my senses and I saw the blood I started to panic until I realized it was mine and not hers. She’d scratched my hand and arm up trying to get me to let go and I hadn’t felt a thing. 

“f**k, Eriana, baby I’m so sorry. Are you okay?” I asked as I tried to turn her around to look at me but she refused. She faced the wall and I heard her sniffle and I wanted to kill myself. 

“Please look at me, Sunshine. I need to know you’re okay. I’m so, so f*****g sorry,” I begged as she pulled up her pants and walked away from me. I could see the bruises on her neck and I felt my heart sink to my ass. How could I do this to her? 

I pulled my pants up and caught up to her. She didn’t head back into the restaurant but she walked over to the car and just stood there and I stupidly just stood behind her. 

“Unlock the door,” she whispered, her voice cracking as she tried to hold back her tears. I stepped around her and unlocked the door, opening it for her and she got in. I tried to slide in beside her but she wouldn’t allow me to. 

“Give me the key,” she demanded and I handed it over to her right before she slammed the door in my face and locked them behind her. I watched as she made her way to the very back row and laid down. I could hear her sobbing as I just stood there, dumbstruck. What else could I do? How was I supposed to earn her trust and forgiveness again? Did I even deserve it? 

As I stood there looking as stupid as I felt, Ash rushed past me and began banging on the window on the other side. I could feel her glaring at me through the tinted windows, I didn’t even need to see it. After a few brief moments, Eriana unlocked the single door letting Ash in and left me standing there again, but it was nothing short of what I deserved.