Torment: Book Two of Shadow goddess series (COMPLETE)

Chapter Seven

I knew when I started coming back to myself. Lilith and Alethea greeted me, then the massive amount of power my body now held consumed me. It was endless and widespread. It encompassed me do completely it was addicting. It felt as if my body was swaddled with it. At first I didn’t know what to do about it, it completely consumed me. But eventually I had suppressed it enough it didn’t feel so heavy. Then I opened my senses, my power expanding the room to see who was here. I was shocked to only sense Hades and Ryker. It made me wonder if they were taking shifts. Hades didn’t sleep, so he made sense. Would I sleep now? Now that I was what I was would I be able to sleep? I guess we’ll find out.

When I opened my eyes, I had to blink rapidly to adjust my eye sight. It wasn’t bright or anything, but everything was so vivid. I could see the dust floating in the air, could see the single dew drop as it trailed down the glass of the window. I could smell everything; it was all so overwhelming.

“Do not panic my modicum Rosa.” Hades cooed. “It will get easier in time. Take it slow.”

Slow, he wanted to go slow? That was the exact opposite thing I wanted to do. From the moment I looked into his molten gold eyes I wanted him. I wanted him in every possible way I could imagine. It took an incredible amount of self-control to stop myself from tackling him right now. He seemed to know my struggle and laughed, “That shall get easier as well.” The amusement in his voice reminded me what Nyx had said.

I shot out of bed and turned to face him. “How do you feel?” I asked, almost giddy with excitement. Hades seemed to have to think about it, which to me was a good sign.

“I feel, myself again.” He admitted, a smile returning to his face. I no longer feel the pain or anger, I feel none of it. What did you do?”

I was bouncing up and down with happiness. “Nyx cleansed me of my negative emotions and agreed to do the same for you.” I clapped my hands unable to contain myself. “You’re free now Hades. Completely and totally free.”

“Free?” Hades said the word slowly as if he were tasting the words on his lips. “I am free….I” His eyes looked up to mine, amazed. “You? You asked for her to help me? To cleanse me? Why?”

I looked over at a sleeping Ryker and smiled, before turning back the fire in Hades golden eyes. I ran the back of my hand down the side of his face. “Because I love you, Hades.” I whispered. “I wanted you to be happy, to be free.”

Fire flared in his eyes, as pure jubilation crossed his face before he gripped me by my waist and hauling me off the bed into his arms. I was dangling from his chest as he squeezed me to him. If I were still vulnerable like I was he probably would have crushed me. Instead, I hugged him back, squeezing him just as tightly. Hades grunted a laugh as he sat me on my feet and turned me to face him. I was still short compared to Hades, but it was okay. He was mine, just as the others were mine.

“Cassius? I’m awake.” I told him softly.

I didn’t get a response, instead he burst through the door in a blur of speed and pulled me into his chest. His heart beat out of rhythm, his breathing was eratic. But the relief and concern that wafted off of him was palpable. My sweet Cassius. He’s been through so much, and recently I had just made it so much worse by being a monster to him. I was completely sick at myself for what I’d done.

“I am sorry.” I muttered, burying my face into his neck. “I never should have treated you the way I did, I never should have gone off on you like that. I’m so, so, sorry.”

Cassius squished me to him, his own face buried into my neck. “It’s ok.” He breathed. “I understand. I am just glad to know you’re back, that you’re ok.” I heard the last part of Cassius’s words break. My chest squeezed at the sound and I held him tighter, holding his head, threading my fingers through his hair. A growl escaped him and he pushed me away.

I stumbled back a step stunned. I looked to Cassius with wide eyes, and saw his eyes turning red, the black veins spread from his eyes and down his face. His vampire side was taking over, but why?

“Cassius? What is it? What’s wrong?” I asked, concerned.

“He hasn’t fed.” Hades was by my side in an instant. “You’ve been out for about a week, in that time your vampires have refused to feed.”

“What? Why?” I screeched.

“They were worried about you.” Hades told me evenly.

“Cassius, Caleb, Ryker, none of them fed?”

“The male asleep by your side was the only one.” Hades answered.

I turned to a sleeping Ryker, then back to Cassius. “Feed from me Cassius.” I insisted, giving him my wrist. “Please.” His eyes darted from mine to Hades, over and over again. I looked up to see Hades’ face was grim. “It’ll be alright.” I soothed, placing a hand on Hades’ arm. “I’ll be fine.”

“I will remove him if it even looks like he is taking too much.” Hades promised, running a finger down my jawline. I nodded, acknowledging his intent.

No fear I walked forward to Cassius, his red and black eyes didn’t scare me. I loved this man and everything about him. He couldn’t frighten me. “Come here my love.” I whispered, holding my arms open to him. Cassius lurched forward and gripped me around the waist as he ran his nose along the arch of my neck. I shivered, his touch sending sparks through me.

“Not here.” The words were harsh, raspy as he said them. But before I could blink, Cassius had ran us upstairs and into my room. Cassius tossed me on the bed hard enough that I bounced a few times before coming to a stop. Cassius stood over me, more than one kind of hunger blazing in his eyes. His body trembled with the need to come to me, and I could see the restraint it took him to do so.

“Come on my love.” I urged. “Everything will be fine.”

He didn’t need any more encouragement. He ripped and tore every piece of fabric on both our bodies. He climbed over me, his skin on mine sending shockwaves of pleasure through me. Being whatever I was upped my emotions in more ways than one. Just the feel of his skin on mine had me moaning under him. Cassius bit into my neck and I groaned. This was so much better than with Alistar. The pleasure it sent through me almost had me over the edge. Then Cassius pulled back, my blood running from the corner of his lips, but his eyes were back to their beautiful midnight blue. I growled at him for stopping and pulled him down crashing my lips against him. The metallic taste of blood filled my mouth before I could just taste the man I loved.

Cassius groaned as his hands roamed my body. He pinched one of my n*****s in one of his hands before moving his mouth to the other, sucking and biting. I arched my back and moaned as he fed from my breast, clinging to him. Now that he knew I enjoyed that, he would do it over and over again, and I didn’t mind one bit.

Cassius gave an approving hum, as he moved his mouth down my body, kissing every inch on the way down. He kissed, and licked my inner thigh. I bit my lip, not being able to help the sounds that left my mouth. Everything was just so intense right now. I gasped as he bit my inner thigh. Him feeding so close to my core had me skyrocketing over edge, screaming his name. But Cassius didn’t stop. He quickly moved his mouth to my core, licking my c**t, before sucking on it, making my orgasm climb to new levels. It felt like it would never stop.

Finally coming down from my high I found Cassius leaning over me, his eyes blazing, lust and desire clinging to the air around him. He was high on my blood and his desire, and I would do nothing to stop him. In fact I wanted to urge him on, I didn’t want him to stop. I pulled him to me, biting his neck in retaliation. It worked, Cassius moaned my name before thrusting into me hard and fast. I screamed and I dug my nails into his shoulders.

This time Cassius had no control at all. His thrusts were brutal, and came at an inhuman pace. His hands dug into my thighs as he brought me back to meet every thrust, making him go deeper, thrust harder. The agonizing pleasure ripped through me with every thrust. I screamed and moaned his name over and over, as he brutalized me in the most pleasurable of ways. I had reached three more orgasms before I felt Cassius start to swell inside me, the extra bit of size having me bite my bottom lip as another orgasm threatened to take me. I could feel as Cassius was about to reach his orgasm. He groaned, thrust into me hard one more time before bringing me up to bite me again. A loud moan left me as I climaxed with Cassius, both of us, shaking from our love making.

When Cassius and I both came down, he rolled beside me panting and out of breath. My blood still trickled down the corner of his mouth, his eyes were wide as he tried to even his breathing. I smiled, rolling over and resting my chin on his chest. Both of us were covered in sweat, but it didn’t matter.

When Cassius finally looked down on me, we both gasped in tandem. His eyes, his mesmerizing midnight eyes were now swirling with a deep purple, making it look as if a galaxy had been placed there. They were beautiful, amazing, no words covered how his eyes looked to me right now.

“Your eyes, they are different now.” I whispered. “Absolutely beautiful.”

“Yours too. They are a cobalt blue mixed with a shimmering purple.” He caressed the side of my face, amazement and wonder in his eyes. “They are like staring into a cloudless night sky.”

“Yours aren’t much different.” I chuckled. “I loved your midnight eyes, but now a deep purple swirls with the midnight blue, like a galaxy is within you.”

“I’m back Cassius.” I whispered, tracing random patterns on his chest. “The anger and pain are gone. The goddess Nyx cleansed me of it, to help me. My new body and mind are different. Everything is amplified. Your touch alone sends me into a frenzy. Just feeling your skin on mine is like ecstasy. It will take a while to get used to all of this. But guess what?”

Cassius smiled as he ran his fingers through my hair. “What my Rose?”

“One, my loved for you is so much more. I can feel you so strongly that it feels as if you and I are one. I think I could never love you more, but everyday my love grows. Two, I will never, never treat you the way I did ever again. I am sick with myself over that. And three.” I looked up at him and smiled. “I am more than willing to explore these new amplified emotions thing with you.”

Cassius looked down at me, with hunger in his eyes again. He knew exactly what I meant and what I wanted. I wanted him and only him in this moment. He was mine and I was going to make sure everyone knew it. I flipped myself on top of him, I felt power rise within me that I didn’t recognize, but somehow knew what it was for.

“Can I mark you as mine?” I growled the words as I tried to hold the power at bay.

“Mark me Rose I am yours and I always will be.”

I placed my hands on his chest and power exploded from me and into him. Pleasure ricocheted through us both, I threw my head back and moaned grinding myself against Cassius. When the power faded I looked down to Cassius. A purple tattoo covered his chest from shoulder to shoulder. Nothing but intricate swirls and symbols, runes of all kinds. Interwoven into the design was our names, connected to one large and beautiful heart in the center of his chest. I truly marked him as mine and marked me as his.

I yelled in pleasure as Cassius picked me up and dropped me onto his member. My hands flew to his chest to brace myself as Cassius pounded into me relentlessly once again. My brain clouded with the pleasure and desire I had for him. I knew that with my emotions heightened, his stamina as a vampire and our mutual need to be with one another, this would be a long night, but also one of the best nights of my life.