Page 19 of Into the Abyss
Leaning back, she rested her hands on herknees and looked at the monolith in the distance. From here, onlythe top quarter of the structure was visible above the walls. Whena new bolt crashed into the top of it before splintering off,Amalia hunched in on herself as she had before.
My head snapped around when voices piercedthe quiet following the bolt.Are the jinn coming? Did she setme up?
Grinding my teeth together, I stalked toAmalia’s side, grabbed her arm, and helped her rise. The movementcaused strands of her hair to billow out and tickle my cheek. Thescent and silken feel of it shoved my apprehension aside as I foundmyself momentarily enthralled by her.
Then the approaching voices and loudlaughter pulled my attention away from her.Get it together, youmoron. She’s no different than any of the numerous women you’veseen and bedded over the years.
But she wasn’t like any other. There wassomething more to this woman, and that something more might get mekilled if I didn’t watch out. I was above lusting after a womanlike this, and I was certainly above falling for one.
Falling for one?I didn’t have timeto ponder where that thought had come from.
Amalia looked frantically around beforepointing toward a rocky outcropping. “There.”
For all I knew, it could be where sheplanned to spring her trap on me, but I had no other choice. Wewere out in the open here. If she tried to take me down, she’d bein for a surprise as I had more than a few tricks up my sleeve whenit came to my illusions.
I led her around the lake and toward therocks. Slipping around the corner of one, I drew her into thealcove. I tugged her down beside me when I knelt and kept heragainst my side so I could see everything she did.
CHAPTER 9
Amalia
The wall of the alcove pressed against my side as Icraned my head to look out for the approaching voices. My hearthammered while I waited to see who was coming, and I bit my lipwhile I resisted tapping my foot.
I had no idea what I would do if we werediscovered. I’d have to get Magnus out of here as fast as possible,but if the jinn learned I’d brought him here, what would theydo?
Bringing someone into the Abyss wasn’tforbidden, or at least I didn’t think it was, but what did I know?I’d been told what this place was, but not much more about it, andeverything with the jinn was so different since we fled Hell.
The warmth of Magnus’s body against minepulled my attention away from whoever was approaching as I focusedon the feel of him against me. Closing my eyes, I inhaled the fieryscent of Hell on his flesh. Beneath the fire, I detected the morepleasing, earthy aromas of pine and leaves.
I’d only been on Earth for a short time, butit was already more of a home to me than Hell ever was, and I likedthe fact Magnus’s scent had mingled with the humans’ woods. No, Imore than liked it, I realized as I inhaled deeply.
During my time on Earth, I’d grownfascinated by the colorful, vibrant plane and tried to learn asmuch about the human world as I could. It was a difficultundertaking as I’d avoided humans once the jinn realized they couldmanipulate them into the Abyss like they did demons. So I absorbedas much knowledge as I could on my own and peppered the jinn whomoved more freely amid humans and demons with endlessquestions.
When Magnus’s scent lulled me closer, Ilifted my hands and rested them on his arm without pausing toconsider the action.
What is wrong with me?
I didn’t know if my strong attraction to himwas from my pending immortality, and therefore increasing libido,or if it was the man himself, but I couldn’t get enough of him.Leaning closer to him, one of my breasts brushed his arm. I didn’trealize I’d turned my mouth into his neck until his head turnedtoward me and his lips caressed my temple.
Startled by the contact, my mind yelled atme to move away, but my body stubbornly remained where it was.Demons didn’t deny themselves the pleasures they sought, but thiswas not the time or place for such things.
Still, I found myself unable to pull awayfrom him. And then, my tongue flicked out, and I tasted his flesh.The saltiness of his skin on my tongue caused my eyes to rollback.
When his hands fell on my waist, I thoughthe was going to push me away, but he drew me closer until I wasflush against the lean length of him. Out of control, I licked himagain before nipping his flesh. The swelling evidence of hisarousal against my belly caused my heart to beat faster.
Shifting, I partially rose, and my dressfell back when I slipped my legs around his waist while he remainedcrouched on the ground. The new position caused his cock to nestlein the junction between my thighs.
Demons took what they wanted, when theywanted it, and I wantedhim.
My body thrummed with excitement as I groundagainst the rigid length of his erection. His fingers gripped mywaist, and a shudder went through him when I rotated my hips andthrust against him.
Tugging at his shirt, I pulled buttons freeuntil I exposed enough of his skin to rest my hands against hischest. The heat of his flesh seared into my fingertips and brandedthe feel of him onto me until I became more out of control than I’dever been in my life.
I would have him. Pulling slightly back, myhands fell to his brown pants, and I was starting to undo them whengirlish laughter sounded from only a few feet away from us.
Capturing my hands, Magnus halted my tuggingon his button. My breath came in rapid pants against his neck as Iresisted licking him again.
What was I thinking?
