Longed-For Hunger

by Marisa Chenery

  “And don’t forget to tell her about the sex, Blythe,” Desiree said. “About how much better it is after the mating bond is formed.”

  “Better?” Nyx asked with a swallow.

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  Blythe grinned. “Way better. Once the bond is formed you’ll be able to feel whatever Denger feels. And I mean whatever he feels.”

  Denger had forgotten about that aspect of the mating bond, mostly because he had no interest in learning about Mehen and Set’s sex life. Way too much information for him. But seeing Nyx’s face flush before her gaze locked hungrily with his, he suddenly found he couldn’t get enough air into his lungs.

  “I think that more than answers my questions,” Nyx said in a hurry. “If you two will excuse us, Denger and I have a little matter of forming a mate bond.” She then whispered to him, “Where’s your room?”

  Not bothering to answer, Denger instead swooped her up in his arms and practically took off at a run to his quarters. The sound of Blythe and Desiree’s giggles followed them down the hall.

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  Before he even managed to get them behind the closed door of his quarters, Nyx had the tie out of Denger’s hair and her fingers buried in it as she greedily kissed him. He opened the door, bounced off the doorframe and somehow got them inside the room without doing any damage to either one of them. They both started ripping at each other’s clothes as he let her down and directed her toward his bed. By the time they reached it, they were both naked.

  He kissed her like a starved man, unable to get enough of Nyx. His cock, hardened to the point of pain, pressed against her soft belly. The smell of Nyx’s arousal filled his nose, practically making him crazed for her. He needed to be inside her or surely he would die.

  Lifting her, he ripped back the covers on the bed and placed Nyx on the center of it. She clung to him tenaciously and wrapped her legs around his waist when he settled between her spread thighs. Not waiting, Nyx took hold of his cock between them and led it to the entrance of her pussy. She pushed down until the head of it slipped inside her moist body. Flexing his hips, he thrust himself home. Lying still atop her, Denger kept his gaze locked with hers as his fangs extended and he lifted the inside of his wrist to his mouth. He bit down. When his blood rose to the surface, he pressed his wrist against Nyx’s lips. Her mouth closed over the bite mark and started to suck. Feeling each pull as she drank from him had his cock growing even harder inside her. He moaned, finding it just as pleasurable to have her feed from him as it was to feed from her.

  After a few more seconds, he gently tugged his wrist away and licked it to heal the wound. “Do you feel any different?” he asked softly.

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  “Sort of. I think. It’s kind of hard to tell, because all I can think about it how good you feel inside me.”

  Unable to lie still any longer, he pulled back and then pushed inside Nyx’s pussy. They both let out a loud gasp. He did it again and almost forgot to breathe. He felt his own pleasure but he could feel Nyx’s as well, doubling each sensation. From the rapt look on her face, she felt it too.

  Ah God, yes. Denger.

  I heard that, he replied back in her head.

  Setting a faster pace, he rode her harder. He felt Nyx’s pleasure build, her orgasm just about upon her, as well as her pussy gripping him tight, making his cock feel as if it was going to explode.

  Yes, yes, yes, chanted Nyx in his head.

  Moving to the side of her neck, he sank his fangs as he pounded into her. Nyx’s cries of pleasure filled his ears when she started to come. He instantly followed her, emptying himself deep inside her.

  After licking his bite mark, Denger rolled to his back, taking Nyx with him. She sprawled on top of him. Knowing he had no energy left to move, he wrapped his arms around her and gloried in the feel of his mate against him.

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  “Are you sure you want to do this right now? We can wait until you’re really settled on the idea.”

  Nyx shook her head. “No, I want to do this now.”

  Standing on her tiptoes, she brought her arms up around his neck and brushed a light kiss across his lips. She didn’t understand why Denger was feeling hesitant about bringing her to see Ra to make them true mates. When they had talked about doing this during the night, he’d been all for it. And it wasn’t as if he didn’t have very strong 108

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  feelings for her. With their mating bond in place, she felt the love he had for her. Surely he had to feel how much she loved him through it as well?

  And she did love him with all her heart and soul. The bond also gave her a better insight into Denger. While they’d talked in between making love, she’d used it to get to know him on a deeper level than she had her first husband. That was all she needed to fall head over heels in love with him.

  “I don’t want you to feel pressured, is all,” Denger said. Nyx sighed. “Look, I’ll put it all out on the table. I love you and I want us to be truly mated. Starting today.”

  A large, beaming smile spread across Denger’s lips. “What did you say? Did you just tell me you love me?”

  She rolled her eyes. “Like you didn’t know already. I’ve only been sending that emotion to you through our bond all night long.”

  He dropped his hands to her ass and rocked into her. “I did, but it’s nice hearing those words spoken out loud.” Denger bent his head and nibbled on her earlobe. “I love you too. How about we wait a couple hours before going to the temple to see Ra? I can think of something I would much rather be doing right now.”

  Considering the hard length of his erection was jabbing into her hip, Nyx knew exactly what Denger wanted to be doing. She smacked him on the shoulder. “Nope. You’re not going to dissuade me. Show me where Ra’s temple is.”

  Denger sighed dramatically. “All right. You’re like a dog with a bone between her teeth when you want something.”

  She chuckled. “I told you.”

  He released her then took her hand. “If we’re going to do this, we have to at least ask the others to join us at the temple. Blythe will be pissed if we don’t. And you need to meet the rest of the warriors. They were all out hunting the undead when I brought you here last night.”

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  “I was going to suggest that. They are like your family after all.”

  “I’m sorry your family can’t be here as well,” Denger said softly. She waved what he said away with a flick of her hand. “It’s fine. If given the chance, my mom would have wanted to have a huge reception for us, if she agreed to a small wedding ceremony. This way, I’ll tell her we eloped and that was what I wanted.”

  “Then I’d better buy you a wedding ring before we go visit your parents.”

  Nyx grew serious. “I’m going to have to give them up eventually since I’ll be immortal like you, aren’t I?”

  He nodded slowly. “Are you all right with that? It can’t be any other way. Ra has forbidden mortals from learning about us.”

  “It’ll be hard at first, I won’t lie about it, but I’ll still have you.”

  “I won’t ever leave you.”

  Denger then walked her out of the quarters and to the kitchen. Nyx heard the loud male voices before they even reached that part of the headquarters. After they entered the room, Denger introduced her to the male members of the household she had yet to meet.

  First seeing them, Nyx had to fight to stop her jaw from hitting the floor. Every one of Denger’s fellow warriors were knockouts, especially Akori. His looks were just a tad handsomer than Denger’s but not by much. They were all just as massively built as Denger and stood around six and a half feet tall. They also had the same straight black hair, in varying lengths, and the same light brown eyes that verged on gold. Denger had explained during the night that they originally had had brown
eyes and that once they had accepted Ra’s gifts, they had changed to the color they now were. Nyx took an instant liking to all of the warriors, most especially Takan who seemed a little more reserved than the others. He was the strong, silent and shy type with his long bangs hanging in his eyes. Once introductions were over, Denger told them about their plan to go to the temple and have Ra make them true mates. 110

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  “Now?” Blythe asked. “Why now? Can’t you at least give me time to plan a big celebratory meal like I did for Set and Desiree?”

  Denger shook his head. “My mate is quite insistent that it be now. And I’m not going to deny her.”

  “Really, Nyx?”

  Nyx nodded. “Yes, really. I’m stubborn that way.”

  “Then I guess we’re all going to the temple to see my dad,” Blythe said, shaking her head.

  They all filed out of the kitchen and went to the temple. Admiring the wood pylons that were painted to look like stone ones that could be found in an ancient Egyptian temple, Nyx couldn’t think of a nicer place to bond herself to the man she loved. The high glassed ceiling allowed bright sunlight to fill the temple, giving the impression of being outside while in it. The walls had also been painted by Takan with the same hieroglyphs that were found elsewhere in the headquarters. As they all found places to stand, with Denger and Nyx in the center of the room, Blythe called out, “Dad, Denger has something to ask you.”

  Between one blink and the next, a man dressed in an ancient Egyptian-styled kilt appeared before them. Assuming this was Ra, the sun god, Nyx couldn’t miss the fact that he was just as muscular and tall as his warriors.

  Blythe walked over to him and gave him a hug. “Hey, Dad.”

  He hugged her back. “Daughter.” Ra then released Blythe and turned to face Denger and Nyx. “So another warrior has found his mate.”

  Denger put his arm around her shoulders. “This is Nyx.”

  Ra smiled. “Nice to make your acquaintance, Nyx.” He then turned to Denger. “I assume this question you want to ask me is about making her truly your mate.”

  “Yes,” Denger replied.

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  “And apparently,” Blythe added, “Nyx doesn’t want to wait. Not even for me to plan a big meal for them.”

  “There is nothing wrong with acting on the moment, Blythe,” Ra said with a chuckle. “Since this is what your mate wants, Denger, then so it shall be.”

  Ra motioned Nyx to step closer. Once she did, a knife appeared in his hand and he ran it across the inside of his wrist. He then offered it to her when his blood began to well. With no hesitation, she bent her head and closed her mouth around the wound. Unlike when she’d fed from Denger, she didn’t become aroused. What she did feel though, was the sensation of sucking pure energy into her mouth. When Ra gently pulled his wrist away, she released him. His wound healed within seconds, not leaving a trace of it behind.

  The sun god took her head in his hands and placed his lips on her forehead. A jolt of energy shot through her entire body, accompanied by a burning sensation in her upper jaw and lower back. When he released her, Nyx ran her tongue along her upper teeth and encountered her new fangs.

  She looked over her shoulder when Denger lifted the back of her shirt. From the propriety look on his face, she could tell she had the same mark on the small of her back that Blythe and Desiree had.

  Turning to face him, she met his heated gaze and her fangs extended. Denger’s gaze went even hotter. Without breaking his stare, he said to the others in the room, “Nyx and I are going to be a little busy, so don’t come banging on our door.”

  Denger and she left the temple with the sound of more than a couple of male chuckles. Obviously just as impatient as she felt, Denger flashed them inside their quarters once they were out in the hall.

  He had her pressed up against the closed door with his hands under her shirt, caressing her breasts while he nuzzled the side of her neck. “Seeing you with fangs,” he panted. “All I can think about is how they’re going to feel when you sink them into me.”

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  “You’re making them throb,” she gasped.

  “I can feel it. They’re throbbing just like mine. My cock as well. Sorry. I had thought to take my time, make you so horny that you would beg for me to put my cock inside you, but I can’t wait.”

  “There will be plenty of time for that later.”

  “The bed is too far away,” he said huskily as he undid her pants and pushed them, along with her panties, down her legs so they pooled at her feet.

  “The door will work just fine,” she said growing more aroused. Nyx stepped out of her pants and kicked them away.

  Denger undid his jeans and pushed them down far enough that his cock sprang free. He lifted her in his arms and Nyx put her legs around his waist. With her back supported against the back of the door, he positioned her with his hands on her hips, then surged up inside her. The feel of his thick cock spearing in and out of her had Nyx moaning in time with his thrusts. Their pleasure bounced between them through their bond.

  With each hard flex of his hips, her pussy coiled tighter. Her body screaming for release, she leaned forward and sank her fangs into Denger’s neck. He pounded into her faster as his blood filled her mouth. He tasted like the most exotic of spices. It also threw her into an intense orgasm. Once the last wave hit, she released his neck and swiped her tongue over the bite mark to heal it.

  Still buried thick and hard inside her pussy, Denger said, “My turn.”

  He pumped his hips, straining for his own release. Just as it hit him, he bit her, which only sent Nyx into another orgasm along with him. Denger licked her neck where his fangs had been, keeping his head buried in the crook of her neck.

  “I can see having fangs is going to make life a lot more interesting,” she said once she could talk.

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  Denger groaned and chuckled at the same time. “If this is how it’s always going to be between us, you’re going to wear me out.”

  “And we have an eternity of this too.” She stroked her hand down Denger’s long hair. “You won’t hear me complaining.”

  He pulled his head back and gave her a soft kiss. “Good, because I’m never letting you go, mate. I love you, Nyx.”

  “I love you too, Denger.” She gave him a wicked smile. “How about we see how many more times I can sink my fangs into you?”

  Denger shivered then turned them toward the bed. With two long strides he crossed over to it and threw them both down. Nyx then found out how demanding in bed an immortal warrior could really be.

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  The second night after Denger and she had become true mates, Nyx stood in the living room of her apartment. She sat in the middle of the floor going through her books. They were stacked around her. She hadn’t realized how many she actually owned until now when she needed to pack them to be moved to Ra’s Chosen’s headquarters.

  She pulled the box that held the keeper books closer and put the book she held into it. Denger had gone hunting with the rest of the warriors. After two nights off, he’d been itching to go back out. Now fully immersed in his life, Nyx knew how important what he did was.

  Grabbing another book, she read the title. Denger at first hadn’t wanted her to come here alone, especially at night, but in the end Nyx had been able to convince him that she’d be fine. After all, she’d lived here alone for years and nothing had happened to her. She also had the other argument, that the next afternoon they’d be moving her things to the headquarters. With Denger’s help, they’d just about packed all her 114

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  belongings during the day. The last things left to pack were her books. Those, she wanted to do herself. The move was an excellent opportunity to thin them out a bit. She’d been working for about an hour when the apartment door suddenly slammed open. Nyx jumped to her
feet as a strange man walked inside. With a sweeping motion of his hand, the door shut behind him.

  He stalked closer. “I’m so glad to see you’re still alone. My plan would have fallen apart if Denger had showed up before I could get to you. I had to wait to make sure he was indeed out hunting my undead.”

  Nyx got up and tried to make a run for the bathroom, the only room in the apartment she could lock herself into, but the man was on her before she’d taken more than a couple steps.

  “Who are you?” she asked, trying not to let the fear she felt sound in her voice. The man’s blue eyes turned a glowing red. “I’m insulted. I thought Denger would have told you all about me since you’re his mate. I can smell him all over you.”

  Nyx’s fear shot through the roof. This had to be Mot, the last of Apep’s demons. Knowing there would be no getting away from the demon, she called out through her bond with her mate. Denger! I need help. Now. One of Apep’s demons has me. Denger answered her back within seconds. Are you still at the loft? Has he hurt you?

  Yes, I’m at the loft, and no, he hasn’t hurt me. He knows we’re mates. I think he wants to use me to get to you.

  Try to stay calm. We’re going to flash to you. Where exactly are you in the apartment?

  In the living room.

  Hold tight, Nyx. We’re coming.

  Thinking to keep the demon distracted enough that Denger and the rest of the warriors could take him by surprise, she said, “You have to be Mot.” She may have gotten the drop on Denger when he’d come up behind her in the parking lot but she didn’t think she’d be able to do the same with this demon. 115

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  “So you do know what I am,” he said with smile that held no warmth. “But sadly, you have the wrong name. I’m Sek.”

  “I thought you were dead,” she said. When Denger had told her about the demons, he’d told her that Ra’s Chosen had destroyed the demon named Sek when he’d tried to take Desiree and Blythe captive.

  “Well, you thought wrong.” He then frowned as he gazed at her mouth intently. His hand shot out and grabbed her bottom jaw painfully. “What is this?” He jabbed a thumb under her upper lip and pushed it upward. “Fangs? You have fangs.” Sek drew in a deep breath. “And you no longer smell like a mortal. Ra has been a busy sun god, I see. Apep would love to have the immortal soul of the mate to one of Ra’s warriors.”