Chapter 17 ∣  Respect

-Keegan

The memories I held, of being able to share a woman with my brother, was something I still craved. Harlan had been a wonderful stand-in, enjoying with me, their delicious bodies, though I hadn't expected him to go after Adrasteia so quickly. She was slumped back against his chest, her breathing evening out while her eyes were sealed shut.

"You've changed your mind with her?" He asked, arching an eyebrow, "You can't seriously be thinking of keeping her for yourself. You've never done that."

I sighed, looking over her body. Seeing what Harlan had done to her and how easily it had been to take control of her body...she didn't deserve it. What she'd already endured from Landon, was enough and subjecting her to something like this, was unnecessary. I wanted to show her what it was like to have someone care for her, not to take her as we pleased. Not a second thought had passed through Harlan's mind, knowing that what he had done, was well within the parameters we had set a while back.

That ends today.

"Yes, I want her for myself," I let the feeling wash over me. The words of what that demon in court had spoken about, stayed with me. Vampires were once slaves in the Dominion Plane. No wonder they escaped and lived their lives on Earth and if that is what the rebellion really saw Adrasteia as, that she was my slave and not the wife that I wanted her to be, I needed to prove them wrong.

I wanted her as my equal. I wanted to put a stop to this whole notion of forcing the vampire race to return to Hell. Funny how they would see me dead in order to accomplish their goal.

"That's a surprise," Harlan chuckled, but nevertheless, picked Adrasteia up, lifting her into my arms. "Just be careful. If you truly make her your wife and queen, they might come full force, not wanting to see a vampire seated next to you on the throne. It's spitting in their faces and their ideas of upholding the old ways and traditions."

I was aware of that, but there was just something about her...I didn't want to let her go, nor see her harmed in any way. Though, when she wakes up, she's not going to see it that way.

Holding her back and my arm slipped under her knees, I could see the steady raising and lowering of her chest. The rhythmic breathing, the warmness she created in my arms, brought a spark to my chest.

"Everything will be fine," I nodded to Harlan, watching him acknowledge me in agreement before he headed for the door. Once he opened and closed the door silently behind him, I let out another sigh, walking over and locking it.

She'll be out for a while.

Moving her over to my bed, I pulled back the covers and sheets, slipping her body beneath their softness and covering her gently. As I looked down at her sleeping form, a thought struck me.

Could I ever give a part of my soul to you?

I've never done that with anyone. Knowing that in doing so with Adrasteia, she'd never be able to return her own to me. I really would be at a disadvantage. But, isn't that exactly what Landon thought of her? Am I better than him? Can I learn to trust and give myself to her?

Maybe.

Stripping my clothes away, I got into the bed next to her, running my fingers through her hair. She sighed softly, her body rolling into mine in her sleep. It wasn't long, before I too, fell fast asleep, feeling the curves of her body pressed into mine, that warmth she created only ignited further with each slight shift she made during her sleep.

"Landon..." it's was Adrasteia's sweet voice that woke me, though I wasn't too thrilled by the name she spoke. Opening my eyes, her back was flush against my chest, one of my arm wrapped around her bare waist. one of her hands had overlaid itself on top of mine, her fingers intertwined with my own. She was waking, slowly, the movement she made when her ass wiggled against my slowly hardening erection, made my muscles tense.

Her hand lifted off mine while I skated my hand up to her halter top, sliding it under the fabric of the thin top as well as her bra. When I felt her bud against my fingertips, I ran my hand up over the hardening nipple, hearing her breath in sharply.

I will have you.

"Landon?" She asked and it angered me further. Would that asshole ever treat her this way? Touch her in the way I do? No. Why the fuck is she assuming I am him?!

My voice was husky, next to her ear and I could tell it sent a shiver down her spine when I stated, "No. You already know this."

"You..." she held back a sob and I couldn't understand why, after all, she'd been more than willing once she understood exactly how I could make her feel.

When she struggled against me, I hissed under my breath, feeling her rubbing against my only brought out the want to pin her down and take her now. "You better be careful. I'm about this close to ramming myself up that tight hot little pussy of yours."

She stilled, her breathing uneven.

When I was sure she wouldn't move further, I rolled her in my arms, letting her face me. My erection only pressed harder into her abdomen, her cheeks glowing bright red, but then she glared at me.

"You let him do that to me...like I was nothing to you," she spat at me, the fire in her eyes had returned full force, "...like I was just something to be passed around."

I arched an eyebrow and stated, "Adrasteia, you honestly don't know a thing about my history. Yes, I share women. I once did with my late brother and now Harlan. Though, I have changed my mind about sharing you."

"I'm honored," she rolled her eyes sarcastically, "at least I'm just one person's fuck toy instead of two..."

"You're not a toy," I lowered my voice, cocking my head to the side and studying the new look that came over her face.

She growled, "Oh really?"

"Have I fucked you yet?" I asked, "Have I forced you to do acts that would humiliate you? Have I strapped you to the bed and fucked you, not caring about you at all? Have I taken you just to please myself, leaving nothing for you in return? No, I haven't."

"You'll never be able to love..." her voice drifted off, tears coming to her eyes.

I snapped, "Love is different here and I'm sorry it's not the happy fairy tale ending that you wanted! I might not be able to love you like you should have been by a caring beloved, but that doesn't mean that in my heart I don't feel something for you. That I do want to make you happy, and that I want you to accept that this is your life now."

"Then take this fucking collar off," she pushed past her breaking point, "If you want me to be your equal then stop treating me like I'm some kind of slave, some kind of toy to you that you can just share with whomever you wish."

She needs to learn...

"You haven't even come close to being treated that way," I glared at her dangerously, "Though, I'm about to show you if you don't stop acting like a bitch."

Adrasteia pushed away from me, but I held her still, her eyes pooling with that deep crimson red. "I hate you...uncaring piece of shit..."

"That's it!" I angrily yelled at her, throwing the covers off the both of us. Stepping out of the bed, I yanked her to my side, her feet stumbling as she gained her footing. She attempted to twist out of my grasp, so I locked her wrists in front of her, dragging her to the drawers near my side of the bed.

"Wha?" She looked at me with terror, my left hand crushing her wrists as I opened the top drawer with my right hand. Searching around, I found the two items I had been looking for, quickly taking them and throwing them both onto the bed. Slamming the drawer shut, she flinched, her eyes searching my face and then looking to the bed.

Taking the front of her halter top, I ripped it away from her body, snatching the bra she wore right along with it. She cried out, as in the next moment, her shorts quickly followed the first two articles of clothing.

Taking the cuffs, I had thrown on the bed, I loosened my grip on her wrists, arching them behind her back one after the other. Her nipples rubbed against my bare chest, shaking her head as I had my arms wrapped around her. Snapping one cuff around her left wrist and then the right one, she moved against me, tears falling from her eyes.

"Please...stop," she murmured, her forehead pressing against my collarbone, trying to move further away.

"No," I replied coldly, "you think I treat you like a toy? A slave? Well, I'm about to show you what that really entails. Then you can decide for yourself how well off you have it."

Taking the locking open mouth gag, I brought it in front of her face as she glared at me. Letting go of her confined wrists with my left hand, I wrapped the front near her lips.

"Open your pretty little mouth Adrasteia," I brushed the steel ring against her lips. Her eyes widened and she tilted her head back and away, thinking that it would just end with her stubbornness.

I sighed and shrugged my shoulders, "Well then, how about I just rape you instead of throat fucking you?"

She gasped and spat, "You assho-" silencing her, I grabbed her jaw and forced the ring into her mouth, leaving her breathing hard and looking like she was ready to kill.

"I never intended on raping you," I glowered at her, "but this will teach you well enough to stop opening your fucking mouth and pretending you know everything about me. I've treated you better than anyone I've had, and yet you don't seem to realize that. You think you are a toy? Well, you're going to be one for me right now."

Setting the lock-in straps behind her head, I let her go and stated, "Get on your knees, toy."

Adrasteia shook her head and the second I let her go, she ran to the door. Frustrated, I grabbed a handful of her hair, forcing her to look into my now electric blue eyes as I snarled, "You want to run out there like this? Have every demon try to have a piece of you?"

She was crying harder now; the crimson red had left her eyes and they were now pleading with me. I wasn't going to give in. She needed to reign in her mouth and treat me with respect.

Shoving her to the floor, her knees buckled, and she crashed onto them. When she gazed up, her eyes grew wider when my cock was now inches from her face.

Holding her head in place with my left hand, I held myself, lining up with the welcoming ring that bit back her bite. I could already imagine how her warm mouth would feel around my throbbing shaft, just waiting to be taken by her.

Adrasteia closed her eyes and continued to cry. Her breathing changed, the moment I slid myself into her open mouth, feeling her wet tongue good under me. I shivered, my grip on the back of her head tightening as I continued to move further into her mouth and down her throat.

Her blue eyes snapped open when she gaged on me, trying to pull back, but there was nowhere for her to go. Once I was all the way to the hilt, her eyes widened, fresh tears falling down her cheeks.

I pulled back and out of her throat, but not out of her mouth, relieving her for a moment before I thrust back in. I continued my steady pace, her warm mouth feeling like heaven, groaning as she silently complied.

What heightened my senses more, was the smell of her arousal, dripping from between her thighs as she knelt before me. Growling, I thrust in deeply and smirked, "You're fucking enjoying this, aren't you?"

She shook her head, but I already knew everything running through her mind.

"Well then," I was nearing my release, "swallow like a good toy and I won't treat you like this again."

Not that I was giving her a choice, pumping in and out fast until I thrust deeply down, finding my release down her throat. She continued to gag but was forced to swallow. Once I was finished, I pulled myself from her mouth, reaching for the clasp behind her head and unbuckling it. Letting the gag fall away from her mouth, she coughed and sputtered, leaning over and finally letting herself sob.

I walked behind her, unlocking each of the cuffs until she was freed. She placed her hands on the floor in front of her, crying softly.

"Now, are you a toy?" I spoke behind her, "or are you going to start acting like a queen should and respect me? It's your choice."

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