ADarkDesire by Natalie Hancock Read Free Book Online Page A

die.
    Nikalye, you know what to do.
    Nikalye closed his eyes, blocking as much of the thoughts around him from his mind as he could and concentrated. The future was black just as it had been while he had ventured through the cave—uncertain and open to possibilities.
    Nikalye opened his eyes when Tiavyse laughed loudly.
    “You see, always the weakness for women that has held onto you for all these years. You cannot choose between the two women you love.”
    Nikalye moved forward fast, grabbed Belia as he ripped his brothers fingers from her throat. While he moved Belia behind him, he punched Tiavyse in the chest. His hand sank into skin and muscle and broke bones until he had hold of his heart. “You may be right. My weakness has always been beautiful women, but when I know one is capable of destroying everything and everyone around her with no effort at all, there is no need to choose.” Nikalye squeezed hard and ripped his brother’s heart out of his chest.
    Tiavyse groaned and fell to his knees, blood pouring out from the wound in his chest.
    Nikalye dropped the heart and then broke his neck as the ground shook violently.
    Belia screamed and grabbed Nikalye hard as tendrils of darkness shot out of Layla and sank into the vampires and Spirit Demons around her and Doxiak. When they all burst into flames, screaming but unable to move, the darkness disappeared from around them and Layla let them drop to the floor.
    “Oh my God!” Belia breathed heavily, her eyes wide as she stared at Layla.
    Shade appeared behind Layla and grabbed her. He spun her around and claimed her lips. Layla grabbed him tight, pulling him further into her.
    Belia made a small noise. She stared, wide-eyed in their direction. “Okay…apparently I don’t know everything yet. Who is that?”
    Nikalye could scent the arousal swirling through her and grinned. “Shade, Layla’s bonded mate.”
    “They are bonded? Like us?”
    “For over twelve years now. And they have a daughter,” Nikalye added with humour. “Shayla is their daughter, in fact.”
    “What! Wait, hold on…but…that means…you and her—”
    “She is part Demon of Lust. Anyone not bonded loves her whether she has the bond or not, trust me.” Shade’s eyes were hard as he stared at Nikalye.
    Nikalye bowed his head. “Shade, I am truly sorry for what happened.”
    “As long as you don’t try anything, I won’t need to hit you.”
    “Shade, Nikalye is bonded to the human nearly ripping his arm off. It seems bonded or not, you still have the same affect on women as you always have done.” Layla kissed him.
    “You are the only one I look at. You know that.” Shade pulled Layla close. I am hungry, for both your blood and body and if we do not get inside, I will take you where we stand.
    Nikalye chuckled as Shade purposely pushed his thoughts into his mind. Their bond had strengthened considerably if Layla could now read Shade’s thoughts as he could.
    He didn’t blame Shade for purposely letting him hear his words, not after what happened. “I will leave you two alone.”
    Shade’s eyes gleamed.
    “Your room is where it always has been,” Layla told him without turning his way.
    Nikalye bowed again and swept Belia into his arms. He moved fast, moving into the house and getting into his room before Belia could even gasp. When he put her on her feet, he pulled her close and kissed her hard.
    She moaned into his mouth, grasping his arms tight. “Nikalye, oh God I need you.” Belia kissed him harder and moaned when Nikalye picked her up and put her down on the bed.
    “That, my sweet, will be the battle lust you are feeling from me.”
    Belia frowned. “Battle lust?”
    “Something I am now feeling after battle since meeting you.”
    “Really? What does it mean?”
    Nikalye smiled widely. “Let me show you.”
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