Date With a Demon: A Paranormal Romance by Kallista Dane

Author:Kallista Dane [Dane, Kallista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Rafe held her across his lap and kept up the rhythm, smacking her soundly until he heard her heart-wrenching sobs.

She’d frightened him, sucked so deeply into the dead woman’s tortured mind that for a while he was afraid he’d lost her. Although he hated hearing her cry, he knew the tears were healing. All the negative energy she’d absorbed, the fear and anger and pain the horrible images had conjured up, would be washed away. Soon, peace would follow.

He stopped spanking and gently stroked her back, soothing her as she cried. Eventually, the gut-wrenching sobs subsided, leaving her limp and gasping for breath. Only then did he take her into his arms, cradling her against his chest.

“Darlin’, I’m so sorry you had to go through that,” he murmured. “You’re safe now. I’m here.”

She clung to him, burying her tear-streaked face in his shirt.

“God, it was horrible!” she whispered. “So much worse than before. The man was a monster. She loved him at first, and he used that love, making her do depraved things that filled her with shame afterward. She showed me what it was like for her, but she did it using you and me. It was you I saw in the vision. It was so real...and you were so cruel. The worst part for her was even after it got so bad, deep inside she still hungered for his touch.”

Lexi stopped to draw in a ragged breath then went on. “He began by seducing her…and he was good at it. Her body responded, and he stoked her cravings while making her feel sinful and evil for enjoying them. Gradually he introduced her to every kind of perversion, forcing her to perform unspeakable acts. She’s racked with guilt for not being strong enough to leave him when it first began. Eventually, of course, she couldn’t leave. He locked her in that room upstairs and brought men in to take her any way they chose while he watched.”

She shuddered. Rafe tightened his arms around her.

“There were two voices in my head, Rafe. One was hers, but the other…it was so smooth, so seductive. It knew all my secrets, the dark desires I’ve kept locked up deep inside. I felt this mindless frantic hunger gnawing at me. Then the voice promised to fulfill all those wicked fantasies, give me everything I’ve ever wanted – and more. All I had to do was let go of my own will and give myself to him.”

She looked up at him, her eyes swollen with tears. “Was that him, Rafe? Was that – the devil?”

“I’d say you just met the Price of Darkness, darlin’. He can be very persuasive.”

“The man who locked her up – I think it was her husband – he wasn’t the devil. But he let darkness into his soul. He chose it willingly. The dark force grew until the love and kindness that once drew her to him was devoured by it.”

“That’s how it happens. Folks don’t go wrong all at once.

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