Goddesses Rising 02 - Heavy Metal by Natalie J. Damschroder

Author:Natalie J. Damschroder [Damschroder, Natalie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General, Fantasy, Urban, urban fantasy, goddesses, Natalie Damschroder, heavy metal, Goddesses Rising
ISBN: 9781622668892
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013-08-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Today, my brother watched me heal a dove that had hit our window and broken its wing. He didn’t say anything, but the look on his face made my heart ache. He no longer courts the girl who sells flowers downtown, and he stopped tutoring his students after school. I fear for what’s to become of him.

—Meandress Chronicles, compilation of family diaries

Sam felt no relief when the bathroom door closed between him and Riley. Nausea washed over him, and the overly bright room spun. He gripped the sides of the sink and gagged, blinking hard, trying to get everything to settle. Parts of his body were on fire, other parts so cold the sweat beading on his skin could turn to ice.

What the hell was wrong with him?

He’d been lost in Riley, but this wasn’t typical lust. At some point he’d been so far gone he wouldn’t have been able to tell whether she’d been right there with him or struggling to get away.

His gorge rose at the thought of what he could’ve done. He whirled and got the toilet lid up in time to lose his dinner. It didn’t make him feel better.

Worse, the need wasn’t gone. His erection was as hard as ever, and the craving kept getting stronger. Already, it nearly overwhelmed his revulsion. But he couldn’t go back out there. Couldn’t face Riley like this.

Everything in the room had a pink tinge to it, and the edges of his vision were darkening to red. He stripped off his clothes and yanked on the shower, getting under the spray without regulating the temperature. There was only one thing he could do now to ease the pressure.

Sam braced his left hand against the wall under the showerhead and let the water pound down on his head and back while he wrapped his other hand around his cock. He was harder than he’d ever been before, so fucking sensitive his first grip sent a wave of pleasure through him that abated the awful, biting hunger.

Relief gusted out in a breath, and he went to work, concentrating on his goal, focusing intently on sensation, not imagery. But control eluded him. With each stroke, he saw flashes of Riley. Tasted her skin, her nipple. Smelled her. Felt her body cradling his. Heard her cry out. Thrust into her, and—

He grunted and came violently, pleasure in a dozen concentrated bursts. He gulped in air, his muscles relaxing, tension slowly draining away. He sank onto the floor of the tub, exhausted, and held his head in his hands, his elbows against upraised knees. The water pelting him gradually cooled, and he felt more normal as the minutes ticked by.

He didn’t know what to do. The power transfer had obviously triggered this in him. Why had it taken so long to manifest? He’d had the itch when it first happened, but then nothing until…well, until he stormed out of the motel when Riley called, and he let a small surge of energy burst out of him.

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