Free Demon Possession by Kiersten Fay Page A

what they’d started. He could stil taste the sweetness of her skin on his tongue.
    Pul ing away from her was like ripping a hole in his chest, but that was precisely why he was able to do it.
    He had never before experienced a need so deep, and it felt … threatening. With al the women before he kept himself detached, using them for what he needed and then leaving them soon after. He never gave them a chance to cling, or ask for more, because he would never give more of himself to a woman.
    He’d learned his lesson after he witnessed what had happened with Calic. Cale had become a different man after his mate’s treachery. He had become a harder man, nearly emotionless. Demons mate for life,and Sebastian knew that Calic had been destroyed that day, carried the pain of it stil .
    Sebastian vowed to always protect himself from that.
    He would have to be cautious around Anya—no, he corrected,Analia. He would not use that endearment again. He realized she had nearly done the same to him? She had almost cal ed him Bastian. Only his family and Marik wereal owedto cal him by the epithet. Yet, when she said it,he had only wanted her to say it again, only in a scream of pleasure as he settled between her legs.
    Shaking the thought away he decided that tomorrow he would show her where she was al owed on the ship, then take her to Marik, and be done with her until the mission was over. Soon enough she would be gone. His fists clenched.
    Sebastian entered the pub and spotted Sonya instantly. After ordering aflaminginferno, he downed the ful glass in one gulp. Sonya raised her eyebrows at him.
    In a slow cautious voice she asked, “How’s Analia?”
    “In need of clothing.” His voice was guarded. But Sonya’s sense of smel was as good as any demons and he hadn’t thought to shower or change before coming here. A slow smile spread across her lips.
    “Is that al she needs then?”
    “Yes.” He snapped. “I’m putting Marik in charge of her,and you too. She’l need a female companion to keep her … occupied.”
    “Are you done with her so quickly?”
    “There is nothing to be done with.”
    “No?”
    “It’s not what you think. Nothing happened between us.”
    Sonya snorted. “Something happened.”
    Sebastian bowed his head into his hands. “The only thing that happed was that I practical y attacked her. That’s why I’m putting the two of you in charge. It seems I lose control when I’m around her. Have from the start. But tonight was … it won’t happen again.”
    Considering his words for a moment she replied, “Did you hurt her?”
    “Of course not!”
    “Did you want to?” She refil ed his drink, pouring the liquid to the brim.
    “No … I wanted something else, not to hurt her. But I’m certain I frightened her.” Sebastian recal ed the fear in her voice. Even though she had been aroused, she had been deathly afraid. He took the drink same as the first, one gulp.
    Someone at the other end of the bar cal ed for service and Sonya went to refil his glass with something that looked like a mixture of oil and water.
    Sebastian knew that drink, he couldn’t remember the name,but it could knock you on your ass. He should order that next. When Sonya came back she said, “The girl is about my height. I can scrounge up a few outfits for tomorrow, I’l ask around for donations.”
    Sebastian nodded his approval and got up to leave, deciding against the knock-you-on-your-ass drink.
    “Does Marik know he’s on babysitting detail?”
    “Not yet.”
    Sonya laughed at that.
    As Sebastian left he waved the back of his hand at Sonya. He decided to head toward the gal ey. It was time to give Marik the good news.
    The only way to get to Marik’s gal ey was to go through the salon, where the crew gathered to eat. The salon was a large L shaped room with an arched ceiling, painted in warm hues of brown. A long window exposed diners to the ever-changing scenery of space. The gal ey was separated from the salon by