Free The Demon's Forbidden Passion by Zoey Williams

Her limp body crumpled to the floor.
    Placing both his hands on Gustavo’s shoulders, he head-butted him. His horns sliced open his enemy’s face and broke his nose. A putrid-smelling, thick black liquid spilled from the places Ethan had gouged him. Gustavo stumbled on his feet, bringing his hands into his face as if he was trying to put it back together. The thick sludge now dripped through his fingers, splattering onto the floor.
    Unable to see, Gustavo couldn’t defend himself. Ethan punched him with a powerful right hook and heard one of his massive black horns crack upon impact. The liquid gushed thickly from that puncture, too, running down, coating his arm. Gustavo screamed in agony.
    “You son of a bitch,” he choked out. “You son of a—”
    But those were the last words Gustavo would ever say. Because when Ethan kicked him square in the middle, Gustavo fell backward, his wounds weeping heavily onto the tile. The sludge had turned as thick as tar and sizzled, searing all of Gus’s skin. After the floor stopped shaking with his massive weight, Gustavo Diaz’s body turned into a thick green fog and evaporated.

Epilogue
    Though nearly an hour had passed since she and Ethan returned from the hospital, Tina was still thinking about Danny and his parents’ faces after she healed them all. There was a look of amazement in Danny’s gaze when he saw his parents awaken and scoop him up into a warm embrace, tears misting in all of their eyes. To witness the love the three of them had for each other was beautiful. A warmth filled her chest as she thought how she had helped reunite a family...and how she was currently nestled against the man who helped her do it.
    They now sat groggily in the bathtub, the steam and exhaustion of the day forming a powerfully intoxicating lull. Ethan agreed with a sly smile that since he had interrupted her previously, it was only fair that he owed her a bath. Tina leaned her head back against Ethan’s shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her. In his arms she felt protected, like nothing could ever hurt her ever again.
    Ethan squeezed the soapy loofah over Tina’s chest and neck and she groaned with pleasure.
    “That feels so nice.”
    Ethan leaned in close to her ear. “I know something that’ll feel even nicer.”
    Despite the heat of the water, Tina shivered. “Feeling wicked after committing an act of valor? This whole duality thing seems to have its benefits.”
    Ethan laughed. “Perhaps. Or perhaps I just want to love my woman without any consequences.”
    My woman. He had called her my woman. Her throat became tight with emotion. She turned her head until her lips were on his. Softly, sweetly, she kissed him, relishing the feel of them. She reached her soapy hand up to Ethan’s face and rested her palm on his cheek. His two-day stubble tickled her skin and a deep sense of relief flooded over her as she realized that such a showing of love would no longer be able to hurt her. They were free.
    In a flash of movement, Ethan slid out from under her and lay between her parted legs. She felt him smile against her lips.
    Grasping with both hands, she tugged him gently, pulling him inside of her. She still wasn’t used to the fullness, how he filled her up so completely, the wonderful pressure his manhood inside her. He wasn’t like any man she’d been with ever been with before. No one could compare.
    Chuckling, she threw her head back, breaking the kiss. He was a million times better than any fun she had by herself in the bath.
    “What is it?” Ethan asked. She saw a flash of confusion cross his deep amber eyes.
    “It’s okay, it’s okay,” Tina assured him. “I’m just amazed at how I had almost given up hope of finding someone until I found you. You’re everything I could hope for.”
    “And so are you,” he said firmly, no trace of uncertainty in his voice. He pumped into her slowly, taking his time, savoring the slick tightness of her, no doubt. He closed his