Seducing the Succubus

by Cassie Ryan

  He grinned, the action sending sudden shocks of arousal through her like thousands of tiny darts of fire. “I know. But I’d love it if you invited me inside.” The dark promise and double entendre shot through her, causing familiar slick moisture to form between her labia.

  He stepped forward, herding her backward until he stood just outside and she stood just inside her quarters.

  The ache inside Jez’s chest had disappeared to be replaced by a growing warmth that seemed to thrive when Noah was around. It was like nothing she’d ever experienced in her long millennia of life. The sensation spread outward to meet up with the growing ache between her thighs.

  So it was true. She really did love this man.

  Human or not, he’d captured her heart, and there was no going back. Not that she wanted to. Now that she’d identified the emotion, she wanted to revel in it, to wrap herself inside it and explore its depths until reality came crashing back in on them.

  Her decision made, she grinned as she reached up and grabbed a handful of the front of his shirt and hauled him inside her quarters, slamming the door behind him.

  She turned back to jump into his arms, but Noah surprised her by picking her up and tossing her over his shoulder so her face bumped against his muscled back. “Noah!”

  He slapped her lightly on the ass, sending a shot of straight arousal to churn deep inside her gut. “Do you know what I was thinking about while I was in the shower with my hands slick with soap that smelled just like you while I stroked my cock?”

  Jez’s breath caught in her throat as the vision he described took up residence inside her mind and refused to dissipate. She swallowed hard as he dumped her on the bed, where she bounced lightly against the soft mattress. “What were you thinking about?” Her voice came out barely a whisper, but she knew he heard her by the way his eyes darkened.

  He stripped off the black T-shirt and tossed it away to reveal his broad shoulders and firm chest lightly dusted with sandy blond hair. Jez’s gaze traced downward to where the line of hair disappeared under Noah’s jeans.

  As if summoned there by her thoughts, Noah brought his hands to the top button of his jeans and Jez watched fascinated as he undid the button and slowly slid down the zipper to reveal soft-looking black boxers tented by Noah’s erection. A small dark spot against the cloth told her the swollen head of his cock was already leaking pre-come.

  “I was thinking about you.”

  She snapped her gaze back up to his face in time to see the most vulnerable expression she’d ever seen etched across those handsome features.

  “I was thinking about not only how you would feel beneath me, or surrounding me as I slid inside you, but also about how I’m not sure I could ever go back to a life without you in it.”

  Jez’s throat tightened as emotions tore through her like a tidal wave, closing her throat and pressing against her chest.

  “I love you, Jezebeth. I don’t give a damn that you’re a succubus, or that you have to face Lucifer soon, or that Lilith thinks you belong to her. I don’t care about any of that, because you and I really belong to each other, and nothing anyone else says or does can ever change that.”

  Pressure built at the backs of Jez’s eyes until her vision wavered from the unshed tears filling her eyes. She pushed up onto her knees and poked her index finger against his chest. “You know that’s a dangerous way of thinking, don’t you? To fall in love with a succubus? Lilith would kill you, and she’s not the only one who would try—she’s just the one with the most right to.”

  Noah kicked off his boots and slid his jeans and boxers off in one fluid movement, revealing his long, beautiful cock with the heavy sac that hung beneath. He crawled onto the bed and wrapped one arm around her waist as he toppled her backward and fell on top of her, bracing his weight with his arms.

  He laid between her legs, his cock pressing against her pussy through her jeans. “Look at me and tell me you don’t feel the same way.”

  Jez let herself fall into his gaze, but couldn’t bring herself to lie, even to save Noah from himself. No matter what else happened, she wanted him to know the truth. “I can’t. Heaven help you, Noah, I love you too, which dooms us both.”

  A slow, satisfied smile curved his lips as he lowered his face to hers to whisper against her lips. “I can’t think of anyone I’d rather be doomed with.”

  The combination of his warm breath against her skin and his words sent a wave of gooseflesh marching over her, and she shivered under him even as she chuckled at his words.

  Noah lowered his weight onto her and she wrapped her arms around him, threading one hand into the hair at his nape while the other hand explored the fascinating ridges of the muscles along his sides and back.

  Noah took possession of her mouth, delving inside as if she were a delicacy to be savored. He thrust against her, his cock a teasing hardness and heat through the unwanted barrier of her jeans.

  Jez started to pull away to undress, but then Noah skimmed his fingers down her sides and slid them under her shirt. As soon as his fingers hit her bare skin, Jez moaned into his mouth and arched against him.

  For the first time, Jez didn’t fight for control, but let Noah set the pace, ready to follow wherever he led.

  As if Noah sensed her surrender, he growled deep inside his throat and skimmed his lips down her cheek to the hollow at her throat—a spot that drove her wild.

  The nibbling kisses and the exquisite friction from Noah’s cheek stubble sent arousal skittering down Jez’s neck into her torso. Her nipples tightened and her breasts ached, suddenly confined and uncomfortable inside her bra.

  As he continued the sensual torture, a slow, steady throb began deep and low inside Jez’s belly.

  Noah skimmed his hand up higher under her shirt, cupping her breasts through the bra. The warm, possessive touch made Jez squirm and arch against him, but it wasn’t enough. She wanted skin-to-skin contact.

  As if he sensed her impatience, Noah nipped her neck just hard enough to get her attention and began to slowly unbutton the few still-intact buttons that held her shirt together.

  Jez gasped and lolled her head to the side to give him better access to do as he pleased against her neck while she held his head in place with her hand.

  “There will be no rushing tonight, Jezebeth. I’m going to unwrap you like a package and savor every second.” The husky words whispered against her skin sent a frisson of awareness through her entire body.

  Noah made her feel cherished, cared for . . . and beautiful. Jez tried to think of the last time she’d felt truly beautiful—not just in whatever form she’d taken to please someone else, but her true self.

  She couldn’t remember.

  He raised his head to look at her and frowned. “No thinking.” He traced his finger over the crease between her brows, smoothing it away as he smiled down at her. “This is all about feeling.” Noah ripped away the rest of her shirt, leaving the scraps under her as he popped open the front clasp of her bra and slowly peeled back the cups as if she were a long-awaited Christmas present he wanted to savor.

  His expression was filled with a mix of wonder and male possessiveness that made Jez catch her breath. But when Noah leaned forward to suck one tight nipple into the warmth of his mouth, Jez moaned. Each pull of his lips against her flesh sent liquid warmth coursing through her body, tightening the tension slowly building inside her.

  When Noah moved his mouth to the other breast, his warm palm cupped the one he’d just left, massaging and gently rolling her nipple between his fingers while Jez bucked her hips against him, wanting him inside her.

  Noah made an “mmm” sound deep inside his throat, the vibrations traveling through her breast and along her skin like a whispered caress. She traced the muscled planes of his back and shoulders and then skimmed her fingers down to cup his well-muscled ass in her palms, urging him to grind against her.

  Noah pushed up on all fours and Jez immediately missed his warmth. But when she
glanced up into his intent gaze, she knew he was far from finished with her.

  Anticipation curled inside her gut like a sleeping dragon ready to awaken at Noah’s command, and she laid her palm over her quivering belly, willing herself to calm and just enjoy the sensations he continued to create.

  Noah picked up her hand and placed a gentle kiss on her palm before laying her arm on the bed beside her. He leaned down slowly, his gaze still locked with hers as he laved the tip of his tongue along the waistband of her jeans.

  Jez jerked at the intense warmth of his mouth against her sensitive skin, and Noah only chuckled as he dipped his tongue inside her navel and then blew on the wet patch of skin.

  Jez gasped as another march of goose bumps flowed over her, turning her entire body into a live wire. “Noah, please . . . I want you inside me.”

  He didn’t answer and, instead, slowly unbuttoned and unzipped her jeans, thoroughly kissing and licking each newly exposed patch of skin before revealing more.

  Sensations buffeted her in continuous waves until Jez was panting and had the sheets on either side of her in a death grip.

  Noah continued his assault, slowly edging the jeans down her hips and exploring each newly exposed expanse of skin. When the jeans edged low enough to reveal her smooth mons, he glanced up at her and raised his brows. “I want you as just you, Jez. You don’t ever have to put on a costume of any type with me.”

  Jez bit her bottom lip. She hadn’t thought he’d noticed that part of her true form, and most current-day men preferred the smooth mons, and she thought Noah did too. Only one way to find out . . .

  She concentrated on Noah and let her gift take over. After a quick second of tingling throughout her body, she glanced down and frowned at what she saw. There were tiny freckles dotting her skin, her stomach slightly rounded, and her mons was now covered with dark brown curls. This was her true form, the one she only took when she was alone. The form she’d decided on long ago that she felt most comfortable in. “This is impossible.”

  Noah grinned up at her. “You tried to use your shifter magic on me, didn’t you?” When she remained silent he spoke again. “You stubborn succubus. I meant it—I want you, as you are. Got it?”

  She nodded even though she was still trying to fathom how he could choose this form out of any other in the universe. After all, she could be in any outer form for him and still be her true self on the inside. The last thing she’d expected was for anyone to prefer the same form she did.

  A slow grin curved her lips. “Except you,” she said, answering her own unspoken thought. “You’ve always surprised me since the first day we met.”

  He pulled her jeans and panties off in one quick movement and then crawled back up the bed toward her like a hungry predator. “Good.” When he reached her knee, he licked a path up her inner thigh, spreading her legs wide as he positioned his large body between them. “I’ll do my best to never stop.”

  Before she could think of a reply, he buried his tongue between her labia and licked a slow line up to the silky skin just below her clit.

  A strangled gasp escaped from Jez’s throat as the intense sensations ripped through her.

  Noah repeated the action over and over, faster and faster until Jez thought she’d jackknife off the bed from the spasms taking up residence inside her belly.

  Noah anchored her to the bed with his large hands and held her still while he devoured her—licking, laving, nipping, and sucking—but only sparing a quick kiss for her clit until Jez’s thighs were quivering and her belly was clenched so tight with the need to orgasm that she was afraid she’d never be able to relax again once this was over.

  When Noah stopped all motion suddenly and gently sucked the tip of her clit inside his mouth, her world shattered and exploded—a thousand explosions rocking her body while waves of liquid pleasure pulsed through her in a seemingly never-ending stream of ecstasy.

  Distantly she heard murmuring and only when her body began to calm and relax did she realize it was Noah. His words of encouragement, love, and wonder buoyed her and supported her back to reality. When sanity returned, she glanced up into his face just as he slid his cock inside her in one slow thrust.

  She gasped as he stretched and filled her, widening her thighs and tipping her hips to take him deep. Jez wrapped her legs around him, hooking her ankles around each of his thighs, pulling him tighter against her as he filled her, and relaxing when he slowly retreated before thrusting inside her again.

  Noah set the rhythm and Jez held tight to him, her gaze locked with his as her body slowly tightened around him. Each steady movement drove her higher until Noah murmured her name and stiffened over her, the heat of his come spilling inside her.

  The first slap of energy stole the breath from her body and a frenzied tingling flowed outward along every nerve ending to rebound on itself and boomerang through Jez’s body again. When Noah slumped on top of her and gently stroked her hair, she had to chase back the euphoria of the orgasm/energy combination to let her brain process his words.

  “Ride me, Jez. I want to see you come again.” His words were slightly slurred, and she smiled to herself as smug female satisfaction spilled through her. As Noah rolled them over, she held on and positioned herself more comfortably on top of him. His cock had softened slightly when he came, but was still hard enough for her to ride him and tempt him back to full power.

  Noah grabbed her hips in his large palms as he looked up at her. “Take your hair down and let me watch you, Jez.”

  She reached back slowly, her breasts rising as she arched her back. Jez smiled when Noah’s eyes darkened and his cock hardened inside. She slipped the elastic band out of her hair, tossed it aside, and ran her fingers through the long mass until it spilled around her bare shoulders and edged down to cover the top mounds of her breasts.

  “My God, you’re beautiful. Even more so, like this.”

  His words warmed her, and she basked in his gaze as she began to move.

  She leaned back, bracing one hand behind her on Noah’s thigh as she slowly pushed up onto her knees and then dropped back down, taking him deep. His aura tasted sweet as his energy merged with hers and her movements created an exquisite friction between them.

  Noah’s moan merged with hers as she increased her speed and let her eyes slip closed and her head drop back. He grabbed her hips, allowing her to set the pace, but pulling her tight against him with each thrust.

  A fine sheen of perspiration dotted Jez’s body as she continued to move on top of him, the intoxicating scents of musky arousal and sex blending with Noah’s unique scent. Jez quickened her pace as the familiar tingling that signaled a full-body orgasm began to buzz deep inside her gut. Her breathing choppy, she rode Noah hard, aiming toward the bliss that hovered just out of her reach.

  When he stiffened and cried out beneath her, his hot come shot inside her to be absorbed and turned into energy that washed through her body in a scalding rush. Pure liquid heat spilled through her veins like warmed brandy on a cold night. Jez hovered on top of the exquisite sensation, slowing her movements as the heat drained away leaving behind a wonderful boneless sensation.

  She slumped on top of Noah, burrowing against his chest as she waited for his arms to wrap around her.

  When nothing happened, a sliver of icy unease stabbed through her previous warmth, jarring her fully alert. Jez raised her head to find Noah pale, his eyes closed, his breathing shallow.

  She slid off him, gently laying her hand against his cheek. “Noah?”

  His eyes fluttered open, his gaze unfocused as if she’d drained him of his energy.

  Panic galloped through her, churning like acid inside her stomach. “But the ring—” She cut her words short as she grabbed Noah’s right hand and touched the ring he still wore.

  If someone had tampered with the ring . . .

  When Lilith’s essence tingled against her own, she knew the ring was genuine. But one glance down into Noah’s pale face to
ld her that something had gone horribly wrong. “No. Please, no.” She covered her mouth with her hand as the consequences of what she’d done spilled through her mind on fast-forward.

  “Jezebeth.”

  Jez jumped at Lilith’s soft words and then with one hand laid protectively over Noah’s chest, she turned to face her mistress.

  24

  Noah struggled not to lose consciousness even as black dots danced and teased at the edges of his vision. He forced open heavy eyelids to find Lilith standing next to the bed in a gauzy black dress that showed more tantalizing glimpses of creamy, perfect skin than it left to the imagination. Long, dark hair spilled over her shoulders, and the only thing that kept her from being breathtakingly beautiful was the carefully blank expression she wore.

  “Why didn’t the ring work?” Jez demanded as she laid one warm protective hand on Noah’s chest.

  Noah wanted to curl around that warmth and pull it inside his body, but somehow he knew he was already too close to dying to reverse the process. He searched for regrets, and only found two—that he would have to leave Jezebeth, and that even had he lived, he wasn’t able to protect her from Lilith and the world she’d been created into.

  “In the outside world, the energy in the ring was stronger than your inherent succubus nature, but here in my lair, that’s no longer true. The humans I take in here are inherently changed so they live longer and also gather energy in the same manner as the incubi and succubi. Noah is still purely human.” Lilith stepped forward, and Jez moved her body to shield Noah.

  Curiosity and surprise sparked in Lilith’s dark gaze. “This human means enough to you to protect him from me?”

  Jez swallowed hard. “I love him.” As soon as the words were out, Jez wished them back—especially when Lilith froze in place, a frown marring her lovely features. The tension in the room grew until Jez fought to breathe against the stinging energy emanating from her queen.

  Finally, Lilith cocked her head to one side and looked past Jez toward Noah. “But does he love you in return, little one?”