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Chapter Eighteen
Phoenix StormStarting tonight I will be uploading multiple chapters. I've got a crazy word count to meet before the end of the month, so please be patient if you notice a few more errors than normal. I will go back and edit thoroughly after the first, but I'm excited with where this story is taking me! Any feedback is much appreciated! Happy reading :)
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After the Downfall Chapter Nineteen
The initial soreness faded, and I hardly remembered it as Gage continued pounding into me with abandon, my legs quivering with my impending orgasm. I loved every aspect of his demanding nature, and I did all I could to hold onto his brawny shoulders as his thrusts grew rougher. Pressure was building low in my core, and I did my best to roll my hips against him, desperate for the friction against my needy clit. Somehow, Gage understood my intention, and he grabbed one hip securely with a grip I knew would bruise, adjusting the angle to near perfection as the head of his cock hit my G-spot on his next shove forward. Electricity crackled through me with the white-hot pleasure he elicited, and I tipped over my peak within seconds, my mouth making bizarre noises I’d never made before. Regardless, the point was, I knew I wasn’t quiet, and Gage’s own grunt of completion wasn’t exactly silent either. We had been safe here for a while now, and both of us had gotten so caught up in one anoth
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty
The pin oaks still lined the road that was ingrained in my memory after all this time. The worn-down lane had been the last one I’d seen before the bombs fell, the one that’d led to my life changing, but it was almost unrecognizable now. The once majestic trees were blackened and dead, what was left of them, that was, and I felt numbness starting to seep in. One look at the route ahead proved we were fortunate the nature reserve hadn’t suffered any significant damage, though I supposed the whole world was a wildlife refuge now. Gage didn’t let up on the gas, gunning it to outpace the wolves on our tail, but when I craned my head around, I saw they had given up. I didn’t understand their behavior, but I wasn’t going to complain either. As he carried on driving, I let my eyes roam over the changed landscape, realizing that the town I’d been born in had been hit hard by one of the falling bombs. The devastation was heart-rending to see, tears prickling in my eyes, but Gage reached ou
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty-One
Thunder rumbled angrily in the distance as the truck bumped unsteadily forward. I flinched in response; Gage being knocked off his bike by the vicious, oversized wolf flashing in my mind’s eye again as the steering wheel jerked in my talon-like hands. I forced myself to concentrate on the road ahead, my mind running rampant with trepidation as queries kept coming up. Would it be possible for Gage to survive the wreck I’d witnessed? Even if he did, would he be able to fight off the wolves in that condition? My heart wanted the answer to be yes, Gage having demonstrated his grit thus far, but my brain told me otherwise. I knew I was crying again because my vision was blurred, but I didn’t stop for fear of the shifters catching up with me. Transiently, I considered going back, trying to do something, anything to save Gage, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Gage had wanted me to escape, and I knew deep down, there wasn’t anything I could have done to save him. The downpour started
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty-Two
My awareness faded in and out, but I heard enough to understand that something was happening around me, picking up on the snarls and thuds of conflict that were trickling through to my addled brain as my body fought to protect itself. Throbbing radiated out from my right side, and I realized I was still laid out on the forest floor as sharp sticks stabbed at me through the thin barrier my clothing afforded. Yet, those pinpricks of hurt were nothing to the avalanche of suffering I felt as the damages that I’d sustained during the skirmish came roaring back to the surface in full force. Everything remained black initially as I failed to unstick my eyelids, but it seemed my other senses were boosted, as a result. Gradually, I came to comprehend that not much time had elapsed since I’d crumpled in place, the loud yelps I detected signaling that a brawl was ensuing in close proximity, but it didn’t appear to be lasting for much longer based on the noises tapering off. Reminding myself
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty-Three
The room was already illuminated by a few small lanterns, and I instantly noticed the two males who were conversing in the nude. Was that a werewolf thing? I mean damn, everywhere I looked recently I was seeing someone’s bare flesh. I averted my eyes as I slowly slid down from Silas’s back, making sure to use my left leg solely for support, but I still faltered as my head spun, a whimper slipping past my lips from the increasing pain. The black wolf held my attention as he shifted back into his human form. I tried to ground myself in the present with him as my point of focus, but then I just had another unclothed male to stare at, fire breaking out over my face with all the nakedness surrounding me. At any rate, Silas’s intense gaze pinned me in place, causing an electric current to course through me with the one glance alone. I wasn’t able to stop and ponder the implications behind the feeling for now, but I sensed there was more going on here than I was aware of. Inopportunely, i
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty-Four
“Shh, baby. Everything is going to be okay. We’re leaving as soon as the rain breaks.” Silas soothed, correctly assuming I’d overheard them talking as he pulled me into his arms, rubbing his face against my brilliant, red hair seemingly without thought. Although, he didn’t seem to realize I’d eavesdropped on more than just the last part of their argument. I chose to disregard the confusing dialogue for now as other more pressing matters took the forefront, not wanting to examine that line of discussion for the time being. My bare skin brushed against his still naked chest as I realized someone had stripped my outerwear off, and goosebumps popped up everywhere our flesh made contact, sparks detonating all over my body with his touch. I knew I probably shouldn’t be letting him hold me the way he was with how conflicted I was on the inside, but I couldn’t bring myself to push him away, needing every piece of relief his presence gave me. Something about being in his embrace felt right
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty-Five
Silas carried me a few feet into the darkness, letting the others lead the way as he clutched me securely against him, and I felt myself relax as his personal fragrance washed over me. He continued strolling forward with a sure step until I couldn’t see anything, let alone the two males who I knew were ahead of us. Even so, I wasn’t afraid, Silas’s touch grounding me, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t wondering where the hell he was taking me. Initially, I’d heard the echoing footsteps coming from in front of us, but they’d tapered off until I could only detect Silas’s tread. I was about to ask him where the others had gone, but he came to an abrupt halt as I opened my mouth. “Do you think you’ll be able to cling to my back, Bell? Be honest. If you don’t feel up to it, I will find another way to get you down, but Saint and Slade are waiting at the bottom in case anything happens.” I didn’t particularly relish the idea of freefalling through the air, so I made sure I was positive in my
After the Downfall Chapter Twenty-Six
Silas had left me perched on the closed toilet seat before he’d departed, but the pain had recommenced almost the second he’d shut the door behind him. I knew it would have crippled me to the ground had I been standing. Katya went about preparing a bath for me, and I almost squealed in joy when she added the vanilla scented bubbles into the steamy water, the warm, soapy liquid already almost tangible under my fingertips as I imagined sinking into it in just a few minutes. I didn’t give a damn if it made me childish; I hadn’t taken a bath since before the downfall of society, water being too precious a commodity, and I was going to appreciate it in spite of my throbbing body. Just the same, Katya used the time we were waiting wisely, thoroughly sterilizing the major wound on my leg and wrapping it in a waterproof bandage for now. Wriggling in anticipation, I attempted to distract myself from the array of emotions barraging my brain, circling back to the discussion we’d begun a fe
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