A Dangerous Demon King (The Sentinel Demons Book 4) by J. S. Scott Page B
Authors: J. S. Scott
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to disappear before he followed her out of the demon realm, leaving Goran critically wounded on the floor without a second thought.
The next evening, Sophie sat beside Kristoff on his bed, watching as he finally fell into a healing sleep.
His punishment for entering the demon realm had been swift, excruciating for her to watch, and devastating because she knew he’d gone there without a thought to the side effects he’d suffer.
She hadn’t left his side since Athena had brought him home, spilling the story of what Kristoff had done, and how disappointed he was that Goran couldn’t die.
Sophie moved to lie down next to him now that he was no longer thrashing and in the throes of a reaction to entering the demon realm and harming Goran so badly that he would be out of commission for quite some time.
Lying face to face with him, she reached out and stroked his whiskered jaw as she whispered, “Why would you do this to yourself. Why?”
“Because you’re my mate,” Kristoff grumbled, still half asleep.
Sophie hadn’t expected an answer, and as she probed his mind slightly, she could feel that he was somewhere between sleep and awareness. “They could have killed you. Goran could have killed you.”
“He needed to die. As long as we aren’t mated, you’re still vulnerable. He could come after you again,” Kristoff replied in a groggy voice. “I don’t want him to ever touch you again.”
Sophie felt her heart in her throat as she bit her lip to keep from sobbing. Having someone fight for her was so foreign to her, but it touched her more than Kristoff could ever know. He’d risked his life for her safety without a second thought.
“I don’t want you hurt, either,” she whispered back to him, pushing a lock of hair back from his forehead. “Promise me you won’t do something like that again. I can’t stand to see you pay for breaking the rules.”
“Fuck the rules,” Kristoff rasped. “I’ve followed the rules forever. When it comes to you, I’ll break every damn rule ever written to save you.”
A tear trickled down her cheek. As far as she knew, Kristoff kept a tight rein on his Sentinels, and he led by example. He never broke the rules. “How did you even manage to do it? You’re bound by the rules.”
“You’re more important to me, the only thing that’s been stronger than my compulsion to follow the dictates of the Sentinel laws,” he muttered hoarsely. “You make me crazy,” he added earnestly.
Sophie’s heart skipped a beat as she found herself suddenly staring into his beautiful eyes as they fluttered open.
She answered quietly, “It broke my heart to see you hurting because of me.”
Their eyes locked and held, and Sophie couldn’t pull her gaze away from the intensity reflected in Kristoff’s gaze. “You’re mine. My precious mate. Do you really think there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to make you happy, to keep you safe?”
Sophie could still feel the lump in her throat as she replied, “I think I’m starting to get the message.” Really, she was starting to understand that Kristoff was unstoppable when it came to his protective instincts.
“Being in my bed puts you in a dangerous position,” he told her gruffly.
Her core clenched in response, and her nipples peaked to an almost painful hardness. The look in Kristoff’s eyes wasn’t amber. Sophie knew he wasn’t at full strength yet, but the intense, fierce desire he had for her showed in his tumultuous stare.
She smiled at him. “I hardly think you’re in any position to do anything about it.”
“You think not?” he growled as he rolled her over and pinned her beneath him. “My cock is always ready to be buried inside you. My body is always ready to fuck you into next week. Don’t underestimate how much I need you, Sophie. It could get you into trouble.”
Her heart was hammering so loud that she could hear it whooshing in her ears. In a matter of seconds, he had her body trembling with a
The next evening, Sophie sat beside Kristoff on his bed, watching as he finally fell into a healing sleep.
His punishment for entering the demon realm had been swift, excruciating for her to watch, and devastating because she knew he’d gone there without a thought to the side effects he’d suffer.
She hadn’t left his side since Athena had brought him home, spilling the story of what Kristoff had done, and how disappointed he was that Goran couldn’t die.
Sophie moved to lie down next to him now that he was no longer thrashing and in the throes of a reaction to entering the demon realm and harming Goran so badly that he would be out of commission for quite some time.
Lying face to face with him, she reached out and stroked his whiskered jaw as she whispered, “Why would you do this to yourself. Why?”
“Because you’re my mate,” Kristoff grumbled, still half asleep.
Sophie hadn’t expected an answer, and as she probed his mind slightly, she could feel that he was somewhere between sleep and awareness. “They could have killed you. Goran could have killed you.”
“He needed to die. As long as we aren’t mated, you’re still vulnerable. He could come after you again,” Kristoff replied in a groggy voice. “I don’t want him to ever touch you again.”
Sophie felt her heart in her throat as she bit her lip to keep from sobbing. Having someone fight for her was so foreign to her, but it touched her more than Kristoff could ever know. He’d risked his life for her safety without a second thought.
“I don’t want you hurt, either,” she whispered back to him, pushing a lock of hair back from his forehead. “Promise me you won’t do something like that again. I can’t stand to see you pay for breaking the rules.”
“Fuck the rules,” Kristoff rasped. “I’ve followed the rules forever. When it comes to you, I’ll break every damn rule ever written to save you.”
A tear trickled down her cheek. As far as she knew, Kristoff kept a tight rein on his Sentinels, and he led by example. He never broke the rules. “How did you even manage to do it? You’re bound by the rules.”
“You’re more important to me, the only thing that’s been stronger than my compulsion to follow the dictates of the Sentinel laws,” he muttered hoarsely. “You make me crazy,” he added earnestly.
Sophie’s heart skipped a beat as she found herself suddenly staring into his beautiful eyes as they fluttered open.
She answered quietly, “It broke my heart to see you hurting because of me.”
Their eyes locked and held, and Sophie couldn’t pull her gaze away from the intensity reflected in Kristoff’s gaze. “You’re mine. My precious mate. Do you really think there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to make you happy, to keep you safe?”
Sophie could still feel the lump in her throat as she replied, “I think I’m starting to get the message.” Really, she was starting to understand that Kristoff was unstoppable when it came to his protective instincts.
“Being in my bed puts you in a dangerous position,” he told her gruffly.
Her core clenched in response, and her nipples peaked to an almost painful hardness. The look in Kristoff’s eyes wasn’t amber. Sophie knew he wasn’t at full strength yet, but the intense, fierce desire he had for her showed in his tumultuous stare.
She smiled at him. “I hardly think you’re in any position to do anything about it.”
“You think not?” he growled as he rolled her over and pinned her beneath him. “My cock is always ready to be buried inside you. My body is always ready to fuck you into next week. Don’t underestimate how much I need you, Sophie. It could get you into trouble.”
Her heart was hammering so loud that she could hear it whooshing in her ears. In a matter of seconds, he had her body trembling with a
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