Hive Knight: A Dark Fantasy LitRPG (Trinity of the Hive Book 1) by Grayson Sinclair (black authors fiction txt) 📕

I wasn’t starving since I was still full from breakfast, but Eris had only managed a few bites, and I could hear her stomach rumbling for nearly half an hour before we stopped. With the supplies I purchased, I made us a couple of trail sandwiches, and Eris scarfed hers down while I picked over mine, my stomach in knots about the fight last night, and my anger.

From the looks Eris kept shooting my way, I could tell she wanted to talk about something, and odds were it was about what happened last night. After about three minutes of her eating and not saying something, I put my half-eaten sandwich down and looked over to her.

“All right, c’mon. Let me have it,” I said.

“Let you have what?”

“You want to talk about last night, so let’s have it. Go ahead, yell at me.”

She put down the remains of her food and came over to sit by me. Her umbra eyes held concern in them. “I’m not angry at you, Sam. I’m worried.”

“Well, don’t be. I’m fine,” I lied.

I wasn’t fine. And I knew it. I didn’t disagree with any of my actions last night, and I still thought Darren and his cronies needed to die, but the viciousness in my heart that pushed me along wasn’t my own. It wasn’t the first brutal act I’d committed, and it wouldn’t be the last, but it was the first that I took pleasure in, and that scared the living hell out of me. I enjoyed feeling their bones break, reveled in their screams. I’ve done horrible things before, but the pure perverse enjoyment I felt, wasn’t me. It’s whatever is in my heart now.

I held my face in my hands and ran my fingers through my hair, unsure of what to say. Eris, though, she saw through me instantly and placed her hand on my back, rubbing gently between my shoulder blades. The heat from her hands was lovely, and before I knew it, she’d calmed me down considerably.

“Thanks,” I said.

Eris nodded. “I’m here for you, my bonded. For now, until eternity. That was the promise we made to each other.”

I wanted to open up to her, but I didn’t know how to say what I was feeling. The darkness in my heart was what was influencing me, but I thought I’d sound crazy if I told her, so I didn’t say anything. Her touch was enough to keep whatever evil was in my heart at bay, and I was content with that.

Eris knew me well and knew what I needed right then, that no amount of talking or words would solve the issue, so she didn’t say anything, letting her touch say more than her words ever could.

That I was accepted.

She scooted over to me on the tree, and before I could say anything, she came and straddled me, sitting on my lap and pressing herself against me. Eris brought her mouth to mine and kissed me softly, trailing little kisses all around my mouth like a flitting butterfly. Each of her kisses drew me into her, and I wrapped my arms around her before I knew what I was doing.

My hand traveled to her face to cup her cheek, and I returned her kisses with one of my own, long and slow, savoring the way her mouth molded around my own. After staying locked in our kiss, her tongue snaked out of her mouth to probe my lips, searching for an opening. To which I acquiesced.

Eris’s tongue was long and strong; she explored my mouth with enthusiasm, intertwining our tongues to dance in bliss. She dug her hands into my back before running them through my hair, knocking loose my hair tie to fall by the wayside while she pushed me down against the log.

She ground against my groin, tempting my burgeoning hardness with the sway of her hips. Her hands dripped down my body to the hem of my shirt as she slipped under my clothes to caress my bare chest. My shirt was halfway off my body, so I finished the job, sitting up and removing my shirt in a flash before turning back to her.

As eager as Eris was to explore my body, I was of a similar mind. Eris had no problem with baring herself to me, and it had been difficult to restrain myself when she constantly tested my resolve. I finally gave myself to the living hurricane that was my partner.

My hands gripped her waist as I marveled over the muscle of her stomach as I trailed my way to her chest. Eris shuddered as I reached her breasts, cupping them gently while her nipples stiffened at my touch. I rolled my thumbs over them as Eris grew more heated, letting a soft moan slip from between her lips.

Her shirt was getting in the way, so she yanked it off in haste, tearing the weak fabric as it drifted to the dirt, already forgotten in the heat of the moment. Nude, I let my eyes drink in her form, uninhibited by my past reservations. Her breasts fit in my palms as if made for them, and with each pass of my fingers, I was rewarded with another unstifled moan.

Taking charge, Eris gripped the back of my neck and drew my face toward her chest. I took the hint and kissed both of her breasts before taking one of her nipples into my mouth. The heat of my mouth sent tremors through her as I flicked my tongue around. I took her nipple between my teeth and bit down lightly, drawing a loud cry as Eris clenched around me.

She’d had enough of my foreplay and shoved me against the tree. The rough bark and uneven protrusions dug into my back, but I hardly noticed, so consumed with