The Shadow and The Draw

The ShadowAndTHE DRAWThe Shadow Drawn SeriesBook 1R D BakerCopyright © 2023 by R D BakerAll rights reserved.ISBN 978-0-6458207-1-3No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.For Mark - every argument we had over this story was worth it. You’re everythingFor Skye - your love and cheers and tears were the only things that kept me going some days. Thank you for loving these characters as much as I doTrigger WarningsPlease be aware of the following potential triggers within this book:Explicit depictions of sexGraphic depictions of violenceSexual AssaultSpousal Abuse/Domestic ViolenceKidnappingTortureSuicidal IdeationSuicide discussed as a past eventOccurrences of Trauma and PTSDBe Kind to Yourself, Always PrologueThere was a time, many centuries ago now, when angels and demons lived within the Halls together. It was a peaceful existence, one ruled by a strict Blood Covenant. An inter-mingling of the species was not allowed. Each kept the to their own kin.This unity was the lifeblood of the Old God, giving him strength and power over the dominion of the Halls and of the Earth Realm.There did, however, come a day when an angel violated the Blood Covenant, and he and his demon lover fled the Halls, seeking shelter on the Earth Realm to await the birth of their child. Upon discovery, they were banished forever from the Halls, and their child taken from them.The angels, against the wishes of the Old God, cast the demons out of the Halls, claiming they had corrupted the peace upon which their existence was built. The demons all fell, in one terrible night, to the Earth Realm.The Old God grew weak, the broken bonds between his children robbing him of his power. The Line between the Earth and the Halls was severed, only restored once the demon-angel child chose to descend to the Earth Realm herself, rising to become the first Shadow Queen.The archangels plotted to destroy her, wishing for the freedom and power they enjoyed when the Old God did not have his eyes on the Earth Realm.She was buried deep underground, doomed to an eternity under the surface of the Earth she so loved. Legend abounded of a place called Hell, spoken as a threat, as a punishment.But without the presence of the Shadow Queen, there was no need for the existence of a place such as Hell -that was what the Earth was for. 1Amryn This is the last time,” I say, panting, grinding my cock into her hand. Fuck. “This is the last time.” I say it again, like it means something.“Yeah,” she says with a sigh, her teeth nipping at my lower lip, her hand gripping me harder.Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. My hand moves under her skirt, and my cock seeps against her palm as I feel she’s not wearing any panties.“This has to stop, Cora.” My fingers dip inside her, and she sucks in a breath.“Mmmm.”Is she agreeing, or does she just want me to shut up and fuck her? She answers my question pretty quickly, putting one of her feet against the wall behind me, opening up for me, guiding me to where she wants me.“Oh fuck. Cora.” I say it like I’m going to stop, like I’m going to pull back. We both know I won’t. My cock slides inside her tight little pussy, and she sighs, her hands on my ass.“Amryn,” she says, her brown curls bouncing as I begin to fuck her, “Amryn, you feel so good.”“So do you, baby.” Oh fuck, so do you.This has to stop. She’s not mine to take. She’s 21 next month, and then the Ascension takes place, and she’s Finn’s. But right now, I’m inside her. Right now, she wants me. Right now. There’s nothing else but right now.There are voices and laughter outside the window, people passing by. Cora begins to moan, and I hold her face in my hand, my thumb straying over her lips. “Baby, you gotta be quiet,” I say to her. She takes my thumb into her mouth, biting it, sucking on it, her lips vibrating around it as she moans.She raises her other leg, wrapping it around my waist, and I sink even deeper into her, hot and wet right to the base of my cock. I groan, trying to stay quiet as the voices outside get louder, people right outside the damn window. Anyone would just have to peer in to the darkened room to see her wrapped around me on the counter. To see me buried deep inside her.She whimpers against my hand, her brow crinkling as she clenches her green eyes shut. She’s even tighter now, now that she’s about to come. I grab her hands, pinning them above her head against the wall, grinding myself against her, my lips on hers. She tastes good. She feels good. She fucks good. Why does it have to be so good?Her mouth escapes mine, and she moans loudly, and I feel her pussy contracting, her thighs shaking as she comes. I don’t have to hold back anymore, and slam myself into her as she pulsates around me. I groan into her hair as my cock twitches inside her, spilling more heat, more liquid between her thighs.I’m breathing hard, trying to be quiet, straining to hear if the voices outside have changed, if anyone heard us and is listening, wondering what that noise was. I let go of Cora’s hands, and she wraps her arms around my neck, nuzzling into me, sighing.“Amryn,” she whispers, “fuck.”“I know, baby.” My hands cradle her ass, holding her to me.“You’re so good.” She sighs, and her eyes look up at me, and I get that feeling in my belly that only she can give me. “I love -“I kiss her, quickly. I can’t hear that. I can’t hear her say it. She needs to make it easier for me