Balance (Book 9 )

Trigger warning: Skip this chapter if sexual violence insults you

In a blink of an eye, Anubis transformed into Gabriel and commanded my body to change into Lara. His commanding green eyes glowed with a fiery passion and a wildness I have never seen. The eyes that gazed back to me bordered on madness.

“I love that fire within you, my mate.” He growled. His kiss is stronger and more demanding as his hands tore at my clothing. “You drive me mad.”

My stomach formed knots, and my knees weakened. I held on to him and bit into his neck, feeding off him. It only encouraged him in his need. My heart raced as his hands found my loins. His was forceful and gripped me hard.

“Moan for me, wife. Show me your passion and love.” He breathed.

I jumped onto his hips and allowed his passion to enter. I let out a moan of ecstasy and pushed his head into my breasts. Gabriel’s muscles rippled underneath my legs as he walked to the bed. His need was clouding his mind. He kept his restraint as he laid me gently on the bed.

I rolled him over and took my pleasure from him moaning at each touch. My desire climaxed. The heat traveled from my ankles to my loins. My back arched as I spasmed against him. He held me to him and flipped us over and began thrusting hard using his power to dominate me. It thrilled me as I hung on to him. His anger and frustrations came forth. He needed release. Windows closed, and a burst of power escaped as the room became quiet.

“Scream for me, wife. Let me know how powerful I am to you.” His voice was dark and threatening.

I locked my power to allow pain to be received. Gabriel pinned my hands up above my head as he made quick, powerful thrusts. It burned like fire. My insides felt as though claws scratched at them. The screams came willingly. Gabriel’s eyes glowed with pleasure and a madness I have not seen before. His fangs bit deep into my vein. He became animal like. My heart began to panic.

“There is the fear I want!” He growled and fed off me greedily.

His growl frightened me more. It was darker than the death knight’s voice that took my soul. I could feel my strength weaken. I began to truly scream and struggled to get away from him. His fangs sank deeper into my neck. And his grip on me tightened. He mastered my body, and his growls became terrifying. He was too strong for me. I am his completely. The struggle excited him beyond anything I have ever felt from him and encouraged him to become more aggressive.

“Anubis. Stop.” I breathed.

His body was tense and hard as a rock. All of his muscles were flexed. He used his weight to pin me to the bed, and he pinned my arms down with his strong hands. Bruises started forming on my wrists and between my thighs. There is no escape. I could feel the blood drain from me as he continued in his madness. My heart pounded in my chest. Fear of Anubis truly harming me came forth.

“Anubis, please stop.” I barely heard my voice.

With a final thrust, he let his desire explode within me. He laid there, allowing his heart rate and body to relax. His eyes glowed a deeper green. This was not love. This was frustration. He had no one to train or torture. His violent nature presented itself and demanded release.

“Feel better?” I asked, still shaken, but unharmed.

“I would feel better destroying a hive.”

I grinned at him wickedly. “Then let us kill a hive.”

“You do know how to love me!” Gabriel smiled with a twinkle in his eyes.

“Let us make a game of it. Regular swords. No power unless it is vampiric. Use your tendril and pulse as you used to. We will be the oldest and strongest vampires, and you will be able to release your frustration.”

“Sounds fun.”

He left and came back with three swords. Two for me and one for him. His face suddenly lost color.

“What is it?”

“I had lost myself and bit into your neck, Anput. You have not healed completely.”

I touched my neck. The two teeth marks still allowed blood to very slowly ooze out. Anubis quickly retrieved a towel to help stop the wound from bleeding. He saw the bruises on my wrists and started to close himself off. I did not tell him of bruise between my thighs.

“I will heal, husband. I am still strong. Do not concern yourself with me. I would have bled out if I was not healing. The bruises too will go away. You know I love your aggression.”

He kept his thoughts to himself. I could tell he blamed himself. I was glad he did not hear my pleas for him to stop.

“Do not let this stop you. Continue being the way you are. I am not fragile.” I tried to change the subject. “We have a game to play. Do you know where a hive is located?”

Gabriel looked into my eyes and stayed there for a moment, Looking into me.

’Do not look at me. You are not master!’

‘No, but I care for you until he comes.’

‘I care for you.’

A smile crossed his face as he took my hand.

He teleported us to a city near a maintenance hole. Loud music filled the night as humans danced in the street. It seemed like they celebrated. They are foolish the believe judgment will not fall on them.

Gabriel lifted the maintenance hole and helped me down, then followed me and closed the maintenance hole after him. I followed him down a large sewer tunnel to a door. I grabbed his neck and forced him to look at me. I shoved him against the door and kissed his lips, biting them slightly, breaking the skin and tasting his honey blood. His hands held me to him as he kissed back and pounded on the door. The guard saw us and opened the door. I released my grip on Gabriel and smiled, then pulsed into the guard and unsheathed my swords. Gabriel’s hand grabbed my arm and kissed me, then entered the room.

“That is not fair!”

“Who said anything about fairness. If I get more kills, you will be my slave for a week. If you get more kills, we will take two continents tomorrow.”

“Nicely done, my mate.”

We both went into the hive and danced with the occupants. Gabriel’s madness matched my own as we sliced our way through the hive. I projected my mind out. I knew I would be able to see everything. The screams of death filled Gabriel. He did not just use his sword. He used his paralysis and fed off them as well. I could feel his joy and contentment. I started emptying the rooms of its occupancy. In the last room was a young female.

“My mate. I have a gift for you.” I projected.

Gabriel came to me and grinned when he saw her. He took my hand and led me in, then locked the door. The young female looked wide eyed at us. Gabriel led me to her and sniffed her. She was a young vampire. He took her by the jaw and made her open her mouth, showing her fangs. His body rippled with restraint. I touched his shoulder and pressed my body to his. My hand flowed down his chest as I whispered in his ear.

“Show me your power.”

I felt his pulse quicken as I backed away and leaned on a wall. I have never seen this side of him. He boasted of his restraint when he trained me. Now, I shall see if he exaggerated.

Gabriel backhanded the girl hard, knocking her to the ground. I could hear her cheekbone crack. He took his shirt off and threw it to me. His eyes were glowing a color I had seen before. He was extremely dangerous and at the edge of madness. This was the look I received when he forced me to vow never to hide my mind from him. I began to worry for the girl, but I desired to see his work more.

Gabriel began taking his belt off. The girl started to cry and tried to run past Gabriel. He took her throat and threw her back as he finished taking his belt off and wrapping it around his hand. His muscles tightened exciting me.

I loved to see his muscles work under his command as they flexed and moved flawlessly with each of his movements. He was distracting to watch. I wanted to enjoy his rage and touch his flexed muscles; however, He is lost in his torment. If I touched him, I would be the one to receive his wrath.

Gabriel took hold of the girl and threw her onto the bed. Her scream only encouraged him. He began flogging her with is belt creating welts on her skin. She screamed and pulsed power at Gabriel. His laugher was insane.

His power pulsed into her and severed her arm. Blood sprayed in the room as she screamed louder. No help would come for her.

Gabriel took a dagger off the wall and came to her. She stayed where she was. Too terrified to move. She knew she could not escape.

Gabriel picked the girl up by her throat and stood her on her feel. It looked so effortlessly. He was using his godly power against an insect. I could see his jaw flex as he slowed down his rage. He would enjoy this girl for the evening.

He held her to his chest with one arm, the dagger in hand, and then breathed in her scent near her neck. The girl quivered and cried. With his knuckle, Gabriel traced her spine from the base of her skull to the valley of her butt. He used his finger to feel and explore her then he took the knife and scratched her without breaking her skin in the same manner. He was telling her what he planned, thickening her fear, and quickening her heart rate.

“Please. Don’t.” She pleaded. Gabriel liked the plea and teased her, letting the dagger cut her just breaking the skin and allowing a small bead of blood to come forth.

“I will kneel to Ra. Please! I will do anything.” Gabriel quickly backed off as if he got burned.

“Swear your alliance to Ra and mean it, and I will spare your life.” She knelt down and swore to Ra.

“Lara, look away now!” His voice was so demanding I had no choice. I closed my eyes and quickly faced the wall I leaned on. I did not feel or hear anything.

“It is safe, my mate.” He said softly.

When I looked at him, the girl was gone. I smiled at him and started slowly walking backwards towards the door.

“There is one more creature here.” I threw his shirt at him and ran out the door.

Gabriel chased after me as I ran downstairs looking for the hive’s watcher. When I found her, she sent a dagger to me. I grabbed her and used my web to drain her and burned her body before Gabriel could reach her. I laughed as his demise. Gabriel unlocked his godly power.

“Now, do you feel better?”

“Yes. I feel I have a clear mind. Thank you for playing with me.” He walked up to me and inspected my neck. The teeth marks were almost gone. He took my hands and inspected the wrists as well. The bruising is gone.

“You, my dear, are now my slave for a week.”

“I think not! I won the round.”

“How many did you kill, truthfully?”

I thought for a moment. “About a hundred give or take.”

Madness seemed to flicker in his eyes. “I counted each of mine. Two hundred and twelve met my sword or bite.”

“You cheated! You were supposed to only use the power you had as Gabriel. As the Matriarch, I was much stronger than you.”

Gabriel chuckled. “You thought so. You were my queen. You were always to best me at swordplay. You are no longer my queen.”

“You conniving, cunning, jackal!” Gabriel kissed me hard and chuckled at my response.

“Kebachet will work while you stay with me. You are mine, Anput.” Anything to keep me away from the death knights. He is always thinking and calculating. If he found a challenge, he worked at it until he achieved his goal. This is only a temporary win, but he will take it. He knew he could not simply ask or even command me to stop my task for a week. I hate being interrupted when I am fully committed to a task. Snaring me in a trap and creating a contract would be the only way he would be able to make me do what he wanted willingly.

Gabriel took us back to our room and stripped my clothing off my body. He left and came back within moments with a dark blue satin gown.

“Put this on.” Gabriel helped me slip the gown on and adjusted my hair off my shoulders. “Beautiful.” He said sadly.

“What does my master wish?”

“Nothing at the moment, my pet.”

I went to the bed and laid on it to rest. Gabriel came beside me and curled up next to me, enjoying my warmth and comfort. I rubbed his back as I drifted off to sleep.