Queen Of Paradox (Unedited)

The Benefit of a Friend

William's (P.O.V)

William moved swiftly and quietly through the halls and rooms of Luxuria. The damn place was like a maze. He kept his long, bat-like wings folded close to his back and remained alert, his eyes darting towards every suspicious movement, or person. Any one in this realm could be under Ria's command and he couldn't afford to be captured. His body practically thrummed with power and he fought the urge to relish in it. Ria had been his most powerful feed yet, something he hadn't been expecting. When he planned his escape, he knew two main things that had to be done. One: he had to feed, and Two: he had to incapacitate Ria, and there was only a few ways to do that.

The easiest and most affective route? Bring her to climax then attack. It would kill two birds with one stone by allowing him to feed on her sexual energy and deliver a successful blow. Not many people knew this, but succubi were both at their strongest and weakest during climax, an advantage he seriously needed. This was her realm, she knew every inch of it and as she displayed a few days ago when she turned into fog, she could manipulate it as if it was a very part of her. Which it most likely was. There was no way he was gonna escape, unless she was down for the count. But to attack her outright would have been suicide.

He looked down at his blood stained hand and clenched it into a fist. Despite her cruelty and Satan-spawn behavior, he knew that what he did to her was harsh. Manipulating her feelings and using her body. But when it came to protecting someone he cared for, loved, he was ruthless and unforgiving. Heavy footsteps thundered down the hall towards him and he cursed under his breath. Slipping into a darkened crevice, he wrapped his wings around his body to further disguise himself and raised a clawed hand. He quieted his breathing to the point of nonexistence. Not a few seconds later five heavily muscled men stomped past him.

He immediately recognized the species. Berserks! They were armed with various weapons, their expression intent, a malicious gleam in their gaze. It was obvious they were hunting for someone. Wanna bet it was him? But why did Ria have armed guards in a place specifically made for pleasure? At least they seemed to be guards...And why didn't he notice this before? Something was off about this whole situation but he could figure that out later. For now he knew one thing, escaping Luxuria just got a hell of a lot more complicated. I swear to God Dean if you're not on your way with the Cavalry I'm gonna rip you a new one when I get back...

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Lana's (P.O.V)

"I want this Dean" her voice was soft, beguiling, her eyes broadcasting desire.

"We can't" Dean's voice was strained, as if his resolve was wearing thin.

"Please Dean, I need to do this" she gave him her best puppy-dog-in-the-rain look that consisted of big watery eyes, and pouty lips. When she gives him that look he usually caves-

"God damn it Lana,No!" Dean barked, jumping away from her. Lana blinked in surprise. Uh what now? William said no to her all the time but never Dean. She crossed her arm over her chest the image of piqued female. The movement pulled at her wounds but she ignored it. " And why the hell not?" she demanded. He threw her a look that clearly said, "Are you frigging serious? You have to ask?".

Dean ran his hand through his short hair and her gaze followed the action. "Well to name two reasons, one: your injured and two: your fucking injured!" She rolled her eyes at his dramatics "okay you just listed the same reason twice-"

"Cause that's how important that one fact is!" he cut in.

She ignored him. "-and, that's never stopped a succubus before" she pointed out. Dean squeezed his eyes shut in clear frustration. "Don't be smart with me Lana, besides William would have my balls if we did that" he growled. Lana narrowed her eyes at him "oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize your leash was tethered to William" she teased. She knew that he knew she was goading him but she had to try every arsenal she possessed. He snapped his teeth at her but she was unfazed. Instead she bared her own fangs. " I have fangs of my own and I will nip you" her threat was empty and they both knew it.

Slowly she realized, over the course of the argument, that they had both moved closer and was now in each others face. Their breathes coming out in heated puffs. Color bloomed in her cheeks and he cleared his throat. They stepped back at the same time. Strange, why was she so aware of him? Was it because she hadn't fed yet? "Anyway," he started, breaking the silence. "I'm not bringing you to P.O.P with me. You're not strong enough so-"

"Then let me feed" she cut in. They'd been arguing over this for more than two hours. He was going to Luxuria to save William and she wanted in on the action. Of course since she had refused to feed he was turning down her request. But she couldn't sit idly by and let William continue to suffer in that place. And she sure as hell wasn't going to lounge in a bed while Dean did all the dirty work. William had given up his freedom and possible...life, to save hers. If anyone was going to save him it was going to be her.

Dean paused, his eyes widening slightly. "But you said you didn't want to feed off a human if it meant killing them and that you wouldn't feed from some incubus you didn't know..."

"I know " she said quietly. She caught his gaze and held it, her expression serious. "So let me feed from you".