Sesshoumaru needed no further invitation. With predatory ease, he relaxed from his tense crouch, his disturbing gaze remaining riveted upon her as he curved his claws around the blood-thickened base of his shaft.
Kagome’s spine stiffened in counterpoint, her nails digging into her arms as she looked up and away—anywhere but at him. Still, she couldn’t block out the telling sound of skin-on-skin, the furtive, dampening rhythm in the slide of his hand. Nor the way his simmering aura was buffeting against her, as if trying to draw out her own. Her skin crawled at the brazenness of the sensation—at the sheer filthiness and absurdity of the situation she was in.
“Take down your hair.”
Kagome’s eyes flashed to his, the near-total redness of his gaze drawing her momentarily short. “Excuse me?”
“It will hasten the act,” he replied, slightly ragged. “Is that not what you want?”
Though she didn’t care for the undertone in his remark, it seemed a harmless enough request, given how deep into this mess she already was. And if it would help speed things along…
With a brisk tug, Kagome pulled her hair ribbon free, her long raven locks tumbling down around her shoulders in a dark, silky fall. She felt as much as heard his rumble of approbation, gooseflesh prickling her skin as the air darkened and the pace of his self-pleasure increased. It rankled her beyond words, to know that this was how he preferred his women. To be herself a stand-in not only for the girl he hadn’t been able to finish fucking—but for all those he had and must now be remembering, even with those coppery eyes of his trained upon her.
“Loosen your collar.”
Spitefully, Kagome wrenched the neck of her haori open the slightest fraction. Only the smallest sliver of her upper chest was exposed, but it was to the left side of her neck that his hateful gaze fastened, the heat of it slipping almost tangibly beneath her clothes.
“More,” he demanded.
“Don’t push it,” Kagome growled back.
Sesshoumaru’s lip curled at the threat. Already his cheek stripes were as jagged as she’d ever seen them, the points of his distended fangs protruding from his vaguely smirking mouth. Wrathfully, Kagome scored her eyes over his deranged features, youki crackling like currents of static against her skin. Resisting the impulse to retaliate with her own power was difficult, but she was determined to keep her participation at a minimum, remembering with a sick feeling how her earlier spiritual intervention had only seemed to further arouse his monstrous lust.
“Did you enjoy it,” he said lowly to her, the steely tendons in his wrist contracting in an undeniable squeeze, “watching me with that girl?”
Kagome’s eyes snapped back to his face in utter contempt. “Absolutely not.”
“And the other?” The slick length of his fangs glistened as he gave himself another slow, savoring stroke. “Did you not enjoy watching me with her that night? You didn’t stop me, then…”
Hurt and anger seared within her at this vile accusation—this cruel, disparaging reference to her departed friend Mayuri. Beneath Kagome’s skin, her reiki boiled, seeking to vent itself upon this salacious demon, but with a bitter twist of her lips, she calmed herself, refusing to give in to his baiting.
“You’re awfully talkative, Sesshoumaru,” she deflected coolly instead. “From all your silencing and snarling, I gathered you didn’t like to chat with girls, this far along in your rut.”
“Them?” His red eyes glinted in wicked mockery. “No.”
Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi
Please still my beating heart 💓, 4days in a row is going to give me a nose bleed. I reread all of the pact this morning. Your updates reawaken my addiction to your writing.
I love how it’s coming full circle now. I, personally, believe Sesshomaru has always wanted her but couldn’t bring himself to harm Kagome. She may be the ONLY one who could keep his aggression in check during sex but why take the risk? Also, it would kill her high and mighty act.
Really, the best thing is if she would kill him.
Reawaken that selfless part of her to do the ultimate right thing, eliminate the beast that has brutalized so many girls. If not, Kagome is complicit in the most recent rape (that little act was not consensual, that’s Sesshomaru using a date rape drug), and any further rapes/deaths. I don’t think she realizes that, and if she does, oh boy.
I love how you explore off the tough topics, making readers think. You bring us into Kagome’s mindset. On one hand you can’t help but be aroused by Sesshomaru. On another, ya feel sick by your own arousal because you know what he has been doing, what his actions were, theories of why he is doing this, just, wow. Sorry to write on, it’s been so long and I’ve had a lot of time to reread and think on this story.
TLDR: I love your work, you’re awesome. Thanks for the update!
So well put! Totally agree!
I just thought of the perfect description for Sesshomaru: he’s a serial rapist/killer, a feudal era Ted Bundy.
Oh that’s good!
Thank you so much for the comments!! Absolutely love hearing your analysis of Kagome’s predicament and your feedback on the story overall! 🙂 So happy you’re enjoying this fic as well as The Pact!! (Hopefully I’ll have another update for that fic out soon, been itching to post on it!)
It’s been a long journey but we are circling back to the start! And from there…haha, who knows! 😉
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! So very much appreciated!! Hope you enjoy the next updates…! <3
Yesssss! You’ve returned! We’ve been blessed. I love where Control is going. Kagome trying to stay firm, but also not wanting to kill her only remaining “family”. Sesshoumaru, knowing what’s going on, coming (hehehe) to her for help. There’s definitely some pent up tension in him if he’s eyeing that left shoulder. I wonder if she’ll have to finally surrender and sleep with him for real!!! Ooooh! The speculation! I love it!
Char, you are just too good! Keep up the amazing work! Truly!
Haha, love the pun!! XD Yep, I’ve returned! – so happy to be back sharing updates with y’all! Thanks so much for bearing with me!! Tremendously appreciate the support and encouragement <3
So thrilled you're enjoying the direction this story's taken! And Kagome's desperate struggle, hehe!
Hope you enjoy the chapters to come!! <3
Another thought – Maybe Kohaku will end up taking care of business and kill Sesshomaru if Kagome can’t/won’t? Don’t necessarily look forward to an ending that dark but I don’t see any redemption for this Sesshomaru.
Just realized that when I type “ses” on my phone now Sesshomaru is the second autofill word that pops up. Is that telling or what? I need help. 😂😬😀
Ooh, that’s quite the theory – and dark indeed! 😉
Lol, that’s so funny – my autocorrect does the same thing!! So glad to know I’m not the only one XD
<3 <3
Kagome seems to be purposely obtuse. She knows why he is acting as he is. She knows that he has the hots just for her and keeps trying to foist it off as some super specific kink that gets him deadly-raunched. He gave her an out to kill him but her high and mighty attitude isn’t helping her delusion that she can just fix everything the way she wants. Life never plays that way. She probably should put the rabid dog down. Even he knew.
He gave her the out, she refused. Why? Because she refused and gave him the ok to jerk to her, he knows there’s something not quite right. That taunting says enough. She’s not pure. She’s fine to fuck around with Kohaku but not the brother. I’m sure he finds her imperfections just as tai ted as his own. His he apparently cannot help. Her’s?
Well said! Lol
As the saying goes, “Da Nile ain’t just a river in Egypt” hahaha! Oh Kagome…
Absolutely love hearing your take on her character and motivations here, Eryn! There’s plenty of bad behavior to go around in this story 😉
Thanks for sharing!! <3