decorate a little for you while I’m here,” Athena said enthusiastically.
He opened his mouth to argue, but she’d sounded so happy that Hunter didn’t have the heart to tease her about her colorful decorating. Visualizing purple walls and ornate furniture, he simply shrugged. What did it matter? It was just a place to sleep for him.
Shooting a glance at the blinds, he noted it was dark outside. “It’s hard to believe only one day has passed in the human realm.”
“It’s midnight, the next night after you left,” Athena confirmed.
Shit! Hunter felt like he’d been gone forever. The struggle through Athena’s guardian forest had seemed like an eternity, but she’d told him that time virtually stood still during his ordeal. The wards were no more than illusions with teeth and claws, but it had felt pretty damn real to him and he’d have the scars to prove it.
“Should we pay a visit to Zachary and Andrew?” Athena asked curiously, as though she wasn’t sure what they should do now that she was here.
“In the morning. I doubt they’d be happy to see us right now. They’ll be asleep with their radiants ,” Hunter grunted. “And you better get used to calling them Zach and Drew. They don’t use their full names.”
Athena nodded. “That’s how Kristoff referred to them. But I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate for me to call them by their shortened names. I was afraid it might be disrespectful.”
“You’re their creator,” Hunter reminded her. “A goddess. You can call them dickhead number one and dickhead number two if you want to.”
“Being a goddess is no excuse for being rude,” she retorted, frowning at him. “I respect all of my Sentinels.”
Even the ones who want to tear your clothes off and fuck you until you beg for mercy?
The thought flew through Hunter’s mind unconsciously. Jesus…he needed to get his dick under control.
“Yes. I respect you more than any of them,” Athena replied softly.
Hunter scowled, knowing she had picked up on his rampant, horny thoughts. Maybe it had been too loud for her to ignore. Those urges were certainly screaming at him .
I trust you.
He could still hear the echoes of her statement in the kitchen in his mind. “Why? Why do you respect me? Why do you trust me?” Hunter demanded an answer with his insistent tone. “I’m unstable and unreliable. Ask Zach and Drew—”
Athena covered his lips with her finger. “They don’t understand why you’re driven to slaughter the Evils. The balance was slowly tipping even when you were human. It’s gotten worse over time. Now that we’re in a crisis, you’ve been the only thing between the Evils and total destruction of the Earth.” She paused for a moment, tracing a finger over his lips. “Do you really still want me, or do you think it’s just leftover mating instinct?” she asked hesitantly.
Her gentle touch and uncertain tone made Hunter snap. Dammit! He could still feel her longing, her profound loneliness. Most of all, he could feel her need and it was driving him crazy.
So much for the temporary mating! The damn thing didn’t work. I want her now more than ever.
“Yes,” he told her angrily, annoyed because his urge to bond and mate with her had just gotten stronger. “I don’t think the temporary mating helped.”
He flipped her onto her back and pinned her hands over her head, covering her body with his own.
Mine. Mine. Mine. I need to claim her.
Hunter imprisoned her greedily, wanting to breathe the same air that she was inhaling, wanting to absorb her innocent essence into his soul. God help him, but he wasn’t certain that he could contain the raging obsession he had to pleasure her.
“Then don’t,” Athena whispered as she looked up at him desperately. “Please don’t try to walk away this time.”
“I need to,” Hunter growled, still able to feel her desire pounding at him.
His?
Hers?
Both of them?
He didn’t know where the crazed compulsions
He opened his mouth to argue, but she’d sounded so happy that Hunter didn’t have the heart to tease her about her colorful decorating. Visualizing purple walls and ornate furniture, he simply shrugged. What did it matter? It was just a place to sleep for him.
Shooting a glance at the blinds, he noted it was dark outside. “It’s hard to believe only one day has passed in the human realm.”
“It’s midnight, the next night after you left,” Athena confirmed.
Shit! Hunter felt like he’d been gone forever. The struggle through Athena’s guardian forest had seemed like an eternity, but she’d told him that time virtually stood still during his ordeal. The wards were no more than illusions with teeth and claws, but it had felt pretty damn real to him and he’d have the scars to prove it.
“Should we pay a visit to Zachary and Andrew?” Athena asked curiously, as though she wasn’t sure what they should do now that she was here.
“In the morning. I doubt they’d be happy to see us right now. They’ll be asleep with their radiants ,” Hunter grunted. “And you better get used to calling them Zach and Drew. They don’t use their full names.”
Athena nodded. “That’s how Kristoff referred to them. But I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate for me to call them by their shortened names. I was afraid it might be disrespectful.”
“You’re their creator,” Hunter reminded her. “A goddess. You can call them dickhead number one and dickhead number two if you want to.”
“Being a goddess is no excuse for being rude,” she retorted, frowning at him. “I respect all of my Sentinels.”
Even the ones who want to tear your clothes off and fuck you until you beg for mercy?
The thought flew through Hunter’s mind unconsciously. Jesus…he needed to get his dick under control.
“Yes. I respect you more than any of them,” Athena replied softly.
Hunter scowled, knowing she had picked up on his rampant, horny thoughts. Maybe it had been too loud for her to ignore. Those urges were certainly screaming at him .
I trust you.
He could still hear the echoes of her statement in the kitchen in his mind. “Why? Why do you respect me? Why do you trust me?” Hunter demanded an answer with his insistent tone. “I’m unstable and unreliable. Ask Zach and Drew—”
Athena covered his lips with her finger. “They don’t understand why you’re driven to slaughter the Evils. The balance was slowly tipping even when you were human. It’s gotten worse over time. Now that we’re in a crisis, you’ve been the only thing between the Evils and total destruction of the Earth.” She paused for a moment, tracing a finger over his lips. “Do you really still want me, or do you think it’s just leftover mating instinct?” she asked hesitantly.
Her gentle touch and uncertain tone made Hunter snap. Dammit! He could still feel her longing, her profound loneliness. Most of all, he could feel her need and it was driving him crazy.
So much for the temporary mating! The damn thing didn’t work. I want her now more than ever.
“Yes,” he told her angrily, annoyed because his urge to bond and mate with her had just gotten stronger. “I don’t think the temporary mating helped.”
He flipped her onto her back and pinned her hands over her head, covering her body with his own.
Mine. Mine. Mine. I need to claim her.
Hunter imprisoned her greedily, wanting to breathe the same air that she was inhaling, wanting to absorb her innocent essence into his soul. God help him, but he wasn’t certain that he could contain the raging obsession he had to pleasure her.
“Then don’t,” Athena whispered as she looked up at him desperately. “Please don’t try to walk away this time.”
“I need to,” Hunter growled, still able to feel her desire pounding at him.
His?
Hers?
Both of them?
He didn’t know where the crazed compulsions
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