Page 29 of Right Hand Of The Reaper
Helios tucked his finger under my chin and pulled my gaze back to his, smiling warmly at me. “You shouldn’t be ashamed of it, Roux. Love is love and it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
If I had a heart, I was sure it’d be melting at those words.
“Alright,” I said. “I’ll do it.”
I closed my eyes and pulled the image of the twins to the front of my mind. I thought about everything they made me feel, the joy, pain, anguish, desperation but most importantly the love. Helios was right, I did love them. I loved them with everything I had, and it was with that thought that I sealed my lips to Helios’.
I kissed him like I’d been starved, and his mouth was the only thing that could save me. But it shattered me. Broke me apart into pieces because I wasn’t kissingthem.
I stroked my tongue along his and he moaned into my mouth. I clutched at his shirt, dragging his body closer to mine and he wrapped his hands in my hair, holding me tight and angling my head for easier access to the back of my throat.
His lips burned against mine, the heat of the sun tingling across my mouth, and it had desire pooling in my core.
Then he ripped himself away from me, his chest heaving and his fingers flexing against my skin as if he couldn’t decide whether to push me away or pull me closer.
“Wow,” he said, licking his lips. “That was quite something.”
“Was it?” My voice trembled with emotion. With unshed tears for a love I could never have and a love Helios might never experience.
“Hmm yes,” he said softly, “Thank you for sharing that with me.”
“Um, you’re welcome. I guess.”
Helios stared into my eyes a little longer, a wistful smile curling his luscious mouth. A mouth that was swollen and plump from my kiss.
He took a step back and his carefree mask slipped back into place. Guess it was back to business then.
“So. Thane. He was here seeking entrance into Olympus a couple of days ago, but the guards wouldn’t let him in.”
“Why?”
“He was raging like a madman, shouting that Zeus had played us all. That he knew Zeus’ dirty secret.”
“The fuck?”
Helios laughed and tucked his hands into his pockets. “My thoughts exactly.”
“When was this?”
“Just before G.R.I.M got shutdown.”
Well, this was getting interesting. “Are you suggesting Zeus has framed Thane?”
He shook his head. “I’m merely giving you the facts and events as I saw them.”
“Is there anything else you can share?”
His eyebrows drew together, and he opened his mouth to speak but stopped himself before he said anything.
“What is it?” I asked.
“I shouldn’t say. It will change everything.”
“Helios, you can’t drop a bomb like that and then not say anything!”
“I know, I know,” he said, his hands held up placatingly. He worried his bottom lip and he looked to the ground for a minute. “There’s more to you then meets the eye. I can see it in the darkness of your mind.”
“What does that mean?”
