Page 45 of Darkening Truth
“We should probably get going, any longer and we risk interfering with the wards and our presence being announced, which would cause absolute chaos, and is not something that I can be bothered to deal with right now,” Khaos says reluctantly.
I sigh. I really don’t like this.
“Okay, how often do you think you’ll be able to check in?” Kill asks.
“Every two days, possibly,” Hades replies, sounding unsure.
“That’s not great, but it’s better than nothing,” Rival says, frowning, and clearly not liking this situation as much as I do.
They both nod in agreement.
Hades looks at me and opens his arms. The guys all start talking about other things and move off to other parts of the room, leaving me with Hades and Khaos.
Hades pulls me in close and hugs me tightly before he tilts my chin up and kisses me slowly, not rushing, making it last and hopefully enough to tide me over until we see each other again.
When he pulls back, he says, “Remember that you can use the bondlines to talk to us. If we don’t answer straight away, then we’re in a dicey situation. I think we’re probably going to question the princes and see if we can get them to talk. I should be able to gain access to them in a few days. If we know what god is after the realm, then we can go straight to the source and end this ridiculous thing there.”
I nod, it had already occurred to me that the princes would be on the other side.
“Yeah, that’s a good idea and would certainly cut down the amount of work that we have to do,” I agree. My smile turns deadly. “However, if youwant some help to get the information out of them, let me know. I have some scores to settle. The majority of their deaths were over far too quickly as far as I’m concerned.”
Khaos chuckles, and I turn to look at him. His gaze is heated as he studies me closer, “We’ll probably take you up on that offer. I know that the others want to be involved too.”
I grin, “Oh, family outing.”
His smile softens.
I don’t allow myself to question my actions. I just do what feels right, knowing that if I don’t, then I’m going to end up chickening out. Stepping out of Hades’ arms, I move over to Khaos and wrap my arms around him. He hesitates for only a moment before his arms wrap around me, and his head comes to rest on the top of mine as he inhales deeply.
“You stay safe, you hear?” I mutter into his chest.
He moves and I look up at him, unable to hide the worry in my eyes.
“We will stay as safe as possible, and if we need help, then we’ll use the bondline, okay?” He replies, his voice soft.
I nod, “Yeah, I can deal with that.” I pause, “Kiss me, H.”
His chest rumbles with a growl as he moves his arms back around me, easily lifting me.
My legs go around his waist as my arms go around his neck, and I smile before my lips meet his.
The kiss starts off fierce, but changes into slow and lingering, and just like with Hades, I savour every moment.
When he reluctantly puts me down, my head is spinning, and I know that I’m grinning like a damn loony.
“I’m sorry, I want to stay, we both do, but we’ve pushed it far enough,” Khaos says. He taps his head, “Anytime, contact me whenever you want to.”
I nod, “The same goes for you.”
“And me,” Hades grins. He frowns, “One last thing, you all appear to be doing it anyway, and Farren has always done it, but I would suggest that you keep your magic levels concealed, they are a lot stronger than they were, and I can only assume that it has something to do with what we’ve all experienced.”
Storm nods, “We all used to conceal our true strength anyway, since we have always been stronger than we should be, so that’s easily agreed to.”
“I’m good with that,” Reaper grins. “People get twitchy when I let my true power level free.”
“It’s hilarious,” Loki grins.
“They do it with you too,” Rival points out with a smile.
