Page 73 of Darkening Truth
“The creatures aren’t here,” I point out when Reaper looks at me questioningly, no doubt in response to the fact that I’m frowning.
“I’m sure they’re fine,” he replies with a smile.
I smirk, “I’m sure they are. I just hope that they aren’t up to no good.”
“Would we even know if they were?” Storm asks curiously.
“I guess we’d hear about it if Meri had been spotted, there would probably be full-blown panic,” Loki points out as he crashes down onto the sofa with a thump.
“That’s true,” I reply. “Right, I’m going to go and shower again because I rushed through mine thinking that I would get to food quicker, I didn’t realise the dining hall wasn’t open yet. Plus, I’m now covered in blood from those fucks in the hallway.”
Mayhem chuckles, “Good point. By the time you’re done, it will probably be time to go down to get food anyway.” His smile widens as he pulls me into his arms and kisses me before adding, “Just don’t rush.”
“I’ll try not to,” I reply. Of course, my stomach chooses that moment to growl really loudly. The guys burst out laughing, and I add, “On second thoughts, I’m not going to make any promises.”
The sound of their laughter follows me into my room, where I grab some clothes before I head into the bathroom to shower.
It turns out that when I’m not rushing, I enjoy the shower a lot more, and I feel my whole body relax. It also helps that I know that no one is going to come bursting in here except for the guys, and I wouldn’t mind if one of them came in.
In other words, I feel safe.
Which is a fairly foreign concept to me, and isn’t that just sad?
By the time I get out, I’m feeling a lot more relaxed than I was, and I decide to throw Loki’s jumper back on because it smells like him and I like it. I’m reasonably sure that he’s not going to mind.
I think we need to take advantage of these quiet and stress-free moments as much as we possibly can. They aren’t going to be around forever. In fact, I know that we’ve got some really stressful things coming up really soon, and luxuries like taking my time in the shower are going to become just that, luxuries.
Hell, if the past is anything to go by, then showers themselves could become luxuries.
I shudder. River baths are not fun. Especially since we’re heading into winter, and knowing our luck, whatever realm we end up in next will follow the same seasonal calendar.
It does make me wonder if that’s the reason why we were brought back here. Being here has made us slow down. I know this is only the second day that we’ve been back, but we have all relaxed by being here. Which is kind of ironic considering that everyone else who attends the academy is extremely stressed and definitely isn’t finding it a relaxing place to be.
Compared to where we have been recently though, being here is like being on holiday. We’re safe, warm, and fed regularly. There isn’t really anything to complain about.
“Feel better?” Killian asks as I step out of my room and straight into his arms.
I wrap my arms around his waist and hold onto him tightly, nodding as I do.
Tilting my head up, he smiles down at me as his tail wraps around my waist, pulling me tighter against him. I smile as his lips crash against mine, and my arms wrap around his neck, my fingers threading into his hair and holding firmly.
Our tongues tangle in a familiar way, and I practically melt into him.
I love kissing Kill.
Eventually, someone clears their throat, and the kiss slows, before we pull apart. When I glance over at the others, it's to find that they’re all watching me with heat-filled eyes.
I smirk, “Maybe we should skip dinner?”
Several growls echo around the room, and almost as one, they all take a step toward Kill and me. My thighs clench, and my clit pulses at their heated expressions, and my smile widens.
And then the moment is ruined.
My stomach lets out an almighty grumbling rumble of hunger.
They all stop, all of their expressions softening.
“Come on, let’s get you fed,” Rival says as he reaches out a hand for me and tugs me toward the door.
