Page 34 of Goddess of Storms

The engine is already humming and Stone pulls the car into gear and we are rolling backwards.

“Please stay down, Harper. Once we get Nile and are on the open road, it should be safe to sit up,” Stone says.

“I just request that Phoenix sit back here with me. Not to make him uncomfortable but I’m not hiding with my head in Nile’s lap. He will think he has won me back. I’m not giving in that easy to that fucker, cult or not.”

Stone laughs and I think Phoenix was blushing, it was hard to tell with my head in the seat.

“Harper, sit up for a minute, but low in your seat, so Phoenix can go ahead and climb back there with you. Then Nile can jump in the passenger seat and we will be off.”

I do as he says and Phoenix awkwardly maneuvers his body into the back seat and somehow lands in my lap.

“I mean, if you want to stay where you are, they won’t see me underneath you.”

He hops off in a flash, buckling into his seat and looking out the window.

To make it even more weird for him, I lay my head in his lap. “I told you, I wasn’t going to put my head in Nile’s lap.”

Nile

Apool of sweat is starting to form from this unplanned walk.Fuck, what is taking them so long?Trying to fit in or look natural I pull a pastry from the box and take a bite. Damn, that is the best donut I’ve ever tasted. Light and fluffy, not overly glazed. Did I die and go to heaven?

Musing, I don’t notice the men in the suits walking towards me. Panic has my heart beating faster, but I’m never unarmed. I search for a place for my box if a confrontation arises, I’ll be damned if these asshats are going to ruin these donuts for me.

They are just a mere block away and I’m pumping myself up for a fight when Stone’s car pulls up to the curb and the door flings open.

I shove the box at him and climb in. “Took you long enough. I thought I was going to have to fight my way out.”

Stone hands the precious cargo back and slams his foot on the accelerator and those suits are ants in the side mirrors as we speed away.

Peering in the back, I spot Harper with her head in Phoenix’s lap and he gives me an awkward wave.

“Where’s my Jeep?” Harper questions.

“Parked in town, there was a set of people standing guard and others strolling the town. I had to leave it behind and act natural. Sorry, babe, as of now it’s a lost cause.”

“How much longer until we are out of town?” Phoenix pipes up.

“A few more miles. A little uncomfortable back there?” I ask.

“No, Harper’s stomach is growling so loud it’s a little scary.” He laughs.

I glance back just at the right time to catch her smack his leg.

“I’m a girl that likes to eat, got a problem with that?” She smirks up at him.

Phoenix doesn’t reply, only shakes his head no.

“Are you that scared of her, son of Ares?” I laugh.

“Shut your mouth, seaweed licker, “ he snaps back. “Besides, she’s zapped me with a bolt once and I’m not keen on her doing that to me again soon.

Harper

The ride to grab Nile was short, I knew that Phoenix wasn’t keen on my head so near his dick, but to be honest I wasn’t, either. He is fighting our bond and as much as I long for him to be close, I will not force it on him.

Of course, once Nile joins us, he has to poke at us. Why did the gods curse me with him as a soul mate? For a while, it was great, but at the moment, he is getting on my last nerve. If we weren’t in a metal box I’d zap his ass just for the fun of it.

“Nile, can you chill out? Your attitude, it’s not helping anything. We have a crazy cult chasing us. We have more important things to worry about than whose dick is bigger!”

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