Cronus held me for a long time, neither of us speaking. A lot was being said with this gesture, more than most words could convey. Eventually, though, I had to pull away. There was something very important I needed to ask him.
“Cronus, I have to know. What did Jessell say?”
The question hung between us, the air almost shimmering. Even though I accepted Cronus’ reasons, and believed his love for me, the trust thing still needed work. First step was truly understanding why he left. If he was in this for the long haul, then he had to stop keeping things from me, even if he thought it was for my own good.
What about what Selene said?
I shushed my inner voice quickly, shutting her down. I was dealing with one issue at a time. The fact that my bonus mom wanted me to kill Cronus wasn’t a fact I wanted to pass on to him just yet.
He lowered his eyes briefly, hands clenched at his sides. “She told me that there would be a time in the future that you would love me so much you’d sacrifice yourself for me. She told me to walk away, and to do it in a way that would turn your love to hate. If I didn’t, it would be your downfall.”
Chills raced up my arms, goose bumps following them. Did Jessell speak to Selene in the underworld? Did she know how this was all going to end? That I wouldn’t pass the necklace on to Cronus knowing it’d kill him…?
His eyes were on me now, cataloguing my reactions, watching every expression cross my stupidly expressive face.
“I was already in love with you, Maisey,” he continued. “Leaving you didn’t change anything for me, but if I had to leave you to keep you alive, it was an easy decision to make. Nothing trumps your life, not even some shattered hearts along the way.”
Love. Yeah, he’d said he loved me again, but I could barely focus on that with how relaxed he was in regards to shattering my heart. “Don’t ever,” I started, jabbing a finger at him, “and I mean EVER, make a decision like that without me again. Shattered hearts are not as easily repaired as you might hope, and no fate is set in stone. You told me that.”
#SurelyItWasHim #NotSomethingIdThinkUpOnMyOwn
He sighed, and the big dick actually looked like he was filled with remorse. “I can only say sorry and promise I won’t do it again. Time will prove my sincerity, and you never need to worry about me being here for the long haul.”
A sigh escaped me. “Okay, I believe you. Let’s move forward, together, as a team.”
I needed to let the anger at him go, because right now I was keeping a rather large secret from him. I mean … I planned on telling him as soon as I figured out another solution … one that didn’t require either of us to die.
He took my hand, lacing our fingers together.
“Can I just ask,” I started, “why you’ve changed your mind now? You seemed quite determined to stick out the shattering my heart thing.”
His laughter was dark and cynical. “Three reasons. Firstly, we tried everything to contain Jealousy without you and it was an abysmal failure on all fronts. It’s clear that we need you for that. Secondly, the Fates trump everything, and they have stated that together we are strongest. Together we have a shot. Which leads me to my third…”
It was at this point his free hand came up to cup my face and he moved closer so our lips were a hairsbreadth from each other.
“Thirdly, we were both slowly dying being apart. It took me a while, but I decided that maybe, just maybe, I would not accept some poorly-conceived fate. We would forge our own, together, because that’s where we were strongest. It took me too long to figure it out, and I’ll never forgive myself for the pain you felt while we were apart, but … I hope, in the end, this will only strengthen us.”
My lips slammed against his like super-powered magnets that had finally found their match. Cronus wasn’t even remotely taken by surprise, because he took control of that kiss immediately, his mouth dominating mine in a way that left me breathless.
That kiss continued until I couldn’t remember my name and my body was aching with the sort of intensity that would normally require a doctor's visit. In this case, doctor was definitely not the D word I needed.
Cronus slowly stripped away my clothes without his mouth ever leaving mine. Fuck, it really helped to have magic powers and super long limbs.
#IAmSoReadyForThis #SexingTheGoldDick
When I was completely naked, his lips lifted and I let out a low moan as they closed over my left nipple, the right breast in his palm, his fingers stroking across the sensitive peak.
“Cronus…” I groaned. He didn’t stop at the boobs though, expertly kissing his way down my body, spending quality time on every sensitive part I had. Some I didn’t even know existed.
He loved me so thoroughly that by the time his tongue brushed across my center, stroking over my clit once, I came.
It was hard and fast and I cried out, hands wrapped around the back of his head, holding him against me. His tongue was a fucking weapon of mass clitoration. I had no idea what he was doing down there, but almost immediately the sensations built again and I lifted my hips, moving in time with him. Thick fingers played at my folds until they entered me, one, and then another, my body stretching to accommodate him.
That’s when he got more serious, his tongue moving rapidly, fingers following suit, and I was losing my fucking brains, screaming out his name.
#CanYouDieFromAnOrgasm #NotAskingForAFriend
“I’m pretty sure,” I choked out, when I could breathe again and the stars were gone from my eyes, “that this is what Jessell meant … when she said I might die.”
His chuckle vibrated over
