Page 54 of Tempted By Hades

“And what if I am?”

He crowded her, forcing her to keep backing up until the backs of her knees hit the four-poster bed. “Tell me the truth!”

“I don’t owe you anything! Besides, you’re one to talk! With that…that…kassori wrapped around you like a boa constrictor!” She quickly covered her mouth, shocked at her own words. She had never called another woman a whore before, and to be honest, it didn’t feel good, even if she had said it out of anger.

“So, this is about Minthe?”

“No, it’s not!”

His anger dissipated. “There is nothing going on between us, Persephone mou.”

“I don’t care what you do with her,” she harrumphed.

“Really? It doesn’t seem like it. You seem very bothered.”

“Only because you lied to me!”

“Lied to you?” he said, sounding taken aback. “When?”

“You said—you said you didn’t want to sleep with me because you wanted me to be sure. But you’ve been with her all thi-this t-time.” Heavens, she hated how her voice cracked, but couldn’t stop herself from pouring out her emotions and frustrations. “Were you just pretending too? Is that why you haven’t even tried to kiss me since I came here?”

“What? Is that what you think?”

“In your office…that day…I thought we had…” Her face grew hot with embarrassment. “If you don’t want me, just say it.”

His eyes darkened once again, but not with anger. There was something else behind them, something purely primal. “Not want you? How I wish I could not want you! That you would stop occupying my mind day and night, to free myself of this torment. That my thoughts were not consumed by the things I would do to you if I ever got you alone in my bed.” His hands seized her arms, sending a surge of electricity down her spine and straight to her core.

His confession stunned her. “But you never said anything…”

“Let me show you how much I want you.”

His mouth captured hers in a rough, claiming kiss. Her knees weakened the moment their lips touched, her body yielding to his touch.

Yes.

Channeling all her frustration, pent-up desire, jealousy, and even her anger, she kissed him back with all the passion she could muster. She thrust her tongue into his before he could even invade her mouth. He gave back with just as much enthusiasm, tangling his tongue with hers, their teeth clashing in a fiery battle.

Persephone found herself being pushed back, falling on top of the soft, velvety covers. Hades crawled over her, hauling her upwards until they were in the center of his massive bed, their lips sealed as if their lives depended on never breaking their connection. When he finally broke away, she let out a whimper, which was quickly replaced with a sigh as his lips traced a path down her neck. He licked and sucked at the soft spot behind her ear, then nibbled at her collarbone. When he reached the strap of her dress and bra, he pulled it down with his teeth, all the way down to her elbow, exposing one breast. Her nipple hardened instantly in the chilly air but was quickly warmed by his mouth.

She moaned, gripped the sheets with her fingers as his tongue lashed at her nipple before suckling it deep into his mouth. The sweet torture continued, and she writhed under his ministrations, her body winding up like a spring.

“Please,” she moaned. “Hades, I want…”

“I’ll give you what you want, Persephone mou,” he whispered as he released her nipple. “And more.” Moving lower, he nuzzled at her abdomen as his hands lifted her skirt up, pulling it over her waist. She gasped when his fingers skimmed over the silky fabric of her panties, which to her mortification, had gone damp.

“You smell so sweet.” He pressed a kiss on her thighs. “I need to taste you.” He tugged down at her panties, pulling them off completely. “So beautiful.”

Oh heavens, he was going to…

“Hades!”

The first touch of his mouth sent her hips rising up. He slid his hands under her buttocks, cupping them with his warm palms and brought her even closer to his lips. She cried out as he mouthed at her, teasing her slick nether lips with his tongue. Parting her damp slit, he opened her up to him, thrusting gently inside.

Her body tensed as pleasure built up in her, like a dam threatening to burst. When his clever fingers found her clit, she let out an embarrassingly loud cry. That only seemed to encourage him as he teased her, his thumb rubbing circles on the nub. Between that and his tongue, that dam did burst, sending her over the edge as her orgasm hit her body like a lightning bolt. The pleasure melted her insides, and perhaps her brain, too, as she lost all sense of time. Her body crashed back to the mattress, her bones like melted wax. She barely had time to recover when his hand parted her knees, and he settled himself between them.

This was it…it was really happening.

She wanted him so badly, that her desire was threatening to consume her. “Please, Hades,” she practically begged. “I want you so much…need you inside me…”

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