Page 12 of Charmed By Apollo

She let out a surprised squeal, which quickly turned into moans of pleasure as he thrust into her. He was mindless now, the world around him disappearing as he sank into her over and over again. Well, almost, because he could have sworn he heard the door opening. He supposed he should have stopped. Hell, with his powers, he could transport them somewhere else. But, he was so consumed with pleasure that he didn’t care. Instead, he shifted Geri so whoever it was didn’t see her. He didn’t give a fuck if some palace servant saw them fucking; there was no way he was going to stop now.

The sound of the door slamming shut told him that whoever it was had gotten the message, and he redoubled his efforts to make Geri come again. It didn’t take long, and soon her pussy was pulsing around him, squeezing him. He held his breath as long as he could, waiting for her pleasure to pass as he continued to thrust into her.

“Fuck, oh fuck, Apollo…you have to…I can’t…come inside me now.”

He let out a guttural groan and let go. The pressure building at the base of his spine exploded, and he swore his vision turned blank for a brief second as he came. She gripped him tight again, milking every drop of come from his balls.

When his pleasure passed, he continued to hold her against the wall, reveling in the feel of her skin against his, the smell of her perfume and sweat in his nostrils, and the rise and fall of her chest against his. It seemed like they were joined forever, but then his cock softened and slipped out of her, and he let out a long, deep sigh as every muscle in him loosened.

Geri, too, relaxed against him for the briefest second before she placed her hands on his shoulder and gave a gentle push. This time, however, he held her tighter. “Just a sec.”

“But—”

“I just need a moment. Please.” Her body went still. Lifting his head, he leaned back to look at her. She honestly looked incredibly lovely, with her hair mussed up, cheeks all flushed, lips swollen. For a brief moment, when their gazes met, he felt a different kind of connection. It tugged at his chest and sent warm sensations down to his gut. Her pretty gray eyes looked soft and yielding—until they didn’t.

An indifferent mask slipped over her face. “Can you let go now? My back is starting to kill me.”

“Of course.” He helped unhook her legs from around him and set them down. “You know, we’re going to have to do this in a bed sometime,” he said, snapping his fingers, and his clothes fell into place.

She snorted and pushed her skirt down, then quickly sidestepped him. “This can’t happen again.”

He whipped around. “Is that so? So, you think this is a mistake?” His chest tightened for some reason, not wanting to hear the answer.

She froze in the middle of fixing her updo. Slowly, she faced him. “I didn’t say that. Only that we can’t do this again.”

The tension in his chest eased somewhat, but he still didn’t like what he heard. There was something between them—what, he didn’t know, nor could he put a name to it. He only knew that in his entire near-immortal life, he had never met anyone like Geri or felt such a connection with.

“I wasn’t the one who started it,” he pointed out.

“Well, that was on me, I guess.” She shrugged. “It’ll never happen again. This is just an itch we needed to scratch.”

“Uh-huh.” He grinned at her. “I’ve heard that before.”

She crossed her arms over her chest. “I mean it, this time. This”—she motioned between them—“will never happen again.”

Her body language did not escape his notice—closed off, refusing to meet his eyes, her spine all rigid. He hated to say it, but she looked like she could bolt at any moment.

Though hunting was Apollo’s twin sister Artemis’s area of expertise, Apollo himself had participated in such sport, so he knew what a trapped animal looked like. And from his experience, apex predators abhorred feeling cornered.

And so, he knew he had to change tactics.

“Alright then, if that’s how you feel.” He approached her slowly, invading her personal space but not touching her. “But you can’t deny the sex was phenomenal, and I want to explore what’s going on between us.”

“Going on between us?” She huffed. “There is nothing between us.”

“You keep telling yourself that, Geri.” He leaned forward, his mouth near her ear. “But you can’t stay away from me, and I can’t stay away from you.” He felt the draw to her the moment they met—and it wasn’t just about the sex. “So, let me just say, if you ever want to see me again, all you have to do is say my name.” And using his godly powers, he made it so that if she called him, he would hear it. “Say my name, ask for me, and I’ll be there.” Now that the ball was in her court, he did something that went against his instincts—he walked away from her.

As he closed the door behind him, Apollo doubted himself for a moment, then shook his head. Chasing women never did him any good, as his less-than-spotless record could attest. He wanted her, yes, but he also had to be sure she wanted him for real, and that she did so of her free will.

His jaw hardened, thinking of the last time he had tried to pursue a woman. It wasn’t his fault, what had happened, but still…

He pushed away thoughts of the past and focused on the future. Geri would eventually call for him; it might take a while, but he could wait. He had all the time in the world.

Chapter 1

Geri

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