Page 104 of Thanatos' Craving

There were trays of food laid out for us to eat. There was always food, and they ate an enormous amount, mostly Ember and Mariah, which came from their wolf shifter sides as Uriel has told me once before.

The towels, soft and fluffy, were neatly arranged on nearby tables, inviting us to reach out and use them. The diligentservants stood poised, ready to assist us with any request, their presence felt but not intrusive. Instead of making eye contact, they directed their gaze towards their cloven hooves, a curious behavior that left me puzzled.

"They have no permission to look at us," Uriel mentioned as she walked by. “Not when we are in our bathing suits.”

“Yeah, I don’t know about this.” I stared down at the skimpy swimsuit I was wearing. It was very pink.

It clashed with my hair, but I guess if the little mermaid could pull it off, I could too.

Earlier, Uriel, Mariah and Ember all laughed hysterically down the hallway, leading me into Uriel and Lucifer’s room. She had an eclectic assortment of bathing suits ranging from completely modest, up to your neck, down to your ankles, to some that would even make a stripper blush. Then they all picked one out for me.

Mariah let out a playful snort, her mischievous eyes gleaming as she swiftly tugged the sarong from my hips. The fabric slid against my skin, cool and smooth to the touch. With a confident wave of her hand, she flung the thin material onto the nearby chair. “Nah, Thanatos is going to love it later!”

The sun stood high in the sky, casting a red hue instead of the familiar yellow I was accustomed to. It reminded me of a constant sunset back on earth, but it was certainly strong.

“I don’t understand why I have to show the most skin,” I argue and step into the cool water. I moan happily, feeling the cool waters engulf me.

The air was definitely hotter near the palace than in the shadows where Thanatos lived.

“Don’t act like you weren’t jealous earlier.” Ember replied, grabbing a floatation tube. “We saw how you kept looking at your man and Hecate. You didn’t like how your Thanatos and Hecate were going to be alone together.”

Red flushed my cheeks. I turned away so they wouldn’t notice.

“Ah ha, now I see it!” Uriel bounced up and down in her gold bikini. “She was jealous. I don’t see why. Thanatos only has the hots for you.”

Ember laughed and shook her head. “That’s because you are thinking logically about it, Uriel. Juniper doesn’t quite understand the bond and how bad it can make you jealous, even if you aren’t the usual type to be jealous. Now, Thanatos, since he is male, will get insanely jealous just because he is male and thinks irrationally. You know, like most men do.” Ember looks at the rest of the girls.

Mariah and Uriel nodded together in unison.

“With men, it is ten times worse with a bond, or so they say,” Mariah said. “Jealous, angry red flag type vibes all from the bond.” She sighed.

I made a face of confusion and lowered myself into the water. “Thanatos was touchy feely now, but I didn’t see him actually wanting to hurt someone. He certainly didn’t seem antsy about leaving me.” I refused to say I was jealous. I shouldn’t be jealous. Why should I be? He’s been with me for twenty-four-seven for the past few weeks. I have no reason to believe he wanted to be with Hecate.

Except he had a garden and gave her herbs.

He grew her flowers and shit.

He hasn’t given me a flower.

Ember snickered, floating by on her giant inter-tube. “Are you talking about that garden he has?”

“What, er uh, no!” I crossed my arms. “I’m just saying, he uh, hasn’t given me flowers yet. That’s all.”

Ember leaned back and puts her head in the water. “Uh uh, well, if you want to sit there and be in denial about your jealousy, fine. I won’t tell you about my outstanding plan to make him super jealous. Which is why we are making you wear a superskimpy swimsuit. It’s going to make your panties wet in an instant when you see how jealous he gets, and you can have some exceptional sex later.”

“Jealousy sex is so much fun.” Mariah sighed deeply.

Uriel looked around for Ares and Hypnos that have yet to appear. “Yeah,” she whispered. “I might wear super short dresses and bend over more often than I really should.”

Ember put her hands over her ears. “I do not need to know that about my son and his mate. I really don’t.”

Uriel giggled and jumped into the pool with a splash.

“He’s coming!” Uriel squealed and ran back to the edge of the pool.

Uriel didn’t need to tell me Thanatos was coming. I felt him. I could sense the darkness of his shadows coming out of the patio door, and I knew this was going to be a terrible idea.

Ember created this plan, one that was going to get a demon roughed up.

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