Page 110 of Gates of Rapture
He slipped into the future streams, joined his power with the six women, and let the pleasure flow.The first orgasm hit him before fifteen seconds had passed.
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“I want a shower,” Grace whispered, sitting on the black mats at the Militia Warrior workout center once more.“Dear God, I long for a shower.”
Leto smiled.He sat behind her and rubbed her shoulders.It was almost five thirty—not even three hours till the spectacle.He had spent the day securing the location of Greaves’s artillery through his computer and put Gideon in charge of making sure Thorne was alerted when any of the sites lit up.
All during that time, he had taken numerous breaks to watch obsidian flame work as a team.He saw Thorne’s role clearly, the same one he performed as the leader of the Allied Ascender Forces, Endelle’s army.He kept everything headed in the right direction.Thorne held things together, or—as he liked to say—he was the anchor to obsidian flame.
With such a massive undertaking, the triad critically needed an anchor, someone with a com who could make split-second decisions, someone who had preternatural power of his own to do whatever needed to be done.
It was the one thing that gave Leto some peace in what had become his own battle of worn-out nerves as the afternoon advanced.However, right now they all needed some downtime.
Thorne finally released the triad and made it possible for all three couples to return to their homes.He also let security know so that the folding could be done straight from the workout room.
Leto rose to his feet with Grace, took her hand, and folded her back to the villa bedroom.He laughed, because before he could say a word he heard the water running.She’d flipped the levers using a little kinetic manipulation.“Yeah, I guess you do want your shower.”
Grace laughed.“You should probably know this about me.”She gave him a quick kiss, then headed into what was now a roll of steam coming from the bathroom.
Of course as soon as he thought of her in the shower, naked, certain ideas flooded his mind.
He followed after her but frowned when he felt her no longer standing but sitting on the floor.Yeah, the sharing of external sensations always provided a lot of data to process.
He found her seated in front of the toilet, her arms around her knees.
He looked around and drew his sword, but they were alone.No death vamps this time.
“What’s the matter?”
She looked up at him and blinked a couple of times.“What if I can’t do this?”
Oh, that was all.Just a little pre-battle jitters.Of course, Grace wasn’t a warrior.She wouldn’t know just how normal this was.
“The whole time I was practicing,” she said, “I was fine.Really fine.Now all I can think is,Two hundred thousand at a time.And what if Stannett breaks through in the future streams and discovers our exact plan?What if Marguerite’s teams can’t sustain the blocks she’s put in place?”
Leto sat on the floor next to her and put his arm around her.This was where millennia of service as a warrior could be of use.“You’re not doing this alone, Grace, not by a long shot.”He rubbed her shoulder gently.
“It feels like it’s all on me.”
“Do you think Thorne feels any differently right now?Or Endelle?How about Fiona or Marguerite?”
She turned to look at him.After searching his eyes for a long moment, she let out a deep breath.“I see what you mean.”
“What you’re experiencing is perfectly normal.”
“Really?”
“Of course.”
“Are you worried?”she asked.
The question surprised him, not because she asked but because he had to dig around for the answer.“I’m not sure.Maybe after so many centuries I’m immune.But I also know that it’s a waste of energy to fret like this before a battle.You’ll need every ounce of your strength while in flight.”
She pressed his arm with her hand.“I still couldn’t believe we were able to fold all those Militia Warriors while flying.How did it look from your view?”
“I have to admit, I wasn’t looking at the troops on the ground.My view was so exquisite that my gaze was fixed right here.”He drifted his hand down her back to cup her buttocks.
Grace laughed.“I don’t believe you for a second but… um… how much time do we have before we’re needed back at the parade grounds?”
