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She sighs. “I want to move in with you, so badly… I’ve just been thinking about Mekhi and Lucy. I can’t leave them.”
Ari always thought of others before herself. The powers that be made sure the soul they picked was going to be good by nature, and they chose perfectly. I lift my head and grin down at her. “You don’t have to, I can move in with you, we can live in both places,” I say confidently. I already thought about this. I know how close she is with Mekhi and Lucy. I knew she wasn’t going to think lightly of leaving them. She lifts her head and looks down at me, smiling.
“How?” She asks curiously.
“I have a place topside also, my Rose. Which I use often. So, I will move my things to yours, and we can move between topside and the Underworld.” I explain.
The smile she gives me warms my heart. Her voice is full of joy and awe when she replies. “You would do that for me?”
“I would do anything for you, Arianna.” I grin, then pull my hips back, groaning low at the loss of her heat. “We can go tomorrow, second moon.”
I pick her off my desk, and she wraps her legs around my waist. “What are we going to do now?” She asks, nipping at my neck, making me growl.
“Now I am going to fuck you in the kitchen, in the shower, and then spend the rest of this moon buried in you.”
Chapter 42
ARIANNA
“Where the fuck have you been, Hitch?” Mekhi yells at me from the living room. He is dressed in the brightest pink sweatsuit I’ve ever seen, he has yellow sunglasses on the top of his head, and he is holding a large green ‘tini. With one hand on his hip, he taps his toe in anger as his eyes keep shifting from Gaelan to me. I bite the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing when he obviously checks out Gaelan.
I open my mouth to speak, but he holds a finger up.
“Oh, I’m not finished yet, sexy lady.” He shakes his head slowly, then takes a long, slow sip of his drink. “Over three weeks you’ve been gone for, then you come back covered in tattoos and what? Expect me to not yell at you?” He pouts, moving his head from side to side with sass, and then looks at Gaelan. “You’re not in trouble, hot stuff, you’re too pretty for that!” he blows Gaelan a kiss. I gasp, my eyes shoot to Gaelan as he laughs. I narrow my eyes. Ignoring Mekhi, I had thought we had been gone for days, not weeks!
“What does he mean by over three weeks? It’s been a few days!” Outrage is clear in my voice.
Gaelan takes my hand and kisses the back. “Time moves differently where we were; up here, you were gone for just over three weeks.” He tries to soothe my anger.
“And you’re only telling me thisnow?” My voice rises in anger.
He steps back, looking sorry. Mekhi shakes his head. “Well, I’m not going to forgive you that easily.” he turns and presses play on the TV again, and Dog the Bounty Hunter starts to play. I huff a breath. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t think to. We had so much going on, my Rose. It was the last thing on my mind.”
“Um, I bet it was.” I hear Mekhi. I whirl around to face him and glare. He grins, slowly sips his drink, and winks at Gaelan.
Appalled, my head snaps to look at Gaelan, who is grinning at Mekhi. Frustration bubbles in my chest as I look between the two of them. I narrow my eyes. “Stop flirting with mymate!” The words burst from my lips in anger.My power pulses along my skin like fire, burning all the way to the possessive part of my heart.
Mekhi gasps and steps back. “What the fuck is up with your eyes?”
Gaelan places a hand on my shoulder and whispers, “Easy, my Rose, no one is taking me from you, I am yours as you are mine.” His chest heaves, his eyes glowing bright. His pupils are blown wide with lust. My whole body shivers, and a tightness builds in my core, making me clench my thighs together.
I can feel how much this is turning Gaelan on; it’s like an echo of my own wants and needs. Our desires coat my skin, making me almost forget why we’re here.
I can feel all ofhim.
Inhaling a few times, I try to calm my anger; my whole body is alive with awareness. Being mates feels much stronger than I imagined.
My eyes flutter closed. I slow my breathing down. Mekhi would never take Gaelan from me. He is my ride or die, always.
I pull my powers in check, extinguishing the burn in my soul. Slowly, I look at Mekhi, his face still a picture of shock and horror. “I’m sorry, Mekhi, this is so new to me,” I say regretfully. “I have so much to tell you. Will you let me explain?”
Mekhi squints. “Fine, but only if you make me brownies.
I laugh; Gaelan shakes his head in amusement and winks at me before lowering to kiss me. “I am going to my place to sort out some things. I will be back later.” He kisses me again, then looks over at Mekhi. “Don’t be too hard on her; it was my fault.”
Mekhi sips his drink again, his voice now playful and teasing, “I will try not to be, can’t promise though.”
