Page 31 of Seeking Hades' Ember

Chapter 16

Jillian

I felt nothing but good dreams as I felt Hades’ arms wrapped around me tightly. Once I had explained all those horrible nightmares, my body instantly felt weak. I was tired of being the weak one. I wanted to be strong, but my body felt like large weights were pulling my body to the center of the Earth.

Hades and all his friends were these strong and ruthless people. They could rip people in half with just their bodies and I’m this dainty girl that can barely hold her eyes open. It made me mad but what else could I do?

Take the IV therapy, the medicines, and hope for the best? Ugh, the thought infuriated me. If Hades was around, I felt much better. The pull to him was strong, like I was meant to be with him, or was it just because I saw him as my rescuer?

Every kiss on the cheek or on the forehead threw sparks across my skin and I craved for more, I just didn’t know what. Just being with him was enough but there was always that next step my body wanted to take.

Slowly coming out of my dream state, I could feel Hades cradling me in his arms. All I could hear was his deep breathing and maybe the faint hint of his heart. I instantly wanted to wrap my arms around his neck until I felt those familiar sparks touch my forehead. My inner girl screamed violently as I felt the sparks spread through my body.

The faint hint of someone tickling my cheek did the same as I laid completely still until I felt the heat of his face so close to mine. Fear of missing anything more, I fluttered my eyes open to see a startled Hades as his face hovered mere centimeters from my face.

I didn’t feel uncomfortable or disheartened at the proximity of his face. In fact, I enjoyed it. Smiling at him, I cupped his cheek with my hand, and he closed his eyes and gave a large sigh. I’d never been kissed before, and I wasn’t sure if I was even doing any of this right.

Wait, did he want to kiss me? Maybe he didn’t and was checking to see if I was breathing? Heaven’s what do I do? I should go bold, lean in a bit? Is that right?

I leaned in just a little. His lips lightly touched mine as I closed my eyes. I knew that much, keep your eyes closed to savor it and not look completely weird. However, this felt more natural than I thought; it wasn’t clumsy at all.

Hades leaned in further, planting his lips on me. A whole firework show was happening on my lips, and it tingled all the way to my toes. I raised my other hand to cup the other side of his face while he held me up by my back. His other hand went around the back of my neck. There was no backing out now; he had full control of the kiss.

It was slow, tedious as he pecked my lips a few times. As he eased off, I looked at him with half hooded eyes. “Just follow me,” he whispered as he went in again. His lips began to move as I followed his lead. They danced across each other. His lips were warm and began to press mine harder. I couldn’t help but let out a little sigh until he had me straddle him in his chair.

My breath hitched at our seating position, but he kept a firm hand on my neck keeping me in place. His tongue tickled my lip and I leaned back to catch a breath. “Part your lips for me, angel.” Hades’ breath was husky as his other hand rubbed my back. Leaning back in, he tickled my lip again as I opened my mouth to feel his tongue slide in.

The sparks made tingles dip between my thighs, a feeling of excitement I had never felt before as he continued to explore my mouth with his. A louder sigh, more like a moan, escaped me and it only encouraged Hades’ grip on me to tighten. A growl rumbled in his chest as the kiss deepened. It was passionate and hungry, and I didn’t know which one I wanted more.

Melting into him felt like heaven. My body instinctively pushed into his chest as my arms went around his neck and he pulled me closer. There was no space between us, and I still craved for more. I had never taken drugs, but he was quickly becoming my addiction, my drug. “Jillian,” he whispered as I felt his chest muscles harden.

There was a subtle knock at the door that burst open, and I tore my lips from Hades. Turning around revealed Hermes and Ares both with their mouths open. My face flushed with embarrassment as I tried to turn around, but Hades gripped my thighs tighter to keep me in place. Looking at him, he could see I was extremely uncomfortable, and he pulled my head to the crook of his neck.

“What do you two idiots want?” Hades strained his voice. If I wasn’t in the room, he surely would have gone nuclear.

“Loukas said to meet here and discuss what he found.” Hades’ jaw ticked as his hand went to cup my face.

“Angel, I have to work on some things,” he spoke gently, looking into my eyes. “I would very much like to continue this later.” I bashfully smiled and looked away. Pulling my chin back to look at him, he pecked my lips. “Cerberus should just be outside the door. How about you go wander around the house? The library isn’t far.” I grinned and gave him another peck on the lips and did a walk of shame around Ares and Hermes, both still staring at me like I had another head poking out of my shoulder.

Hades

Jillian shut the door behind her and scurried off with Cerberus. My eyes glared harshly as these two idiots before me. They should be punished for their misdeed of interrupting something so precious.

Her mouth, Kronos, it was amazing. Warm, pleasing and every cliche thing I could think of. I wanted to suck that bottom lip until it bled, it tasted so good. Ice cream, she tasted like strawberry and vanilla ice cream. It was her first kiss, it had to be. Jillian was so shocked when I finally pecked her lips; she didn’t know what to do.

Massaging her lips with mine, she got the idea quickly and she was a damn pro. Made just for me she was, Selene was right. As much as I didn’t want to admit it, she was a matchmaker, and a pro at that.

Growling, I let them know my disproval again as they both slowly sat down. Waiting to see if I destroy the room, which has happened way too many times recently. I ran my hand through my hair roughly as I slammed my hand down.

“Well, get on with it!” The quicker this is done, the quicker I could go back to my mate. Jillian, my mate.

Loukas hustled into the room, feeling the looming darkness. I could feel the smoke leaking from my pores. Loukas came to the desk and threw down a picture of Selene. Everyone in the room looked at each other in confusion as I raised a brow.

“She’s missing,” Loukas breathed out heavily. Hermes jolted us. He was the messenger god, the god of rumors; how the hell didn’t he know?

“I’ll be back!” Hermes was gone in a blink of an eye. Ares continued to look like a damn baboon looking between Loukas and me.

“This is what you wanted to tell me?” Loukas furiously shook his head.

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