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"You mean sex! This is sex! Intercourse!" Ares interjected.

Ember rolled her eyes, continuing with her speech, "When two people love each other, this is the next step: physically showing them how much you care. You and your mate can do many other things besides that." Her eyes narrowed at Ares. "The tingles that you feel are your body's reaction to someone you find attractive. Your body wants to feel good; it wants more of the tingles. You can try to take care of the tingles yourself, too," Ember continued with her speech.

Ares pulled Mariah from her chair by his fingertips, her red face holding back the laughter. Dropping his playful demeanor, Ares kissed Mariah gently on the lips. Slowly kissing her cheek and down her neck.

Ember was still explaining… something. I couldn't concentrate as I looked over her shoulder at the pair behind her. My head tilted to get a better look. Ares's mouth was grazing her collarbone, leaving little trails of his kisses. Mariah's head leaned back. Ares assaulted her neck, biting it with his teeth. His hips pressed closer to hers, rubbing the front of his body against hers. His hand grabbed Mariah's breast and gripped it tightly.

I closely studied how he moved, and how she reacted. They were actions I would have never thought of myself doing with anyone. Something that should have repulsed me, had my heart racing. Ares' hand trailed further, closer to the seam of the leather pants she wore. My eyes drifted away, feeling too guilty to watch. Instead, I thought about what it would feel like if Luci was doing that to me.

His dark eyes, devilish good looks, and powerful body leaned right against me. His large hands touched me in forbidden places. Luci's finger touched my lips, trailing down my neck and to the valley of my chest, pulling my dress to the side to put his lips on—

My breathing changed at the thoughts of his hot breath near my neck, those thin lips barely touching me while his hands wrapped around my waist. Tingles erupted over my body, imagining everything we could do.

It was like he was right here.

Shivers ran up my spine; I closed my eyes only to feel someone shake my shoulders.

Ember waved a hand in my face. "Are you alright?"

Nutter Butters!

I was not alright. I was tingling all over again. The tingling had come back at full force. If I wasn't careful, I would leak down my leg and people would think I peed!

"She's horny!" Ares laughed. "She's thinking about someone special right now, aren't you?"

My face turned red; the heat of my cheeks now covered by my trembling hands.

How embarrassing could this possibly be?Hot, salty tears filled my tear ducts as I backed away.

Ember growled, white hair spreading throughout her body. The room darkened as the lights flickered slowly. The glasses filled with water on the table toppled over, spilling all over Athena's files. When the darkness lifted, I saw that Ember had shifted into a gigantic wolf. She was so fluffy, but I resisted the urge to pet her because she was growling and not looking cute like I thought Queen Ember would. Saliva pooled in her mouth.

My hands were thrown out as I tried to protect myself from the upcoming scene. So much violence was about to appear, and my body trembled, urging me to flee from the room. "I need to leave," I muttered. Turning my body, I bumped into the one man I was thinking delicious things about—Luci.

Hades and Luci were standing in the doorway; both with furious, glowing, red eyes, and fists clenched tightly together. Luci's black wings flew from his body, encircling me, hiding me from the utter embarrassment I was feeling. As embarrassed as I was, I was excited to be blanketed with his wings.

"What's going on here?" Hades' dominating voice shook the room.

Ares quickly pulled Mariah away and shoved her behind him, ending their romantic embrace.

Chapter 19

Lucifer

Mymother'sgrowlsseepedout of the room. It wasn't long after Ares left my father's office that he found a way to cause more trouble.

Ares was a mess. I told Father he should go back to the Celestial Kingdom.However, Ares supported my father during his darkest times, and Father could never toss his brother out.

Still, some shit was going on with him, and Father needed to figure out what was wrong.

Father and I sat in silence after he left. I kept my head buried in my hands, absentmindedly sitting on the worn leather couch.

What have I gotten myself into?

Do I know nothing of the female body? I never planned for an event such as this, especially since I had given up hope and even considered rejecting my mate because I was too far gone. Uriel proved that impulse wrong, the moment she stepped into my life. My thick skull was now melting into an enormous pile of mush.

What would I learn about myself now that I have sustained more control of my anger? What would become of Uriel? Learning to be around each other with both sides of the bond pushing us closer together, took a toll on both of us. I could feel her now; her worry and curiosity seeped into me from the room down the hall.

Father sighed deeply, sitting on the couch next to me. This was the first time in years that he has approached me in an unwary manner. Before I met Uriel, my body would have burst into flames in proximity to any other soul, but at this moment, his presence was comforting.

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