Page 81 of Gambling with Time

“If you have a way home, I’ll send you there so you can see for yourself.”

“We will have a way home,” Raiden confirmed as he shifted on his heels.

“Couldn’t you open a portal, Alastor?” Lex asked. “Have you tried to hold one open since your powers came to the surface?”

“That would be a way home, son.” Hades leaned back in his seat, and Persephone laid her hand on his shoulder, silently taking the conversation in. “Try to move all of you from here to the mortal world, it will be a good test. And it is always good to have a backup plan.”

Alastor sucked in a noisy breath and ran his fingers through his hair, before shaking them out preparing to try. Then he opened a swirling portal to Lex’s apartment. “Bellamy, you go last, just in case.”

Lex’s hand trailed down to my hand, and he turned to drop a quick kiss to my lips. “See you on the other side.” Without hesitation, he stepped through the opening.

Raiden looked to Alastor, making sure he was good to go through as well. He pressed his soft lips to mine and then followed Lex. Cerberus didn’t wait to bound through the opening, and it held firm.

My pulse beat rapidly in my ears as I glanced over to Hades and Persephone and then back to Alastor. He gave me a nod, not even looking like he had to use much effort.

Stepping into the portal was similar to Brook's tablets, but without the travel dizziness that usually came with it. Bellamy and Alastor were right behind me, the portal closing. He’d done it.

I launched myself into his arms, and he caught me with a laugh as he stumbled back under the impact. “Alastor, you are amazing.”

He flushed at my complement. Grinning at him, I peppered his face with kisses. After a moment, I pulled away from him, letting my legs drop back to the ground, and snuggling in under his arm and against his side for a moment.

“Can we talk next steps?” Lex asked. He moved to his living area and dropped to the sofa. We followed.

Raiden leaned against the armchair as Bellamy and Alastor took the spots on either side of Lex. I went to walk by them to the other arm chair, and Bellamy’s tail wrapped around my waist and tugged me down to his lap. He secured his arms around me and nuzzled into my hair breathing deeply.

“We are about to lose the incubus to his baser nature,” Raiden replied with a raised eyebrow.

“I can control myself,” Bellamy said dryly.

“But the question is, will you?” Raiden quipped.

I felt Bell’s lips curve against my skin, and he didn’t reply. His huff of silent laughter brushed over my neck and sent a shiver down my spine.

“Morpheus said that Sam needs to be the one to touch the Golden Apple. If she isn’t the one to pick it from the tree, it will rot.” I glanced over at Lex, and he met my gaze steadily.

“Why?” Bellamy asked.

“Because only the one that touches it can bite into it,” Lex replied.

“I can climb a tree and pick an apple,” I replied.

Bellamy nipped at my skin, distracting me momentarily as I arched my neck to give him better access. I could feel the desire building in my stomach, and soon, it wouldn’t be Bellamy that allowed his baser nature to take over. It would be me.

He hummed against my throat, obviously picking up on my thoughts, then pressed his tongue to my pulse point, eliciting a low moan from the back of mine.

“It sounds settled to me. Alastor can get us home, and Samantha can pick an apple,” Bellamy said, his chocolate scent enveloped me in a heavenly cocoon. The smell was almost a drug to my system now. I’d been programmed to expect mind blowing pleasure when he released it from its reins. “And now, I need to recharge. An incubus thing.”

Raiden chuckled, seeing right through his lie. He was probably ‘charged’, as he put it, for years.

“Well, we wouldn’t want you to grow too weak,” Lex replied, shifting on the couch to join in.

As Lex and Bellamy shared a kiss, I beckoned Alastor to me, knowing that although Raiden did join us from time to time, he liked to watch too. From the way his arms were crossed and his intense gaze held us in its sights, I knew today he would watch and then claim me as his own. My stomach flipped, my legs were already weak; they would be little more than limp noodles once my guys were done.

Alastor captured my lips in an open-mouthed filthy kiss that made my toes curl. Fuck. He was so contained and turned into a different person when we made love. He always ensured I knew that was what it was. Not fucking, he didn’t do that; no, he made sweet, pleasure-making love to me. And I loved every minute of it.

Bellamy used his magic to remove our clothes, and I could feel him pressing against my ass as we each kissed other people. His fingers gripped my hips, and I knew he was going to adjust me over him so he could sink into me. He paused, his hands flexing against me.

“Love,” he murmured as he broke off the kiss with Lex for a moment. I could hear the question in his voice and wiggled my hips on his lap, dragging a moan from him.

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