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Finally, when I can’t bear another second of her touch, I lurch away from her.
“Enough,” I grit out. “Get away from me, lass.”
“Hades—” She clings to my arm.
I rear up, whirling to face her. I get close to her face, my entire body trembling, my chest heaving. “Dinnae,” I grit out, a single word of warning.
Persephone's mouth opens, poised to say something. My gazes slides down as if drawn by sheer magnetism, fixing on her pink lips. I pull my shirt up onto my shoulders, provoked by her very presence.
It’s only the work of a second to spear my hand in the back of her hair. My fingers pull her head back, my mouth descending to press against hers. Her lips are tense, and she makes a tiny sound of shock. The second I brush her mouth, I know that there is no going back.
The honeyed heat of Persephone’s lips. The crisp, wet slide of the tip of my tongue against hers. The scent of her in my nose, floral, clean and delicate.
The unintended noise I make in the back of my throat, halfway between a growl and a purr.
But the most shocking part is the fact that, after a moment of utter surprise, she kisses me back. Her hands curl in the darkness of my shirt as she tugs mecloser.
I love her reaction every bit as much as I am disgusted by the whole interaction. I allow myself a few seconds of bliss, working my tongue and lips against hers, breathing her in.
And then I pull away, my chest heaving, pushing her back a step.
“What the fuck?” I ask. “No. That’s not… I shouldn’t bekissingye.”
I catch a glimpse of her face. She wipes her lips and looks at me out of the corner of her eyes, bewildered. Her expression slips into a careful mask, giving nothing away. She watches as I redress, buttoning my shirt and yanking my pants up my legs.
I clear my throat, feeling that it is stuffed full of that same dark, needy, unnamed tangle of emotions. Persephone pushes out her bottom lip and considers me after I get my shoes on.
“Hades.”
I glance up at her, a sigh on my lips. “Aye.”
“Thank you for…” She gestures, looking for the right word. “Trusting me. To touch your back, I mean.”
I shoot her a tiny glare. “I dinnae trust ye, Persephone. I dinnae trust any woman. Ye all lie. Ye all manipulate. Ye all act innocent when ye know yer at fault.” I finish tying my shoe and rise, pulling myself to my full height, stepping toward her. I stand over her, making myself the dominant one once more.
I pin her to the spot with only my prickly stare. “Ye just happened to walk out here at the right time.”
She looks up at me, swallowing thickly. Showing signs of nervousness, which is just what I wanted. Her mouth twists with a mote of displeasure.
“I see you, Hades. It’s taken me a while, but I can make out your angles and corners now. Don’t think I haven’t seen you looking at me with a longing expression when you think I’m not paying attention.”
My answer is a derisive huff of laughter. “I haven’t been longing for anyone. I dinnae long.”
The tiniest smirk crosses her expressive mouth. “I’ve got your number.”
Rolling my eyes, I shoot her a final glare. Then I bump her shoulder with mine as I stalk back toward the house.
Chapter13
Persephone
“Where are your brothers?” I shade my eyes and pin Hades with a look.
He squints across the water. “They are catching a plane to London, I think.”
“Ah. So where are we going?” I ask, squinting into the bright midday sun. Usually with the sun comes heat, but not right now.
No, the breeze coming off the water is actually pretty brisk, no matter how bright it may be. We are on an incredible glittering mega-yacht, cruising steadily away from land. The island is somewhere behind us now, almost out of sight.
