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“No.” I tug her into my lap. “We should stay here.”
Nico growls. “No one is going anywhere yet. We’re going to wait until the lockdown is over.”
“Look at you being all law-abiding.” Eros laughs.
“I’m always law-abiding, when it’s the right thing to do.” Nico pulls Annabelle to him.
“We can’t just leave Michio out there by himself.” Annabelle squeezes Nico’s leg.
“I don’t think he’s by himself, Sunshine. Michio isn’t on the security council. I never told him about the new personal cloaking devices. Forrest Mason would have access. My guess is they’re together, but that’s just a guess. That section out where the ball was, the empty dome pad? That’s near the greenhouse dome, and behind it is a silo dome for the animals. There’s also a whole lot of garden domes that aren’t being used. That’s where Michio and I used to hang out when we wanted to get away from people. If he’s there—and I know he is—he’s fine. Or at least safe for now.”
“You don’t think anyone will figure out what the message means?” Annabelle hugs a pillow to her chest.
“Castor didn’t. Holter said no too. Nico, did you have any idea?”
“None, and if anyone did figure it out, there are hundreds of silos in the city. And my first thought would be military silos, not ones that feed our land animals.” Nico slides Annabelle to him, tossing the pillow away. “Besides, I don’t think you’re out of your mermaid hormones—are you?”
“No, but I can be if we could go and rescue Michio.”
“I don’t risk members of my team unless I know victory is assured. I’m not letting any of you go, not when they will consider anyone breaking curfew suspicious.” Nico gives Annabelle a kiss on the top of her head. “And you are way more valuable than a squadron soldier.”
“Didn’t you and Holter go behind the Viking lines to rescue mermen?”
“Yes, so?”
“Wasn’t it only the two of you against the whole Viking army?”
“Like I said, Little Krill, I don’t take risks. I knew we could do it.”
I glance over at Holter. I’ve heard his side of the story, and it’s not the same as Nico’s. Holter sees the world for what it is, while Nico... sees Nico.
“I agree with Nico and Eros,” says Holter. “If Michio is safe, let him stay where he is. If we go out and are seen breaking curfew, and we’re anywhere near him, it’s not going to end well on either side.”
Annabelle turns to Eros. “You’re sure?”
“Absolutely, Sunshine.”
“Okay.”
I don’t wait for anyone to move. I grab Annabelle and pull her to me. I want to taste her.
“No.” She lets out a playful laugh. “Put me down. I want to do something.”
I raise my hands in the air. Her eyes dance over my skin. We’ve gone from one extreme to the other, and I’m not sure how she’s going to take it. But a mermaid who’s interrupted when she’s in her need is never a good thing. Annabelle might think she can handle stopping halfway through a hormone high, but it’s not easy.
I know what Eros said. If I think about this as the last time with her, I’ll end up manifesting it. I’ve never given up before. Why the fuck am I doing it now? My eyes flick from her peach-colored skin to Nico’s glowering face and back. She climbs on top of me, pushing my head back to the headboard. I’m not going to take no for an answer. She’s too important.
“Annabelle,” I whisper.
When’s she’s like this, her blue eyes darken. She’s looking at me and I’m captured by her, bound to her. She wraps a hand around each one of my wrists. The mark on her hand catches my eye, flashing at me as she does. Damn, it makes me want her even more. No. I want her in spite of it. Her fertility means nothing. She means everything. I’ve been a fool for waiting, a fool for not claiming her. I should claim her. I should take her, make her mine. Forget about Nico’s veto.
She kisses down my chest, releasing my wrists, taking my cock in her hands. She smiles before she takes me into her mouth, swallowing down until I hit the back of her throat. My head kicks back, and my eyes involuntarily close. I have to force them open because I can’t not watch her. This isn’t the last time we’re together. No, this is the first time we’re together. I claim her as mine in my heart. No male, not Nico, a human, or a Dorian, will stop me from being with her forever.
She works me with her mouth. I’m so close to oblivion. When she stops, there’s a wicked smile on her face. Straddling me, she sinks on me to the base of my hilt.
“Fuck, Annabelle. You are perfect.”
“If anyone is perfect, it’s you.” A single finger traces the indents on my abs. “All of you.” Her eyes close, and her rhythm picks up. The bed on the side of me dips—I barely notice. They’re not here.
