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“No, it isn’t. I just got her back, and she’s leaving again!” I cried. A huge wad of snot shot back into my throat, and I sputtered, nearly choking on it until Ares patted my back.
“You’re going to miss her, but her leaving for Italy is better than her dying here if we’re attacked. Diana, things are going to escalate quickly. Red and Damon know what city we’re in, and our friendship with Judas is no secret. It’s only a matter of time before one of them makes a move,” he explained to me in a measured tone.
I knew her leaving was for the best, but it didn’t mean I had to like it. I had no clue how Angie acted so nonchalant over it. She was just as attached to Nonna as I was.
“I’m going to miss her so much. She’s like a mother to me,” I cried. Ares wiped my tears with a tissue from my night table. “I feel like I haven’t seen her in eons, and she’ll be gone again in a few days.”
“You’ll see her again. Just think, once you get rid of Red and Damon, you’ll see her all the time. We can build her a rancher on the property back at the mountain house if you want.”
Ares wastoo sweet–so considerate, too. He always spoiled me and thought of our future together. No man had ever included me in his future plans before so naturally, like it was a given rather than a possibility.
“She really likes you, you know,” I pointed out. “She likes all of the guys, but she has a sweet spot for you.”
“What can I say? Grandmas love me. She said she’d make me her homemade sauce soon. I’ll have to take her up on it before she leaves,” he said.
He licked his lips, salivating a tad.He’s probably thinking about lasagna. The only person who loved food more than me was Ares. No wonder he got along with my nonna so well.
“I just realized that the day will come where I have to live without her,” I croaked. “Angie too. And Charlie. They’re my family…but because of my immortality I’ll outlive all of them.”
And there went the floodgates again. I didn’t think I could cry this much. Idespisedcrying; it made me feel like a whiny, weak ass bitch, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop. Thinking about life without my family, even in the distant future when they would be long gone, ripped my heart in half.
“Diana, we're your family, too. The guys and I are always here for you. When this war is over, and the battlefield is littered with the remains of our enemy, we'll spend all of eternity together. You’ll never get rid of me.” His arms cocooned me in warmth, making me feel more relaxed.“I’ll always love you, even if you never say it back or feel the same way for me.” He murmured the last part against my hair.
What could possibly make him think I don’t feel the same way for him? Ares was the most passionate of the bunch, always wearing his heart–and his psychopathic golden retriever energy–on his sleeve.Of course I love him…I just suck at expressing my feelings because I’m scared they’ll all get sick and tired of me.
Little Goddess, you can tell me you love me, because I could never, ever get sick or tired of you. You’re my everything. You’re our everything. We’re fighting this war for you, because you complete our family.
“Ares, I heard you. In my head!” I wriggled in his lap, kissing his cheek.
“I heard you, too. It’s about time we mindlinked, seeing as I’m your favorite,” he said, his tone dry. I wasn’t sure if he was kidding or if he really thought he was my favorite.
I love you, you crazy giant.
I love you too, Little G.
I shifted so I straddled him. His warm hazel eyes stared into mine, and their corners crinkled when he smiled. He kissed me, devouring my mouth with a ferocity that made me squirm against him, feeling his hard length taunting me. The thought of his ridged, massively thick taco-splitter slamming inside me made me soak my thong. I wanted to rip his pants apart and bounce on it until I fell apart.
“When you spit-roasted that bear asshole, I got so fucking hard. The way you made him beg for mercy…his groans of pain,” Ares said through a deep moan. “The way the flames licked his skin,” he whispered before licking the column of my neck with his hot tongue to that sweet spot right below my ear. “The devious look on your face,” Ares rasped in my ear, his Greek accent more pronounced. He unbuckled his pants, giving himself more room. His dick poked harder against my pussy, and every time I swayed my hips against him, it got caught beneath me. “Seeing you be a badass boss while dominating your enemies is insanely attractive.”
“I thought you wanted to protect me?” I teased him.
“I do, and I always will. But knowing you can stand with me on the battlefield and wield your own weapon–the thought of us causing carnage together and fucking shit up because we can–that’s what I want. I want your strength and love by my side while I run into the fray.”
“Do you want me underneath you?” I asked, my voice strained with need.
“You’re theonly womanI want underneath me,” he growled as he dug his fingers into my ass, grabbing it as he lifted me, turned us, and dropped me into the bed.
I bounced up, pulling his shirt so he came down with me. Our mouths clashed as we kissed like the world was ending, and in a way, it was. All the traumas of my past fell like bricks as he pinned me beneath him. The world with the old me–the one who wasted her time with loser guys who couldn’t give a fuck about her–was gone. This new world was something entirely different. I had never told a man I loved him before, in a romantic way. Ares was my first.
You’re the only man I’ve ever said ‘I love you’ to romantically, I linked him.
He took the hem of my dress, ripping it in half all the way up until it came apart completely. The shredding sound of the fabric made my entire body quiver in anticipation. I loved when he was rough, handling me like I couldn’t break. His passion was always front and center when he took me like that. He tore my thong off and tossed the lacy scrap across the room.
Knowing you feel the same way I do is making it hard to control myself,he admitted.
“Then don’t,” I encouraged him. “Let loose. I can’t break, Ares.”
“Oh, we’re letting loose, huh?” Desmond said as he walked into the room. I was so focused on Ares that I barely heard him and Bash come in. “After the fright you gave us all with that time-hop shenanigan, I want to let loose on your ass.”
