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The room spun, and Tenah shut her eyes.
She needed access to that temple. Everything Chaos was trying to hide from her.
“How can I help you?” Renton asked.
“You can’t.”
“I’m not afraid of Corruption,” he said firmly.
Tenah pressed her lips tightly together. “Fine. I ask for one thing. Take me somewhere far outside the city. When I dive back into the Void, I’m not certain who will come out, me or Chaos. If it’s Chaos, end it.”
Renton’s jaw muscles ticked, his eyes swirling with a flurry of dark emotions. “All right.”
Chapter33
Renton
It was nothing for him to speak the lie.
Renton wouldn’t be the one to cut Tenah down, should she emerge from the rift Corrupt. Just the idea had him quivering with rage, so much so that Zia would beg to hire him when she discovered how thoroughly he’d scrubbed the pots and pans tomorrow morning. And to that, he’d politely tell her she couldn’t afford him.
By the time the kitchen gleamed, Tenah shuffled out of the storage room with sluggish limbs. She rested the mop against the wall and fought off a yawn that spoke to his soul.
Renton took her into his arms, hoisting her up so her legs could wrap around him. He kissed her softly, enjoying the way her hands knotted in his shirt as if she’d bully him into keeping his mouth on hers forever.
Honestly, he wouldn’t mind.
When they parted, her head dropped on his shoulder.
“How did I get roped into cleaning?” she grumbled.
His laugh was low and tired. “I told you to sit in that chair and not touch a thing.”
Pressing a longer kiss to her neck, he basked in her warmth and the scent of citrus cleaner and lavender. He didn’t care that the shard stirred in his chest or that the dark magic in her channels plotted to kill him.
Soon, the shard would be gone, and he could touch her all she pleased.
“Stay with me tonight. No expectations. I just want you close,” he said.
Tenah went rigid in his hold, and he took that as a sign to pull away and give her space. She stared down at her hands as they played with the hem of his T-shirt sleeve.
“Tomorrow, I’ll take you outside city limits,” he said. “I promise.”
He would beg if necessary. But then Tenah nodded, and he carried her out of the kitchen, hands fitted around her ass.
“Is this necessary?” she whispered, unable to contain a smile.
“Absolutely. My hands belong on you at all times.”
When they arrived back at his room, he poured her a glass of water and collected a knitted throw blanket if she needed it. Struggling to erase images of her stripped down and begging for him, Renton headed toward the bathing room. “I’m going to rinse off.”
With her little nod of approval, he removed himself from her side, planning to take extra time in the shower to relieve himself of the urge to sink into her warm heat again.
Under the spray of hot water, he slowly worked his hard cock in hand, bracing his forehead on the stones. He groaned, chasing his release, though he knew it would be a disappointing one.
“Renton?” A knock sounded on the door before it cracked open.
Fuck. He dropped his hand, turning to catch Tenah standing in the doorway. Shame worked through him, but then her face and neck flushed as her eyes dipped and widened.
