Now, he’s just a major source of Neron’s pain and trauma.
*I hated Jonathan too”.
Setting the throw blanket on a nearby chair, I adjusted my body beside Neron’s on the hospital bed and kissed his cheek. I draped my arm over his torso and latched my hand on his other forearm, rubbing circles into his taut skin. He relaxed into me and the bed. “The obstacles never seem to end, do they?”
“No, they don’t. And now, Odessa is alive, too, working with him along with others. Kiya, can you be honest with me?”
He turned his head to me, his eyes piercing into mine with intense emotion, watering. Swallowing. I nodded. “Yes.”
“Do you think I’m still being punished for what I did to you? I know you’ve forgiven me and we’re in a relationship, but I just…I can’t help but think…”
“No. I don’t believe that.”
I leaned up on my hands, angling my head downward to meet his forehead with mine. Neron gulped and tighten the arm he had around my waist, pressing my belly to his side. Our breathing melted together as one. I supported my body by planting an arm on his opposite side, clenching the bedsheet into my fist.
Fuck, his scent was intoxicating.
“You’re not being punished, Neron, but I can see why you think you are. Your father and ex- girlfriend are zombies out to destroy you and us. Apophis is influencing fate and your dad is going along with it because of…whatever deal they must’ve made. This isn’t delayed karma. It couldn’t be. But what if it’s something else?”
“Something else?” Neron arched an eyebrow. “There’s something positive about this?”
“In a way, yes.” I shrugged my shoulders. “This could be a chance for us to put things permanently to rest. Not just you and me, but Phoebe and Vi. Yeah, I pissed off a god, but you can end things with your dad and Odessa the *right* way.”
My boyfriend blinked and averted his eyes, thinking. I waited patiently for his response. I didn’t want him to continue believing that the past would continue to hurt him for the rest of his life. That guilt was too heavy. Neron hadn’t reached the point where he could forgive himself for what he did, but I, for one, would show him he can overcome this.
Significant others support each other, right? That’s what I’m here to do.
“You’re right.” He nodded. “I like your thinking. But, I have a request.”
“Yes?”
“If you and the other avatars will make battle plans to take down Dad and his lackies, I want to be a part of it.” I opened my mouth, but Neron silenced me with a finger to my lips. “I don’t want to argue with you about who is going to protect you. I’m no avatar, but I *will* fight in this battle. I refuse to let Dad get away with hurting me, Mom, and Nuria. He deserves worse than hell for what he put us through.”
He removed his fingers, and I licked my lips. His pupils dilated and his nostrils flared. His body heat flared from below me, adding to my own. Biting my bottom lip. I nodded. “Okay. You’re in. but you’ll do what I say, alright?”
Neron shined a smile that disintegrated my panties and sent flashes of heat to my groin. His pupils dilated wider, almost swallowing the blue, his eyes lowering to my neck and chest. “I’d follow any command you give me, *min gudinna*.”
I raised an eyebrow, matching his smile. “What does that mean? You said it when you were…”
“Making you come for the first time?” He asked, wiggling his eyebrows. Laughing at my pout, he cupped the back of my head, burrowing his fingers into my hair. “*Min gudinna* means ‘my goddess’. You are my goddess, Kiya. And you need to stop doing that.”
“Doing what?”
“Looking so goddamn scrumptious.”
Our lips met in a fiery union, with our heavy breathing mingling together once more. When his tongue met mine, I swung my leg over to straddle his waist. Goddess, I needed this. *We* needed this. His heavy hands roamed my backside, marking their claim to my skin over my shirt. My hands went to his cheeks and held them still as we continued to French kiss like the world would end tomorrow.
I didn’t give a shit if a nurse might walk in on us. We kissed back at the cave, but it wasn’t enough. It’d never be enough. Two days apart turned us into needy savages, and I didn’t mind at all.
I circled my hips on his lap to get into a more comfortable position on his lap. However, I was stopped when Neron moaned, practically growled into my mouth and gripped my hips so tight that he might leave bruises. He pulled away and looked at me as his blues dissolved into black, imprisoning me in their hold.
“Don’t test me, *min gudinna*. Your lips alone set me off. Make one more move like that again and I *will* eat you alive.”
Something in his tone awakened the daring, adventurous, and curious side of me that first sprung free during our first lesson. Grinning into his face, I ground my hips hard on his lap. savoring the growing hardness pressing in between my legs. Neron threw his head back and groaned, baring his teeth.
“Is that a threat or a promise, sir?”
He snapped his head back, gripping the bottom of my chin with his fingers as he sucked me into his breath-stealing gaze. “It’s a promise, my love. A fucking *promise*.”
“I still have to buy that vibrator for our next lesson.” I tried to lift my hips up, but Neron brought them back down. “Oh, someone’s hungry.”
“Aren’t you quite endearing?” He chuckled deeply, caressing my chin. “Buy that vibrator as soon as possible, because once you do, the lesson will begin. You did so well for me last time, but I’m sure you can do…*better*.”
*Is it hot in here*? *Or is it just me*?
*Yep, definitely me*.
As much as we both wanted to be naughty in the hospital room, too many people knew me here. If Mom and Dad ever found out that I got my pussy ate in an inpatient room…Mom had a collection of chanclas in her closet for a reason.
And goddess-forbid if *Anthony* ever found out!
Pushing our desires aside, I reached over and grabbed the throw blanket, hopped off Neron’s lap. and wrapped it around the both of us. “The hospital blankets aren’t warm, so I brought my own.”
“How cute.” Neron laughed, smooching my lips. “Come on.”
I pecked him back before adjusting my body on him, resting my head on his chest under the blanket. His strong arms warmed me more than the blanket, and his scent made me sleepy. The exhaustion from the day finally settled in and my body demanded sleep.
In minutes, we were gently pulled into the world of sleep.
From tonight onward, I won’t let anyone come between us again.
Jonathan, Odessa, and the rest of them are going down.
But now, I’m happy to have Neron with me again.
Safe and sound.