Regardless, I’ve said what I wanted to say.
Now all that matters is keeping Sera warm and safe while she rests.
And being ready for her when she wakes…
Chapter 25
Hades
A Few Minutes Earlier
My blood simmers,the sounds of Serapina’s ecstasy making me so fucking hard that I nearly reveal my presence.
But I can’t join them.
Not this time.
It’ll ruin the moment. And I don’t want to intrude.
Fuck, I shouldn’t even be here.
Except, no. That’s not true. This ismymaze. And that’smybed. The one I created for Persephone to nest in.
Only, this isn’t Persephone.
Watching Serapina come undone against Maliki’s cock, and again with his mouth, just further drives that point home.
However, the Goddess on the bed holds me captive. This reincarnation of my mateis…stunning.
I always loved watching Persephone fall apart, but Serapina is a whole new experience. She’s innocent, yet bold. Curious, yet confident. And the way she submitted to Maliki was nothing short of extraordinary.
Because she didn’t just succumb to his desires. Shejoinedhim. She allowed him to lead, all while playing an equal part.
This woman is a fucking queen.
And I want to bury my knot so far inside her that she tastes my claim foryears.
It’s a visceral need that has me struggling to remain in the in-between.
I canfeelher pleasure, the beacon of it riding my soul and causing my inner beast to growl in response. It’s a feral reaction, one driven by the desire to mate.
She’s mine.
My soul’s other half.
My Omega.
Yet, she hasn’t chosen me. Her spirit may be linked to mine, but the physical entity—Serapina—isn’t truly mine.
And that knowledge undoes something inside me. Something painful. Something that nearly brings me to my fucking knees.
I’ve never felt this sort of agony before, this notion ofseparation. My heart is practically torn in two. And my soul feelslost.
My mate is right in front of me, but she’s not mine to claim.
Because I haven’t earned her desire.
Which is my own fucking fault.
