I bite my bottom lip and back up a step. The action sends a dangerous gleam through Sin’s eyes, reminding me of the first time we spoke.
Sin is a predator, and predators can’t resist the chase.
I purse my lips before smirking. “Come find out,” I challenge before turning on my heel and sprinting as fast as I can along the water’s edge.
I make the mistake of looking back and finding Sin is already only a few feet behind me. I know he’s toying with me, but I make a hard turn anyway, trying to evade him. I hear Sin’s dark laughter a moment before he apparates directly before me. But instead of letting me crash into him, Sin steps aside, hooking an arm around my waist and swinging me around to slow my momentum before settling me in front of him.
He doesn’t release me and instead grips my waist. His eyes search mine, and my toes curl at the heat in his gaze.
Still, he doesn’t move further, and I realize he’s waiting for me to decide.
My move.
Wrapping my arms around his neck, Sin helps lift me so that my legs wrap around his waist. Our bodies press together, and heat pulses through my core.
“What are you feeling, kitten?” he whispers against my ear.
I look up at him. We’re so close; I’d only have to lean in, and we’d be kissing. He’s looking at me reverently like I’m something to be cherished. And instead of pushing down the fear that comes with that thought, I embrace it. There’s no running from this.
“I feel like I’m starting to believe you,” I whisper.
His eyes search mine, and I continue, “I think I am going to be yours.”
Sin’s breath catches in his throat before his hand tangles into my hair. His gaze is starved as he holds me captive against him. “I want you more than I’ve ever desired anything in this universe. Anything that stands in our way, the prophecy, the Fates, even destiny, I will burn them to the ground. I’ll do anything if it means you’ll let me call you mine,” he promises before pulling my mouth to his for a long-anticipated kiss.
Finally.
I reach up to meet him halfway when a bright golden light explodes from my chest.
I shriek. And I would have jumped out of Sin’s arms if he wasn’t holding me. He stares down at thegolden light in awe for a moment, and once I realize nothing hurts and no one has been blasted, I do the same.
The light is focused over my chest, but upon quick inspection, I realize it’s emanating from all of me like I have a bright, golden aura. It’s nothing like the energy I’ve exuded, but it feels familiar. I try to touch it, and it dances across my skin, sparkling in the moonlight.
I marvel at the sight.
Sin’s gaze meets mine, his expression mirroring my own.
“I know what you are,” Sin whispers, his tone awed.
I don’t breathe as I wait for an answer. Something I’ve wanted for so long.
Sin’s hands tighten around me almost imperceptibly as he continues, “You’re a Creator.”
Chapter 36
Rule thirty-six:If you’re going to hell, you may as well crack puns while you’re at it.
“Impossible,” Morgana says with an air of authority as she paces across the sitting room.
Sin leans against the wall and shakes his head. “I’m telling you; she used Creator power. I’d recognize it anywhere.”
I’ve been watching them argue for a while now. As soon as Sin realized I had Creator energy, he apparated us back to the castle. I had enough time to grab some dry clothes before he apparated us into the sitting room where Morgana was working. I have no idea when she got back, and I can only hope it was very recently and that she wasn’t here this morning when things got a bit heated in the arena.
Their bickering fades into the background as I try to figure out why the energy seemsso familiar. Cassandra’s memories float to the surface, and I sift through them, trying to pinpoint where I’ve seen it before. The answer is so obvious I’m almost embarrassed to bring it up.
Life would be easier if I were more intelligent.
“It is Creator energy. I’ve seen it before.” They both turn to stare at me, and I continue, “The golden energy. It’s the same Leon used in Atlantis.”
