Blue sighed deeply and stared at me a moment before he spoke. “I couldn't have stopped. Do you really think it was possible for you to?”
“No,” I whispered. “I understand if you don't want anything to do with me. Re may feel the same way.”
“Re?” Blue's eyes widened. “Your fiance is the Egyptian Sun God?”
“Yes. Do you know him?” My eyes went wide.
“Of him; we're connected by magic, and now, by you.” Blue huffed a laugh. “By all accounts, he's a playboy.”
“I'm aware,” I said. “He's not that any longer.”
“And how long did it take for that to change?” Blue cocked his head at me.
“A day,” I said. “An hour.” I shrugged. “Possibly a moment. I don't know when exactly Re and I solidified our bond, but it was fast.”
“As it was with us,” he murmured.
“Yes.”
“I find myself in an unusual position,” Blue said. “In love with a human who cannot be monogamous. Perhaps this is my punishment for forcing humans into war.”
“Right; about that...”
“I will cease my warmongering,” he said immediately. “If you can find a way to be with us both.”
“You're okay with me being with Reandyou?” I asked in amazement.
“It sounds as if there may be more than just Re to accept,” Blue said as he lifted his chin. “I will do so if you will allow me the same leeway.”
“You want to take other lovers?” I asked.
“At this moment, no, but I feel that it would be less emasculating if I had the option to,” he said stiffly.
“I don't want to make you feel less of a man,” I whispered.
I told you; he's not meant for you.
Be that as it may; he's mine now,I countered primly.
Maybe.
“We can just leave this here,” I offered. “A one-time thing.”
Blue swallowed roughly and shook his head. “I don't want it to be a one-time thing.”
“Then help me find Aion and kill him,” I said suddenly. “If we can get things back to the way they are meant to be, then we'll both be happy; I'm sure of it.”
“It's been a long time since I've killed another god,” he said softly. “But for you—for us—I would kill an entire pantheon. I would sacrifice to you, little witch. I'd pour rivers of blood over your altar if it made you happy.”
“That's both romantic and disturbing,” I said with a soft smile.
Blue chuckled. “I suppose so. But as much as I try to comport myself as a civilized man, I am a savage at heart. I slaughtered my way into divinity, and blood has been my only joy for centuries.”
“I'd like to change that,” I said as I straddled his lap. “If you'll let me.”
“You've already changed it.” Blue bracketed my face in his hands. “My life was forever altered the moment I tasted you.”
Blue kissed me then, and I pressed my naked body to his; moaning into him. His skin was warm, and I luxuriated in it and in the things he was doing with his tongue. As he laid me back on the velvet, I clung to him. If we did find a way to get our old lives back, I'd never hold Blue again. So, I'd make this most of this time we had together.
