Trevor howled triumphantly; the angle had given him better access and his thrusts went even deeper. One hand snaked forward and began to rub me furiously as the sounds coming from his throat became more savage. My body shivered and tensed as it strained for release.
Then we exploded together; him inside me, and me around him. My body relaxed with a sigh, and Trevor followed me down; covering me completely. We shivered through the aftershocks together, and then he slid slowly out of me and shifted to his side. With a smooth motion, Trevor tucked me in against his chest and curled himself protectively around me.
“Now, I'm home,” he whispered in my ear.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Narcissus didn't hang around long. He waited for me to come downstairs with Trevor and then made his goodbyes.
“Where will you go?” I asked him.
“To see my parents,” he said with a glance at Morpheus. “Morpheus says they're still alive.”
“I'm glad you have family.” I hugged him goodbye. “Good luck with your fresh start.”
Narcissus' eyes went soft and a little sad. “Thank you, Vervain. You're a really good person.”
“You only say that because you haven't gotten on my bad side.” I winked at him.
“Wait until you see her eat someone's heart fresh from their chest,” Re said dryly. “That will make you think twice about crossing her.”
Narcissus' eyes went wide.
“It's a dragon thing.” I shrugged and then gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Best to not piss me off.”
“No doubt.” Narcissus chuckled. “Goodbye, Vervain.”
“Goodbye, Narc.”
Narcissus traced away, and I couldn't help feeling relieved. The Mirror's warning was still fresh in my mind, and I didn't want a questionable god in my home and around my children. Speaking of children—
“What day is it?” I asked.
“February 17th,” Odin said. “There's plenty of time until the Twin's party.”
Leave it to Odin to know exactly what I was worried about. Brevyn and Rian's birthday was on March 7th. Normally, I'd use my Ring of Remembrance to go back to the last time I'd left the Faerie Realm so the date in the God Realm wouldn't matter. But I was letting time catch up so I could take my god family and friends with me to the party. They wanted to be there to celebrate with us; mainly because several of them were related to Brevyn in a way. Brevyn's soul—part of it, at least—used to be my friend, Ull. When Ull died, I placed his soul in Brevyn's unborn body. Ull was also Thor's son and Odin's grandson and had been a beloved member of the God Squad. I breathed a sigh of relief for not missing the date.
But then I froze.
“The 17th?” I asked. “It was February 9thwhen we were pulled into the Mirror and it seemed as if only a couple of days had passed.”
“Time stretches in the Mirror,” Nemesis explained. “I made it that way to lessen the impact on Narcissus' sanity.”
“That was kind of you,” I said softly.
I tried to hide my surprise. Not that I knew Nemesis enough to be surprised by her kindness. It was quite the opposite. But her looks alone gave the impression that she was more calculating than compassionate. Nemesis looked deadly. Her ebony hair hung in a straight line down her back, her face was all dramatic lines and aggressive angles, and her piercing eyes were the pale gray of a sword's edge. I saw bits of Nyx in her face and that might have influenced my opinion as well, but regardless, Nemesis did not look like someone who would take pity on a criminal while she also took her revenge.
“It was more about practicality than kindness,” she admitted. “If Narcissus were to ever have gotten loose, I didn't want a raving lunatic running through the God Realm.”
“Good call, Aunty Nem,” Morpheus said. “That guy feels off.”
“Yeah; he might have gone insane despite your precautions. The Mirror warned me before I set us free,” I said grimly.
“What did it say?” Nemesis drew closer; her stare going even sharper.
“It said that Narcissus is a psychopath.” I grimaced. “It said it was Narcissus' idea to pull humans into the Mirror and kill them. That none of them died by starvation but were sacrificed by Narcissus to the Mirror in exchange for the Mirror sharing power with him.”
“I knew they were lies,” Nemesis hissed. “All Narcissus' talk about change.”
