Page 257 of The Gods Order

My smile dims but doesn’t fade.

He’s right. There’s a big change coming.

I wait until he steps away and starshoots before I blow out a breath and head for the door. My men push off the wall at the same time, their gazes flicking to my hands.

“Well, looky there. Big DD got what we needed,” Riven says.

I grin.

“Yes, he did.”

“Why in the realm didn’t he bring it to us as soon as he got it?” Amick asks, annoyance lacing his tone.

“Oh, who gives a shit? We got it,” Riven scoffs, clapping him on the shoulder. “Now let’s go. I’m ready to cut some backstrokes.”

I don’t correct anyone or add anything.

Maybe once this war is over, I’ll admit Derivius’s truth.

Although I think once all is said and done, he’ll be honest with the guys about more than just this Binding.

My power wraps around me and we starshoot to the hot spring. Within seconds, Riven’s stripped down to nothing but…

“Were you seriously wearing your swimsuit bottoms under your clothes?” I ask.

“No, absolutely not,” he says with a telling smirk. “I’m completely naked, actually. You are all just seeing a swimsuit. Didn’t want my dick floating around, making my brothers jealous.”

“Oh my gods, Riven.”

I slap my palm over my mouth to silence the sound that comes out of me while Kyzen and Creed scoff.

“We’re all endowed quite evenly,” Amick says.

I’m about to die.

Kyzen, Riven, and Creed stare at him like they can’t believe that came out of his mouth. I don’t know why they’re surprised by his blunt observation.

The moment they start debating that subject, I set the Binding on the ground and start stripping my own clothes off. Unlike Riven, I’ll be keeping my bra and underwear on.

They fall silent as soon as I strip my shirt over my head.

“Are you all getting in with me or what?” I ask, picking the Binding back up and heading to the built-in stairs.

Within seconds, their clothes, except for their boxers, hit the ground.

I swim to the opposite side of the hot spring and approach the rocky formation at the edge. For a fleeting second, my throat closes.

I was shocked when Amick told me this is where the others were hiding. Even more surprised when he said it was my dad who told him where to find them. I figured after our big conversation he and Meridamus left as soon as I shut myself in my room. Apparently not. They stayed and caught them up on things.

The Bindings, where they were, how to get to them, all of that was the last thing on my mind.

I lay my palm against the large rock on the flat platform and a small vibration passes through. Just like the permission needed to enter someone’s room, this rock requires one of ours to move it.

A shuddering breath flows from me as I slide the stone aside, revealing the six other Bindings. Five perfectly clear globes. One as dark as the sky.

My hands tremble as I switch Derivius’s out for Kira’s. The sick sensation slithering through me as I hold it makes my stomach swoosh violently.

“Ready?” Amick asks as soon as I make my way back to the center.