Torment: Book Two of Shadow goddess series (COMPLETE)

Chapter Nine

“What was that?” Hades asked me as he approached from behind. I silently applauded myself for remembering to put a silencing bubble so no one could hear all I had been up to throughout the night. The moment that thought crossed my mind, I wanted to jump Hades too. What the hell was going on with me? Was my libido taking over or something? This was getting ridiculous. Not that I’m complaining, I’d love to claim and mark all my men tonight. Make them mine forever. Make myself theirs. Was that really such a bad thing?

I swallowed down my lust forcefully. “A shield, barrier, whatever you want to call it. I put something up to keep everyone safe. If anyone hits the barrier I’ll be instantly notified through the magic. With that, and with me watching at night since I can’t sleep, everyone will be safe.”

“Then we shall watch over them together.” Hades smiled warmly was he wrapped his arms around me from behind. I groaned, leaning back into him and closing my eyes. Taking a moment to just be. Be here, free of all that negativity, be safe and with some of the people I loved. It’s what I needed.

“Are you well?” He asked, bending over to kiss the top of my head.

I smiled as I turned to face him, his molten gold eyes entrancing me again and again without fail. “I’m fine Hades. Just…Just realizing how much I have and how much I could have lost if my anger had taken me.” I shook my head with a small chuckle. “I am glad Nyx did what she did.” I reached up and rested my hand on his cheek. “For both of us.”

“You my Rosa must have capabilities you never knew of.” Hades laughed. “Nyx never cleanses anyone other than those she deems worthy. How that could be me I will never know.”

“I asked her if she would cleanse you like she did me.” I said, never looking away from his golden eyes. “Then she asked if I loved you. All I could do is smile as I looked down at you by my side. I answered her honestly. I told her yes, yes, I loved you. I love you know, and I will love you forever.”

“Forever is a long time my Rosa.” Hades told me, his face going serious, almost cold.

“No. Nuh huh, don’t you do that to me. Don’t you close yourself off from me.” I somehow levitated myself into the air until I was face to face with him. I had the urge to slap him, but instead I grasped his face tightly between my hands and bore my eyes into his. “I know Hades. I know how long forever is. I know how long eternity is. I know how long until death and after is. But guess what? I love you anyway. I’ll love you to eternity and beyond. I’ll love you until or if either of us can find our heaven. But regardless Hades. You. Are. Mine. Forever and always.” I made sure to enunciate the last words clearly. He obviously had to get it through that thick skull of his somehow.

“You just don’t see yourself as I see you.” I whispered, running my fingers through his bronze hair. “I will always love you Hades, I will always be by your side.” I gently, one of my hands on his cheek and the other took his hand and brought it to rest over my heart. “Do you feel that? How it beats? Feel how it picks up speed and stutters when you’re near, when you touch me? This.” I used his hand to tap where my heart is. “Is yours. Do you hear me? Please, never doubt how I feel for you.”

“I am sorry my Rosa.” Hades pressed his forehead against mine and closed his eyes. His arms encircled my waist holding me to him. I nudged his nose with mine as I wrapped my own arms around his neck. I closed my eyes just taking him in. Letting his body heat soak into me, letting his presence surround me. I opened my eyes just to see his golden ones staring at me. I smiled, the look in his eyes sending shivers down my spine in the best way. His eyes flashed, desire shining in them. He gripped me tighter, my levitating thing no longer keeping me air bound. Now it was just Hades and our bodies pressed together.

In a whisp of darkness we vanished for a second, before reappearing int Hades room. I didn’t even have the headspace to wonder or question what happened. With the way Hades was staring at me, I couldn’t stop myself any longer. I threaded my hands into Hades’ hair and pulled him to me, crashing my lips against him in a rush of passion, need, love, desire. All of it seemed to collide as we kissed. Hades groaned into our kiss, making my own purr type sound leave me.

I wrapped my legs tightly around his abdomen, kissing every inch of him I could find, every inch I could touch. His taste on my lips was intoxicating, and I just wanted more. The only thought I has was how I wanted our skin to meet, to feel him against me, all of him pressed flush against me skin to skin. Next thing I knew, we were both unclothes and pressed together just as I wanted. I was shocked for half a second before my face turned tomato red.

Hades laughed as he trailed his finger feather light down my spine, a moan slipped from my lips at his touch. “Your emotions are high right now Rosa.” Hades murmured, kissing down my neck. “Your thoughts and wishes will come to fruition should the will behind it be strong enough.” Still trapped in Hades arms he leaned me back enough he had access to my chest. He kissed across my collarbone, his fingertips teasing my leg and inner thigh, running closer and closer to my heated core, and I moaned with every touch, every kiss.

Finally, Hades’ hand made it to my core. He pressed a finger into me achingly slow, but my body shivered at the motion. As he took one of my hardened n*****s into his mouth he added another finger, pumping them slowly. The pleasure was agonizing as I writhed against him, unable to move much since Hades had me trapped in his arms. When his pace got faster, I bit my lip, but moans slipped passed. He moved from one breast to the other, his movement more aggressive, harsher.

We spun so quick I was dizzy until I felt my back his mattress. He wastes no time. He shoved my thighs apart, and with a growl, bent down and completely and utterly devoured me, while he held me firmly to the bed so I couldn’t move. I screamed my fists were clenched so hard I’m sure my knuckles were white. My eyes had rolled into the back of my head. I yelled out Hades’ name, my fingers pulling on his hair, only making his growl deepen, the vibration sending me over the edge. I squeezed my eyes shut and screamed, but Hades continued, he even thrust two fingers into me and pumped hard as his mouth and tongue completely destroyed me. He was adamant he was going to draw this out as long as possible, and my body was quivering beneath him, a mixture of pain and pleasure. And this was only his mouth and fingers. I moaned again at the thought of him filling me.

When I was nothing but jelly in his arms Hades let up, pulling his fingers from inside him and putting them in his mouth, sucking mt taste from his fingers. Slowly, like a predator he stalked over me, his golden eyes glowing, like really glowing as he looked over me inch by inch. I shuddered under his heated gaze. My own eyes trailed down his body, my hands following. Until I got down to where his hardened length was. My eyes bulged. He was freaking huge. Girth and length wise. But somehow it didn’t bother me. It surprised me, but I found myself shaking in anticipation.

Hades looked absolutely beautiful when he was consumed by his passion, by his love. The growls that vibrated his chest, all of it was making me more and more ready for him. I reached up to him and pulled him down to me. My kiss just as dominant and harsh as his had been.

Hades gripped my hips firmly, his fingers digging into the muscle there. He pushed himself into me, little by little but faster than would have been comfortable for someone else. I guess he got tired of being careful and decided to thrust himself into me bottoming out inside me. I wasn’t about to ask how it was possible, I didn’t care. He filled me so completely the scream that left me was pure ecstasy, an orgasm hitting me instantaneously.

A feral like growl left Hades, his hands planted on either side of my head. His golden eyes bore into mine as he thrust into me at such a punishing pace it made the others seem slow. And that’s saying something. I screamed my pleasure at him, his name the only thing I was coherently able to say as my moans and his grunts and groans filled the room. I knew I had drawn blood on Hades back with how my nails has dug into him. A roar left hades as he slammed himself into me one last time, making me spiral into another orgasm, as he spilled his seed inside me. The pulsing of him inside me drew my orgasm out to an almost painful kind of pleasure.

When Hades pulled out, I was left a trembling, liquified mess. My body still having aftershocks of the immense pleasure of being with Hades. I didn’t know how to reorient myself as the tremors racked through me uncontrollably. Hades pulled me onto his large chest, my body still trembling. But Hades just smiled. It was so bright and so absolutely stunning I couldn’t help but beam back at him. Then yet again, power swelled within me, Hades still smiling nodded. He knew what it meant.

Power exploded, more intense, brighter than the others and seeped into Hades. His chest seemed to glow before it dimmed down and swirling golden symbols, rune and designs decorated his chest. Our names though were written inside the infinity symbol in the center of his chest. Our bond was obviously eternal, unbreakable, and I smiled, beaming at Hades.

“You’re mine now.” I whispered, kissing him softly.

“As I will always be.” He murmured against my lips.

“I truly don’t know how I ever lived without you.” I told Hades honestly.

“We were always destined to be together.” Hades wiped hair from my face. “We were always destined to meet.”

“If only I had known sooner.” I said sadly, tracing his jaw line. “I would have come for you. You know that don’t you?”

“Of course, I do my lovely one.” His smile was genuine.

“Good, I’m glad.” I laid down, pressing my ear against his chest to listen to his heartbeat. Like I said, I understand it. The reassurance that it was real.

“I’m real my modicum Rosa.” Hades whispered in my mind. “And I shall never leave your side.”

I smiled at his words, my heart swelling with happiness. I had bonded with all my men now, all but Ryker, and even now after Hades and I. I just couldn’t wait until Ryker and I were together. We had so much between us, even before we knew we were destined. Right now, though, I just wanted to be in Hades arms. Let him hold me, let him love me. Because out of all my men, he is the one who has been locked away for so long, kept in solitude. He needed me right now, needed to know I was right here and not going anywhere.

“You see this?” I asked as I sat up and began tracing the design across his chest.

“I do.” Hades nodded, placing an arm behind his head as he looked down at me.

“This is proof. Permanent infallible proof that I am yours. I know how long you were alone, but now you’ll never be alone again. I will always be with you. Do you understand? Always.”

“Thank you, my sweet and precious modicum Rosa. No one, god or otherwise could have a better mate than I do.”

I smiled and allowed myself to just lay and rest on his chest. Being here with him like this, actually being able to appreciate him, admire him. And for once since he got here to just BE. It was nice, and I snuggled deeper into him in appreciation. I knew we’d have more time like this. More one on one, because we are the only two beings in this home that couldn’t sleep. So in theory we had all night every night together. I would have to spend nights with my other men, and I was totally fine with that. I still needed my time with Ryker. Had I even kissed him yet? Was it bad that I didn’t remember? I seriously have priority issues right now.

“The sun is already up love. We need to shower then go meet the others.” I said, looking up to him. Hades actually groaned, and his arms tightened around me, not wanting to let me go. “I’m sorry.” I chuckled, kissing him gently. Hades sighed, but he didn’t let go. Just smoked, or shadowed us out again, just for us to rematerialize in his shower.

“You have seriously got to warn me when you do that.” I groaned, holding my head in my hands.

“I apologize.” He chuckled, reaching around me to start the shower. I furrowed my brow when the water hit my skin, and looked to Hades in confusion. “We gods do not feel cold or heat.” He said, pulling me into him again.

“But I can feel your heat, your warmth. I can feel the other guy’s heat. Why?”

“Because we are all your mates, your bonded. You can feel them, us more deeply now. If you opened yourself, you would not only hear and speak to Silas and myself, but the others as well.”

“Wow, that could really come in handy. Especially if I wanted to talk to one of you but not all of you.”

Hades hummed, but said nothing else as he lathered my hair in his shampoo. It smelt like him, smelt like sandalwood and smoke. I knew the smoke smell was all Hades and had nothing to do with the shampoo he was using. He made quick work of washing and conditioning my hair before moving onto lathering my body. I shuddered as his hands glided across my skin. Slowly, enticingly. If he didn’t stop, we would not be leaving this shower anytime soon. All he was doing now was ramping my libido back up to full throttle.

“Hades.” I moaned, as he slid the rag up my thigh and over my core. I could feel the smile on his face as he bent down and kissed my shoulder, all the way up my neck, behind my ear. By this point, he had dropped the rag and his hands slowly roamed me. Down my chest, over my breast, and down my stomach. His hands continued down and I was panting as I pushed my back against his front. Hades’ chest vibrated as he slid a finger into my core and began pumping it there. Our positioning made it to where with every thrust the ball of his palm rubbed against my c**t. I moaned, grinding myself against Hades, aching, burning for more of him.

“I have spent eons locked in the underworld.” Hades whispered in my ear, his breath hot against my neck. He thrust harder; another moan left me. “Do you think I would let you go so easily? Let you escape me without me being able to love you so thoroughly you would not be able to walk?” He added another finger, thrusting again. I bit my lips. Trying to hold back the moans wanting so badly to escape me. “No.” He continued to whisper, the pumping of his fingers going faster, his palm rubbing on my c**t about to drive me into a frenzy. “I am not done with you yet.” He growled, the vibrations of his chest reverberating through me. A few more pumps of his fingers and I was gone. Hurtling over the edge of oblivion, seeing stars.

When I came back down, I was in Hades' arms and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He had me riled now and I crashed my lips to his hard, punishing. I moaned into our kiss as I tasted him. Hades stifled my screaming moan with his kiss as he thrust himself into me, bottoming out. My legs shook, my body trembled. But he refused to give me a reprieve. Hades growled as he punished me, his eyes and new mark growing in brightness as we both reached our climax. Hades, feeling this, somehow thrust harder, repositioning my thighs where he seemed to go impossibly deeper. I threw my head back, his name called out in a screaming moan.

The sounds of Hades' groans had me entranced too, how I could make a god, feel pleasure, satisfy him in the most intimate of ways. I wanted to hear more from him. I thrust my hips forward, meeting his punishing pace. My goal paid off, Hades’ grunt or groans turned into him moaning my name, his fingers digging deeper into my thighs. As his pace grew more erratic, and his breaths came faster, and the way he was pulsing inside me I knew he was close, and so was I. So, I wanted to try something, test a theory, so to speak. As Hades continued, I moved forward and moaned into his chest, resting my forehead there for a second, before running my tongue along his mark. It worked for both of us. His last thrust was hard, almost painful as I felt him spill inside me. And I knew the way my legs tightened around him it couldn’t be comfortable.

When my grip loosened and I came down from my high, my body trembled with aftershock. Hades' eyes and marks were glowing, brighter than before. Now it was my turn to know what it meant. I smiled in excitement and nodded eagerly. Power this time came from Hades in a shockwave. It hit me in the dead center of my chest and I could feel it as it spread from shoulder to shoulder. When the power ebbed, I looked down and saw a galaxy tattooed across my chest. Again, our names were written within an infinity symbol except mine was made of stars. A look came over him, a vibration formed in his chest. I guess we were in for a long day.

Hades was true to his word. By the time we were actually able to get washed and dressed I was hardly able to walk. Not from pain. No. It was from extensive pleasure. Pleasure that still vibrated through my body. It was well after two now and I am positive the others would be worried. But then again, once they noticed us both missing, they would probably guess. Either way, it didn’t matter. I was riding high right now, and had no intention of coming down soon.