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My fingers dug into the meat of her thighs and pulled her tighter against me. "I guess I am."

She smirked. "Then I guess those terms are fair."

"Good." I pulled her from the counter and turned us to face Apollo.

His teeth were bared in disgust and fury. "I have no desire to watch your fornicating," he snarled. "You are foul beasts forcing me to be privy to this-this disgust. I'd rather have my eyeballs removed."

Hades chuckled. She leaned against me and whispered into my jawline, "Oh handsome, this is so much better. Watching his prude eyes pop out is the best revenge."

I smiled. I slid my fingers over her thighs and pushed her gown out of the way, leaving her exposed to me. "Then take what you're owed."

She rocked her hips, and with my help pushed the head of my cock past her entrance. We both moaned as I sank into her tightness, moving nice and slow until we were skin-to-skin. We fit together perfectly, to the point of tightness where I wasn't sure if pain or pleasure caused the moans that left her decadent lips.

"How dare you! How dare you! You lecherous cretins! You will pay for this!" Apollo's face had turned a disturbing shade of eggplant purple.

I rolled my eyes and grabbed my gun from Hades to point at Apollo’s head. "Another word to ruin this, and I'll put a bullet in your fucking brain."

That purple hue changed to a bright cherry red. His fat mouth opened to retort, but I pulled the trigger before he got the opportunity. He splayed on the floor in a pool of his own blood and brain matter. The bullet wound would heal, but not anytime soon.

Hades laughed. "You really have a short temper, handsome."

"I'm sorry for tainting your revenge," I murmured.

She gripped the back of my head, pulling me closer to her. "This is perfect. Now fuck me like you love me."

I didn't need to be told twice. I threw my weapon to the side and gripped her hips. There was no tenderness in the way I pistoned into her. This was violent and raw, just how we both liked it. Our moans blended together in a haunting symphony that matched the slap of skin against skin.

She writhed under my punishing pace, her head falling back against my chest. It wasn't enough, though, not when I wanted her in ecstasy. I moved one hand from her waist to her pussy behind the slit of her gown and pushed against her clit in slow, hard circles. My other hand squeezed her perfect breast.

"If you keep that up, you'll be rewarded with me coming on your cock," she gasped. Her hips rocked between my fingers and thrusts.

"There is nothing I want more," I purred in response. "Please, my goddess. I want you to come on me."

Her body shuddered at the words, and I got my wish. She tightened, her pussy milking me until I followed her over the edge of oblivion. I spilled into her, my world collapsing in on itself. It was the merging of two souls into one, the crash of fire and ice. Flames flickered over her skin, but it did nothing to stop the frost that encrusted the room. Fire danced on the reflection of each frostbitten surface.

She slackened in my grip. Her next command was uttered in a low and breathless voice. "Clean me up, handsome. Then we’ll go home."

Though part of my long-trained masculinity fought the idea, I lowered to my knees. It felt wrong somehow, but the taste of our pleasure blended into the most immaculate flavor on my tongue. I licked her clean, my cock already stiffening again at the taste. There wasn't time for another round, though I wished there was.

When I rose to my feet, her lips met mine in a sloppy, salty kiss I savored for as long as she would let me. She begrudgingly broke away. "It's time to go. We’ve already overstayed our welcome."

Now that she wasn’t consuming my senses, the faint sound of gunfire outside echoed through my ears. "You lead the way. I'll grab our prisoner."

CHAPTER 27

THANE

Fire consumed everything in its path and illuminated the blackness of night with its red glow. Battalions of marshals fought against wraiths consumed with anger and vengeance, and they were losing. The wraiths' purple auras spat red sparks, and their usually void expressions were marred with fury.

We approached Hades’s vehicle, where her driver awaited us. The woman was as polished as ever, with a casual smile like the world wasn't burning around her. Though as we got closer, I caught the reddish stain of her blood-soaked clothing.

"Good to see you, Thane," she said politely while opening the door for us. Inside, Lamia sat in the front seat, her hollowed gaze watching our approach.

"Nice to see you, Dany," I replied with a grunt. I kicked Apollo hard in the ass to shove him into the car.

She frowned, her gaze going past me. "A disgruntled woman approaches, sir."

Hades and I turned, and my face went slack. Brit was storming toward us, tears streaming down her cheeks. My hand went to the Beretta at my hip, though even after everything, I hesitated in pulling it. I didn't want to kill her. She was misguided, having thrown her faith into the very system designed to cause harm, but she was an innocent regardless.