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He chuckled deeply, and the sound brought a smile tohim for this I have to remember that there are other reasons to want to kill Seth"

I laughed, and he rewarded o any further than that He guided my head down to where his heart beat steadily in his chest I wanted to take that kiss further, but the moment my cheek hit his skin, I found my head too heavy to lift

Aiden told roup had taken the news about releasing Perses He also had explained to them that Apollo had checked Seth out, and the First could be trusted…as far as anyone could really trust Seth Then he explained to therateful That was the last thing I wanted to explain all over again

I didn’t take long for me to drift back off to sleep as Aiden talked, not with the rise and fall of his chest luringin my hair I wasn’t sure how co I was sprawled half on top of hi, neither of us hadthrown over his and my cheek on his chest

Pleasant pressure built insideup like this I was going to have thoseand listening to Aiden breathe My s--Seth, s for half-bloods, the future if we defeated Ares, and ould happen if we failed By the tione, half his body had to be nu around with startling quickness, and his hand landed just above ruff fro else

A flutter started in my stomach as I raisedin every direction His eyes were heavy-hooded, and his lashes were thick The slight stubble on his jaw pushed over the edge into dangerous territory Only Aiden could look so sexily sleep-ruffled "Nowhere?"

"Sounds about right" One hand curled around the edges ofhave you been awake?"

"Not long" My gaze dropped to his mouth Those lips were perfect

He made a deep sound in his chest, and that flutter picked up in my stomach "What tiaze away froht’ve slept in"

"Maybe" The hand slipped up to uided mybreath, but that worry went out thethe moment our lips touched

The kiss was slow, lazy, and never-ending It felt like forever since he’d kissed me like that when, in reality, it had really only been a handful of hours, but I lostlike it had been those hours before I felt the pressure, the intense sweetness, and the love behind every stroke of his tongue and sweep of his lips, to htened while the other traveled north, up h, and then over the curve of my hip

Aiden’s hand stilled and then swept back down, causing me to suck in a sharp breath He pulled his mouth away from mine and opened his eyes They were a pure, heated silver "You’re not wearing anything under this shirt, are you? Like, at all?"

I giggled "I think you know the answer to that" He had to, especially considering where his hand drifted to in that

He ain, that absolutely sexy h hiapito you"

Aidenfast He rolledbetween mine His lips found mine like they’d been born to do so This kiss was different Hungry Starving My hands slid up the hard sides of his stomach and then onto his back Those sculptured muscles flexed under

There was probably a lot to do today

Sos we could be doing at this very ainst that point voraciously, because there was nothing h hands skiainst ers around the band of his pajaapi mou, I’ve missed you" His lips moved across my jaw and trailed a heated, shivery path down my throat, and then back to my lips "I need you"

My heart stuttered "Yes"

Who knohat I was really saying yes to? Anything at that point Karate chop a few dai forthis while I was still in school I could’ve used his kisses as an a incentive

His hand hooked aroundaround his, and I stopped thinking If only I got these damn pants off--

A sudden pop and crackle preceded the overwhelod Aiden’s lips stilled againstonto his quicksilver ones No way I refused to believe it No freaking way

"Hades will be here in twenty minutes," Apollo announced from somewhere way too close to the bed "Either speed this up or pick it up later, kids"

"Oh ods," I whispered, horrified

"Oh, and I hope you two are being responsible," Apollo added

And then he was gone There was a muffled, hoarse shout from a roo his head onto my shoulder He shuddered "Daain"