(Book 4)- Chapter 22
Hades’ POV
Gwen was mine, and I wasn’t going to let anyone have her. If I had my way, I wouldn’t let Niko or my friends talk to her, so I drew the line at the servants. They will bow before her and grovel at her feet and nothing else. They cannot speak to such a precious jewel; she is the brightest diamond amongst the polished obsidian stones of the Underworld. I wasn’t going to have anyone lustfully look at her.
Gwen gave off her captivating giggle as I stood up to wrap my arms around her. My heart about burned in the fiery pits of hell, thinking that my mate was angry with me. My soul can’t take it; I’ll give her whatever she wants and spoil her throughout eternity.
“Was that what you wanted to tell me earlier when we were in your office?’ Letting out a frustrating sigh, I glanced at Gwen, who had not stopped looking at me since I begged for forgiveness for even having a harem. Her soothing voice almost made my body go slack but hearing that she still wanted to know what evil sin I had created to cause much despair to the supernatural realm and Earth gave me fear.
Charmunda was given immense power because of my stupid decisions, thinking I could create my own mate. Even in my stupidity, I knew it was a bad idea to keep many women locked away, yet there I was. The God of the Idiots.
“I’ll tell you, just please don’t leave me.” Gwen’s eyes softened, and her hands came up my chest.
“As long as you are honest with me, I won’t leave,” she whispered. I wanted to believe her words, but the thought of telling her everything made my stomach tie up in knots. I still had much to say to her, and I didn’t want to do it all at once.
We both sat back down on the blanket, our lantern still shown brightly in the evening sky. The sun had made its descent as I had her lay down with me. Her legs automatically curled around mine, and she nuzzled into my chest while gazing over the beautiful view.
“I was an angry god,” I started as her head shifted to look at the side of my face. Her finger traced my jawline, and I let out a breath. “I wanted Persephone; at the time, she was the most beautiful goddess I had ever laid eyes on. She played in the meadow with her mother on Earth, and the moment her mother looked away, I dragged her down to the Underworld. As time continued on, I tried to woo her; I fed her the most elaborate foods, gave her flowers and gifts that Aphrodite herself would be jealous over. Not once did she show any interest.
Gwen shifted closer and pecked me on the cheek. Biting my bottom l*p, I tried to resist the urge to stick my tongue in her mouth and have my way with her.
I was stubborn; I didn’t want to let her go; I promised her that one day she would fall for me, that was until Selene, the Moon Goddess started pairing off souls.”
“Go on,” she whispered quietly as the crickets started chirping louder.
“First, Selene started off with the werewolves; Ares had created the race to help humans fight gods that had created other species based on human anatomy. Ares took the strongest warriors and gave them the gift of shifting into wolves. They were ferocious beasts and could take down many of the evil vampires, witches, and other types of shifters. Once most of the evil, the defective ones, were disposed of, the years went by, and there was nothing for the werewolves to do. When they are not fighting, they are restless, so Selene stepped in and realized they were not a whole person; they were missing an important part of themselves. Their other half.”
I shifted my body, so Gwen lay on top of me, her head resting on my chest.
“Now all werewolves were destined to find their someone, and their beasts were then satisfied and didn’t hunt for b***d. It worked so well, other creatures were allowed to have a soul mate. Vampires call them beloveds, fae their destined one or mate. It wasn’t until I had Persephone in the Underworld for a thousand-year when Selene and Zeus stepped in with some angel. I didn’t get a good look at him because I was distracted, but he grabbed Persephone and slipped away. I was livid; I destroyed half of the Underworld in one blow. The fire burned the villages, Hermes and Ares left the Underworld to stay elsewhere.” I grabbed Gwen a little tighter as she glanced into my eyes.
“That is so sad, Hades. I’m sorry.” My fg mate felt sorry that I lost someone I thought I loved? Kronos, it made my chest hurt. She was damn fg perfect.
“Years later, I created a demoness, Charmunda. When I create a demon, I put one drop of b***d into their bodies to have almost complete control. I can know where they are, control their desires to a certain degree and make sure they cannot leave the Underworld. With Charmunda, I didn’t because I wanted her to have her agency, to be able to choose me. I created her to be my mate.”
Gwen went to sit up, but I held her back down as I sat up. She squirmed a bit and grunted when she realized she wasn’t going anywhere.
“But Selene was giving everyone mates. Why couldn’t you wait for me?” Holy f*g damn st, her l*p went into the most prominent pout. Gwen could be so childish and innocent sometimes; it made my ck want to do nasty things to her sweet body.
“I told you, I was an i***t!” I threw my hands up in defeat. “I was so mad at Selene; I didn’t want her help. I wanted to make things on my own, but it blew up in my stubborn a*s face.” I twisted Gwen, so she straddled me while she still kept her arms folded around her body. I couldn’t force her to hold onto me, but I was losing control of her not wanting to touch me.
“I put too much of my anger and frustration about bonds into her. Some of my aura slipped. It was a foolish thing on my part, but her brain didn’t let it go. She rejected me the moment she opened her eyes and sought out nothing but revenge. Her power was incomparable to most demons and what was worse was she inhabited herself into a strong magical witch with a blasé attitude about herself. Charmunda easily took over her body so she could roam Earth and cause nothing but pain to humans and supernaturals with no reason at all.”
Gwen held back a sob as I further explained. The werewolf pack that I needed to see was the pack that stopped Charmunda. I could not reach Charmunda each time they delayed her, and a tiny human turned werewolf who was now the Luna saved the world from the demoness’ wrath. Luna Rosalie suffered the most for years dealing with the b***h. Charmunda practiced bonding brands on her skin and told the vampire he had to check her b***d for the right time of ripening until he could forcibly bond with her.
Rosalie had proved strong once she met her mate, Jack Storm, and proved that a true bond was more potent than a fake one. It couldn’t be erased, and it only pissed off Charmunda more. Rosalie was able to slaughter her the first time she shifted, proving again how strong a werewolf bond really was.
“That poor woman,” Gwen let a single teardrop. “And to think she was human and not know how to fight or control her wolf.” I smiled as I tilted her head to k**s her cheek.
“A wolf is a special bond between the human side and the animal side. They were made for each other just as soul mates were made for each other. They compliment.” Gwen gave a small smile and wrapped her arms around my neck. “But she is OK now, right? She lived through it?”
“She did; unfortunately, she and many others suffered for my mistake. Those who died by her hands have been given a second chance and reborn. They won’t know of their past sufferings. It still lingers on in my own guilt.” Gwen put her fingers through my hair, tilting her head as she kissed my forehead.
“See, I didn’t leave. You gave those who suffered a second chance. You made a mistake, and it’s over now. Even if it did make me angry, you would try and replace me.” Gwen stuck out her tongue, and I leaned in to try and suck it in my mouth. Sticking her tongue back in, she slumped her shoulders. “What do you have to do with that ‘pack’ of wolves?” Gwen threw up air quotations with her fingers.
“I put up a barrier to help protect them rogues and magic. They have been trying to contact me for years, and since they haven’t been able to, I wonder if someone else is using a magical ward to prevent them from summoning me. If this is the case, we need to go investigate.”
Gwen gasped as she pounced on my lap a bit too hard, “I get to go too?!” She squealed. My hardened d**k was now l*p as noodle as I tried to adjust myself. “Yes,” I grunted. “You get to go too; you can’t leave my sight,” I gritted my teeth. Gwen got the idea and got up from my lap. Her hands cupped her face as her eyes blinked with worry.
“I’m so sorry. Did I hurt the little devil?” Looking at her bewildered, I tried to hide my hurt.
“Little devil?” I scoffed. “It isn’t… f**k.” Gwen ran over to the basket and got the icepacks, and tried to hand them to me.
“I’ll be alright, angel, just no pouncing.” Her face was full of concern; I reached out my hand and pulled her back into my lap. “I’m alright, trust me.” Kissing her forehead, she melted into me. I could never get over how she felt.
We wrapped up our basket with half-eaten food, and I placed the blanket over Gwen’s shoulders. She gave me that smile that could make my cold heart melt. “Are you ready to head back?” I asked.
“I guess,” she pouted again. I gripped her chin and sucked on her bottom l*p. Her tiny gasp made me hard as I pulled her waist closer. I wanted her to feel what she does to me, the days have been long, and my body was aching to take her and claim her body and soul.
Her eyes widened in our k**s, and she stepped back, cupping her mouth with her hand. “Hades,” she whispered while a blush dusted her cheeks. “What’s wrong?” I smirked. “You see what you do to me?” I pulled her back into my arms, rubbing my length across her stomach. My pants were painfully tight. Gwen kept her hand over her mouth as I leaned in to k**s her ear. Her eyes closed and melted right back into my arms. Holding the basket in one hand and my other hand reaching the small of her back, we transported back into the bedroom.
Our bedroom.
I continued to trace k****s down her neck; the sparks entered my mouth as I left open k****s trail down her neck. Gwen’s eyes remained closed, leaning into me. I dropped the basket and made a thud on the floor. It didn’t wake Gwen from her trance.
Picking her up, I had her straddle me with both of her legs wrapped around my torso. My lips never left the bottom part of her neck. The top she was wearing was low but not low enough. I took several strides to the bed as I laid her down gently, kissing the top of her chest. Her hands threaded through my hair as she took my lips back to hers.
Sticking my tongue in her mouth, she met mine with such passion. One of my hands traced the bottom hem of her shirt, sneaking my hand up her sides. I couldn’t get enough; I wanted to taste every bit of my body while she let me. My c**k was ridiculously hard as it pressed into her inner thigh.
First, my hand went over her breast as I gave it a gentle squeeze. My fingertips felt the underside of her bra. Gwen hummed into my mouth as I felt her n****e pebble underneath my touch. Pulling away gasps for air.
“Hades,” she breathed. I was covered in l**t for her, I wanted to take her and make her entirely mine, but I wasn’t sure how far her limit was. “You taste divine, angel.” The hunger in her eyes and the scratches on my scalp gave me the go-ahead to lift her shirt. Closing her eyes, she m****d as my head pressed to her chest. I could sleep here throughout eternity and never wake up.
Gwen pushed her chest up as I felt one of her arms go under her back; a small click sounded through my ears. Dear Kronos, she unlatched the one piece of fabric that kept her breasts confined. Lifting my head up, I pulled her bra away; her breasts were perky as they stared right back at me.
“Angel, you are gorgeous.” They were glorious, perfect, and any other word that would describe the heavens. Gwen was damn excellent. Groaning, I rubbed my ck on her thigh again as she gasped. My hand instantly grabbed a large handful on the right while my mouth reached for the left. I sucked and licked her perked n**e; she tasted of sweet honey and cinnamon.
Gwen brought her arms around my head, pushing me more into her breasts. f**k I’m defiantly a breast man. As I engorged myself in my mate, leaving bite marks all over her porcelain skin, there was a knock at the door. I would burn whoever was on the other side of the door for a thousand lifetimes. I had every damn intention of continuing my pursuit of my mate and ignoring it entirely, but Gwen stilled.
“A-are you g-going to get that?” she whispered, disappointed. I pulled her to my lips, sucking until I let it go leaving a loud smack.
“They know I’m here,” I kissed under her ear.
“Then go get it, so they don’t think we are…” she looked towards the door. “You know,” she whispered. Even though I was sporting a raging boner and blue balls were in my future, I gave a large chuckle.
“To be continued then?” Her eyes were hopeful as the blush painted her cheeks.
“To be continued,” I gruffed.
Now it was time for me to burn the mother fucker on the other side.