Chapter 22

Typhon felther the moment she entered the world.

What is Deino doing here?

More shocking, she appeared to be coming from the direction he'd recently left.

He wheeled around, heading quickly for her, and spotted the glowing speck of her presence. More worrisome was the dragon arrowing in on her.

"Faster," he commanded the dragon on whose back he rode.

They dove to intercept the other beast, which pulled up when it noticed them coming.

His ride hovered before the other dragon, and Typhon boomed, "Touch her and die."

Basic as commands went, but effective. The monster chose to obey rather than be annihilated. The other dragon veered off, and Typhon landed his mount while Deino watched with an arched brow.

"And here I thought you needed rescuing," she accused.

"Jealous of my dragon?" he teased, sliding off its back.

"Very." She cocked her head. "You have your powers again."

His lips curved. "I do. It seems I'm not the only one who's changed. What happened?"

She waved a hand. "Got sacrificed but didn't die. Ate jerkied god-heart chased with a whole well of magic, and took out the twat causing us trouble."

"You're a goddess," he stated as he strode for her.

"Now who's jealous?" she taunted.

"You mistake me for a man who cares if a woman is stronger. I don't. In my time, only humans subjugated their females. Us gods, we celebrate power."

"Celebrate how?"

He dragged her into his arms for a kiss. A sound embrace that conveyed his relief and his affection.

She'd come for him.

Braved a monstrous world to find him.

And he never wanted to let her go.

Their lips meshed in a searing kiss that ignited. Their location might have lacked comfort, but in that moment, he didn't care. The monsters wouldn't dare attack while their god worshipped another.

Her body molded against his, and his arms wrapped around her, holding her tight as they kissed hungrily. The duel of their tongues kept them panting as magic stripped them naked but for their boots. Rough rocks on bare feet would have ruined the moment.

With her bared to him, he leaned back and cupped her breasts, squeezing their round weight, kneading them before he teased the nipples.

She moaned and shoved at him, pushing until his back pressed against a boulder. She crouched, grabbing hold of his erect cock and stroking it.

His hips jerked in time with her sliding grip, and he just about lost it when she put her mouth on him.

He grunted as he held on. Not easy. She enflamed him with her touch. Aroused him just by being near.

She sucked, and his head went back as he strained to hold on. Enough. Pleasure shouldn't be one way.

He dragged her to her feet for a long kiss before swapping their spots. Now she rested against the boulder that he might drop to his knees in worship. Her thighs parted, and he nuzzled her mound as he lifted a leg over his shoulder, giving him full access.

His lips dragged on the soft skin of her inner thigh as he kissed his way to her sex. Wet and aromatic, the scent of her desire drove him wild.

She shuddered when he placed his first kiss on her nether lips. Moaned when he parted them with his tongue for the first lick. He lapped at her honey, a true desire for him, not because of power or fear. She truly did want him.

The first woman to do so with no ulterior motive.

Was it any wonder he wanted to worship her?

He licked and teased, toying with her sensitive button. Flicking it over and over, rendering her breathing quite ragged.

She arched her hips and mewled, demanding more.

He thrust a finger into her channel. Felt her clench as he continued to lave her sweet spot, feeling her tighten.

"Fuck me," she huffed.

"Come for me," he demanded.

She grabbed his hair, and her hips bucked against his mouth. Her orgasm unleashed, the undulating waves making him unable to hold back any longer.

He stood and turned her around, her hands braced against the rock. She tilted her buttocks without him asking.

His cock aimed for the invitation, but he slid a hand around her hips to tease her first, waiting until she moaned and rocked her hips before he slid the tip in. The heat and tightness had him pausing. It wasn't their first time, and yet it might as well have been. Each sensation was intense.

Addictive.

Pleasurable.

He pushed into her, seating himself fully. Her channel still quivered from her first orgasm, and he basked in the little pulses.

She wiggled and growled. "Stop teasing."

"As my goddess commands." He ground against her, not really pulling out. More like he rolled his cock to push deep. She keened as he butted against her inner sweet spot, tapping it over and over, her sex clenching so tight it was almost painful.

But the kind of pain that led to ecstasy.

He moved faster, his fingers digging into her hips as he kept grinding. Her gasps turned to halting moans, her body tightening.

When she came, he came with her. His bellow was almost as loud as her scream, a shockwave that rolled out from them and left them both breathless.

But satisfied.

When they separated, he turned to drag her close.

She rested her cheek on his chest and murmured, "Wow. I should rescue you more often."

"You do realize I was on my way to find you."

"How? The doorway was broken."

"I would have found another. I would have done anything to get back to you." He brushed his fingers against her cheek. "I worried I'd be too late."

"Would you have been upset?"

"Very."

"I almost ended the world when I thought you were lost forever," she confided with a shrug. "But my mom stopped me."

His brow lifted. "Your missing mother has returned?"

"Along with my sisters and my dog."

"Sounds like I missed quite the show."

As she relayed what happened after his expulsion, he found himself laughing even as he hugged her tight.

He'd almost lost her. Instead, everything turned out right. Ariadne died, and he had his powers back, which led to him grimacing.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"It just occurs to me I have nothing to give you. I promised you immortality, but you achieved that on your own."

"Guess you'll have to give me something of equal or greater value then."

"Such as? You already have a planet to rule. As much power as me."

"There is one thing I don't have that you can give me," she murmured as she drew him close for a kiss.

"What?"

"Your love."

He brushed a strand of hair from her cheek and offered her a cocky smile as he said, "You should have asked for more, because it's already yours."

For now, and forever.