A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 79

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Warm. 

It was so warm. 

Everything around me felt like it was burning, our skin already flushed enough from the training just prior. 

...And I wanted more. 

With one hand tangled through his dark hair, my other was tracing slowly down the front of his chest, feeling every muscle under my touch. And Goddess was it flawless. His body moulded against mine perfectly, as if it had been made to fit there. 

... This is wrong,‘ a voice whispered inside. 

And yet that thought only seemed to excite me further. 

It felt a million times better than I thought it would, his mouth moving hungrily as it responded against mine. His lips softer than I would have ever imagined. 

...Stop... 

There was a sense of urgency, a sense of need as I clung to him, pressing myself up against him closer, desperately searching for as much contact as possible. 

... You need to stop.’ 

No, I really shouldn‘t have wanted this, wanted him, but it was like a flood gate of buried emotions unexpectedly poured out, mixing with new ones I hadn‘t even noticed before. And the result was a desire shooting through me that felt insatiable. 

His body then shifted under me, trying to sit up and I moved back to allow it, giving him the space he‘d need to get himself free without leaving too much distance. 

But it was as he tried to bring his hands out to touch me, probably having momentarily forgotten the cuffs were even there, that I suddenly realised what was happening. 

As the metal from the silver dagger loudly sounded out against the handcuffs, it was as if someone had just thrown a bucket of cold water over me. 

....ENOUGH! 

....And I immediately pulled myself away. 

“Give me a second...,” Aleric said quietly as he began to free himself. He hadn‘t even realised my abrupt change in mood yet. 

But, without waiting, I quickly stood up and took a few shaky steps backwards. 

“...Aria?” Aleric asked, looking up at me now confused. 

“I–I made a mistake,” I said, my heart still pounding heavily, my head cloudy. 

...And I knew I‘d messed up badly. 

Because nothing about our situation had changed. I still didn‘t know his future, I didn‘t know what would happen to him, or if there was some sort of trigger that would set him down the same path... I still couldn‘t trust him implicitly. Not entirely. 

In fact, the only thing I‘d learnt about our situation over the last few months was that there were now even more factors from both inside and around us that were completely unknown. Especially that one ever 

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nagging issue.... 

Power, 

I‘d already once seen what his drive to achieve that had cost. Seen just what he was willing to sacrifice in order to reach that status. 

...Who was to say what he‘d eventually be willing to do this time? 

Was it just waiting inside his core, ready to change him into that power–hungry man once more without 

any moment‘s notice? When dealing with the abilities of a Goddess, who could say for sure? 

I‘d made a deal with him to keep our relationship professional for that exact reason. A way to avoid any conflict of interest should the worst–case scenario happen in the future. 

somehow I‘d already ruined

yet another mistake, one that could have also had severe impacts on the pack... just like it had with

are you talking about?” he said, slowly standing up.

done that. That‘s not… That‘s

“Seriously?” 

I didn‘t want to get into that argument now. No, I just wanted to leave. There was nothing good that

walk away... only his voice

in his voice. “You made it clear that you wanted nothing to do with me in that way and I understood why that was. I completely respected it. I didn‘t question it because, given everything you‘ve apparently been through, it would be stupid of me to think that I‘d ever have a chance. How could I when some bastard already well and

walking. I

don‘t want me now? Not even the tiniest bit? ... How the hell do I just

with you potentially jeopardises this pack if one day I can‘t make an impartial decision between you or their best interest. I‘ve already seen a future where I‘ve given myself to you and seen what you did with that. You think I‘m stupid enough to

trusting one another, silently wondering

bit my lip but remained silent, not

he said, taking a step back. “I‘ve done everything humanly possible to prove to you that I‘m not *him* That I’m worth your trust and respect. And now.., this? You lead me on and then rub salt in the wounds for shit that isn‘t even my fault? Things from

my anger now tipping over the edge. It was fueled only more on from the emotional rollercoaster that had

“So then am I taking this as your confirmation that you no longer want to manage the pack together? Because you should tell me that now. It‘ll be good to get that sort of

yet another catastrophic mistake by sleeping with someone, Aleric, I could have just run away to

seemed to do

would have made any lower ranks fall to their knees. He was angry to the

seem to help it though. It had left my mouth before I could stop it, being said purely out of

sense of calm throughout my body. Immediately, all my anger left me as

was that I was making

point,” I muttered and quickly turned around, walking out the room before I said

me, an onslaught of anxiety and guilt

hell had I just done

he‘s a lethal threat. A potential danger to himself and others,‘

Oh, great. 

almost missed it in the clutter of events earlier... but it appeared she

the time for her to be filling my head. No, I needed to figure out

internally, continuing on

found Lucy walking about, organising a few things for me before tomorrow. She

greeted, looking up in surprise at my appearance. “Is everything okay?”

was

some point today? I left in a

thankfully kept quiet, acknowledging m y request with

straight for my bedroom to rest for a while, now exhausted from everything that had transpired; including using my abilities.

what he said wasn‘t remotely called for, especially when I knew he was probably right. Or, at least, he was justified in what he was saying from

it was him I was so angry at. I had been keeping a barrier between

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I was grasping at any excuse to keep that distance,

to even the smallest possibility that I might have been getting too close. And now I‘d found out in the worst possible way after giving in to the desire all

a momentary lapse in judgement or...? When had I even

up to my lips absentmindedly, remembering how it felt. Remembering how his mouth had

burning flushed through my

After tomorrow. 

cool off for a bit before I go and apologise to Aleric. I needed to fix what I‘d messed up

my eyes quickly becoming heavy against my own will. I should have realised

Okay, fine then. 

small nap... and

me from my sleep,

fall already outside as was evident from the few windows I

did I even get

noise only to find Lucy walking,

I called out to

No reply. 

it seemed as though I was having

behind, letting her lead me to whatever it was I needed to see, but it didn‘t take long for us to arrive at our destination. Soon, my mother‘s

door, suddenly it

from

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