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 it.

one that could have also had severe impacts on the pack...

are you talking about?” he

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 would result from talking about any of this the day before

around to walk away... only his voice called out

I understood why that was. I completely respected it. I didn‘t question it because, given everything you‘ve apparently been through,

racing but I kept walking. I

meant to convince myself that you don‘t want me now? Not even the tiniest bit?

yelled, turning back around. “I–I don‘t even know what I want... but I know being with you potentially jeopardises this pack if one day I can‘t make an impartial

together? Barely trusting one another, silently wondering if the other person will rip the carpet out from under them

bit my lip but remained silent, not having an answer for that.

you that I‘m not *him* That I’m worth your trust and respect. And

through my body furiously, my anger now tipping over the edge.

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 information out

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

seemed to

would have made any lower ranks fall to their knees.

Somehow, I couldn‘t seem to help it

left me as I stood before him, looking him up and down. The only thing he‘d managed to do was further

was making

walking out the room before I said anything else I‘d

closed behind me, an onslaught

had I

potential danger to himself and

Oh, great. 

earlier... but it appeared she

was definitely not the time for her to be filling my head. No, I needed to figure out what to do next in light of

I hissed back internally, continuing on my way. I needed to cool

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

looking up in surprise

to anyone about it yet was the last thing I wanted

from the gym at some point today? I

about it further but thankfully kept quiet, acknowledging m y request with just a bow of her head.

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

Lashing out at him for what he said wasn‘t remotely called for, especially when I knew he was probably

even know if it was him I was so angry at. I had been keeping a barrier

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grasping at any excuse to keep that distance, even though he really did appear to b e

me. Blinded 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

was that? Just a momentary lapse in judgement or...? When had I

brought a hand up to my lips absentmindedly, remembering how it felt. Remembering how his mouth had responded to

a burning flushed

After tomorrow. 

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

becoming heavy against my own will. I should have realised sooner that using m y abilities to that extent with the collar still

Okay, fine then. 

one small nap...

roused me from my sleep, waking me up to find myself standing inside the pack hospital.

beginning to fall already outside as was evident from the

I even get here?

source of the noise only to find Lucy walking,

called out to her.

No reply. 

I was having

see, but it didn‘t take long for us to arrive at our destination. Soon, my

to the door,

a little from his abrupt exit. “I wasn‘t

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