Ares

by Edlyn Reynolds

  Her hands on his shoulders had her moving with him. She was in heaven, delighted beyond reason and knew this was exactly what she needed, what they both needed. “There,” she whimpered and bit his lower lip. “Right there, I’m so close. Come with me.” It was a demand, pure and simple.

  “Not yet,” he told her. Brushing his lips to her cheek, he moved his mouth to her neck. He nipped at her shoulder. His thrusts were harder, his cock hitting her just where she wanted. “Now,” he whispered as he bit her on the shoulder, hard.

  She didn’t argue, she felt the rush of pure pleasure and when he bit her, it was like the dam broke. She screamed as she came. Pleasure so intense, so mind blowing, filled her to the brink and beyond. Leaning in, she bit him back, she couldn't help herself.

  His hand held her head to his as he shuddered, his seed spilling deep inside of her. Then they were tumbling onto the bed. He nuzzled at her throat, “Gods, woman, you are amazing. We need to do this again and soon.”

  “I can’t argue.” Even if she could she wouldn’t because she felt the same way. Yawning happily she curled up against him and closed her eyes. “Gods, I love you,” she whispered softly to him only a second before she drifted off into a blissful sleep, not fully aware she had given him those words.

  Chapter Seven

  “Good morning,” Ares’s deep voice was next to her ear. “Did you sleep well, darling?” he asked softly. His hand was moving up and down her side slowly. “Because if you did, and are now well rested, I have this amazing thought on getting you all charged up for the day.”

  Ava stretched in the bed and smiled up at him. “I slept amazingly well. I had this warm man at my side that didn’t let go of me once. It was the perfect sleep.” Rubbing her cheek to his shoulder, she then pulled back and asked, “What do you have planned for us, Ares?”

  “Well,” he smiled slowly. “I was thinking I’d ravish you and then feed you some breakfast. I was thinking some beignets and espresso in Paris, or we could head to the States for scrambled eggs and bacon, or I could go out and grab some stuff and cook for you.”

  “I think we should go for beignets and espresso. I’ve not made it to Paris yet, so it would be lovely. I also think we should go without being seen by the rest of the world. You should make love with me on the top of the Eiffel Tower, what do you think of that?”

  “We can do that,” he grinned. “But we’ll still have to pick our stop. It’s very annoying to have someone put their foot through your chest as you’re lying around. There are a couple of places the tourists can’t get to. They’ll hopefully work for whatever you might have in mind.”

  “That sounds very good to me, or you could just take me against the railing. I know you would never let me fall,” she told him with a smile. “In fact, I really think that sounds like the best idea ever.” The wildness, the hint of danger and the slight exhibitionism, even if no one saw them. She liked it a lot.

  “Depends how many tourists are up there. I really don’t want someone leaning through us to see the view. Unfortunately, it can happen when you’re not in this realm fully and it’s creepy as hell,” Ares muttered. He gave a shiver and then leaned in to kiss her. “But first I think I should jump you here, and then we’ll shower and head out.”

  “Now that’s a plan that I can get behind,” she said with a happy grin. “In fact, I really think you need to attack me as often as possible. I happen to love the way you touch me.” He thought it was cute the way she rambled on and on.

  Chuckling, Ares ran a finger slowly down her body. He loved her skin, so soft and like the finest silk. She said she used lotion but there was something more. Leaning in, he ran his tongue around her nipple and smiled as she shivered. “I love how sensitive you are. How you respond to my every touch and kiss.”

  “I can’t seem to help it. You feel so good. Everything about you feels amazing. I love the way your touch makes me feel. I love the way you make me feel period. It’s something that’s simply amazing. I’m so happy you are mine, if only for now.”

  “Not just now,” he said lifting his head. Staring at her, he tipped his head and smiled. “You are mine, Ava, now and for the rest of time. Even when it all ends and there is nothing more left, you and I will continue on in whatever is to come.”

  “I want that.” Good Gods, she had only just met him, but she didn’t see her life without him. “Always, forever, until time stops,” she agreed quietly.

  “Time means nothing when it’s meant to be, Ava. We may have only met a couple days ago, but I knew there was something amazing about you the moment I saw you. It only solidified when you and I danced at Dion’s grand opening. Oh shit,” he lifted his head suddenly. “Hmm. Remind me later we need to pop in there and explain why we ditched. I’m sort of hoping he’s figured out part of it, thus why he hasn’t shown up looking for me yet, but I really should apologize to him, he is my brother after all.”

  “Hopefully he can’t just pop in here because that would be bad.” Frowning, she added, “Hopefully he is bright enough to put me missing, added to you missing, and come up with we left together so we could spend time together, alone.” She didn’t know what else anyone might think had happened.

  “With Dion one never knows. That’s half the problem, I don’t even think he knows what he’s about most of the time.” He grinned down at her and leaned in to kiss her. “I don’t want to talk about my brother right now,” he rolled them until she was on top. “Right now, I want my cock deep inside of you.”

  “That’s a very good thing because I want it too. I want you deep inside of me.” She growled, “So how about you make that happen?” She loved being able to tease him, it was a sense of rightness knowing just how free she felt with him.

  “Well, lift up that perky ass and we’ll get things slotted together as they are meant to be. Just lift up a bit, darling,” he said softly. His hands slid up her thighs as he looked up at her. “Maybe lean forward a bit too so I can suckle on your nipples. They are practically pouting from the lack of attention they’ve been getting.”

  Doing as instructed, Ava shivered and bit her lip. “I really think you need to suckle on my nipples, I think you should nibble on them, suck them, tease them as you are fucking me. I need you, Ares.”

  “I need you too, sweetheart,” he whispered. His hands moved up her torso slowly, pulling her closer even as he pressed her down harder onto his cock. His hips thrust up and his mouth latched onto her nipple. Suckling hard, he teased her with his teeth.

  Ava’s arms tightened around Ares, she shuddered and felt the intense and clawing desires flowing through her body and let him feel them as well. This was perfect. It was as if they were one instead of two. “Harder,” she growled only a moment before lightly biting his shoulder.

  He growled at her and she found herself flat on her back again. His cock sliding into her harder as she’d asked, rubbing over her clit with each thrust. His mouth was on her other breast suddenly, his teeth scraping over her soft flesh.

  “Ares,” she moaned his name with desperation, with need and with complete and total desperation. “So good. That feels so very good.” He was hitting her so deep, as he was nibbling on her breasts in just the right way.

  Lifting his head, he kissed her. “Touch yourself,” he said. “Touch your clit, rub at the pretty little nub as I take you. Stroke it, pet it, rub and pinch it.” His lips moved slowly over her cheek, down her neck and he was back at her breast, his teeth plucking at her nipple again.

  Ava could no more deny Ares as she could deny her need to breathe. She moaned and reached down between them to rub at her clit. The moment she touched herself she jumped, arched into him and bit her lower lip once more. “So good,” she leaned in and touched her mouth to his neck. “That feels so good.”

  “How good does it feel?” he asked, lifting his head slightly. The warm slide of his tongue over her throat sent a shiver through her body. “Tell me, Ava. Let me know just how it feels to touch yourself whil
e my cock is buried deep inside of your pussy.”

  “It feels…perfect. I love how full I am and the way it feels to be able to stroke myself when you are inside of me is making me a little light headed, knowing I’m giving myself pleasure as well.” And her fingers pressed down between them and she put a finger on each side of his cock and squeezed. “And I love being able to touch you as well.”

  “That’s it,” he hissed out. His teeth scraped over her neck, landing on the sweet spot between neck and shoulder. “Come for me,” he ordered. Then he bit her, hard, not too hard, but just hard enough as he slammed his cock into her, reaching deep, stretching her fully. He snarled her name around the hold he had on her.

  Ava screamed. She couldn’t believe just how incredibly great this orgasm felt. Her eyes closed but behind her lids she could see fireworks exploding and she shuddered as it washed over her and over her again.

  His weight collapsed on her, pressing her down into the mattress. His breath panted over her neck before he struggled up onto his elbows. “Hot damn, woman,” he grinned down at her. “I love you, Ava, you are perfect in every way for me,” he whispered.

  “Do you mean that?” she asked after a time. “That you love me?” Her heart had stopped beating, literally for a moment, when he said those three words to her. She loved him too. She had known since that first night. “Please, please tell me you mean it?” Tears slipped from her eyes, her heart shining in each one.

  “I never say anything I don’t mean, Ava. I told you that, sweetheart. I don’t lie and I never say anything I don’t mean. I love you, little one. I love you with everything I am, all I have been and all I may become one day. You are my heart, soul and what I need in my life.”

  “I love you, too,” she whispered what was in her heart. She thought she was giving the words to him for the first time, but he knew she had given them to him the night before as she slipped into sleep. “I’ve never said those words to anyone before, but I love you.”

  Cupping her face, Ares leaned in to kiss her. Slow, gentle, and with every emotion he had for her pouring into that one moment. Drawing back, he stared down at her and smiled. “I don’t know what the future will bring, Ava, but I do know I don’t want to spend a single moment of it without you.”

  “Same here,” she whispered and leaned into him. She was still crying but they were happy tears, he knew this. “We will have a good life together. No matter what else we will have our happiness, damn it,” she said with a smile. “We will be able to do this, right? You won’t get into any trouble for falling in love with a human, a mortal? If I recall mythology correctly, it’s been very bad for humans in the past?”

  “Mythology is called that for a reason, Ava,” he whispered, attempting to dry her tears. “It’s because it’s all myth. While some humans have had bad run-ins with Gods over the years, I won’t deny that, you are not one of these cases. You have the love of a God and a God that has one hell of a punch when need be. If anyone ever, ever bothers you, you just say the word and I’ll make their lives a veritable living hell. No one messes with my Ava, period.”

  That had her smiling and she shook her head. “All I need is you. I’m glad we will have a chance of working out. I’m very happy we will somehow and someway have a possibility of a life together. Just love me. That’s all I can ask.”

  “I think I have from the very first moment I saw you. The fact you knew who I was threw me off guard and wham!” He kissed her again, “You had me hooked.” Lifting his head he grinned at her. “This is for good, Ava. If you really want to commit to this, to me, to us, it’s not going to be just for your lifetime but for all time.”

  Ava smiled and she nodded. “I want that. I want forever. I don’t think just one lifetime with you would be enough,” she admitted to him. “But how does that work, Ares? How do we have a lifetime of happiness together when I’m only human?”

  “There are ways, from what I’ve heard. I’ll need to do some research and see how it all works. We’ll need to discuss what the options are and what we need to do from here. For now, let’s just enjoy being together okay?” he smiled. Pressing another kiss to her lips, he hugged her tight.

  “Yeah, being together for now is a very good thing. I really look forward to it in fact,” Ava said softly and wrapped her arms tightly around him. Taking a deep breath, she yawned and snuggled in closer to him. “I could get used to this, Ares, being in your arms and resting as I am.”

  “Well don’t rest too long, sweetheart. We have breakfast in Paris waiting for us.” He nuzzled at her cheek before rolling them to their sides. “But if you wish a nap before we go, by all means, have one. We have all the time in the world, Ava.”

  “Yes, that’s true. We have Paris waiting for us, but it will still be there after my nap, right?” she teased as she snuggled closer to him. Yawning, she smiled and pulled the blanket up and around them. “Wake me when we need to go for breakfast?”

  “Sleep as long as you’d like, love,” he told her quietly. “Paris has survived this long, I’m sure it’ll survive a couple more hours. Not sure it will survive me setting you loose on it, but we shall see.” He was teasing her, if the grin on his face was any indication.

  That had her laughing, “You are bad, Ares, so very bad, but it's okay because your bad is so freakin' good I will let it slide. As for Paris,” she shrugged and nuzzled back into his arms with a yawn. “We will see how well it survives us as a couple. Not just me.”

  “Doubt it would survive me if I was in a mood,” he said with a grin. “But as long as you keep me happy and relaxed it will still be there for all the tourists. I’m also sure the Parisians would appreciate their city still standing come tomorrow.”

  “Yes, very true. I’m positive the Parisians would appreciate keeping their city intact. The rest of the world would too, but well you know what I mean,” she teased with a grin. “Plus, I really would like to see the entire world before it all falls apart.”

  “You will, I’ll gladly take you,” he said softly. “It’ll be like seeing it anew through your eyes. It’s been so long since I’ve really looked at the world.” He pressed a quick kiss to her lips and tucked her in closer to him. “Have your nap now, Ava, otherwise I’m going to think you and I need to get moving to Paris.”

  That had her smiling and she sighed. “I love you, too,” she whispered. Pressing a kiss to his chest, Ava gave in to the call of sleep and was soon out of it.

  Chapter Eight

  Ares thanked the waiter and then looked over at her. “Well, dig in.” They’d done Paris for breakfast and then he’d taken her shopping. They hit a small Belgian village for lunch and a tour of the countryside. Now they were in Spain for dinner and apparently, a show. He hadn’t yet told her what the show was, but the music and atmosphere were lively and energetic. “I ensured that nothing was too spicy since I didn’t want you being all gassy when we get back to bed later.”

  Laughter filled the air and Ava said, “Thank you for that…I think.” Gassy, he was too funny. Rolling her eyes, she took her first bite of the food and sighed. Eyes closed and her face was so expressive that he could see her joy, “Oh that’s so very, very good,” she muttered happily.

  “Only the very best for my lady,” he smiled at her. “While it’s a bit of a hole in the wall, some of the best food comes from places like this. The best places are the ones the masses don’t know about. You need to always talk to the locals to find them. The places suggested may not always be in the best parts of the city, or hidden among the higher end places, but the locals always know.”

  “And since I don’t have to worry about our well being, we can go into pretty much anywhere, right?” Ava teased and took a sip of her bottled water. “Thank you by the way for figuring out which places we should go to and what would be best for us. Thank you for all of this.”

  “Always, love,” he smiled at her. “Besides, I happen to like finding places like this too. They usually have some amazing places and t
he proprietors can always recommend other places to dine. They know the neighbors and fellow restaurateurs.”

  “Very smart,” Ava commended him. “I haven’t ever thought to ask a restaurateur about other establishments I might like,” she admitted to him. “I like it a lot. You are a smart cookie, Ares.”

  “You tend to learn a few things when you’ve been around as long as I have. Besides, as long as you never insult an owner's food and make it sound like a request for a different style, they are more than willing to share. Phrasing is always key and since most owners understand they can’t cater to everyone all the time, they don’t get too bent, but they will only send you to those they like and who they believe have the best of what you’re looking for. So occasionally you need to be even more careful of what you ask.”

  “Well then I am very happy you have learned how to phrase your requests so we can find these special places. Besides, if you were given information that would send you into danger or trouble you would know it right? Not only because you are a God but because you have been around the block and back again a few times?”

  “Are you calling me old?” he asked with a faint grin on his face. “'Cause that’s what it sounds like to me from here. While I may be up there in years, it’s still rather impolite to point out a man’s age like that, especially when he’s madly in love with you, woman.”

  “Have I mentioned I have a thing for older men? I really do. I happen to love that you are who you are and the age you are. To me you are perfection and no, I wasn’t calling you old. I was alluding to your experience.”

  “Oh, well,” he seemed to be blushing. He was also shifting in his chair looking a little uncomfortable. “I suppose then you could keep on alluding if you wished. Sorry, just jumped to my most natural conclusion and the one I tend to get when people know who I am.”

  Ava cupped his cheek and pulled him close, “I love everything about you, Ares, and never doubt that. Ever. You have been waiting for me and I have been waiting for you to become the man that you are before stepping into your life. Never doubt that.”