“Cookie,” he called. “You won’t believe the adventure I had. There was an army of naked women on top of me. I vomited on them, though I didn’t mean to.”
I grinned back at him. “You’re forgiven.”
So he’d turned down the offer of those temptresses as well. Too bad that I missed the show while I focused on Paxton’s drama.
“Those women were insistent, but I am spoken for,” he said.
The war demigod stalked toward me and pulled me out of Paxton’s arms into his. Paxton growled at him, but he didn’t shove Axel, who glared back at him.
Everyone was still a bit unhinged.
“I was scandalized and traumatized by the harassment of those women,” Axel said. “I need Cookie’s comfort!”
“This place is toying with us. We need to get our mate out of here right now.” Zak clenched his fists.
“Let’s go, Cookie,” Axel said, steering me and trying to find the door.
“Let me carry her,” Paxton said.
“Wait!Héctor is still there,” I called, pointing in the direction of the pool.
Héctor waded in the water toward the brink while a dozen stunningly beautiful females trailed after him, giggling and calling to him with sultry voices.
“They’re nymphs,” Zak said coolly. “They love to pursue men.”
“They live for sex,” Paxton confirmed. “The old boy is going to have a handful.”
I glared at him.
“Sorry, Buttercup,” Paxton said, leaning in and kissing my lips. “I missed you so much.”
“Don’t block her view,” Zak said. “She needs to see if Héctor is worthy. He couldn’t touch any woman except Rosebud before. But now that he’s no longer a death demigod, he can touch any female.”
Thanks for reminding me, Zak!
But then, I’d learned that the demigods had never been the sensitive type. It was their true intention that mattered.
“The old boy has never been with any woman save for Cookie,” Axel said. “Now he’s got plenty of hot women in front of him, all available and eager and horny. That’s what I call temptation.”
I wanted to punch the war demigod in the jaw and smack the smirk off his face. He was most jealous of Héctor. Subconsciously he probably wanted to kick Héctor out of the game, so he could get more of me.
I bit my lip. “Even if he caves in, I’ll take him back. If he wants to come back to me.”
I felt deeply sorry for Héctor’s suffering eons of loneliness, and I could accept that he’d want to see what it felt like to touch another woman, though my heart would bleed all over again.
Black jealousy already gnawed my insides.
Despite my brave façade, tears stung my eyes. I’d forgive my Héctor for anything he did, but I also knew what he was going to do next would forever burn in my memories, reminding me time and time again that I wasn’t enough for him.
Héctor stepped up the stairs, grabbed a towel to wrap around his waist, and sat on the bench. He snatched a smaller towel and wrapped it around his hand. Meanwhile the leading nymph closed the distance, swaying her bare ass to get my Héctor’s attention and obviously planning to plop in his lap. He raised his covered hand and shoved her away.
The nymph staggered back and nearly fell into the pool.
Even as a mortal, Héctor’s strength was formidable. I learned just that when he fucked me in the wilderness.
“Serves you right, twat!” I snickered.
Héctor started laughing as he put his boots on.