Ancient Goddess by J.E. Taylor

Author:J.E. Taylor [Taylor, J.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Valkyrie, Thor, norse gods, mage, War of the Realms, Battle of good versus evil
Publisher: JET-Fueled Fiction
Published: 2023-09-05T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

I STARED AT THE blackness surrounding me. Not even the stars cast light into this dim room. Had I been laying here for minutes or hours? At least I was breathing normally now, but I couldn’t tell how much time had passed while I was trapped in a panic attack. All I knew was sleep was not happening, even though my eyes seemed to droop with exhaustion. I glanced out the window and let my eyes adjust as I zeroed in on Hippocrates’s closed door.

I craved the safety of his arms, wondering whether he could chase this worry gripping every cell away. Waiting until daybreak seemed unsurmountable enough to yank me from the bed. I felt my way along the wall to the entry to the courtyard on my side of the abode. Once outside, my eyes adjusted, and I was able to easily skirt around the table and chairs between my section and the family’s bedrooms. I bit my lip at the two doors. I believed his was the one closer to the archway. If I was wrong, that would at least make for an amusing story in the light of day.

Uncertainty gripped me, and I closed my eyes trying to recall which one had been open when he pointed. I chose the one farthest from the front entry. I stood before the door as doubts regarding my actions swarmed.

I was already shirking my duty, but that cold fact didn’t stop me from reaching out and turning the latch. The door creaked as I pushed it open.

Blue eyes peered out from the dark, and I prayed it was Hippocrates.

“I cannot sleep.” I wrapped my arms around my midsection and cupped my elbows.

Someone slid out of the bed and crossed the distance. I held my breath until he stopped in front of me. I had not chosen the wrong door, and I let out a sigh of relief.

Hippocrates’s hair was in disarray from sleep, but his kind smile warmed me, along with the view of his naked form. “So, you decided to come and have your way with me again?”

The mirth in his voice heated my cheeks. I hadn’t come for more sex. I had come to have his strong arms wrapped around me, to keep Henrick out of my head. But now that I was there, that option didn’t sound half bad.

He took my hand and studied my face.

“What are you doing?” I whispered as he stepped into the courtyard. I had expected him to draw me into his room and not back outside.

“Bringing you back to your room, where any noise we make will not disturb my parents’ sleep.” He glanced back at me.

“Oh.” I let him lead me the rest of the way. When he dropped my hands and closed the shutters to the courtyard, the darkness wrapped around me. Only the soft swish of his feet on the floor preceded his arms pulling me flush against his naked form.

“I promised you a more leisurely experience, and yet when I am this close to you, my body borders on frantic, as if it knows something we do not.

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