South of Surrender by Laura Kaye

Author:Laura Kaye [Kaye, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, contemporary romance, fantasy romance, Paranormal Romance, goddesses, North of Need, gods, hearts in darkness, forever freed, Laura Kaye, hard ink, south of surrender, west of want, spring, her forbidden hero, one night with a hero, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781620610336
Publisher: Pgw
Published: 2013-05-27T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

As the weather continued to deteriorate, the gods exchanged rushed good-byes and departed, Boreas first, then Zeph and Ella. Within minutes, the storm ratcheted down in intensity, making it somewhat easier for Laney to breathe.

Chrys’s light appeared right in front of her. “Thank you.”

“For what?” she asked, longing for his touch again.

“For being here. And for supporting me.”

She gave a small shrug. “I didn’t like the way they were talking to you.” Thunder rumbled and she hugged herself. “And I didn’t like the idea that you felt that no one would care if you were gone.” More words, scarier words, lodged in her throat. She forced them out. “I’d care.”

“Laney, I can’t—”

“Don’t. Okay? I get it. Just…don’t.”

He sighed. “We should go. The storm won’t dissipate until I leave.”

She frowned. “What do you mean?”

“The weather is part of what I am, part of what all of my brothers are. We control and influence it with our energy. But when we all get together, it becomes bigger than any of us individually. So the best remedy is our departure.”

For a moment, she felt like he spoke a foreign language. “So, wait. This horrible storm…are you saying you caused it?” Her scalp prickled.

“To an extent. This one was so bad because three of the four Anemoi were together at once, something we generally avoid because the concentration of our energies causes…well, this.”

Laney tried to wrap her mind around the idea that this man possessed the power to create something that absolutely terrified her. “Why not meet…wherever you’re from, then?”

“Humans aren’t permitted in the Realm of the Gods. Which would’ve meant you and Megan couldn’t come with us.”

“Oh. What would happen if all four of you were in one place?”

“Nothing good,” he said. And though she was curious, maybe she didn’t really want to know. This storm had already been enough to scare her out of her mind. At least she didn’t have to go out in it. Except… Her stomach plummeted. “To go home, we have to go out into this storm, don’t we?”

“Yeah, but since we’ll be—”

“Oh, God,” she said, hugging herself again.

His heat moved closer. “What’s wrong?”

She shook her head, not wanting to admit it. But, given what they had to do, how could she not? “You’re going to laugh.”

“I won’t.”

She chuffed out half a laugh. “You will, trust me.”

His knuckles dragged down her cheek. She leaned into the touch and let the words fly. “I’m scared of storms.”

“You’re…”

“Yeah.” It was quiet, but some kind of tension rolled off him. She arched an eyebrow. “You’re laughing, aren’t you?”

“No,” he choked out, voice filled with humor. “It is rather ironic, though.”

“Shut up. Stupid god. It’s not funny.” She pressed her lips together to hold back the smile that threatened and whipped out her hand. She managed to smack him in the stomach. Holy crap! He was a freaking wall of muscle.

Laughter spilled out of him and he grabbed her hand, held it. “Don’t worry, Laney. You’ll be safe. I promise. You’ll be a part of the elements, so they won’t hurt you.

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