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her sex, and it caused a jolt of pleasure to course through her. Oh, gods above, but that had felt too good.
    She whimpered.
    “Persephone,” he rasped, sucking at her lower lip. “Ah, gods, you’re so sweet.”
    She leaned into his kiss, transfixed by his mouth against her own. It was drugging, this kissing. And the way he rocked and bucked against the vee of her sex, it made her feel all tense and edgy like she had last night when she was touching herself.
    And he was doing this to her this time. And it felt more intense than last night, even. She wanted more.
    When he thrust up against her again, she rubbed her breasts against his chest, enjoying the way the fabric felt against her nipples. They ached, they were so tight. Her hips were constantly rocking now, along with his, and she slid up and down in his lap, rubbing against the thick length of him.
    His hand moved to her breast, cupping it, and she gasped against his mouth at the sensation.
    Pleasure coursed through her, the intensity becoming almost too much to bear. “Hades,” she breathed. “I—”
    “Say my name again,” he commanded her.
    Hips rocking against him, she breathed the word against his mouth. “Hades.”
    His fingers skimmed her nipple and she cried out. That had felt incredible. Her sex felt hot, her legs tight, and she needed something. She was close, too. She whimpered again, hoping he’d understand her distress.
    “Kiss me back, Persephone,” he told her, his thumb circling her nipple.
    She wished it was her name he spoke. “Call me Rose.”
    “You are a lovely flower,” he told her. “My beautiful rose.”
    Close enough. Rose wrapped her hands around the back of his neck and pulled his mouth to hers, her lips parting against his like he’d shown her. Her tongue stroked into his mouth tentatively, almost delicately, and was rewarded by his tongue rubbing up against her own.
    Just like his thumb continued to rub against her nipple and his hips rocked against her sex.
    She cried out, so close to what she needed, and his thrusting grew fiercer, his other hand locking on one of her thighs and forcing her down harder against him. She could feel every inch of his cock outlined through the now-wet fabric, damp from the oil on her skin and the slickness of her sex. And he was pushing at her, rubbing up and down against her sex, and all the while, his thumb continued to stroke and circle her nipple, teasing the aching peak beyond bearing.
    And it exploded within her. Her entire body quivered, her sex clenching, her thighs gripping him tightly. It seemed to go on forever, this intense burst of pleasure, and her eyes nearly rolled back in her head with the ecstasy of it all.
    “That’s it, lovely Persephone. Come for me. I can feel your body shaking with need. Gods, you’re gorgeous.”
    She clung to him, making small whimpering noises until the intensity faded, and she was left straddling his lap, panting and exhausted.
    And wrung out with pleasure.
    He kissed her mouth lightly, his tongue just barely teasing at her lips. “Did you enjoy yourself?”
    She nodded, not trusting her voice. Enjoyment was an understatement. That had been…
    shattering.
    “I would show you everything if you would stay with me, Persephone,” Hades promised her in soft words, lips moving against her own. Kisses mixed with his whisper. “Together we would explore pleasure every night and every day. You would make this kingdom of mine worth being in if you were at my side.”
    Again, she felt that odd twinge of envy. She couldn’t stay. But what would it be like if she could? Would she truly be lavished with attention like this every day by him? Would it be just as enjoyable after the newness had worn off?
    She gazed at him, his mouth wet from her kisses. His dark gaze was just as possessive as ever and filled her with the same thrill.
    Yes, she suspected. Life with Hades would never be dull or routine.
    And for a moment, she wished some other woman was the