Titus merely smirked. “You look healthy, Claire.”
“Doesn’t she?” Cyrus mused, his icy gaze roaming over me knowingly and stirring a warmth deep inside.
Oh God. I’d practically mauled him this week in my need. Who knew sex could be so healing? Even now, I craved more.
With all of them.
This is bad.
“I’m going to, uh, yeah.” I ran back inside, the desire to roll myself up in a sleeping bag and never come out overwhelming my thoughts.
Five traces of arousal mingled with enjoyment inside of me.
Even Exos knew.
You men are going to be
trouble, I growled.
And you’ll love every minute of it, Exos returned.
We’ll see, I grumbled, finding one of Titus’s robes that hit me well below my knees.
Can you be naked when you find me? Exos wondered, a teasing note in his voice. Because I could use a little relief, Claire.
My face went up in flames. Exos.
Claire.
I puffed out a breath. You’re incorrigible.
No, princess. I’m bored and I miss you.
I miss you, too, I said, my shoulders falling. I’m coming for you, Exos. I promise.
Oh, I know, baby. And soon you’ll use those words beneath me in bed.
One-track mind, I accused.
Says the woman who ran naked into an elemental battle between four males. But hey, at least you captured their attention.
I’m going to start ignoring you now, I lied, my lips twitching despite my mortification.
Then I’ll just speak louder, he vowed. I’m not going to stop until this link dies or you find me.
I flinched. It won’t die. It can’t.
Then start searching. Because we’re running out of time.
I nodded, hand on the doorknob yet again, this time with my body properly clothed. Don’t give up on me, Exos. I spoke the words with purpose, recalling the night he said the same thing to me. Now it was his turn to trust me, to have faith in me to locate him before it was too late.
Never, he whispered. I’ll never give up on you, Claire.
Titus
Seeing Claire again had taken an entire week’s worth of frustration and rage right out of me, but seeing her like that…
Fucking fires.