With wicked intent, he grips my hips, lifting me until his cock pushes against the entrance of my pussy. He teases me, keeping me aloft while I try to wiggle out of his hold.
“This looks like fun.”
I scream, and Ilian drops me into the water with a big splash as a familiar, unwanted red gaze lands on us.
Elohim Adirim, he came back.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Ilian
All I can do is gape at Ulyen.
Zhuliya ducks under my arm so that I cover most of the body, and even though I’m sure the Ithaquan god has already gotten an eyeful, my temper begins to boil.
“What are you doing here?”
“Is that how you talk to a beloved deity?”
His tone is teasing, but there’s a warning in his words, and I bite my tongue to keep from saying something that might rouse his own anger.
“Forgive me, but I’m having a private moment with my mate.”
“Yes, and that’s why you called to me.”
Zhuliya’s nose scrunches up. “We didn’t summon you.”
I take a deep breath. “Didn’t Aisyth close the connection?”
“She did, but once you summon a god, we’re always tied. The stronger the sexual emotion, the more likely it is to bring me.”
“Great, this clown is going to pop up every time one of us comes,” Zhuliya mutters bitterly.
“Well, aren’t we rude—and after I shared my fur. Besides, I was only coming back to return your horn.”
He conjures it with a flick of his wrist, and bile rises up my throat. Next to me, my mate gags.
“It’s fine. A new one will grow back soon.”
“I cleaned it if you’re worried.”
“There’s not enough bleach in the world.”
“Hmm, I just licked it. Ithaqua don’t use this bleach. Is that a human thing?”
“It’s a sanitation thing,” Zhuliya rejoins.
“Ithaquan saliva is a healing agent as well as very hygienic.”
A strange expression comes across my mate’s face, and her lips twist in a curious way—like she’s torn between crying and laughing.
“Right, well, is there any way to not summon you, especially when Ilian and I are being private together?”
“You mean when you’re fucking?”
She glares at the red-eyed god. “Obviously!”
“Depends. What will you give me in exchange.”
“There’s a Dagon and a very reluctant human making out around the corner. Go bug them.”
Ulyen vanishes. Seconds later, Sakura’s scream rends the air.
“That was rather evil of you.”
“I know, and I feel terrible, but I needed him gone to try something.”
“What?”
She doesn’t answer me, closing her eyes instead. Instantly, intense emotions swamp me, and I reach for Zhuliya.
I’m so intent on comforting my mate that I miss the other Ithaquan standing outside of the soaking tub.
“Hello again, my dear.”
“It worked! Hi, Ekana. Sorry to bother you, but I have a favor to ask.”
