between them, especially since Koa was in front of me with his head back so I could run my fingers through his hair.
Merrick stretched out on the side as his breathing stabilized, unlike Bard who stood by the window looking tense for some reason. Man, we were a stressed group. Something felt right about this though, mind you, I really did feel as though we were missing a few others but now I was just being greedy. My eyes fell shut and as if summoned by my own thoughts, I found myself back in the same nightclub as before.
The scent of perfume, cologne, and alcohol surrounded me, nearly drowning me. I inhaled, closing my eyes and let my head fall back, giving myself to the music for just a moment. It was enough that I was distracted when a pair of large hands turned me into a larger body. My breath caught as the smell of metal surrounded me in a hard yet firm hold. Something I craved.
“Titan,” I swallowed looking up into his stunning face. I could feel memories associated with my power pushing at my consciousness but they weren’t there yet. They weren’t revealed to me yet.
“Ophelia,” he cupped my jaw looking concerned about me, “you look exhausted.”
“I was trying to sleep,” I smiled softly, “I talked to my mother. I know I am forgetting stuff specifically about us, but she said I needed to listen to you. That I needed to hear what really happened.”
“You got your wings, didn’t you?” He smiled softly, “I bet they are beautiful.”
“I wish you could see them.” A small blush heated my ears.
“I will soon, I promise,” he affirmed and stepped closer to me, grabbing my waist in a firm hold. “I felt a change in power, now I know what it was. I am so glad you're safe.”
“My stepmother tried to lock me in but I used the Shadow Realm to break out, well Rain helped as well,” I whispered.
His jaw clenched at the other name but he pulled me fully into his arms, relaxing a piece of my heart that I hadn’t realized was tense. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he pressed his forehead against mine. Almost as if the memories were right there, my body reacted to tears trailing down my cheeks.
“I missed you,” I whispered feeling really confused.
“I know, little rose, I…” he inhaled, “we will see each other soon, I promise.” Why had I felt like he wanted to say something else?
“She’s going to come after you,” he spoke softly after a minute, “I don’t have time to explain everything but you have to trust me that she will. She wants this more than anything.”
“My mom said I should leave to go train,” I mumbled.
“She will find you,” he grunted, and then he pulled back, his eyes lit with something. “Ophelia, do you trust me?”
“Can I?” I asked softly.
“With your life,” Titan’s tone was sincere but heated. It overwhelmed me and I found myself rising up on my toes, brushing my lips across his as he let out a deep rumble. When he pulled back, his jaw was tight and he looked angry, but I knew it wasn’t at me. I had no idea how I felt so connected to this man, but I did.
After a moment of consideration he nodded, “Alright, this is what is going to happen.”
∞∞∞
My breathing caught as I flung up, finding myself in a large king-size bed that had dark green sheets. I frowned as I turned over finding myself between…Rain and Merrick. Oh, Christ. I inhaled sharply as I tried to gather myself, my lips pressed together feeling the loss of Titan’s warmth. Then again, how could I feel alone between Rain and Merrick?
I snuggled back under the covers and immediately Rain had me tugged against him. I shivered as he tucked me under his chin, my entire frame freezing because holy crap he smelled amazing. My fingers crawled up his chest and laid flat as I totally took the time to appreciate his fucking chest. Which was unfortunately not bare right now. I know, a fucking shame.
I moved my leg against his dress pants, all of us seemingly have not changed. His chest rumbled as my back twitched, urging my wings out. I curled myself closer to him, smiling as he got hard against me. What? That was fucking flattering as hell.
“Careful, ma belle.” He growled softly as I squeaked, his lips pressing to my ear.
“You