Marduk confirmed. Their assumption that his heart was broken was far preferable to the truth.
After crossing the gardens to their next class, they stripped off their clothing and entered the pool. Marduk continued to hang out with Shala and Nanya until Isis paired them up for the day’s exercise. Just as she had the day before, Isis paired Marduk with Aya. Marduk’s stomach soured at the sight of him, and he clenched his teeth. When Aya waded to his side, Marduk crossed his arms over his chest and looked away.
“Today’s lesson is all about sex,” Isis said, “but before we begin, I want you to kiss your lover, and while doing so, don’t be afraid to touch and become acquainted with your lover’s body.”
When the exercise began, Marduk finally turned and glared down at Aya. He could tell Aya wished to say something, but Aya lowered his eyes and endured the heat of Marduk’s scrutiny. Aya finally peeked up from the black hair shielding his eyes, and glanced at the other partners who were already passionately engaged.
“I’m sorry, Marduk,” he said softly, their eyes meeting. “I don’t blame you for being upset with me.”
He drew closer to Marduk, trying to placate him with touch, but Marduk kept his arms folded over his chest and continued to glare at him. When Isis announced the exercise was moving to sex, Marduk grabbed Aya’s hair, jabbed him in the stomach, and slammed Aya’s back against the bank. Then he hiked up Aya’s legs and pressed his cock against Aya’s hole.
“Marduk, please,” Aya cried, tears wetting his eyes. “I’m sorry.”
Marduk stared down at him, his cock throbbing against Aya’s tight entrance. He wanted badly to punish Aya, to slam into him over and over, nail him to the bank, but the thought made his stomach turn. This is what the Order had done to him, but Marduk wasn’t like them. He couldn’t punish Aya this way.
Leaning in close, Marduk breached Aya’s opening, sliding in slowly, his face flushing as Aya’s tight passage stretched to accommodate his shaft. When his cock was completely encased in Aya’s tight heat, Marduk gasped, a hot flash washing over him. This was his first time being inside a god. He gripped Aya’s hips and began to glide in and out, driving him with increasing intensity until Aya’s soft lips were trembling against his neck. Aya pleaded for just one kiss, but Marduk denied him, pushing him back to the bank. Aya’s black hair lay tangled in the grass, and his bare chest heaved with each breath. His beauty was the thing of dreams, but Marduk saw nothing but a nightmare. Marduk increased his tempo, fucking him harder until Aya began to whimper and shake and they both slammed into climax.
Marduk fell forward onto Aya’s chest. When the fog cleared from his mind, Marduk leaned down, kissed Aya briefly and whispered in his ear.
“I would have loved you like this every day and every night. This is what you threw away when you traded me.”
Pain streaked through Aya’s eyes, and he broke into tears, but Marduk made no attempt to comfort him. He pulled out, leaving Aya sobbing on the bank. He realized then that he could never forgive the god for betraying him.
––––––––
W hen it was time for Seth’s class, Marduk approached the theater entrance and froze. He was suddenly cold and could go no further. Shamash had promised his protection, but Shamash wouldn’t be there in the class. He couldn’t help thinking that the moment he stepped into Seth’s classroom, he would be placing himself right back in Seth’s hands. Marduk finally gathered his courage and followed the other students into the theater. He took a seat next to Nanya and Shala and laced his fingers over his knees, trying to ward off his apprehension. A few moments later, the sight of Seth and Shamash standing just outside the theater caught his eye. They appeared to be wrapped in a heated exchange. Marduk clutched his arm, his limbs tingling. He imagined
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