girl, like something broken, tarnished, or fragile. But like a woman he could trust. She met him thrust for thrust, as if to convince him that his nature was safe with her. That he could be just who he was.
He was close now. Gasping. His erection pulsing inside her, and it felt so damned good. The waves pushed her forward in the surf, water hissing all around them as Alex’s hand tightened on her hip. The other one reached beneath her, stroking her most private places. He came first, jerking against her, the godlike muscles of his arms pinning her in place. But moments later, as she felt the heat of his orgasm fill her, her own pleasure overwhelmed her. She cried out and he made a fist of her hair, pulling her head back into a kiss. Salt and sweetness. Primal. Hers.
CHAPTER NINE
Afterward, Alex cradled her in his arms beneath the shade of a palm tree.
“I take it I’ve broken Sophia’s spell?” she asked.
“Thoroughly,” he said, kissing her. He couldn’t seem to stop kissing her. “You’re the only siren for me.”
“We’re going to have to go back to Annapolis…”
Right now, Alex was feeling so content that he didn’t see why they ever had to go back. They could just stay here in Bermuda in a little shack on the beach, making love in the mornings, swimming in the afternoons, feasting upon fish and coconut milk in the evenings by a fire. But Chloe said, “I feel like, if I could just talk to Sophia…if I could get her to understand that she never had to carry this by herself all these years…I could get her some help. If I can’t get through to her, what are we going to do?”
It was a good question. Sophia was deadly and dangerous. Without Chloe’s song, he would have blown his brains out and the memory made him itch for vengeance. For Chloe’s sake, he swallowed it down. And with her in his arms, looking up at him, it was as if his entire worldview had changed. He did have a duty. He had his commission, his students, and even if he’d never see his home again, he was still a triton. Sirens were his concern. “I’m just going to have to find a way to stop her before she kills anybody else.”
“Well, you’re not going to do it alone,” Chloe said.
“Chloe, she’s a dangerous woman—“
“Yes. And now, because of me, you’re even more vulnerable to her than you were before. So, you may not have your triton brotherhood anymore but you have me, and we’ll deal with Sophia together.”
It was the word Alexandros had been missing for a very long time. “ Together , then.”
“Don’t just say it,” she said. “I want you to mean it.”
“I do mean it. Remember the Bimini Road I showed you, under the water? When I look at that road, I remember the great spiraling coral towers. The pearled gates and the giant urns filled with pink sea anemones. I can’t see them anymore, and I can’t go back—“
“I’m so sorry—“
He put his hand up, stopping her. He didn’t want pity. He was trying to explain something, and having trouble finding the words. “I’m always going to miss the brotherhood. I’m never going to forget my family, my friends, or Poseidon. But being with you gives me something to look forward to. It’s like coming home again.”
She propped herself up on her elbow. “Don’t say things like that. I’m the kind of girl who would totally believe you. Heartbroken musicians write the best songs, but I already have enough angst to fill my creative well.”
“You’re going to be the heartbreaker, Chloe,” he said with a wry laugh. “You’re going to be a huge star. When that happens, you’re not going to want a starchy naval officer hanging around, scaring off your groupies.”
“Pfft. After all this, you think I’m going to just let you go? Besides, you could just be nice to my groupies.”
A little growl rumbled at the base of his throat. “No, I don’t think I can.”
“You could try.”
“I’ll try,” he said.
After all, for her, he’d
He was close now. Gasping. His erection pulsing inside her, and it felt so damned good. The waves pushed her forward in the surf, water hissing all around them as Alex’s hand tightened on her hip. The other one reached beneath her, stroking her most private places. He came first, jerking against her, the godlike muscles of his arms pinning her in place. But moments later, as she felt the heat of his orgasm fill her, her own pleasure overwhelmed her. She cried out and he made a fist of her hair, pulling her head back into a kiss. Salt and sweetness. Primal. Hers.
CHAPTER NINE
Afterward, Alex cradled her in his arms beneath the shade of a palm tree.
“I take it I’ve broken Sophia’s spell?” she asked.
“Thoroughly,” he said, kissing her. He couldn’t seem to stop kissing her. “You’re the only siren for me.”
“We’re going to have to go back to Annapolis…”
Right now, Alex was feeling so content that he didn’t see why they ever had to go back. They could just stay here in Bermuda in a little shack on the beach, making love in the mornings, swimming in the afternoons, feasting upon fish and coconut milk in the evenings by a fire. But Chloe said, “I feel like, if I could just talk to Sophia…if I could get her to understand that she never had to carry this by herself all these years…I could get her some help. If I can’t get through to her, what are we going to do?”
It was a good question. Sophia was deadly and dangerous. Without Chloe’s song, he would have blown his brains out and the memory made him itch for vengeance. For Chloe’s sake, he swallowed it down. And with her in his arms, looking up at him, it was as if his entire worldview had changed. He did have a duty. He had his commission, his students, and even if he’d never see his home again, he was still a triton. Sirens were his concern. “I’m just going to have to find a way to stop her before she kills anybody else.”
“Well, you’re not going to do it alone,” Chloe said.
“Chloe, she’s a dangerous woman—“
“Yes. And now, because of me, you’re even more vulnerable to her than you were before. So, you may not have your triton brotherhood anymore but you have me, and we’ll deal with Sophia together.”
It was the word Alexandros had been missing for a very long time. “ Together , then.”
“Don’t just say it,” she said. “I want you to mean it.”
“I do mean it. Remember the Bimini Road I showed you, under the water? When I look at that road, I remember the great spiraling coral towers. The pearled gates and the giant urns filled with pink sea anemones. I can’t see them anymore, and I can’t go back—“
“I’m so sorry—“
He put his hand up, stopping her. He didn’t want pity. He was trying to explain something, and having trouble finding the words. “I’m always going to miss the brotherhood. I’m never going to forget my family, my friends, or Poseidon. But being with you gives me something to look forward to. It’s like coming home again.”
She propped herself up on her elbow. “Don’t say things like that. I’m the kind of girl who would totally believe you. Heartbroken musicians write the best songs, but I already have enough angst to fill my creative well.”
“You’re going to be the heartbreaker, Chloe,” he said with a wry laugh. “You’re going to be a huge star. When that happens, you’re not going to want a starchy naval officer hanging around, scaring off your groupies.”
“Pfft. After all this, you think I’m going to just let you go? Besides, you could just be nice to my groupies.”
A little growl rumbled at the base of his throat. “No, I don’t think I can.”
“You could try.”
“I’ll try,” he said.
After all, for her, he’d
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