The girl who cried Shadow!!…

*You're the reason my mind and body suffer constant orgasms!!...*

**Proserpina**
"Now, that's the task!" Hades spoke as we looked down the narrow rocky path. The water had already reached the trail but was shallow enough to walk through.
Then suddenly, in the corner of my eye saw something shadowy. It came straight from the rocky wall charging at me. I tried to run, but the fear of the shadows always locked my muscles, making me impossible to move. I turned around, bending on my knees, covering my head with my arms in a protective manner out of reflex.
"O...Oh...GGG...od please..." I pleaded.
"Calm down!" Hades's gruff voice cut through the humid air.
"NO!" I screamed when he tried to touch me.
"Look at me...Kora," He whispered silently in my ear, holding me by the waist, flushing his body to mine. He knows that intimacy is the only thing that calms my panic.
"Shadow!" I said, grabbing his arms and digging my nails into his skin.
"It is your shadow!" He spoke softly in my ear. I looked behind to confirm.
How foolish of me!? It was indeed my shadow.
"I'm so sorry," I muttered. Hades cupped the water in his hands and brought it near my mouth. I sipped a few drops and then realized that my throat was dry. The drops of water felt like I had found the fountain of youth and drank from it using the holy grail as my cup. His scent was flavouring the water, and it felt incredible. I gulped down without much thought of anything else, quenching my thirst.
During this whole time, he didn't take his eyes off me. He made me so nervous that I was almost wobbling on my feet. The wet ends of his hair were curling slightly around his ears. His facial air looked haggard in that sexy rough way, making me wonder once again if it was soft to the touch. Despite the kiss we shared, I hadn't yet had the chance to find it. I had never been brave to explore his body the way I wanted to. It is not like I wanted to touch his naked body. Just saying.
His wet trousers fit around his perfect ass, those strong-looking thighs and the delicious bulge between them. Damn, but he looked like the sexiest man I had ever seen.
Every inch of him was like a chiselled god. And that scar running through his body managed to add a dark rawness to his handsome features and rugged body. I wanted to kiss my way along that scar with a featherlight touch. I wondered if he would relish in the tender moment or simply turn away from me.
I was taking in my fill of his luscious body, but when my eyes turned back to his face, I realized that he had caught me ogling him. His stunning eyes were glowing yellow as they scanned my face, probably reading the lust dripping from them. He must have sensed my arousal.
Fuck Proserpina. You'll die of shame before those shadows succeed in killing you.
But to my relief, he was on the move seconds later, striding straight towards the narrow pathway.
"Just wait for me. I needed to belt in my cloak."
"Look at me, Raven," he said softly, returning to me. Then I felt his fingers moving down before resting on my belt as he tied it up.
"Are you alright?" He said, looking at my fingers that were shivering as if I was holding a live wire. I bite my lips in response to avoid a moan coming out of my mouth.
"Don't bruise your exquisite lips," he told me. His voice sounded thick with emotions. I held my breath and refrained from making any sound as I was sure that whatever I said would come out as a moan of pleasure.
*He thought my lips were exquisite!*
His eyes flashed yellow as he leaned closer, too close for comfort. His breath settled on my face and messed up the bundle of nerves in between my thighs. He leaned more, his lips almost touching mine, not literally but at the electron level, as I could feel the current. One side of me was screaming Soul-mate, but the other warned me not to act too horny. At that moment, I didn't know if he was going to kiss me or not. But in the end, he narrowed his gaze as if making a quick decision. He looked away, cutting off the sexual tension gripping our bodies. And, I was glad for it because no matter how much I feel for him, I am fated to Vlad and his brother. I'm unsure how far I can go before Vlad catches and cages me. Well, Justina had made it easy for me by taking my place, but it's already proven that my luck sucks, so I'm already counting my days. Can I put the burden of my fate on Hades?
*No, the question is will he be willing to take it?*
"Here, let me help you," he said, taking my left hand and helping me ahead. I stumbled and fell onto him, my face buried into his chest and my right arm colliding with his left thigh. His touch was enough to shoot a current straight to my core. And all I could do was bite my lip and start praying to the Virgin Mary so I wouldn't begin panting like some sex-starved animal. I felt his gentle hands secure my body, and when he finished helping me on my feet, his fingers curled at the edge of my hood, pulling it down to cover my thighs adequately. My eyes widened in surprise before I voiced my thoughts.
"That was thoughtful of you," I spoke, still struggling to calm my nerves.
"Yes, not the right place and time for a hard-on," He replied, shocking me. And I couldn't help it as my eyes suddenly went down to his crotch. My stupid action made him throw back his head and laugh.
"Come on, beautiful, let's go before Styx opens her mouth and swallows us," he spoke, still highly amused, guiding me by my left arm.
'He thinks I'm beautiful enough to make him hard.' I was literally basking in that knowledge like a horny teenager starved for sex. I thanked my nerves for staying calm even though it felt like I had swallowed a bag of marbles.
"Why are you so scared of the shadows?" He asked.
"I always have nightmares of a shadow wanting to hurt, kill, and eat me. And not necessarily in that order."
"Nothing is down here, so you have nothing to fear," he told me, and I scoffed a laugh. I knew we were still in danger, and he also knew that, but he was trying to calm my nerves.
"I beg to differ on that one," I told him.
"I would know if those fucking shadows dared to lurk within ten miles of this place." The ways those words creeped out of his mouth, I knew he was serious. He definitely has some supernatural genes and heightened senses along with them.
We walked through the extensive network of walkways cut through rock. I wondered if people were scared of coming here, why take so much effort to create a pathway? The walkway was so narrow that we were practically hugging the rocks.
"Increase the pace!" He looked over his shoulder and commanded.
"I can't walk so fast, so if you want me to match your pace, I suggest you think of something else," I commented, earnestly hoping that he would offer to carry me. But, as I said, my luck always sucks. He had some other ideas in his mind that I knew of when he decided to utter those words.
"Like letting you go, for example." He told me sarcastically before grabbing my arm and picking me up in his arms.
"Jeez, rough much!" I snapped. He ignored me and kept moving.
"What happened after you fell into the gorge?" He asked seriously this time, making me drop my attitude.
"Did I do something weird?" I asked in a shocked tone because of his sudden question and the fact that he was not looking at me in an asshole mode. He was damn serious this time, not ready to take any nonsense.
"You were in a trance and then suddenly started crying and scratching your face," he told me. His features turned soft as he must have noticed my pained eyes. I had a feeling that he was trying to sense my distress.
"Just a bad nightmare" was all that could come out of my mouth. He frowned at my vague answer. He was expecting more, so he decided to rephrase the question.
"Who's he?" He asked, narrowing his eyes. I could sense the killer's intent as his eyes flashed yellow, and his voice turned hoarse as if some beast growled. I just gave him an indecisive look.
"You were saying 'he'll hurt me'?" He asked, keeping his face straight instead of looking annoyed. His intentions behind that were to calm me.
I replied, "Vlad-the impaler."

*You don't pick your nightmares; they choose you!!...*