Jason pulled her hips close as he kissed her deeply, letting his need for her overwhelm him. She embraced it fully, returning his kiss as she wrapped her arms around him, and he felt her need for him too. Yet there was something else there too, something.. deeper. He looked down into her beautiful green eyes as he tried to place the feeling, and she smiled up at him, blushing. He smiled back, and she lifted his shirt until he pulled it over his head, letting it drop to the floor, before lifting hers. She raised her arms, letting him remove it, and he pushed her back towards the bed, removing the rest of his clothes before joining her. Hooking his thumbs in the sides of her underwear, he trailed soft kisses along the soft skin of her legs as he removed them slowly. As he positioned himself over her, she smiled at him again, that feeling only growing stronger. He felt it too, he realised suddenly, as he looked into her eyes once more. It was only small, like a tiny spark of something

Mikael sighed as he started to explain everything to Viktor. He mostly focused on the weapons, but there was some background information he needed to know too, about who these men were, and the kind of power and influence they had. Or once had, given that at least three of the key members of the network had been killed when they went for Jason, plus Henrik. He left out Ashallia's presence during it all, and the abilities she'd begun showing. Not just because he was wary and distrustful of Vik and his brothers, but also because she wasn't exactly aware that those deaths were mostly caused by her. He didn't think she'd react particularly well to finding out she'd killed someone - or many someones, all at once, with the huge burst of power she'd unleashed at the end. They still weren't entirely sure whether it was her power that had escalated rapidly, or simply that the first wounds she'd transferred were much less severe, but at least the first ones she'd hit with it had been alive en

Jason moved closer to Ash, his arm around her waist, as he eyed Vera with distrust. From the little he'd seen of her family so far, and the way she'd been so eager to leave them, he didn't much like seeing any of them here. His suspicion of her only grew, as she mentioned Kevin, apparently saying more than she intended. "I'd also like to know," he said suddenly, making the woman frown at him, suddenly seeming nervous. "I.. " she started, looking between him and Ash, "I think that's something Ashallia and I should discuss another time, alone." Ash and Nate both tensed at that, likely disliking her unwillingness to speak about it as much he did. He sighed deeply, turning to Ash, "We should finish your shopping," he said quietly, and Vera's eyes widened, and she shook her head. "Oh my, no. You're not going to leave already, are you dear? We should catch up, it's been such a long time." Ash simply shrugged slightly, and he felt her hurt along with her suspicion. She really didn't like t

The walk back to the hotel was a pleasant one, as he enjoyed Ash's presence next to him. He could feel her contentment, as she chatted casually to both of them, and couldn't help but let it infect him too. The mood changed as they entered the room, though, finding Luke and Cameron still there. They looked anything but happy, and there was still a certain tension in the air. Nate noticed it immediately too, "What?" he said as he looked over at them, and they both sighed heavily. "Vik is still hesitant," Cameron said, sounding irritated, "Alex and Mikael went with him, hoping to convince them." Jason swore under his breath, shaking his head, and Nate sighed deeply. "It'll be days before they get back," Nate said, sounding frustrated, "How can he still not see the urgency?!" Cameron shrugged, running a hand through his sandy blonde hair. "Can we really be all that surprised?" he said, "Running and hiding when the shit hits the fan is about their only reliable consistency." Lukas nodde

He felt her melting into him as he kissed her, and she returned it, moaning softly. Their need for each other quickly rose again, and he didn't even try to contain his this time, only briefly breaking the intense kiss to pull his shirt off, then hers, before pushing her backwards. She gasped as her back hit the hallway wall, and he covered her mouth again with his own, teasing her tongue with his. Hers responded immediately, and her fingers reached for the buttons on his jeans, undoing them quickly and pushing them downwards, as he reached behind her, unclipping her bra in one swift motion, pulling the straps off along her arms and letting it drop to the floor. His pants followed, then hers, and he lifted her a moment later, her legs wrapping around his waist as she tilted her head back, moaning his name softly. Her voice was full of the deep, powerful need they both felt, and he sought to satisfy it, holding her hips and lifting his head, looking into her eyes as his hard cock met