Chapter 17

                                    

                                          
VERONICA
                          
He teleported us to the Underworld, his bedroom to be exact. He trapped me against the wall next to the fireplace, the bed behind him neatly made.
                          
"Kiss me." He demanded.
                          
"Why?" I whispered, shocked internally at what he said.
                          
"You talk too much sometimes, little monster." He said before he crushed his lips against mine.
                          
The kiss was a thousand times better than the vampire that kissed me earlier. Lore made me forget everything sensible and rendered me speechless.
                          
He removed his lips from mine as he kissed my neck instead, his arm looping around my waist to pull me closer. 
                          
"Lore.", I whispered under my breath, causing him to deepen his kiss on me.
                          
He went back to my lips again, kissing me harder this time as if I was the oxygen he needed to breathe. 
                          
My lips started hurting, but I didn't care as I returned the forceful kiss. 
                          
Suddenly, someone knocked on his door, "Lore? Are you in there?" 
                          
Lore didn't break our kiss, ignoring Hermes from the other side of the room. If anything, he kissed me harder and rougher than before, if it were possible. 
                          
"Lore, I know you're in there. Maurice just arrived at Tartarus." Hermes said with a demanding tone.
                          
"He's useless, leave him be." Lore quickly answered before attacking my lips once more, bringing my leg up against his as he lifted it. 
                          
"Okay, but you better tell that to Alec. He's been waiting for a few hours now." 
                          
I broke the kiss after a few seconds, looking up at Lore as his eyes filled with rage. 
                          
I silently giggled, his eyes widening at the sight of it, then curving his lips into a small smile. 
                          
"Sorry, darling, but we'll have to continue this later. It pains me as much as it does you, trust me." He whispered. 
                          
I whispered back to him, "I don't think it does." 
I looked down to see his-
                          
"What the hell is- oh. Oh. Veronica, hello!" Hermes barged in without warning, noting our close bodies together and our disheveled hair. 
                          
"I'd say it's not what it looks like, but it really does, doesn't it?" I said before walking to the bathroom to fix my hair and smudged lipstick. 
                          
My lips looked swollen and a small portion of my neck started changing into a reddish color which I quickly covered with a glamour. 
                          
I walked back to the bedroom to see Lore watching Hermes with pure rage in his eyes.
                          
"I'm sorry, alright? If I would've known you guys were, you know, I would've ran for the fucking hills." 
                          
Lore rolled his eyes at him as he opened the door and left. Hermes turned to look at me with a sheepish grin. 
                          
I patted him on the back as we walked out of the room together.