~REID
"You may now kiss the bride." The priest words hung in the air, and a primal urge to claim coursed through my veins. My hand secured around Athena's small waist, pulling her soft body against mine with the gentle curve of her hips fitting perfectly into the contours of my own.
I averted my gaze down to her plump lips with the lower one being slightly fuller, begging to be devoured by me. I couldn't help myself, because it felt like an invisible string had pulled me down, and the next thing I knew, I was devouring her lips, the feel of her softness against mine was divine, and I didn't want to stop.
It was obvious she was inexperienced, her lips were hesitant and unsure, but that only fueled my desire and hunger for her. I gently bit her lower lip, a gentle nip that made her gasp into my mouth, and I took that advantage of plunging my tongue down her throat and the kiss became more demanding and rough.
She melted into my embrace with her body molding into mine, as my free hand found it's way to her neck, holding her in a possessive manner as I continued to explore every corner of her mouth.
Her lips were a sin, a whispered temptation, and I felt my control slipping as my grip on reality began to falter. I pulled away gently, gasping for breath, and watched as she looked at me with her cheeks flushed with a rosy dust and her eyes drowning in a mix of shock and desire.
As I continued to watch her, a warm feeling encompassed my chest, a pulling sensation that left me feeling.…unsettled. I didn't like the feeling because it felt like vulnerability and weakness. Just as fast as the emotions had surfaced, they were pushed back to the depths of my mind. My grip on her waist tightening, and I pulled her back into another kiss, my lips claiming hers once more like a man starving for a taste of her soul.
I reluctantly pulled apart from Athena's lips, gently tugging on her lower lip in my mouth before letting her go completely. Her eyes fluttered open, and I gazed into her orbs, mesmerized by the ethereal beauty that stood before me.
The wedding dress I'd picked for her was perfect as it accentuated her curves in all the right places, and I felt a surge of pride knowing I'd made the right choice by making her mine. She looked like a goddess, a vision of loveliness that left me breathless.
The feeling of her soft and warm lips lingered on mine which left a ghostly presence that refused to fade. I could still feel the pressure of her mouth, the gentle give of her lips, and I knew I'd be thinking about that kiss for a long time. I had planned on keeping the kiss chaste, a polite peck on the lips, but something had come over me, a hunger, a need that I had never experienced before. And for the first time in a very long time, I couldn't control myself.
The more I gazed at her, the more my control slipped. It was taking everything I had in me not to bend her over and pound her numb. I didn't know what was happening to me, all I knew was that this girl was a walking temptress and I couldn't let my guard down around her, not even for a moment.
My gaze hardened while scanning the room, my father's men eyes were glued to Athena as they shamelessly devoured her like a pack of wolves eyeing their prey. They gawked at her openly with their gaze which lingered on the swell of her breasts as if they were trying to memorize every curve of it. My jaw ticked in irritation, my eyes turned into slits, giving them a deathly scowl which served as a primal warning that they were treading on thin ice.
I felt my hands clench into fists with my nails biting into my palms as I focused on the men who continued to leer at her. There was nothing I wanted more than to rip out their eyes and feed them to Zeus as a snack.
I didn't know why I was acting like this but this wasn't me.
While I gazed at her, my father's men seemed to remember themselves, and their eyes darted away from Athena as they realized they had been caught staring. They looked away with expressionless faces, but I knew they had seen the warning in my eyes. I was the one who'd warned them, the one who'd kill them if they touched her or express any of their lewd thoughts beyond their mind.
The event finally came to an end and it felt like a burden was placed off my shoulders. Athena and I would be spending the night at one of my hotels here, a luxurious penthouse suite that I had reserved for just this night, before we go on the "honeymoon" tomorrow.
I had made sure to reserve only one room with one bed, knowing that my father who doesn't seem to believe in our union might be keeping tracks on me. He didn't think it was real, and I knew he would be watching every move of mine, waiting for me to slip up.
As we entered the suite, Athena turned to me hesitatingly. "Reid, can you help me with this dress? I don't think I can get it off by myself." She asked softly.
I nodded before stepping closer to her, my fingers brushing against her skin as I reached for the zipper, and I felt her shudder beneath my touch.
She pulled the dress down, revealing the curve of her back and the swell of her hips and bum. The sight of her skin, creamy and smooth was almost too much to bear and It made me feel like a starving man, famished for a taste of her, and I knew I had to get out of here before I did something I'd regret.
"I'll be back, don't wait for me."
Athena looked up at me, a question in her eyes but I didn't give her a chance to respond before I turned and walked out of the room, leaving her alone in the silence, the only sound was the soft rustle of her dress as it fell to the floor.