Page 80 of Peacemaker

“Can we make something to defeat the rifters?” I joked. “With their power, we may need a little extra help.”

“You’ll have it,” the giant said. “There is no rifter that can stand against me.”

But Leo’s power wouldn’t differentiate between friend or foe. In a battle where vampires fought rifters, Leo couldn’t use his power to kill rifters without also killing vampires. And that was the weakness of his ability.

Still, it was magnificent, and if we got an advantage over the rifters, it would likely be because Leo fought with us.

“I’ll be careful,” Leo said, as though he’d read my mind.

I nodded. “I need to let the humans know we defeated the demons and prepare them for tomorrow night.”

“We all have to prepare,” Rhys said. Then he looked around, catching each of us in his glance. He didn’t have to say what he was thinking.

That moment right there might very well be the last moment we were all together, all safe, all alive. We weren’t being pessimistic. It was simply a grim truth.

Rhys leaned forward and kissed me. He gave me a kiss that made me forget I was in a hurry to get to the city.

I held his face between my palms and pressed my body against his, but even as I felt him begin to grow hard against me, he pulled away.

“I’m tired of waiting,” I murmured.

“Our time will come, love.” He put his lips against my ear. “We are so fucking close.”

I shuddered as his promise slid into my ear, and suddenly the room was full of tension. Desire shot through my body and pooled between my legs. I moaned, and my fingers tightened reflexively around his arms.

He straightened and smiled down at me, his stare hot enough to set me on fire. “I can’t get you ready for me, but I can get you ready for them.”

He wasn’t lying.

I wanted to forget the coming dark battle. I wanted to forget the death in Shane’s face. I wanted to forget that we might have one last night of peace before horror arrived.

And I wanted to do it in the arms of my men.