Is this destiny?

Sarah took few deep breaths, allowing cold mountain air to fill her lungs while warm water melted her fatigue away. She is confident that the hot spring has some healing properties, because all aches from the training were gone within minutes.

"We should leave soon.", Aiden reminded her.

She understood that they should return back to the civilization. Master Hollow showed them several new moves and suggested improvements for existing ones. Now it\'s up to them to practice. And she will not deny that she looks forward to indulging into pleasures that modern society provides such as high speed internet and a long hot shower.

She agreed. "Let\'s head back tomorrow morning."

Aiden approved. The sooner the better.

"Are you ready for your presentation?"

Sarah stiffened at his question. Somehow, she pushed that presentation at the back of her mind! White corp. annual meeting, Thursday, 3:45 PM.

"Nervous?", Aiden didn\'t miss the change in her mood.

"I will manage.", she declared bravely.

"Good." Aiden can tell that she is not completely comfortable, but the fact that she is not avoiding it, is a big progress. And he is confident that she will be amazing on that stage.

"Give me your leg." She demanded while standing in front of him.

Aiden lifted his left leg while wondering what is on her mind.

He was pleasantly surprised to feel her hands rhythmically knead his calf.

"I\'m sure your legs are tired after all that exercise.", Sarah explained her actions.

Besides doing a hundred squats with the heavy log above his head, Master Hollow made him practice variety of kicks for a long time.

Aiden spread his arms, hugging nearby rocks and relaxed. It felt good. But more than the massage, it felt good that Sarah noticed that his legs are sore and cares enough to take initiative to help him out. Even after all this time, he is amazed by her caring nature. Aiden is sure that this is what it means to be loved.

Sarah enjoyed touching him, caressing him, exploring the muscles of his thighs. Firm and powerful. She was not sure which one of them is enjoying more. When her hands were high on his thigh, she reminded herself that he has another leg and made a mental effort to reach for it. This leg felt just as good as the first one.

"Is it helping?"

Sarah\'s voice made him open his eyes.

In this dark night, illuminated only by millions of stars, her white skin was almost glowing. He could see her shoulders above the water and her neck is exposed completely because her hair is raised into a high bun. And he was confident that she never looked so alluring. Innocent and seductive at the same time. And his. Completely his. Just how he is hers.

Aiden reached toward Sarah and pulled her closer to him.

His palms traced the contours of her body and he felt the flames rush through his veins as he ignited the fire within her.

It is a beginning of a dance both are familiar with. The one that allows them to feel surges of perfect joy in waves which are swelling in intensity up to the point when they experience singularity as their love explodes and gets condensed into pure belonging.

They expressed their feelings with every movement under the stars.

No matter how many times they did it before, Sarah still gasps when she feels Aiden\'s force, his need to possess her completely. And she gladly allows him to experience her absolute surrender because she knows that even when he is lost in passion, he makes sure that it feels good for her as well.

His heavy breath at the side of her neck does not match her short, quick ones, but somehow they are in perfect sync as they find their release while holding each other tightly.

Sarah laughed weakly when she realized that she forgot to restrain her cries. She wanted to ask Aiden what are the chances that her sounds didn\'t reach the cabins down the mountain, but then she saw his blissful expression and realized that he does not care if anyone heard them. He does not care if anyone else exists in the world because right now, in this hot spring, on this mountain, the only ones that matter are the two of them.

She always admired his capability to tune out everyone else and focus only on her. It makes her feel special, it makes her feel his.

That night they kissed in the bed for a long time.

"You can\'t sleep?", Aiden noticed her restlessness. Usually she is content with snuggling close to him, while he is the one in the need of kisses and caresses.

Sarah sighed. "I hope that this will be enough."

He understood that she is talking about the training they received from Master Hollow. "Let\'s not relax, because this is not enough. But we will practice and learn more... and make sure it\'s enough. We have Eve and many others who will provide us with help when the time comes. Maybe no one escaped the grasp of those families before, but I\'m sure that they never faced anyone like us so far either."

"You sound like you have a plan." Sarah noticed the confidence in his voice, and she hopes that he is not forcing it in order to make her feel at ease.

"We found out that name of the other family is Voronin. When we get back, let\'s dig out as much as possible information on them. I think that we should not just sit and wait for them to make a move."

Sarah held her breath while he spoke.

"You want to attack them?"

"Not head on.", Aiden clarified. "You remember the structure of Lebedevs, right?"

Sarah confirmed.

Aiden still does not have all the details, but he has a general understanding and wants to share his thoughts: "Just as Master said, Lebedev family is like a hydra. We can\'t get them all in one go, they are too well connected, and even if we attack the elders themselves, cutting of its head will not make much of a difference because there are many waiting to take over those positions. However, they rely heavily on resources provided by branch families. I think that we should devise a strategy to hit on those branch families. It will disrupt the income for the main family and it will keep them busy investigating what happened."

"What if they come after us?" Sarah does not see the value in poking the snake. It will just bite them faster and more viciously.

Aiden thought of this. "They don\'t need to know it\'s us. We can come up with some fake organization."

Sarah smiled. Aiden is brilliant. If Lebedev and Voronin families think that some mystery force is attacking them, they will be busy investigating and they will not have the time to go after them. And by the time they are done dealing blows to branch families, their forces will be crippled. With any luck, those two families might think that they are attacking each other!

Aiden felt Sarah\'s body relax and it didn\'t take long for her breathing to become steady. She was tired.

He kissed her forehead and pulled the fur cover up to their necks.

Tomorrow they are going home, and they will gather information on Voronin family. The ones which were responsible for kidnapping JoAnna in order to flush out Aiden. Troublesome. If he is by himself, he would probably lay low and stay under radar. He would not bother with all this if not for the young woman who is sleeping in his arms. His Goddess.

He wants to have a future with her and because of that he will come up with a full proof plan and fight with everything he has... everything they have.

Aiden is confident that with two of them working together and utilizing all the resources they have available, both Lebedev and Voronin families will regret for setting their eyes on them and disturbing their peace.

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