The End of Gods (A Welcome to the Underworld Novel, Book 4) by Con Template Page A

baby,” Ji Hoon murmured against her neck, holding her close to him before he hovered his lips over her, reveling in the feel of her being close to him. “It’s been hell without you.”
    “I’ve missed you too,” she cooed before she wrapped her arms around his neck, closed her eyes, and brought him down for a kiss that was long overdue between them.
    She kissed him for a few long breaths, angling herself into a methodical direction. She kissed Ji Hoon with more deliberation, her cruel eyes fixing on Tae Hyun. She noted that Tae Hyun was doing his best to not look their way—he was employing everything in his power to not rush over from his seat and tear Ji Hoon apart for even touching her. She knew this scene was a painful one for the King of Serpents, which was why she so callously displayed it in front of him.
    After a long moment she pulled out of the kiss, stared up admiringly at Ji Hoon, and tugged at his hand, leading him towards the door where an adjoining room laid. She kicked the door closed with her foot, catching one last peripheral glance of Tae Hyun rising from his seat and storming out of the opposite doors, away from the room she and Ji Hoon were in and away from the privacy she wanted herself and Ji Hoon to have.
    They still had unfinished business to tend to, and she intended to take care of it without delay.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    “And you can fight all you want . . .”
     
    03: The War Clause
     
    “I thought Tae Hyun kicked you out of the country,” Ji Hoon murmured in a perplexed state of mind.   As they continued to stumble into the adjoining room, he embraced her with an iron-grip and continuously molded his lips with hers.
    “I got the trigger I needed to come out,” Soo Jin explained, panting for little bouts of air. Their mixed breaths continued to mingle as she affectionately pressed her body against his. As the tempo of their kiss leisurely came to a halt, she steadily withdrew her lips and moved her fingers through his hair, feeling the silky texture between her fingers. She gazed at him warmly and suddenly asked, “Have you really?”
    “What?” He tilted his head to the side in confusion. He didn’t understand her question.
    “Missed me? Have you really missed me?”
    “Yes, of course,” he uttered, thunderstruck by her query. “Why would you ask that?”
    A chilling air settled over them. Soon, the warmth from her eyes abruptly dissipated. While the rest of the Underworld was discussing her future, she might as well resolve some of the issues with her “boyfriend” too.
    “You’ve been having so much fun these past three years, haven’t you, Ji Hoon?” Soo Jin casually observed. Her voice encompassed all the vile feelings she was harboring. It was low, concentrated, and lethal. “Sleeping around with your many playmates when you told me for years that no one would be able to catch your eye after me.” The vacant stare slowly morphed into a dangerous glint, and Ji Hoon grew more and more wary of the impending confrontation. “But you know what pisses me off more ? The simple fact that you didn’t even try to help me regain my memories when you saw me again as Yoori.”
    With Soo Jin’s evident animosity, the hope and jubilance in Ji Hoon’s eyes instantly vanished. He realized now that this reunion wasn’t going to be as heartwarming as he anticipated. In fact, it was painstakingly clear that it was going to be the polar opposite.
    “I didn’t want you to go through with your original plan,” he justified in hopes of vindicating himself.
    “No,” she rebutted, dismissing all his bullshit excuses. After unwrapping her arms from around his neck and pulling out of their embrace, she stepped away from him calmly—too calmly. “You didn’t want me to regain my memories because you preferred my body and not the killer impulse that came with it. I was your pretty little trophy, and my memories or wellbeing didn’t matter to you.” She smirked