Aria hadn't released Kaiden's arm since the dungeon gate, and her grip had been tightening across every biome they crossed on the long walk to the Abyssal Palace.
By the time the dark stone halls closed around them, cool and threaded with faint red veins, his girls trailed behind in various stages of exhaustion.
When they reached the main hall, Aria stopped pretending she was walking at a normal pace.
She turned, found Nyx and Calypso in the group, and the look on her face was pure, shameless need. "Do me a solid and don't let others disturb?"
Nyx took one look at the yandere's expression, at the white-knuckled grip on Kaiden's arm, and grinned. "Leave some Kai for the rest of us."
Calypso grinned, tail flicking. "What she said~"
Aria was already pulling Kaiden toward the bath before they finished talking.
