The hivemind is conquering for me? Chapter 955: Up To Her Standards

*Knock Knock Knock*

I rasped on the ajar door to the room.

"Come in!" I heard a voice call out towards me so I did.

Entering the room, Serena was sitting on the end of her bed, wearing a black nightie, communicator in hand speaking into it. She smiled at my presence, holding up a finger for me to wait as she finished

"Ok then sweetie. You know I love you very much. I will be excited to see you tomorrow. Remember to come find me the moment you land, there is something serious we need to discuss about our futures... Ok, my love. Take care. Bye bye."

Serena then dropped the communicator after she was done with it and leant back on the back, supporting her upper body with her hands, making her chest protrude outwards.

"Apollo, what a delight. What can I do for you now that we are all alone?" Her lips curved upwards as she said that, her thoughts clearly lewd.

"Who was that on the phone? A lover?" I asked.

"Hahahaha!" Serena began to yell. " No Apollo, not a lover. I was talking to family. You do realise how big the Hyllus family actually is, yes? I was talking to one of my close blood relations. There will be over two dozen at the event tomorrow after all. Some are more important than others."

"Oh really?" I asked, pleasantly surprised. "How many of your children will be in attendance if you don’t mind me asking?"

"Two of my sons for certain. My grandson Ryan, who was put in charge of the family business after Milo was run out of the family by a hunky, young, fallen Archon- cum-Sentinel.

Then my youngest daughter is on planet, so she will attend, which means that meathead Carmine who you had a run in during the campaign will also be there. There will be a bunch of other Hyllus’, but they aren’t worth mentioning. Weak stock. Anyways, enough about the nobodies. Come, sit with me. Tell me why you are here."

Serena proceeded to pat the space next to her quite speedily.

"Ok." I said, moving further into the room and sitting beside her. Just as I was about to continue, Serena moved slightly closer to me, causing one of the straps of her nightie to fall as she proceeded to ask me.

"Before you get to that business you are here for Apollo. Humour me first. Did you enjoy that little game we played just now? And before you get all cute on me, I’m talking about the kissing game, not tower collapse."

I shrugged my shoulders. "I am a straight man. I enjoy kissing women, I won’t deny that. Though this brings up one of the reasons I am here right now. Why did you do that with your prize?"

Serena crossed her legs slowly, allowing her nightie to fall just a little bit further as she leant back. "Apollo, you saved a lot of lives. You are a war hero. The least you deserve is to have a few kisses with some of the most beautiful women in Spartari. That is just a given...

The other reason was to apologise for last night with the drinking and stuff. I didn’t mean to get either of us that drunk. I don’t want you to think I was trying to take advantage of you or anything as I genuinely like you Apollo."

I nodded my head. "Ok, well that kind of brings me into the second reason I am here. It has been pointed out to me, by the women in my life, that I am not... Well lets say I am not the best at picking up on nuance and subtly that comes with the female version of flirting. But some of your actions today have been more than obvious to me that I can say with certainty that you have been flirting with me today."

"Well, Apollo. I literally touched your monster cock during the game, of course I was flirting with you. I like you and I want you. Do you not remember last night? I was practically all over you when we got back here. I mean we even made out and I gave you an over the pants hand job."

"You did? Honestly, although I woke up fine, that Psionic stuff actually fucked me up... I need to get more of it to be honest." I admitted

"Hahaha! You are terrible!" Serena swatted my shoulder playfully, but with that Hyllus strength, I definitely felt it.

She must have realised too and suddenly grabbed where she swatted and began to grope.

"I just hit you hard enough to cave in a normal person’s chest and you didn’t even flinch... Mmmh~" She proceeded to bite her lip for a moment, like trying to keep her words at bay, she failed.

"Apollo, I know you like the truth, so I am giving it to you now. You turn me on so much. I feel like a bitch in heat just being in your presence and I have never felt this way even with my past husbands. Watching you fight, reading the reports, just being in your presence the last few months. I tried to deny how I felt, because of Valerica and poor little Kat, but I am an aged woman, I don’t mess around. I know what I want in my future, and that is you."

"Serena..."

"Now I don’t expect you to take me as a wife of anything. Honestly I was a shit wife in the past, with my job and duty. But down the line, with this new gift you have given our family, I know I want you. So please. If you can find it in that heart of yours, some room for little old me. Let me know."

"Wow..." I was stunned. "I thought you might have just been a bit horny, but I didn’t expect all of that... I am flattered. Truly. I have made it very well known that I find all you Hyllus women drop dead gorgeous, but."

"But..." Serena winced sharply.

"No no no! Not a bad but, per se, just let me say what I need to say." I said, hurriedly.

Serena looked back at me and nodded her head, indicating she was listening.

"Like I was saying, drop dead gorgeous, but I made an agreement with Kathrine a while ago. The agreement was quite simple. Any human woman I intend on having relations with, has to be vetted by her first. If she disagrees, it’s a no go. And because I love that woman very much, I agreed to that condition entirely."

I then placed a hand on her knee and squeezed slightly. "Serena. You are breath-taking. I can admit that. Smart, funny, very cheeky, which I like very much in a woman. But if you are looking for a fling? I’m not the man you are looking for.

However, if all that stuff you said just now is true. If you really want to make me the luckiest man in the universe and are ok with sharing me with the already many beauties I am blessed to be in a relationship with, then you are going to have to convince Kathrine, your niece of all people, that you are up to her standards, whatever they might be."

"Apollo, you are very mature for your age. Looks aside, I can see why so many girls are enthralled by you. I admire you very much for sticking to your word to Kathrine. Honestly, it’s made me like you more than I originally thought, not just in a lustful way." Serena admitted before taking a deep breath. "You have given me a lot to think about, perhaps you should take your leave?"

I removed my hand from her knee. "Of course. Thank you for understanding."

"Understanding? Apollo, your situation is one of the most stable things I have ever heard of in a harem situation like you have. The balance you seem to maintain is incredible. Trust me, some of the bloodbath stories I have heard of others in your place... brrr."

I smiled politely hearing that, but didn’t want to think about it. "Good night then, Serena. I will see you in the morning."

"Um, Apollo. I know after everything we spoke about just now, I might be a little over the line. But could I kiss you goodnight? Or should I phrase it differently? How about this? Apollo, be a dear and give your auntie a good night kiss."

I chuckled. "Seeing we have already done so multiple times, I don’t see the harm in one more. But nothing more, ok?"

Serena didn’t respond, she moved with dignified purpose and proceeded to kiss me with a burning passion. There was an urgency in the way her lips pressed against mine, the way her tongue flicked. Like it was soaking it all in as though it could be the last time.

Feeling that things might get dangerous if it continued, I was about to pull away from the kiss, but surprisingly, she did first.

Serena was breathing heavily as she wiped some saliva off her bottom lip.

"That... That might not have been a good idea. I’m all flush now." She said, fanning her hand with her face.

"Yeah... That was pretty... That was nice." I admitted.

Serena then gave me a smirk. A playful smirk.

’Uh oh...’ My shenanigan senses were tingling.

"Apollo, could you perhaps do me one more favour?"

I said nothing, simply narrowing my eyes slightly as I prepared my iron will, just in case she said something outlandish.

Serena then bit her lip as she looked up at me seductively. She then proceeded to ask me, in a sultry tone,

"Apollo. I know you are about to ravish Orchid and Janine. Is there any chance you can leave your door ajar, so I can listen? Maybe even watch? You see, I am all hot and bothered and would love to entertain myself if you cannot do it for me? A woman has needs after all..."