Mag-log in"Companionship. In a platonic sense of way,""A few crumbs of your precious time, is all I need," he offered, bouncing once on the balls of his feet. A sign of impatience. Or maybe restlessness. She had no idea. Either way, she decided not to think too much about it. Not when there was so much at st
At least she would be safe, now that she was there. He did not want her anywhere near the human realm. Especially now. He knew that he would not be able to stay away from her. Not under the influence of the Blood Moon. He would be a danger to her, no matter how great his love for her was. The hunger
She felt nauseous. She'd tossed and turned on that bed for what felt like forever, tormented by her incessant thoughts. The fact that she was alone again did not help at all. If anything, it only added to her restlessness. Her conversation with Ares had left her thoroughly confused and disquieted. S
"Are you willing to do it, Diana?" She watched him approach her, his strides slow. Purposeful."Are you willing to sacrifice yourself, in the name of the love you say that you bear for him?" He stood before her. She let out a hitching breath, having to raise her chin so that she could look him in th
Diana sat in the lounge chair, hugging her knees close to her chest. A small, hitching sigh wracked throughout her. She inspected her hand for the thousandth time, peering at those crescent-shaped marks that Hecate's touch had left on her skin. They looked like tiny tattoos, drawn with black lines a
Diana... Diana... Child of the gods... the Moon whispered in her ears, the sound so terrifying. She fainted.Ares was right behind the girl as she swayed on the chair, catching her feeble body before it could hit the floor. He placed one knee on the grass, holding the girl nestled in the crook of hi
There was a slow and romantic tune playing into her ears. A song that she'd heard before. It sounded so nice and sweet. And she happened to like it so much. It reminded her of something. Someone that she used to know. She continued to listen to it, drifting further away into that space of nothingnes
What did he want from her? What was even happening?"Nicholas, you're hurting me! Why are you even doing this? What did I do?" She softly whimpered between tears, pleadingly looking up at him. She only wanted to know what was going on."Stop fucking lying! Enough with the act! Tell me who you really
His brows shot up to his hairline as soon as he'd heard her say that, so utterly and unequivocally shocked. What the fuck?!? No. It couldn't be. She must've heard wrong. There was no way that the realm had just called out to her first. It was impossible.Still, he watched her stare up at him like th
She'd been drifting in and out of sleep. Dreaming about Nicholas' dark and frighteningly beautiful eyes. That certain look into them whenever he stared at her for too long. His tattooed hands on her body. Touching. Caressing. She sighed, long and audible. That comforting warmth wrapping around her b







