LOGINHe exhaled through his nose, letting the knowledge that she was safely tucked away in the gods’ realm comfort him once again.He stood from the couch, shoving his hands into the pockets of his pants. He let his gaze wander around the living room, looking at the sea of bodies that littered the floor.
Diana...Diana...She jolted with a scream, tormented by the fresh memory of that blinding pain, the invisible flames that consumed her.Her eyelids peeled open, her heart pounding frantically inside her chest as her hands found purchase in that soft material beneath her. She breathed fast, her body w
The air grew warmer —harder to breathe. She did not put too much thought into it, watching the Goddess perform the ritual, spewing out those words as her hands rose to the sky. The water flowed, spilling all over the altar. It reached her bare feet, and she took a step back, futilely trying to evade
The Priestess commenced to utter words in a tongue that she did not understand, her eyes glowing brighter. Diana stood straighter, her heartbeat increasing once again. She watched the Priestess dip the tip of her fingers in the bowl of glimmering water that was carved in the altar, the water suddenl
Diana exhaled, her breath coming out a little shaky. This was it. There was no turning back now. No changing her mind. She would have to walk through those doors and accept whatever was to come her way with open arms.She swallowed and steeled herself in, forcing her mind to calm. Her heart to stead
She was nervous. Scared, even. She was to finish bathing and then wear the dress Ares had left for her. Prepare for the ceremony. She still wasn't entirely convinced that she had made the best decision in agreeing to do this with him. Getting shackled to him for a supposed year, that is. He could be
What the fuck?His brows knitted together, pausing. What the fuck even was that?But his train of thoughts was abruptly interrupted as she suddenly started to scream so desperately, the sound grating on his sensitive hearing."Aahhh! Help me! Please someone help me!""Would you please be quiet?" He
"Gotcha. Play time's over, darling," She audibly whimpered in reply, her large eyes rimmed with redness and glassy with tears."P-please..." He grabbed a firm hold of her arm, forcefully pulling her out of there. She stumbled forwards and immediately let out a scream in return, starting to futilely
The scream that tore through her throat reverberated through the whole bloody manor, its incredibly high pitch and intensity even managing to grate on the vampire's sensitive hearing.Damn it. Damn those fucking paper napkins. And damn that way too sensible skin of hers.He heard that chair screech
She blinked, growing somewhat bewildered. "I...I am,"Wait. This was it? He just wanted to have dinner with her?That smile of his reappeared, taking but a step back before he curtly offered her his hand. She timidly took it, expressing a small "thank you". Why hadn't he just said so? It would've c







