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
Fuck.He licked at his lips, thickly swallowing. Not failing to notice the way that her gaze immediately darted downwards. Closely following that action.Damn. Fuck this shit. Fuck everything else. His head tilted as he leaned over and brought himself closer to her, just about to kiss her when that
But he was staring at her so angrily now. His brows were furrowed, his chiseled features expressing only displeasure as he gazed at her with those blood-red eyes of his. She didn't like this. She was already feeling so tired. And her whole body was aching, that dull pain in her muscles inevitably in
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
tears trailing down the sides of her face as she laid there. Struggling to remain conscious."Yessss..."There was a cruel and mocking laughter resounding in the background, the sound muffled and barely audible. She tried to move, letting out a moan as soon as another jolt of thundering pain flared







