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
She traced her fingers over the spines, feeling the outline of those letters engraved into them.Hades and Persephone, one of them read. She curled her finger over it and pulled it out, taking it into her hand."Interesting choice," Her breath audibly hitched into her throat at the sound of his masc
The girl paused, taking but a moment to peer over the railing. Noticing that they were actually pretty high from the ground, unfortunately. She wouldn't be able to jump. Not without breaking a limb or even her neck. So she turned and walked back into the room, casting a furtive glance at her jailor.
Her body jolted as soon as she watched him take a few steps in her direction, her heart starting to gallop in her chest. She didn't dare move though, her hands clutching so hard at the sides of her dress. He stopped just a few inches away from her, those blue eyes of his pinning her to the spot. Mak
She gulped. Her hands shaking so hard at her sides. She balled them into tight fists, willing herself to stand straighter. Braver. It didn't help. She was still so afraid, so incredibly terrified of what was expecting her behind that wall. Who.They had avoided this for as long as they could. Keepin







