LOGIN"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
She gulped. Hands balling at her sides into tight fists as she continued to stare back at him. Her legs were refusing to move. To carry her any further into his bedroom. His lair. The place where she was possibly about to get sucked dry. And god-knows what else.No. I can't. She mentally whispered.
Tightly holding that towel wrapped around her body, she ran back into the bedroom and started to rummage through her things for a pair of decent pyjamas. She really didn't want him to see her like that again. Like he'd seen her the very first time they'd laid eyes upon each other. So she picked the
"It's pretty simple, actually," he said in reply. "Your blood for my own,"Wait. What?"I donate some of my blood for your mother and cure her illness, and in return you will let me feed from you, for a certain amount of time,"What? But this didn't even make any sense!"Why?" She couldn't help but
Diana's body still shuddered so violently after every sob and hiccup, even as she finally stepped into that hallway, her bare feet rapidly padding over the cold flooring. She desperately ran away, her mind too much of a muddled and shock-addled mess. She was reeling. Entirely failing to process what







