Chapter Forty-Three

Alora.

I stood in the dress Raya had given me. Apparently, she had gotten them for me. Though she said they were her old clothes, they were beautiful and also looked new. Together with Carmen she had selected this pale green dress for me to wear to go shopping with Ares.

While a part of my heart fluttered at being let out, the other part of me felt scared and uncomfortable to be with Ares for such a long period of time.

But with enough encouragement from the girls, I finally gained enough courage to meet Ares at the dining table where he sat still discussing with Seth and Victor.

He must have scented the vanilla body gel Carmen had given me, because he turned immediately, making me cast my eyes to the floor nervously.

"I'm ready." I whispered softly, feeling their state bore into my body so much that I was tempted to look up at them.

I met Ares blue eyes first, they were locked on my face, then my hair and then they ran down my body. But not in the creepy way Jax did especi