Ariadne De Mare Novels & Stories

Caterina POV “Até, I wish I could say it was good to see you, but we both know that would be a lie…” “Oh Caterina, you wound me. Is that any way to greet your favourite cousin?” Até is the goddess of mischief, and my cousin. Technically, all the gods and goddesses are. All daughters of Poseidon are Sirens, and we all trained under Até. She is a master of leading men, both mortal and immortal down the path to ruin. She is beautiful and dangerous. Not someone I was hoping for us to encounter here.

They entered Axia company, having small chitchats here and then, but the topic of who the man the mermaid princess was with, never arose. The female protagonist of the ‘Sweet Girl’ couldn’t care less who that man is, even if he is filthy rich, he is a small fry if compared to her destined man, Azrael Thorne Execroz, so why should she, Skylar Claire Monteverde, give attention to it? “I’ll wait for them here,” Andromeda informed her friend. They arrived at the lobby of Axia Company. The place was fully air-conditioned with people passing by and taking a glimpse at the two girls from time to time.

But right before the recording cut out completely, a voice came through, faint but unmistakably a woman's voice. *"He must never marry her."* The screen went black. My blood turned to ice. I stared at the dark screen for a long moment. "Who was she talking about?" Neither brother answered me. Then Aridian's hand froze on the document. He'd found something. A second sheet, folded small, tucked behind the original declaration where I hadn't noticed it before. He pulled it free carefully and unfolded it. One sentence, written in the same careful hand as everything else. *"If the elder heir marries the woman chosen for the younger son, the entire succession will be challenged."*

CHAPTER 5: PLAIN ON CHOICES ALTHEA'S POV The flickering torches sputtered, casting grotesque shadows on the cold stone walls as King Leontios boomed, "Strip! We must ensure purity amongst our potential brides!" His voice, rough and gravelly like unpolished stone, echoed in the cavernous hall. Shame burned in my throat like bitter wine. This wasn't the future I'd envisioned. Althea, daughter of a healer, reduced to cattle inspected for flaws in a barbaric beauty pageant. But defiance flickered within me, a tiny ember against the icy grip of fear.

I yelled breathlessly and they chuckled. "Even if I die today! I will rise from the dead and kill you all! Remember this you monsters! I'm going to come back for my revenge!... I'm going to avenge the death of my parents! I'm going to kill you all!". I vowed glaring at them maliciously. "Oh please little girl. Stop being dramatic and come here so that we can leave. You are wasting our time here". He said with a smirk. "I'M AMPHITRITE! QUEEN OF THE SEA AND I WILL NOT DIE WITHOUT AVENGING MY PARENTS!!". I growled with a voice that was unfamiliar to mine as I threw myself off the cliff into the raging water.

Instantly, the room became dead silent. My sudden stride towards Uncle William had also been enough to scare him backwards, even though I was still several feet away. His face was no longer laughing. "I am not some silly girl with hopeless ambitions as you may think," I snapped. "I am Ariadne the Saintess, the marked. The chosen. I was selected by the Goddess herself and a piece of her lives within me. I embody her will, her desires... and yet you are here, merely an insignificant unranked member of our pack, trying to tell me that my succession is not possible because of the genitals I possess?"

“Are you sure that so called madame is even a mortal?” Andi placed her fist under her chin thinking. It didn’t make sense but the way the dog acted with her and the fact that his name was close to their very own Cerberus and how the dog seemed to resemble him in a certain aspect. She shook her head. “NO, it can’t be. Hades may be the only one that can roam between all three realms easily but he wouldn’t, no I can’t fathom he would be so irresponsible to even do such a thing.”

Xander entered his room and shut the door with a thud. In the evening, the entire resort was illuminated. Games and magic shows were the main attractions for entertainment. Ariadne arrived with Mark in the entertainment area. She wore a purple gown, while Mark was dressed in a green suit. They looked stunning together. Mark went to some of his acquaintances and introduced Ariadne to them. Everyone complimented Ariadne on her gorgeous appearance.

Odhan asked in confusion. "No, we found something which we never imagined we will find here" Lucifer muttered. "What is it?" Odhan inquired softly. "The queen you just said that I love so much to risk an attack from the dark creatures, and the woman in that Portrait, Theodora, are the same" Darius explained clearly to Odhan. His tone is cold and it sent shivers down the spine of Odhan. "Why the hell are you after everyone I love and hold dear to me" Max snapped at Odhan.

‘regards to him-‘ She read in her mind what he’d dared to say. “Mum-“ Zach interrupted her thinking. “What?” She responded at the clasp of her attention. “there’s a party tonight and i want to go. With a friend” He stammered weirdly, whilst his mum arched her brows at this development. They’d only been in Paris for three weeks and earlier today, she’d found him smiling at the walls, she knew it was a girl- -but she thought it was a girl from school, that the love capital of the world was in action, unbeknownst to her that it was one, they both couldn’t see- Irene. Katharina Stones, her real name.