The Gift Chronicles Ares Novels & Stories

I'd heard he spent his days locked in the stone house we once shared, drowning himself in liquor. "Evelyn, it's been a long time," Ares said. His voice sounded rougher than ever, like dry branches scraping together. The guards stepped forward instantly and blocked his path. He stopped a few paces away, no longer daring to come closer. Ares' hair had turned completely white. In his hands, he held a bundle of dried wild chrysanthemums. A gust of wind swept past, making his frail frame sway. "May I place flowers for your mother?" he asked cautiously, as though afraid of disturbing something sacred.

So much for that after I forgot his birthday. "Happy to help." She smiled up at him when he released her. We moved about the house, finding Topher in his office with a stack of papers two feet high. "Oh, thank the shadows. I really didn't want to have to start on this." He pointed to the stack as he spotted us. "Happy birthday Ares. Your gift is behind you." We turned to see a small green gift bag placed on the end table. Ares grabbed it with a smile, opening it and exposing its contents. It was a silver ring with onyx outlines. It spun in the center, making it even more perfect, at least to me.

I'm going to tell Mom and Dad you've been picking on me! [Viola, are you dead out there? Actually, it's better this way. I took the only thing that could have saved you—the Miracle Elixir. Now, death is your only choice! Just die already, it's better this way!] Dozens of venomous curses followed—each one so vicious that even the officers who had followed us fell into stunned silence. "Did... Jane sent these?" Charlie's hands trembled uncontrollably. He couldn't believe what he was reading, and the realization hit him like a physical blow—he was one of the people who had contributed to his daughter's death!

“Maisie, she put so much thought into that gift! How heartless can you be to ignore her like that?” “I seriously misjudged you. In that case, we won’t give you any gifts either.” Left with no choice, I said I appreciated both the gift and her intentions, but I was already wearing a necklace. Zoe’s eyes reddened. “The one I'm giving you is more expensive than that. Doesn’t it deserve a place around your neck?” Just then, Miles Gray's rough voice came from downstairs. “Maisie! C-Come down!” It was my brother.

“CHERISH KALILI! ARGH!! Dogtahiasemsa$%#%mahfucctustupidgubluk#$@#$!” *** Ares's POV 1 Name, Ares Sinclaire. When Ares wakes up from a long dream, the world changes. Papa, Mama, and Gigi are gone. Far. Forever. After hearing the sound of a very loud car horn, the car we were riding in overturned. Ares shouldn't have closed his eyes so Ares can see Mama until the end. Haa... Ares is alone in this strange world with a body that feels heavy and strange. This is not Ares's body. That's right, Ares's body can't be like this.

Ares sent a glare his way to silence him while Mariah blushed with a giggle. “Hades believes it’s Kronos,” Ares tightened his fists around the letter. It burst into flames, leaving nothing but ash on his hands. “Mariah, I must visit Tartarus, make sure Kronos is still locked away.” “I’m coming with you,” Mariah went to the bathroom to change. Ares in an instant threw on his battle regalia. The leather skirt, the sword at his side, and the shield on his back. Throwing his hands through his hair to get rid of the tangles, his mate emerged from the bathroom.

Maybe I was blinded before, but now it seems I can see him more clearly. "Thank you," he said while baring his neck. "I have something for you." Before I could ask him, he took something out of his pocket. It was a blue velvet box with a cream bow on top. He gave it to me, nudging me to open it. I smiled politely before opening it. I gasped, it was a beautiful gold rose. It felt inappropriate to accept this gift from him. "It's an eternal rose. I know about you and Ares. Your past." he said with a smile. "I had it made especially for you. Even the scent on it will last a lifetime."

I added right after. “Since you are the love doctor, I have a final gift for you. If you still think that they should be together after this, then I’ll let the wedding happen.” I watched as Ares pulled his phone out of his pocket, and something about the smile that was already tugging at his lips made my heart race a little faster. After about two minutes, he stretched his arm out with the phone. “All yours.” I took the phone and realized how nervous I was feeling. I flipped the phone and then looked at the picture in front of me.

Rae put her hand back on her cart and we started walking again. “Well her sister is like her best friend so maybe I could do something for the two of them to go somewhere,” I said. “Better than nothing, Tilly definitely deserves a nice vacation,” she said. “Why don't you get both Tilly and Marianne a gift card to a travel agency or something like that. There you go, Christmas done, at least for you. Now I got to figure out something for my own mom. I was thinking about some kind of necklace…” We were now stopped at the jewelry counter and she immediately grabbed her necklace and started stroking it. Clearly somebody that she cared about gave it to her and I wanted to know who.

It's the name of the woman who managed to capture his heart which is hardened by centuries of war, blood, and loss of so many lives. Ares is the God of wars. He was awarded this position 1000's of years ago. He is the one who inflicts war between countries and between kingdoms in the earlier ages. Inflicting pain and destruction is not something that he enjoys. However, he must deliver justice and inflict pain on people based on their karma. That's what he does, doing his duty to punish people for their bad karma. But sometimes, even innocent people get caught up in the crossfire. That's because it's their fate. Their sins from the past lives are catching up with them and they are born to su