#Right? #HumanCharm #ImQuirky
“I’m going to rally the troops while you’re gone,” Hyperion said to Cronus. “As many gods as we can find. The power is going to come in handy, especially if we’re fortifying the cage.”
Cronus didn’t argue. They seemed to be over their earlier fight, or were putting it aside to deal with more pressing issues. Under all of that, it was clear that a bond of trust between them was strong. I loved that he had a friend he could rely on the way he did with Hyperion. Everyone needed that in their life.
“Once this is all over, I’m going to do my best to kill you all again,” Ares spat out, arms crossed over his impressive chest. “Don’t take this temporary truce as anything else.”
Hyperion and Cronus both chuckled, clearly unconcerned. Okeanos, Koios, and Crius growled, and I couldn’t really blame them. The fucking Greek gods had already killed them once. Ares really should have thought his threats through, or was he trying to get a Titan beatdown?
“Why don’t you come with us, Ares?” Cronus said flatly. “Hep is sure to kill you at first sight for fucking his wife over the past century.”
Ares’ cheeks reddened, and with a growl he blinked out of existence.
“We’ll be back as soon as we complete our task,” Cronus told everyone. “Let’s gather somewhere away from the human population. Then, when we have the box, we’ll draw the sins to us.”
“How will we do that?” Apollo asked.
Cronus’ eyes flicked down to mine. I didn’t really understand what that look was about, but I liked looking at him so much I really didn’t care.
“I have a plan,” he murmured. “So just find the best place to set it all in motion.”
In a split-second his hand was on mine and we were flashing out of there to the sound of the gods and Titans cursing behind us.
When we landed, we were in a frozen wasteland, not a single living thing in sight. I blinked at how odd it looked, everything being white like this. The cold had my teeth aching as I shifted closer to the natural heat that Cronus threw out.
“Where are we?” I whispered.
He kissed me hard, and all of a sudden I was no longer frozen. “This is the entrance to Mt. Olympus,” he said, pulling away. “A sanctuary for the gods. There are multiple entrances, but this is the one that’s least used and easiest to get in undetected. Aphrodite has a place here, even though she spends a lot of her time with Hephaestus in his fortress. She also has her own chambers. If luck is with us, we’ll have a few minutes with her before her asshole bodyguard shows up.”
I snorted out some laughter, my breath misty in the frosted air. “Can you blame him? You’re all bodyguard with me lately. Case in point, a few hours ago when you dropped me back at my place because it was ‘safest for me.’”
His growl was low but not angry. “There’s not a thing in this world I wouldn’t do to keep you safe. I don’t blame Hephaestus at all, but the bastard would also know I mean them no harm if he’d bother to fucking talk to me.”
“What happened?”
His eyes grew distant, staring out across the miles of barren ice and snow. “It’s a long story. Let’s just say that there was betrayal on both sides, and we each have a reason to be angry. Hep is a stubborn bastard who never forgives. Ever. Everything is very black and white to him.”
“Ugh, that’s hard,” I murmured, thinking of all the “gray situations” I’d lived through in my life. “Well, let’s hope his wife is a little more reasonable.”
We needed them more than they needed us, and that was never a great place to stand during negotiations. But I would do … say, whatever it took to convince them to help. Because if he could create a box to contain Death, then we might be able to save Cronus from having to take that Sin in long enough to kill him.
Here’s hoping this “in” Selene had with the goddess of love was enough.
We walked through the freezing snow for a few minutes, stopping at what looked like a waterfall of ice. It was draped over a tree…
Cronus tapped it once and the ice shattered, silently crashing to the ground. I blinked at the sight behind it: a metal door with braided ironwork that was quite beautiful, but certainly unusual for a natural land like this. Cronus murmured words in another language and the door opened, not making a sound. Without wasting time, he stepped inside, pulling me right along with him.
“Whoa,” I breathed, looking up at the giant dome entryway we’d just walked into. It wasn’t at all the claustrophobic cave I’d been expecting, and were those floors travertine? The gods had some taste. The stone walls gave the space an earthy feel, but the tall ceiling with plenty of lighting made it homely and open. Best of all was the blast of warmth that came from inside.
“Can I help you with something, Cronus?” a rich buttery female voice called behind us. “Or did you just come to piss off my husband again?”
We both spun and Aphrodite’s eyes immediately snapped to me. Her strawberry blonde hair fell to her waist in soft waves. She wore a pale pink silk dress with twisted rope straps that clung to her substantial boobs. Holy shit she was hot.
#WomanCrush #FellowBigBoobClubMember
“Who is this?” She gestured to me before Cronus could answer her earlier question. Her full lips pulled into a red pout.
I had to shake my head to clear my thoughts. I kept obsessing over her looks even though I wasn’t into chicks.
#ImTurning
“I’m Selene’s daughter,” I said. No time to waste. Might as well get right to it.
Her face lit up. “Daughter!” She grasped her chest and strode over to
