Daylen opened a portal when we came out of it we were at a place with pink and orange skies. I marveled at the beauty of the area. The air smelled like perfume. The grass was short and purple. Was this a dream? Had Daylen accidentally killed us both. When I turned to ask him where were he’d taken off his hoodie. Revealing a set of soft abs.I blushed and brushed a strand of hair out of my face. He reached for his belt buckled and undid his pants my eyes went wide. First I looked around to make sure no one was watching. The area looked pretty much deserted.“What are you doing! Why are you getting naked?”He nodded at the medium pool of bubbling silver water.“You want to take a bath now?”In response he pulled down his pants… with his boxers too. Oh my gosh. I looked at his face or else I would be glued to his package that was already standing.“Uh… what?”“Want to come in with me?”He stepped out of his jeans and walked to the edge of the pool. Did I want to? This was so sudden. It w
Three three dimensions had scars, Paradis less than the other two. The mage dimension was left without a ruler so the gods handed it to Solaris to protect something she wasn’t thrilled about. She imprisoned the troublesome General Storm and had her husband under a strict leash. I had to admire her, she’d lost to much but was able to keep the iron in her fist.Jason fell from Paradis after plotting to kill his brother and now crowned prince of Paradis not to mention my husband of now three weeks. In a sudden twist of fate Alpheus got his wings back. Everyone had their eye on him. It was great and all, but I doubted he and I would be friends soon.“Artemis.”“Yeah?”“Are you coming?”Daylen was already knee deep in the hot bath. After we got married we developed a little appetite for sex in water. We were in Olympiad where we spent most of our days since my mother wasn’t keen on me leaving after so many years apart.Things would change when Daylen finally took the throne, but we didn’t
Sophia stood on the edge of the tower, overlooking the Olympiad. The quiet village of less than two hundred people went on peacefully. The way she fought for it to be. She looked up at the moon in the east and the sun blazing in the west.Sophia felt movement in her belly and heat in her chest. The golden bands around her wrists glistened and an arrow shot through the blue sky.‘Artemis.’ She gasped.Sophia picked up her white dress and raced into the castle.‘Zeus!’ She screamed as she ran through the golden halls.‘Apollo!’ Her voice bounced off the walls.Her heels clicked against the marble floor. She made it to the ground floor of the castle, but her husband and son weren‘t there.‘Your highness.’ Orion and five guards rushed in.Sophia could barely stand. Ori
Emergency court meetings were never good. The last time Queen Solaris called for one was to announce her youngest son had turned into an angel of darkness and fallen from Paradis. The six elders took their place on the smaller silver thrones either side of the king and queen‘s thrones. I sat on a plush chair next to other lesser members of the royal court.I adjusted my glasses as two people behind me whispered about a war with the angels of darkness. They wouldn‘t dare. Prince Jason strolled in wearing his white uniform, his blonde hair pinned down by his heavy crown. He didn’t spare me a glance. Marcus stood beside the door with his hands behind his back.There wasn‘t a seat for princes, he sat on the same plush chair as I did across the room. The king walked in with his head held high dimming the chatter in the room. His blue cape swished behind him. He sat on the bronze throne and glared straight ahead.Avon might have bee
Why do I work there again? Stupid university life that needs a ton of money. I folded my arms and braced the biting cold. My cheeks felt like ice cubes. The trailer park was a few blocks away. I worked at a local bar. It was my third month working there. Well, it was a strip club slash bar. Things were calm until a couple weeks ago, now everyone wants to touch me.I literally jumped into the house when I reached the trailer.‘What the heck Arti!’ Raquel gasped.I kicked my boots off. ‘Sorry. It’s freezing outside.‘‘Tell me about it.’ My sister said.I scurried to our room to ditch my tights and leather skirt. I slipped into grey sweatpants and a pink hoodie. I exhaled when I reappeared in the kitchen slash living room slash everything else. Rocky had a mountain of sandwiches ready. We only had one chair in the living room so we ate in the bedroom.‘How was work?&r
‘What’s going on Sera, what about Rocky?‘ I paced the fortune-telling shop.‘Rocky’s at school Arti. I sent her a text not to go home.‘ Stella said.I exhaled. Stella‘s Mom was a fortune teller. I used to be a regular customer before I knew her true nature. Stella told me to stop. Fortune tellers weren’t like psychics or mediums. They told your future, but it wasn’t always true. Most of it was straight out lies, but it wasn‘t their fault, it was just who they were.Most of the fortunes Sera told me came true though. Like the one about the boy who‘d ask me to prom in high school or how a girl planned to steal my underwear during gym class. I really should have listened to that one.‘Will you tell us what’s going on Mom?‘ Stella sat at the purple table which held a crystal ball and a deck of scary cards.Sera wore a white scarf on her head and a blue jumpsuit. H
He picked a rom-com! How amazing was that? Instead of a terrible horror movie that would keep me up at night. I have to admit I wouldn‘t mind a nice action movie. Snuggling up under his arm made up for the cheesy lines I had to endure.When the movie was over, we went to a small diner in town. I couldn‘t shake the feeling there were eyes burning holes in the back of my head. When I turned all the customers were occupied with their meals or had their noses stuck in the evening paper.Alfie demanded all my attention, though it didn‘t quiet my anxiety. I couldn’t check because Alfie had claimed my mouth as his own. He didn‘t care who saw him devour my lips. Like magic released into the dark sky to give birth to stars as so were the explosions taking place inside me.When it was over the fire still burned. We hadn‘t touched our food. He guided me out of the diner, the night was still young, but the party was over on Al
I left the metal behind. I groaned as the nurse pulled the band aid around my shoulder. I was lucky it was only an arrow to the shoulder. Queen Hera‘s forces were none too underestimated. I learned that the hard way.I pulled a black shirt over my head. Anyone would think a mage queen challenging a kingdom of gods was foolish. Hera was determined to bring down the Olympiad. Zeus‘ army was equally determined to destroy her. Hera better pray she died in battle because nothing could be worse than the wrath of Zeus.The woman with long golden hair bowed. She gathered her things then vanished. I had been summoned by the goddess herself. I took the stairs to Zeus‘ personal floor, where only his legitimate wife and son lived. I walked the hall lined with tall women dressed in white satin, holding bowls of fruit.Each maiden flawless with hair that caressed the floor and a blank stare. Never to be touched by any man, simply to stand and be