sealed.” I grabbed his hand and placed it on my stomach
where one of the wounds had been.
He ran his fingertip over the small pink
scar that was quickly disappearing. “I’m sorry I failed you,” he
said softly.
“You didn’t fail me. You were protecting one
entrance while Matt was supposed to be protecting the other. How
could you have known something would happen to Matt?” I pulled his
shirt off over his head and kissed his chest. “Help me wash,” I
said as seductively as I could.
A smile lifted the right corner of his mouth
and he unbuttoned his pants. “Alright.”
I turned away from him and stepped
underneath the water. The warm water felt good on my skin and
helped erase the shock that was trying to set in. Ares began
scrubbing my body with a soap bar, paying special attention to the
blood on my stomach and side. He kissed my neck and turned me
around underneath the water to rinse off.
For once, I wasn’t overcome by my hormones
and my desire to sleep with him, but instead the touch and caring
fulfilled my needs. It was amazing to be loved like this. I hoped
it never ended. He turned me around to face him and kissed my lips
softly. “I love you, Artemis.”
I kissed his lips and then rested my head
against his chest. “I love you too.” Ares wrapped his arms around
me and sighed happily.
“Excuse me.” a female said softly.
My hackles, figuratively, rose and I turned
to the doorway, snarling. The young girl flinched and took a step
back. “Sorry,” I said softly.
Ares grabbed two towels and wrapped his
around his waist. I wrapped mine around my body. “What is it,
Lauren?” Ares asked in a soft voice.
“Darius wishes to speak to you,
immediately,” she said in a soft voice. Her strawberry blonde hair
was naturally curly and hid her face from my view.
“I’ll put pants on and be down in a moment.
Wait downstairs for me,” Ares said. Lauren curtsied and then rushed
out of the room. Ares whispered, “She seems innocent, but she’s
been Darius’ assistant for twenty years. I wouldn’t be surprised if
she was as cunning as he is.”
I adjusted my towel. “I’m glad you’re the
one that has to deal with all of the political crap. I couldn’t
even stand listening to people in town debating about the
presidential elections. Boring.”
Matt walked in and smiled at us. “Who’s
boring?”
Ares blurred as he moved from the shower to
the door in an instant to grab Matt around the throat. “Where did
you go? You were supposed to be protecting the back entrance!” Ares
yelled.
Matt’s lip twitched for a moment as though
he were thinking about snarling and then he whined. “Sorry. I saw
two vampires attacking a child and so I went to help, but then got
ambushed.” He looked towards me and asked, “Did something
happen?”
Ares released Matt’s throat. “Artemis was
attacked.”
Matt looked at me with an almost sad look on
his face. “Are you alright?” Was he sad I was attacked or that I
survived?
I nodded my head. “I’m fine.”
Matt smiled. “Good.”
Ares looked at Matt a moment longer before
yelling, “Koda!” Koda ran into the bathroom and looked at our
faces. Ares looked at me. “Koda, guard Artemis.”
Koda nodded his head and Matt walked out of
the room with Ares. “What happened?” Koda asked.
“Nothing,” I said as I walked to the closet
to change.
Koda leaned against the doorframe while I
changed clothes. “Achilles said you used your sidhe powers to fight
the vampire.”
I looked up at him in shock. “How did he
know that?”
Koda smiled. “We can feel magic from those
of our kind when they’re being used in significant enough
quantities. He said it’s been a long time since he felt such a
large pull.”
“Well, she was trying to kill me,” I said
defensively as I buttoned my pants.
“Ares is having Victor come here to speak
with Darius and Ares about this attack. They swear that it wasn’t a
sanctioned attack and that they had no
where one of the wounds had been.
He ran his fingertip over the small pink
scar that was quickly disappearing. “I’m sorry I failed you,” he
said softly.
“You didn’t fail me. You were protecting one
entrance while Matt was supposed to be protecting the other. How
could you have known something would happen to Matt?” I pulled his
shirt off over his head and kissed his chest. “Help me wash,” I
said as seductively as I could.
A smile lifted the right corner of his mouth
and he unbuttoned his pants. “Alright.”
I turned away from him and stepped
underneath the water. The warm water felt good on my skin and
helped erase the shock that was trying to set in. Ares began
scrubbing my body with a soap bar, paying special attention to the
blood on my stomach and side. He kissed my neck and turned me
around underneath the water to rinse off.
For once, I wasn’t overcome by my hormones
and my desire to sleep with him, but instead the touch and caring
fulfilled my needs. It was amazing to be loved like this. I hoped
it never ended. He turned me around to face him and kissed my lips
softly. “I love you, Artemis.”
I kissed his lips and then rested my head
against his chest. “I love you too.” Ares wrapped his arms around
me and sighed happily.
“Excuse me.” a female said softly.
My hackles, figuratively, rose and I turned
to the doorway, snarling. The young girl flinched and took a step
back. “Sorry,” I said softly.
Ares grabbed two towels and wrapped his
around his waist. I wrapped mine around my body. “What is it,
Lauren?” Ares asked in a soft voice.
“Darius wishes to speak to you,
immediately,” she said in a soft voice. Her strawberry blonde hair
was naturally curly and hid her face from my view.
“I’ll put pants on and be down in a moment.
Wait downstairs for me,” Ares said. Lauren curtsied and then rushed
out of the room. Ares whispered, “She seems innocent, but she’s
been Darius’ assistant for twenty years. I wouldn’t be surprised if
she was as cunning as he is.”
I adjusted my towel. “I’m glad you’re the
one that has to deal with all of the political crap. I couldn’t
even stand listening to people in town debating about the
presidential elections. Boring.”
Matt walked in and smiled at us. “Who’s
boring?”
Ares blurred as he moved from the shower to
the door in an instant to grab Matt around the throat. “Where did
you go? You were supposed to be protecting the back entrance!” Ares
yelled.
Matt’s lip twitched for a moment as though
he were thinking about snarling and then he whined. “Sorry. I saw
two vampires attacking a child and so I went to help, but then got
ambushed.” He looked towards me and asked, “Did something
happen?”
Ares released Matt’s throat. “Artemis was
attacked.”
Matt looked at me with an almost sad look on
his face. “Are you alright?” Was he sad I was attacked or that I
survived?
I nodded my head. “I’m fine.”
Matt smiled. “Good.”
Ares looked at Matt a moment longer before
yelling, “Koda!” Koda ran into the bathroom and looked at our
faces. Ares looked at me. “Koda, guard Artemis.”
Koda nodded his head and Matt walked out of
the room with Ares. “What happened?” Koda asked.
“Nothing,” I said as I walked to the closet
to change.
Koda leaned against the doorframe while I
changed clothes. “Achilles said you used your sidhe powers to fight
the vampire.”
I looked up at him in shock. “How did he
know that?”
Koda smiled. “We can feel magic from those
of our kind when they’re being used in significant enough
quantities. He said it’s been a long time since he felt such a
large pull.”
“Well, she was trying to kill me,” I said
defensively as I buttoned my pants.
“Ares is having Victor come here to speak
with Darius and Ares about this attack. They swear that it wasn’t a
sanctioned attack and that they had no
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