Day Trip, Part II
Turning again, his eyes alight with amber fire and his upper lip lifting in a soft snarl that makes my heart skip a beat.
Turning again, his eyes alight with amber fire and his upper lip lifting in a soft snarl that makes my heart skip a beat.
The scarlet crimson of my lips curve in a small smile, my gaze locking with hers and my head tipping to the side.
You have not been alone because you are evil, it is because you have to wait to find the one worthy of all that you are.
The warm breeze shifts and Ky’Elli’s relaxed body suddenly goes very alert. Her nostrils flare as she scents the air.
When Ky’Elli sees the door close on her food, she lets out another high shrill protest, somewhere between a pissed off cat, a large bird of prey and a banshee.
And for the first time in millennia, I know fear. Fear of my own needs and desires and what that means.
I have found that between myself and the other Gods and Goddesses dealing in revenge, retribution, justice and vengeance, we have taught the universe how to deal with some of those lesser infractions.
Although with all the upset being caused by Zeus and my brethren across the world, it has been a bit difficult to discern what truly required my attention and what was just the world and Olympus in upheaval.
I can almost hear his thoughts as he processes through his unease, pushing it aside in his arrogance, believing that no one would take the word of a stripper over his own if he was ever found out.
And then there it is, evil slinking through the door. I had been waiting for this and yet my body still reacted, goosebumps forming on my skin and my nostrils flaring with a scent that was not actually there.
I know…I know I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I have to admit there was