The Deep Wild, Part IV
“We’re going through the opening and since you like to discover new things, you can go first, brother.”
“We’re going through the opening and since you like to discover new things, you can go first, brother.”
My eyes changed to a fiery blaze and I said, “ You will pay what you owe, and you will leave my uncle’s bar right NOW!”
“Spiders. A lot of spiders. Like a whole nest of really big, gigantic, flesh-eating spiders.”
Moxie stumbled over an apple and reached out to a pillar to steady herself. When she pulled her hand away, she gasped. Her hand was covered in blood.
Sorry I was so angry earlier. I just hate it when someone hurts my family, foster or blood.
Are the old family feuds going to start up again? I hope not. I will always side with Dad, no matter what. I have to.
“I will kill him myself, Arty,” I said, my voice cold and distant. “This part isn’t about family; it’s very personal. Stay out of my way.”
The stars were twinkling, and the moon was full and bright. Not ideal for trying to sneak up on someone, but good for seeing the face of the enemy as he dies at the end of your sword.
“This isn’t like old times, Ares,” Artemis said. “The rules have changed. The weapons are different, more destructive.” “Worried that I’m going to die, Sis?”
Giving Nike a wet dream was childish and no one hated her enough to stoop that low. It was almost as if it were done on accident. “So who has the power to do something like that accidentally?”
I brought my knees up to my chest. I thought of all the things that had been happening. I thought about what everyone had told me about these feelings and sensations.
“Perhaps he’ll get the idea that summer vacation is just what he needs right now. Though I may just amuse myself with this fine specimen that is turning our Nike’s head.”
He grabbed me by the waist and picked me up and placed my legs around his waist. Holding my back, it arched as he kissed the center of my neck and without thought, my wings unfurled.
I dropped my robe to the floor, grabbed the lightning bolt tie I demanded that he wear, and pulled him to our oversized mahogany bed.
“Nike, I know you have never been in a romantic relationship. What you are feeling is very natural.”