Eve woke up to her doorbell ringing, she was not expecting anyone and most definitely did not remember ordering anything for the morning.Groaning, she stretched her sore limbs as she struggled out of the bed and walked to the living room.The living room was a tiny yet cozy space, she had done some rearrangements when she arrived, making it to her taste and comfort.It was just big enough to fit a three—sitter comforter couch, a television, and a few decorations.It did not take her up to a minute to cross the little space to the door.“I'm coming.” She yelled as the doorbell rang again.Impatient much, she thought, and who rings someone's door at eight-thirty in the morning?“Good morning Miss.” She heard as she opened the door to a delivery man with a large bouquet of flowers.“Good morning,” Eve answered, squinting her eyes at him. “Are you sure you have the right house?” She asked.“Yes miss, are you Miss Eve?” The man asked, glancing at his notepad. “Yes,” Eve answered.“These
Catherine rang the doorbell and waited patiently for Marilyn to come to the door. Marilyn came to the door and opened it, staring at Catherine in surprise.Catherine could understand why they had not seen each other I a few weeks, they had not even spoken, which was new to them. They were usually joined at the hips.“Marilyn,” Catherine called first, as she stared at her best friend.“Catherine,” Marilyn said weakly.She looked very pale, frail, and sick, and Catherine's eyes widened in horror. Pushing the door open, Catherine stepped into the house.The place looked trashed like it had not been cleaned for weeks.“What happened Marilyn?” Catherine asked. Concern and confusion laced in her voice.“Anderson has been missing.” Marilyn said with tears brimming the corners of her eyes. “, Well, I don't know if he is Missing, or he just ran away, but he has been nowhere to be found for the past few weeks” she finished “What?” Catherine asked, unable to believe her ears. “Yes, Catherine,”
Eve had mixed feelings about riding in 'his dad's' truck. She doubted she would be comfortable in it, and Gede could tell from the look on her face.“I'll get the door for you.” He said, helping her to it.“I don't know where to show you first, Bali is so beautiful, one could never explore all of its beauties in one day,” Gede said as they drove on.“Is that a subtle way of telling me you want to take me on another date sometime?” Eve asked with a laugh.“Is it that obvious?” Gede asked in return, looking at Eve with feigned surprise.A few minutes later, Gede drove past the town's big mill, pointing at things and explaining in detail, giving Eve an intricate history of each thing she pointed out, and answering her questions effortlessly.Slowly, Eve forgot about the car, focusing mainly on Gede and getting to know the history of this beautiful place.Gede noticed her body language change slowly, she seemed more at ease and open, unlike when they had first left, she was tensed and rat
Ivan looked focused as he finished the rest of the work for the day, it was already a few minutes past five, and he did not want Vera all alone in the house when it was dark.Putting some files away, Ivan picked up his jacket and key and headed for the door.The parking lot was almost empty, as the majority of his staff had already retired for the day.He stopped in his tracks as he felt eyes on him, turning to look around, he found no one in sight.Taking a brief look at the back seat of his car, he opened it, stepping inside, and calming himself down.Now he understood what Vera meant when she said she felt like she was being watched or followed.Someone was up to something, and he was going to get to the bottom of it all, he thought as he zoomed off.The evening traffic was hectic as people struggled to get back home, the hustle, and bustle of the surrounding streets made him feel less aware of the eyes that were following him.On second thoughts, Ivan stopped at a pizza place for
Ares walked back out to join them, something was oddly fishy about their attitude, and he knew his instincts never lied to him.Which was why he had insisted on going with them, Sara looked a little too happy for this to just be a little girl’s day out.Considering her recent moods and behavior, it was almost impossible.“Okay, ladies, I got it. Shall we?” He asked, gesturing towards the door.Both women exchanged knowing looks before turning to the door and walking out.Ares tried to read Anna's aura but could not, she had built a strong protective wall around her, and it was impossible for him to read her.Sara, on the other hand, had a clear aura, he could not read anything from it, and it was frustrating as he did not know whether she did that purposely or it was just how she was.The walk to the car was quiet, as neither of the women uttered a word, and I just followed behind.“So, what exactly were you girls planning today?” Ares asked, just to be certain he was not just jumping
Ivan stalked back into the house after a while, his hands looking bloody, walking in and heading straight for the kitchen.Running his bloodied fingers under the water, he rinsed off quietly. He had broken his promise of not taking the god form until he told Vera. But he could not help it, that needed to be dealt with, and he did just that.Slipping the ring back onto his fingers, he took back his human form.Tearing the shirt off his body, he threw the bloody material into the bin.On second thoughts, he took it out, shuffling through the bin and putting it at the very bottom.And fishing for bleach, he scrubbed at the sink to get rid of the smell of blood, Vera was very observant and would probably notice if he left things carelessly.He walked back upstairs after staring at his work and nodding his head in satisfaction.Vera was still curled up on the bed in a deep sleep, her hands around herself and one left outside the duvet.Ivan scooted her properly on the bed, throwing the co
Sara stood still in his embrace, he felt very familiar, everything about him did, his smell, his touch, and even his voice.When he finally let go of her, she did not say a word, she just stared at him intensely and took her seat beside him.“We have been looking for you for so long, you have no idea.” He said, gazing at her.“We?” Sara asked, her eyes lighting up.“Yes,” Hermes answered. “Me, Ivan, and the entire sect of the old gods.” “You all have been looking for me?” Sara asked again to be certain she heard right, all this while she had thought she had no people or family, the whole time she had a whole one looking everywhere for her.“I am glad we finally found you,” Hermes said with a smile.“I am glad you did,” Sara said, getting emotional.“I told Ivan about you, he was so happy and wanted to come too, but I did not know. If that was okay seeing as it was our first time meeting.” Hermes said. “Oh,” Sara exclaimed.“Yeah, so I asked her to let me come first, and maybe some o
Vera slowly opened her eyes to meet a dimly lit room, she tried to move but realized she was tied to a chair and, her back and her legs both fastened to the chair.She sat still and surveyed her environment, squinting her eyes to adjust to the darkness.She hoped her plans with the alarm had worked, so Ivan would get her out of here.Heavy footsteps sounded outside the door, and she traced herself to whatever.The same men from earlier walked in, but this time they were not alone. Vera gasped at whom she saw behind them.“Artemis?” She called out in surprise “This can't be” Vera said, laughing.“It is being Vera,” Artemis said, walking to stand in front of Vera and crouching down to her level, ok the seat.“Is this some kind of joke?” Vera asked surprised.“No Vera, I wish it was, but it is not,” Artemis said in a strict tone.“Does Ivan know what you are up to?” Vera asked her.“I won't tell if you don't tell,” Artemis said, cocking her head to one side and staring up at her.“He is