"You look stunning in it." Anna complimented.At that moment, Sara wanted nothing more than to see herself. She felt tears well up in her eyes and fought them back, blinking continuously."Hey," Anna said comfortingly, rubbing her arms slowly. "You will be fine soon, okay?" "I can't be fine, Anna, I'm blind," Sara said, shaking her head from side to side."Sara, I don't know if Ares has told you yet, but we're working on that," Anna said reassuringly "and soon you will have your sight back""Really? Is that even possible? The doctors said..." Sara started turning to face her."Forget why the doctors said Sara, trust me," Anna said. "Now let's go down for breakfast, Ares is waiting downstairs," Anna said, steering her towards the door.Anna held onto her as they walked down the corridor, turning occasionally to make sure she was good.Sara could already perceive the sweet aroma of breakfast as the went down, her mouth watered as she inhaled, filling her lungs with the goodness of it.
Hermès was taken aback by Artemis' response, she had never been like this, and he knew something was wrong, something that involved Ivan.He knew of her very unhealthy obsession with him but had never bothered to say anything or acknowledge the fact that it was useless for her to want him.He had been smitten by Artemis from the very first day she joined the sect, but Artemis had bigger dreams and had her eyes on only one man, and that man wasn't him.Hermès had since given up on having her, he had wished his feelings for her away, as it was impossible to love a woman whose heart belonged to another.He still hoped that one day she would see how much he loved and cared for her, but until then, he had decided to just be a good friend, suppressing every one of his feelings for her.Hoping that one day she would come to realize that Ivan never wanted her, and probably never will be, until then he will simply be here for her.Artemis stormed out of the arena, anger boiling in her veins an
Ares got ready as quickly as he could, coming back out in a loose shirt a couple of sizes big, a black denim pants, and a white Air Force One.Sara heard his footsteps and turned in her chair to face him, she got a whiff of his perfume and sniffed, she was beginning to love the smell of sandalwood. “Hey, I'm ready,” he sang, “where is Anna?” He asked, looking around.“She went to get my staff and purse, should be out any minute,” Sara answered, fidgeting with her fingers.“Here you go,” Anna said, coming out with her staff and a beautiful black purse."Alright, we will be on our way now,” Ares said, helping Sara up and adjusting the strap of the bag on her shoulder.“Bye Anna,” Sara called over her shoulder as they walked in the direction of the door.“By Anna,” Ares said simultaneously, waving at her.“Have fun, you two,” Anna said excitedly as she watched them leave.They got into the elevator and Ares hit the button for the lobby. “Are you okay?” He asked when he saw the disturbe
Hades had gotten a call earlier in the day from Tina saying her friend and client needed a defense attorney for a case that involved murder.The friend was guilty and the father of the deceased was about to press charges against her. He hadn't yet done it, but he had advised that they speak and go over things before he did.Hades was an experienced defense attorney, having practiced for a couple of years, he was well-known and renowned and ha made a name for himself.He had done a little background check on his soon-to-be client and found out she was a beautiful young woman who just recently got divorced from a three-year-old marriage.She was quite successful, owning a million-dollar company and a net worth that would make one salivate.Hades knew this was the kind of client he would love to work with and set to work.He had also asked Tina for surface information on the case and had dug round a little on the issue.The prosecutor to be, Mr. Anderson, was a former enemy, and he was f
Sara felt less tense and at ease, but still held on tight as she walked through, hand in hand with her right hand wrapped around his arm.Ares imagined what she might have gone through to be this scared to even walk through an alley with him here.“Thank you” Sara murmured under her breath, “I'm not a fan of alleyways, I don't have very nice experiences in them, so I just avoid them altogether.” She said, trying to explain, so she didn't look too weak.“I don't need you to explain yourself, Sara,” Ares said, placing a cold hand on the hand that held his arm. “I understand” Sara let out a sigh of relief, she was grateful that she was slowly beginning to have people who understood her, like Anna and Ares.They finally left the alley and Sara breathed a sigh of relief, she knew because she didn't feel the walls around her or the stink from the bins and rubbish.Ares felt her try to unwrap her hand from around his arm and placed his over hers to stop her.“Please don't,” he said “Okay”
Hades felt a strong presence, something immortal he couldn't place his hand on.Ivan had taken up a new mortal body after the war, so it would be physically hard for any of the new gods to physically identify him.Furthermore, he had masked his immortality earlier, so Hades wouldn't recognize him.Ivan, on the other hand, had perceived death and knew instantly that the one person who smelt like the dust of death was none other than Hades, he hadn't even bothered to change his name, bold of him, Ivan had thought.Hades went on with the questions, trying not to seem suspicious of his client, feeling a little uneasy from the hateful stares his client said his ex-husband was throwing him.“Were you at the scene on the day of the murder?” Hades asked.Vera glanced at Ivan before answering.“I was,” she said, pausing for effect, “for a few minutes, then I left because I got a call from the office.”“But you were taken for questioning from the deceased house, how come?” Hades asked further.
Sara felt the urge to ask the one question that had been on her mind ever since she got to know Ares, she hesitated a bit before summoning the courage to ask, promising herself to be okay with whatever the answer was going to be.“Ares,” she called, pausing for his reply “Yes, dearest,” Ares said with a mouthful of ice cream, dragging his eyes away from the tub to look at her with all his attention.“Who are you? What were you to me before the accident” she asked at once, not wanting her thoughts to stop her.Ares sighed, dropping his spoon and taking a napkin on the table to dab at his mouth. He had been expecting this question, but he could not quite say he was ready to answer it yet.But he knew Sara was a curious and inquisitive young woman and would not stop until she got her answers, he a mental note to not say anything about her powers or immortality for now.“It is okay if you don't want to talk about it yet,” Sara said half-heartedly she hoped he would say no and just tell
“Sorry?” Vera unbelievably.“Really?”Ivan asked simultaneously.The surprise in his voice matched that in Vera's“Are you in any way accusing my wife of murder?”Ivan asked, oblivious to the fact that he had just called Vera his wife.Vera's head turned sharply to him at the sound of the word wife, the thought that he still referred to her as his wife even after the divorce gave her a warm feeling in her chest.“your ex-wife you meant,” Hades corrected. He was beginning to not like this Ivan guy and could swear there was something fishy about him."Whatever" Ivan mumbled under his breath“Miss Vera, I am not trying to insinuate or assume that you killed Mr. Steve Anderson,” Hades started in a bid to help her understand his point.“Vera, you see, this is why I don't trust this lawyer thing. Let's just act like Mr. Anderson never even spoke to you today, it was all a threat.” Ivan said, trying to convince her one last time.“Ivan please,” Vera said in a tired voice, “just stop talking an