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
“what do you think?” Ares asked lightly, “still confused about what flavor you love most?” He asked, raising an eyebrow.“I think I will stick to strawberry,” Sara said, having compared the flavors and concluding that strawberry tasted better.“you just had one spoonful of blueberry, and you have already concluded!” Ares asked in a tone that suggested she had given up too soon.“well, let's just say one spoonful was all I needed to make up my mind.” She said determined.Ares chuckled, looking out the window at the busy street.His mind reeled back to the last time they had spent quality time together, it was a few weeks before the war.His father had prohibited him from seeing her and her sister was adamant about keeping her as far away from her as she couldBut Ares had his way and so did Naira, their keenness to see each other fueled their ability to make a way to meet regardless of factors that stood against themHe remembered the sad smile that adorned her face when they met, he k
Catherine was the perfect definition of 'being classy even in old age'. She slung her bag on her shoulder, and took one last spin, reviewing herself in the mirror before stepping away from it. Getting dressed was pretty easy and fast for her, all she had to do was slip into the dress and shoes and some pieces of jewelry and that was itShe tied her already graying strands into a low bun, clipping it in place with a beige claw clipReaching for her favorite Chanel designer scent, she sprayed the scented goodness onto her neck, elbows, and the inside of her wrist.“ready to go” she muttered to herself, as she took one last look at her reflectionShe admired herself for a second, recalling the bitter memory of when she never really appreciated her beauty and flawsHow it got worse when she married her ex-husband, scratch that when she married Vera's fatherShe was just twenty years old when she fell for his charming smile and his whileOliver William, was a typical jock, and all the la
"Ares, Ares, Ares!" Sara half yelled "Penny for your thoughts," she said, bringing him back to reality.Ares jolted out of his reverie, looking around to make sure no one saw that. He realized he had been staring at her the whole time, his mind wandered.A strong sense of sadness was brought out of his thoughts, he was particularly enjoying the memory and didn't want it to end yet."What were you thinking about?" Sara asked, anxious to know what had him thinking so much.“You,” he said simply, “us” “Oh okay,” Sara said somewhat as a question.They both paused, each not knowing what to say to the other."We should go for that walk' Ares suggested, taking out his wallet to clear the bills."Yes" Sara agreed almost immediately, she knew it meant he was going to tell her what she wanted to hear.Ares paid the bills on the table, adjusting a corner of the tray on it to hold down the cash."Let's go," he said, standing up to help her.Sara took his hand, willing herself to be left by him,
"what's your problem?" Vera asked as they walked out of the cafe. She was sick of his attitude."Ivan I am talking to you," she said walking fast behind him to catch up with his pace"Nothing is wrong Vera," Ivan said ashamed to admit his Jealousy at the fact that Vera took Hades' complementary card and even more angry at the fact that he was a new god"something is clearly wrong" you weren't like this earlier when we came," Vera said as they got to the car"I'm sorry Vera," he resorted to apologizing, as he held the car door open for her to enter"That's not what I asked Ivan" Vera repeated firmly this time"What was that attitude about back there?" she persisted"I don't know what that was Vera, I probably'm just worked up," he said gesturing with his hands"I've been overworking lately and I think it's getting to me. I'm really sorry okay" he said genuinely sorry that he let his hate for Hades come this far physically that she was involvedVera stared at him with slitted eyes that