He narrowed his gaze further. “You mean to mock your god again?” “No. I mean to offer penance for any time I did mock you by speaking plainly. Ask Aphrodite to bed without asking. ‘You will join me in my bedchamber,’ tell her. ‘I have wonders to show you.’ Then walk away, turn your back on her and head straight here. I guarantee she will be too curious to resist. Wait for her on the bed so there is no mistaking who is in control. Be confident that she will want you. Believe in your beauty, even if you doubt she sees it. Enthrall her and show her what you have shown me—that you are strong and
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