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Not only that but I would win, too, until I earned the goddamn freedom the universe was so intent on keeping from me.
Snaps
“If I could, I would. But the stupid bird chose you, and you have to be in the trials no matter what you or I prefer.”
This is sus and ominous
“Your guardian signed you away to us. Now, we do with you as we please.”
1) fuck gary 2) this is creepy af
I couldn’t help but turn to him. “You don’t own me, Elysean,” I said and made sure he heard the disgust in my voice clearly.
Yas queen
his big brown eyes scrolling down my face, analyzing every inch of me. And to my horror, when they fell on my parted lips, he licked his like a goddamn animal.
Barf
“You’re lucky Aphrodite blessed you. If you were smart, you would use that luck to your advantage.” And he licked my cheek lightning fast.
1) shudder 2) EW DAVID
“We’re not here to play games, mortal. Talk to me that way again and I will show you how serious we can be.” It was a fucking threat.
Aaahhhhhh
My eyes squeezed shut and a cry left me involuntarily when the psycho pressed his nose to my cheek and sniffed my skin.
BARF WHAT A CREEP
Darkness was leaking out of his fingers. Shadows so dark they looked like ink floating in the air in thick tendrils moved toward the ground and disappeared inside the cobblestones.
Shadow daddy has entered the chat!
My God, his face was otherworldly.
Definitely the most beautiful being I had ever seen in my life.
*Nicole voice* Delicious
Of course, she wouldn’t find it alarming that I’d tried to run away and was knocked out by a guy with scary darkness magic.
But A HOT guy with scary darkness magic
It was suddenly so easy to lose myself in the water, the scents, the warm air, that it scared the hell out of me.
The bath is a trap!
The scent of these shampoos was created by her. It is meant to loosen tension, ease bad thoughts, and relax the inhaler.”
THE BATH IS A TRAP DONT FORGET!
What she called a uniform, though, made me cringe—milky white, leather pants with a golden zipper, a white shirt that seemed to be made out of latex, and a white leather vest over it with golden buttons.
I could only imagine a condom shirt when I read latex shirt LOL
I’d been on the verge of tears putting the clothes on, but then I stepped in front of the mirror and I realized I looked…good.
Get it girl
I could have sworn even my ass looked a bit rounder.
Booty booty booty rocking everywhere
What the hell did we need to wear leather for—regardless of how comfortable it was?
This is a good question
I live on a farm in Wisconsin,” she said. “Our town is right at the edge of a mountain, so we’re pretty isolated.
A fucking mountain in Wisconsin? Nice try lol total Bullshit
Right now, I’d focus on preparing the best way I could to make sure I survived long enough to be out there again.
Focused and determined, love to see it
I was okay. Alive, breathing, thinking. As long as I had that, I had everything.
Snaps for my girl
With them was the guy—that same guy I’d seen yesterday with the grey eyes and the shadows slipping out of his hands.
Shadow daddy has surfaced
Slowly, I went closer, eyes on Shadow Boy to make sure it really was him who’d attacked me last night.
Boy? No ma'am that is a Shadow MAN
And, unfortunately for me, he looked even better in sunlight than he had in the dark.
Puuurrrr
Those damn shadows of his were out his hand again, and they’d wrapped around my ankles and had pulled me up without my even noticing. Now, I was hanging on air upside down, my face level with his—and he was smiling.
Hot and cocky
The way he watched me you’d think I was something to fucking eat. “Is that a challenge?” he whispered, warm breath blowing against my lips.
DELICIOUS
“There are far worse things than me here. The next time you want to run away, maybe I should let you meet them.”
WTF is hiding here…
“Keep your filthy shadows off me,” I hissed with as much bite as I could muster.
I bet this will change later lol
I had no idea who he was, but I’d be damned if I let him bully me now.
Yas stay strong my girl
Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Hades and Poseidon were at last free to join their brother, the mighty Zeus, and become his allies in the battle against their child-eating father.
Ew Hera and Zeus were siblings?
The phones must have been theirs, and to my horror, I recognized my voice coming through the speakers as soon as I sat down.
SHIT Its gotta be her rant to Layla earlier!!
Boo! Godless whore! You’re going to die in the first trial! Rot in Tartarus, bitch, they called after me.
Yikes. Fuck those brainless plebs, she will prevail
I forced myself to smile widely at them instead. Nothing was going to hurt their little egos more than that.
Yeah, don't give them the satisfaction
Then I walked out of the Midas Hall with my head up because, yes, I was godless—and I was damn proud of it.
Proud of you Sera
how many times had I been punished for speaking like that by Miss Aldentach? Thirty? Fifty times?
This Miss Aldentach seems sus to me. Have a hunch we learn more of her background and she is horrible
“I put in a piece of cake for you. Red velvet. Heard someone say that was Hera’s favorite.”
Maia you are a wonderful dare I say, friend
“Yep. I heard about him. They call him Shade but I don't know his real name. He’s already graduated from the Academy, but he works there, I think.
A shadow daddy called Shade. I love it lol
“Need help with that?” I asked the woman—Eeda was her name if I remembered correctly.
Sera you are a kind human ily
the King of the Underworld, god of the dead, said, “Life is about choices, about sacrifices and gains. How do you determine what is worthy and what isn’t, when you know there is an end to everything?” And that is the only question that matters.’
Wow. That is poetic af
“Fucking-shitting-goddamn sonovabitch!”
Lol
And that smell. Who even smells like raindrops? How?
I had the same question lol
“And do try not to get wet the next time you see me, Snowflake. I don’t fuck mortals.”
LOL DYING OF EMBARRASSMENT
The way he’d looked at me, the way he’d talked to me, the way I’d been so desperate to kiss him. I’d wanted it with my whole being—and how dare he assume I was wet for him?
Yeah how dare he assume correctly!
Congratulations, you ungrateful little brat. You actually passed the first trial. It was very smart what you did there. I'll admit, I didn’t think you had it in you.”
Wow Grace, glad you had such confidence in our girl lol
Gaea, seeing her firstborn children, the Titans, locked away in Tartarus, raged once more.
Wow literally impossible I guess for Gaea to not be raging lol
Three of them, and though Sketchbook Girl wasn’t there, the boys all looked deadly enough in their own right.
Well this can't be good.
“Can I help you, fellas?”
What do you want, shitstains
And Lorenzo growled, his hand on my cheek while he sniffed the other, then whispered: “I like the sound of you choking. Maybe I’ll put you on your knees soon and give you something to keep that pretty mouth busy.”
BARF, fuck this guy
Instinct took over and I raised my knee with all my strength. It slammed right in his balls. The way the wind left him, and his eyes bulged was everything.
HA! You go Sera
Eeda’s lips stretched into a smile slowly. “I think I can find something that might help.” Just now, she looked so much younger with a devilish grin and a spark in her eyes, almost like she was proud of me.
Eeda is the bomb
