The door suddenly opens and Hades strolls in with his black robe barely covering his body, well mostly the essential parts of a man. I gulped suddenly, as I stared longingly at him. But I try not to allow him to see the longing in my face. I crossed my hand under my boons as I asked him
"What are you doing here?"
"What do you mean what am I doing here, this is my house, I can be wherever I want." He reinforms.
"And I clearly remember you ordaining this room to be mine. So technically this room is mine. Again What are you doing here? Had a change of mind already or did you just want to see me naked?" my brows perked up as I awaited a response. I acted as though I wasn't about to go see him in his room not that the maid would have agreed to take me there anyways.
I watched as Hades' eyes danced around my breasts in thirst, and slowly roamed my body taking a stop at my wide hips.
"Mh hmm" I mouthed making him snap out of whatever slumber he had suddenly fallen into. I started to feel myself get wet from his intense stare.
Hades cleared his throat, trying to look anywhere but my body. He forced his eyes away from my inviting skin. His eyes eventually settled on the cart filled with we'll refined fruits. "I came for this." He pointed at the cart. For some reason, he refused to look me in the eyes.
He wore an expression I couldn't quite understand… Was he flustered or unsettled? I couldn't quite tell which exactly it was.
"Are you sure that was the only reason you came? Besides, Martha is my help so, how come the food meant for me is suddenly yours?"
Hades puffs and buffs under his breath, and for a second I thought he would burn the cart down. But he only clutched into his robes as he straightened up.
"There must have been an error in the delivery. That aside, I also came to inform you and the maid to get ready and be formally dressed. We will be attending a small gathering that will formally introduce you to everyone."
To Everyone? Surely that gathering wouldn't be a small one. Unless the myths about the gods aren't as the stories go. Maybe they are few. Well, I guess I'll find out when we 'formally meet'.
"That's all? You could have easily passed that message across to your assistants or told Martha to inform me. But you came… on your own. Are you really sure that's all you came for?"
I didn't know how I was persisting in knowing his true intent for coming here. Maybe because I wasn't satisfied he told me it was for the food cart or to pass on information. Maybe I wanted it to be me. I wanted the reason to be, for him to see me without my clothes on.
I almost face-palmed myself at such thoughts. I have never had such degenerated thoughts before. And I don't know what to do with the ones that kept flooding my mind, especially when I see him.
"Are you insinuating I came here for other means that might be prior to what I have mentioned?" Hades suddenly spoke and started to inch closer to me. The confidence I had some seconds ago, starts to wither and I started taking steps back, while he only inched closer.
He chuckled, admiring the way my cheeks suddenly burn and turn pink from that embarrassment. "Are you insinuating I came here because you were about to go naked?"
"Your words, not mine." The words left my lips before I could stop myself. I grabbed the pillow I noticed at the side and used it to my aid, in covering my body. Well, just my boobs.
"I could be a pervert if you desire it. This seems like a good time to tell you that I feed on people's desires." He taunted, finally enclosing the space between us, making me let out a sharp breath, at our close proximity. The pillow was the only thing, separating our bodies from exclusively touching. I frowned when I realized he was several inches taller than me and I was left to size up with his chest.
I glared at him, tightening my hold on the pillow until my knuckles turned deathly white and I seethed, "So are you still going to play pretend you didn't come to get a glimpse of my naked body?"
He narrowed his eyes at me before suddenly pulling away. He ruffled his black silky hair with his fingers and muttered in cursive words under his breath.
I breathed out loudly, glad that the tension was gone even though he hadn't.
He gritted his teeth in annoyance as he spoke "You are expected to be at the gathering, as you are the guest of honor."
"Isn't that right? Is the gathering for them to observe me and make sure I am good enough for the great king of the underworld or is it because they want to be sure I am actually here and they are no longer in harm's way? Either way, I am not going."
"Yes, you are!" His voice boomed and I swear to notice the walls shake in complaint of his anger. His blue eyes glazed in fury as he stared at me.
"I,
Refuse…
To…
Be…
A…
Prisoner to you…
And your puppet!!!!"
I yelled in anger and the walls behind me started to make a loud crack before they started to collapse, everything suddenly started to burn. All I could see was flames melting out everything standing in my view except Hades. Everything was falling apart and I felt myself falling too alongside.
"Milady!" I heard Martha cry out but that was the last thing I heard and someone catching me before I slipped into consciousness was the last thing I felt.
I recognized that mouth-watering scent to be that of Hades before darkness fades in.