Ares' Temptation by Aubrie Dionne

Author:Aubrie Dionne [Dionne, Aubrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Entangled, Ares' Temptation, curse, love, Paranormal romance, PNR, paranormal, Greek god, God of War, family reunion, Aubrie Dionne, Covet, Pan, Ares
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-02-26T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Messenger

“So, what do you think of our new title?” Kaye lounged on a towel spread across the beach and sipped a beer. She glowed positively radiant. Ares had never seen her so happy, and that made him feel more triumphant than any battlefield victory.

“Underhill Volleyball Champions of the Reunion.” He shrugged. “It should be your title alone. You did all the hard work.”

“But you were the strength behind my speed.” Kaye traced a circle on the back of his hand with her fingertip, sending shocks of sensation up his arm. “I couldn’t have done it without you.”

In a way, she was right. She’d won her victory with his powers. But, he was glad to have her use them. In fact, it was getting progressively more difficult to think about taking them back. She’d developed the confidence she’d needed all along to face her family. To take away her powers—his powers—would pull the ground out from under her.

How was he going to steal his powers back and live with himself?

Ares sipped his own beer and frowned. Such thoughts needed something much stronger. Budweiser didn’t compare to the hard ale they brewed on Mount Olympus, but his other choice was fruit juice. This imitation would have to do.

People walked by them, strolling on the beach—couples holding hands, young kids with red buckets filled with crabs, a single woman looking for shells. Ares squinted his eyes. Normally his eyesight stretched for miles, but it must have failed him. In the distance, a man wore a helmet with red feathers sprouting from the top. Did mortals wear battle armor on the beach?

He jolted upright. Alarm coursed through his veins along with guilt from a sense of abandoned responsibility. If this had been a dream, he had awakened.

Kaye touched his arm. “Ares, what’s wrong?”

“I must leave you.” He gestured down the beach to where the figure grew ever bigger. “My brother, Apollo, has come.”

“Apollo? What does he want?”

“I am not certain.” Ares stood.

Kaye took his hand. Her joy had turned into worry, and it broke his heart. “Wait a sec. What if something’s wrong? What if he asks you to go home?”

Ares kissed the back of her hand. “I promise I will return.”

As Ares walked toward his brother, apprehension mounted. Apollo would not visit the mortal world unless something was amiss. His prophetic and healing powers rivaled Ares’ skill with a sword.

As Ares approached him, confusion and denial registered on his brother’s face. He glanced at Ares’ swim trunks with disapproval. “Ares?”

“Yes, brother.” Ares realized he was still holding the beer and placed the can in the sand. “Why have you come?”

“You have been absent of late.” It sounded like an accusation.

Ares glanced back to Kaye. “I’ve been occupied.”

“I see that.” Apollo took his helmet off and held it in the crook of his arm. “Many wonder what has kept you for so long in this…mortal world.” His last two words rang sour, as if this paradise beach was some manner of hell.

Ares shifted on his feet.

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