Bared Before the Gods by Alyson Belle

Author:Alyson Belle [Belle, Alyson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gender Swap, Supernatural, Romance
Publisher: amazon.com
Published: 2018-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

I hummed to myself as I walked through a garden. I didn’t know where I was, but that didn’t seem to matter. All I knew was that I finally felt safe, like I had no worries–not even Zeus or my new body.

Green parted for me, flowers bloomed under my feet, and soon I came to a babbling brook. Crystal water rushed over smooth rocks, and I knelt down to take a drink.

As I stood, refreshing water dribbling down my chin, the creek began to crest and buck, building on itself until Aphrodite herself was standing before me.

She was nude, just as she had been at her birth when she emerged from the sea. I gaped at her beautiful body, and she just giggled, seemingly pleased at my reaction.

“Sorry for visiting your dreams, but with Hermes flitting about, it was too dangerous to do so in person.”

I blinked up at her, confused. “A dream?”

“Yes, of course. I’m sure you noticed a certain sort of peace here that doesn’t exist in your human world.”

Oh. Right. I should have known.

“I can’t stay long. I needed to tell you something. Zeus suspects you might have somehow returned, but I think you can make things right. You just need to return the crown to him; he may forgive you.”

“Really?” My eyebrows rose. “That doesn’t sound like him.”

Aphrodite shrugged. “Well, you already died. I think that’s punishment enough.”

“Isn’t he the same god who forced someone to roll a rock up and down a mountain eternally?”

“Ah, well yes. But that was a more nuanced situation. Besides, Zeus is a sucker for a pretty face. Bring the crown to him, and I’m sure all of this can end. Then, you can return to your male body.”

“…if you’re sure.”

“Honey, of course I am. I’m a goddess, after all.”

***

I sat bolt upright in bed, my heart fluttering. Despite the pleasantness of my dream, I was covered in a cold sweat. I went to roll over and wake Mal, but I found that he had slid into bed with me, his arms wrapped tight around my middle as if he was afraid someone was going to try to rip me away.

I thought that perhaps I should be angry for a moment at him inviting himself into my bed, but I wasn’t at all. I felt comforted by him there. Seeing him try to protect me from a literal god the other day had been something else, and I felt gratitude wash over me that he cared enough about me to risk his own life in that way.

He looked so peaceful there, far less worried than he had been the entire rest of the day after we left my grave. I was reluctant to wake him up, but I had no choice. I wasn’t sure how much time we’d have.

“Mal!” I said, shaking his arm. “Wake up!”

He jerked up suddenly, his fists raised to fight. “What?! What is it?”

“We need to go back to the mausoleum.”

He looked at me like I was crazy, which I might have been.

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