Chasing Terpsichore by Maggie Mitchell

Author:Maggie Mitchell [Mitchell, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing
Published: 2013-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Never fear. Heracles and I had this long drinking session several years back, and he may have let a few secrets slip. I think I know exactly where we need to be.”

James stood up, helping Corey to her feet. “So what are we waiting for? Let’s get the hell out of here.”

“I said I might know where we need to be. I didn’t say I know how to get there.”

Corey smiled at his obscure statement. He hadn’t changed. “Stop playing word games, Erie. You have a pretty good idea, don’t you?”

His lips twitched with mischief. “Maybe… Maybe not.”

James bristled and his grip on Corey’s hand increased. “This is not a game. We need to get out of here. Now, do you know where to go or don’t you?”

“All right, I have an idea of where we need to go.”

“Then lead on. I want to get back home.”

Corey sighed. Did he want to go to her home, or his? With or without her? The grip of his hand was reassuring, but could he handle the truth that was Olympus?

She shrugged and realised both men were waiting for her. “What?”

“We’re moving on. Are you ready?”

“Ready as I’ll ever be.”

* * * *

They stopped to rest a few hours later. Eros shared his wineskin between the three of them, although there wasn’t a lot left. They needed to find water soon, but Eros warned that the water from the rivers in the Underworld contained magic, so they had to be careful. James and Eros hardly seemed out of breath, but Corey was exhausted. Although physically fit from her dancing, the last few days had taken their toll. If she sat down for too long, she knew she would not be able to stand up and get moving again.

“How much longer until we reach this place?” asked James.

“I can see the Palace of Hades in the distance now. It is very near.”

Dragging herself to her feet, Corey groaned. “I hope we can avoid Cerberus. Our powers do not work here—it took the strength of Heracles to subdue him in the past.”

“Cerberus? The three-headed dog? Oh great. This is becoming more and more like a sappy episode from Hercules.”

Eros narrowed his eyes. “That production bears no resemblance to the truth.”

“I hope not, but from what I’ve read about Hades’ dog, we might be in big trouble here”

Placing her hand on James’ forearm, she reassured him. “We will avoid the dog—” She looked over her shoulder at Eros. “Won’t we?”

“Of course. No one in their right mind aggravates Cerberus. As you mortals say…a piece of cake.”

A roar of mammoth proportions filled the air and the ground shook beneath their feet.

James spun around, his eyes darting from side to side, scanning the fields that surrounded them. “Fuck! What was that?”

“Um…that would be Cerberus,” said Eros.

James stopped walking. “Shit. How do we get past him?”

“We don’t need to.” Eros led them to a large rock at the side of the pathway. “Help me move this, James. If memory serves correctly, the portal lies on the other side.

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