Fated by Courtney Cole

Author:Courtney Cole
Language: fr
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-09-28T17:01:48+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Aphrodite laid a calming hand on my shoulder.

"Harmonia, Eris has done something to him. He would not abandon you for her willingly."

And I knew that, but I couldn’t help but wonder how he had allowed it to happen at all?

We were soul mates. Bound through time with a love stronger than steel. He was mine. And I was his. Unquestionably. Forever. Yet here we were. He was half-dressed and embracing my sworn enemy.

I heard footsteps falling on the stone inside the door and I steeled myself. The door was opened and I was suddenly facing him. Cadmus stared at me, no more than a foot in front of me. I desperately wanted to launch myself into his strong arms, to inhale the scent of his skin, but the look on his face stopped me in my tracks.

He didn’t know me.

"Can I help you?" he asked politely, with the vague nicety of a stranger. I tried not to hyperventilate and recognized with sick humor that controlling emotions didn’t get easier when you were a goddess. As I stood frozen, Jade came to my rescue, stepping up to my side.

"Hello," Jade answered, sticking out her slender arm. The gold bracelets on her wrist glinted in the light and caught my eye. I focused on them. Anything to avoid seeing the blankness on Cadmus’ face. She continued in a soothing, sweet voice.

"I’m Aphrodite. I don’t know if we’ve met."

Cadmus took her hand and raised it to his lips, briefly kissing her hand in a polite Olympic way. He shook his head.

"No, we haven’t had the pleasure. I’m Cadmus. And I am very happy to meet you."

"We’ve come to speak with Eris," Jade continued. "Might we come in?"

He nodded and pushed the door open wider. As we walked past him, I caught a whiff of his distinctive scent and my eyes filled with tears. I wanted him back. Right now. He was mine and this wasn’t fair.

My inner turmoil was in such a rage that the torch that I had just walked past exploded into flame. I jumped away from it, breathing hard. I had forgotten that could happen. It was imperative to control my emotions or accidents might result. I focused hard on controlling my breathing, on slowing it down to a normal pace as we drew to a stop in front of Eris.

She lounged on her couch, smiling a wide Cheshire cat smile. I wanted to throw up. Or attack her. Instead, I squared my shoulders and stared at her coolly.

"What have you done, Eris?" I asked.

"I have no idea what you mean, Harmonia," she replied.

She looked past me to Cadmus.

"Cadmus, darling. Please come sit with me. I have the need to feel you near."

She patted the seat next to her and I shuddered as he obligingly walked to her and sat. He would never, ever do that if she hadn’t enchanted him somehow. He wasn’t an obedient pet, yet she was treating him like a lap dog. And he was allowing it.

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