Flame and Fury: Olympus Games (Awakened Gods Book 2) by Lizzy Prince

Author:Lizzy Prince [Prince, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-25T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29

ATLAS

There were at least a dozen people I knew sitting in the audience of that fucking auction. I know the purpose of hauling me on stage, at least in part, was to humiliate me. Well, jokes on them. I don’t give a shit what any of them think. They’re all sheep who follow the gods blindly.

What I care about is the woman I left back in that room. I was tempted to start swinging at every one of those assholes until I’d fought my way back to Wren, to get us the fuck out of there. I might be strong, but I couldn’t take down hundreds of people. I’m no stranger to patience, and this was just one more time when I needed to shove aside my feelings and wait for the right moment to strike. Wren is strong. She’s a Fury. She can hold her own. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to be her shield.

The person who won my auction wasn’t in formal wear like the rest of the crowd. She’d been wearing a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. After the auctioneer slammed the gavel on her bid, she’d gotten up and walked out of the room.

I was left to a jittery assistant who ushered me to an empty lobby of a hotel. Which is where I’ve been waiting for the past five minutes.

“Dry your tears, I’m here.” A familiar voice has me closing my eyes. Great. “Son of Zeus. How nice to see you.”

“Hermes.” I don’t even come close to hiding my exasperation.

Standing in front of a sad painting of wildflowers with his hands behind his back is the god of thieves. The Herald. He can travel anywhere at the speed of light. He’s tall and handsome, like all the gods, and has a head of golden curls that he’s far too vain about.

He looks over his shoulder at me with a wink.

“Come now. Is that the way you greet your brother?”

“The last time I saw you, you left me in a desert. I had to walk for three days without food or water before I found civilization.” Hermes might be my brother, but our relationship is tepid at best.

“You lost a bet. Don’t play if you’re scared to lose.”

It’s my own fault for ever thinking Hermes would play fair. He’s a cheat, though reliable when it comes down to the wire. “Fine. What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to take you to your new owner. I think you’re going to love this.” Hermes closes his eyes, his golden curls bouncing as he shakes his head, a pleased smile on his face.

“Please tell me our father didn’t buy me.”

Hermes scoffs. “As if I’d lift a finger to do anything for him. Come now. You know me better than that.”

Sarcastic bastard or not, Hermes does hate our father as much as I do. I clap a hand on his shoulder, and without another word, he transports us. We arrive on the front lawn of a small house that looks like a family from the fifties lives here.

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