My Lord Hades by Stephannie Beman

Author:Stephannie Beman [Beman, Stephannie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1470074559
Amazon: B003ODI79Q
Publisher: Ruis Publishing
Published: 2010-05-27T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

ZEUS STARED out the window of the assembly room and wished he was anywhere but here

with Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, and Hermes. Even

polishing his thunderbolt would be more interesting than watching Aphrodite and Ares flirt and fight as they were now.

Aphrodite laughed. “Please, Ares. It wouldn’t hurt you to take a vacation for a change.”

He growled. “You know what my policy is: always be ready to fight.”

She leaned forward, revealing a generous view of her ample breasts. “And my policy is to make love, not war.”

A smile spread across Ares’ face. “We can do both.”

Athena and Artemis glanced at each other and shook their heads. Zeus sighed. It wasn’t just tiring watching the two; it was downright indecent. There were moments when Zeus wondered if Ares and Aphrodite were going to have sex on the floor, regardless of the gods and goddesses watching them.

“Enough. We’re here to discuss business.”

He straightened on his throne, aware that Hera watched him with careful eyes. The other

gods and goddesses sat on their own thrones in the oval room. He shifted so he wouldn’t have to make eye contact with his betrothed. He hoped she didn’t know about him and Leda yesterday.

He cleared his throat and began again. “The humans need to be physically fit. They’ll live longer if they’re in good health and good shape.”

“And have better sex,” Aphrodite interrupted, glancing Ares’ way.

He glared at her and Ares. “You two need to stop. The way you go on is ridiculous.”

“No more ridiculous than a god turning into a swan so he can hump the first woman he sees,”

Hera snapped.

He didn’t even bother looking at his soon-to-be-wife. She knew. He hated it when his

suspicions were proven true. He’d have to protect Leda from Hera’s wrath. But later. First, he had to get through this meeting.

“Um, alright,” he said as if confused by her comment. “The humans need to be fit. It’s not necessary for them to fight in wars.” He pointedly glanced at Ares. “So we need to find an alternative. Are there any ideas?”

“Sports,” Artemis said.

Apollo nodded.

The door to the assembly room crashed against the marble wall. Ares and Apollo jumped to

their feet and Ares drew his sword. Hermes fled with a screaming, “I didn’t do it!” Aphrodite lounged on her throne with a bemused look on her face. Hera rose to her feet. Artemis, Athena, and Hestia remained in their seats.

Zeus briefly wondered if Thanatos was making another grand entrance, but it wasn’t

Thanatos standing in the doorway. A disheveled Demeter stormed into the room. Her dirt stained dress whipped around her legs and her corn blond hair was pure chaos. Zeus sighed.

Demeter’s wild eyes locked onto Zeus. “Where is she?!” she thundered. “What have you

done with her?”

His spine stiffened at the accusation. “Who?”

“Persephone! My daughter!”

He stood, absolutely shocked. Who would have the audacity to kidnap a goddess? “Last time I saw our daughter, she was at the party.”

She seemed to inflate, stumbling to a stop. “But you…You wanted her to marry…”

“I ordered you to present her two months ago so she could pick a husband.

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