One Hella Lucky Goddess (The Midlife Goddess) by Tee Marian & Bloome Alice

Author:Tee, Marian & Bloome, Alice
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal womens fiction, paranormal romance, paranormal cozy, greek mythology romance, hades romance
Publisher: Streak Digital Publishing
Published: 2021-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

"You look haggard, o Not So Great LOTUS."

It was morning the next day, and said observation came from an ever annoying Mary Priscilla, who was now officially (but not proudly) recognized as the one and only Handmaiden to the Lady of the Underworld. Although the new position didn't immediately promise high wages (she had to complete probation first, apparently), it did come with one major perk, which was that she was now magically "cured" of her instinctive fear of the Man in Black.

She'd never be able to do anything otherwise, if she was too busy running and hiding every time Hadrian came around.

"You're walking kinda funny, too," Mary Priscilla noted curiously as we descended the grand staircase. "Did something happen to you in the Chinese Underworld?"

"Um..."

"I thought goddesses were supposed to be injury-proof."

The words quickly had me biting my lip, lest I ended up giggling like a silly schoolgirl. While what Mary Priscilla was saying was mostly true, and physical harm didn't come all too easily to immortals, it was a completely different matter altogether when it was another god hurting you—-

And real good, too, I thought dreamily.

But since I couldn't very well speak such truths to a kid...

"There's no need to worry," I told her as we entered the Underworld's dining hall. "I just had a bit of an, um, workout last night—-"

"I was just curious," Mary Priscilla clarified as we took our seats at the table. "Did I say anything about being worried?"

I tossed my napkin at her, but since the girl was still a ghost even as my handmaiden, the napkin simply went through the ruffles and lace of her pretty white dress.

"Horrible little brat!"

Mary Priscilla gave me her sweetest smile, saying, "It's not a crime to be honest."

"You know what else isn't a crime?" I growled. "Killing a ghost! Because guess what? You're already—-"

"Where art thou manners, child?"

I dealt Mary Priscilla a smug smile as Hadrian and his ARM came in to join us. "Did you hear that, kid?"

"I did," Mary Priscilla said right away. "And he was also looking at you while he was speaking."

My gaze snapped back to Minos, and the way he swiftly wiped the smirk off his lips told me Mary Priscilla hadn't been lying. "You—-"

"Good morning, my love."

Hadrian settled on the seat next to me, and I was right away distracted by the sexiest hint of a smile playing on his lips. "Good morning," I said breathlessly.

His head started to lower, and my heart skipped a beat.

"Cover the child's eyes, Rhadamanthus," Hadrian murmured as he cupped my chin.

"Yes, milord."

And then I was being kissed, and oh so thoroughly, too, that my toes remained curled even when Hadrian had finally lifted his head.

The first few minutes of breakfast were probably one of the happiest moments of my life. I had been too scared to let myself imagine what it would be like to have Mary Priscilla with me in the Underworld, but reality turned out to be more wonderful than anything I could ever dream of.

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