Ruled By Pain: Goddess Unveiled Book One by Sarah Bale

Author:Sarah Bale [Bale, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

12

AUBREY

“Married! Are you sure that’s what she said,” Ares asked, eyes wild.

He was taking this better than I expected. I still wasn’t sure what to think. I’d just met these men, though I was certain they were the ones who’d been haunting my dreams the past few months. But was that enough reason to agree to marry them? What if there was another option?

I added, “She also said to make sure you were sober.”

“Of course, she did.” He put his goblet on the table, looking a little green.

Hermes smiled. “This is wonderful news. I feel I should prepare a poem for our vows.”

Ares and Hades both groaned.

“Please, anything but that,” Ares begged.

I held back a laugh seeing how offended Hermes looked. If his thoughts were any indication, then I could see why Hades and Ares were worried.

Hades said to me, “I was just informed that there is a gown waiting for you in your chambers.”

I was about to ask who informed him when I saw a ripple of pink next to him.

“Tell her thank you for the message.”

His eyebrows lifted. “Can you see the spirit?”

“No, but the air near you is rippling a pink color. I hope I was correct in guessing the spirit was female.”

He said, “You were. This is Diana, one of my most loyal servants.”

“Pleased to meet you, Diana.”

The spirit moved closer to me and I felt warmth on my hand.

Hades smiled, and it took my breath away. “She said to tell you she is ready to serve you.”

The ripple vanished, and I shook my head.

“It’s strange. Growing up I had to hide the fact that I could see the dead and sometimes hear them. Now it makes sense.”

Hades said, “You should have never had to hide such a gift.”

Ares huffed. “You know how mortals are about things that don’t fit into tidy little boxes. They don’t like things they can’t explain.”

It was true. Humans were like that, to a fault. When my parents realized I was really seeing ghosts, as they called them, they urged me to keep quiet. I lied to my friends, family, teachers, and even doctors.

“One time a spirit followed me home. I was five and he scared me. I tried to get away and ran into the pole on a street sign.” I rubbed the scar on my eyebrow. It was barely noticeable now, but I never forgot it was there. “When I got to the ER the doctor kept asking what had scared me, but I couldn’t tell them because my parents said I would be taken away. It was awful.”

The poor people at the ER thought I was being abused at home. Child welfare had been involved, but eventually my accident was chalked up to a case of a clumsy child. The worst part was the spirit lingered, watching me until one day it finally left. That was the first time I’d felt the draw of the darkness.

Hades’ eyes narrowed. “It pisses me off that some of the newer Gods allow their spirits to roam freely.

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