P. C. Cast - Goddess Summoning 02 by Goddess of the Spring

Author:Goddess of the Spring [Spring, Goddess of the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 17

“Good-bye! Thank you!” Lina waved to the Limoniades as the glowing spirits faded into the distance, taking their shining golden drops of nectar with them. Their farewell coos tumbled musically on the wind.

“That was wonderful to watch, Persephone.” Eurydice was all smiles as Lina rejoined her at the edge of the gardens.

“I’m so glad they called me. It was an amazing experience,” Lina gushed. She felt giddy and energized, like she’d bad too many double-shot cappuccinos before breakfast. “Oh, Eurydice, this world is incredible.” She grinned, slinging an arm around the spirit and hugging her. Lina glanced around them. “Hades left?” she asked, trying to sound nonchalant.

“He had to attend to the business of his realm. But,” she added quickly as the Goddess’s shining face dimmed, “he commanded me to request your presence at the stables on the morrow.”

“Riding Orion again.” Lina’s smile turned dreamy as she thought about the black stallion. She would definitely look forward to the morning ride—almost as much as she’d look forward to seeing Hades. Her mind skittered around, jumbling images of the God’s sweat-beaded body, the sensuous song of the Limoniades and the way Hades’ lips had burned against hers. Lina’s young borrowed body tingled erotically.

“That horse frightens me,” Eurydice said.

Lina blinked, refocusing on Eurydice’s pale face. Merda! She needed to stop letting her mind wander.

“He’s nothing to be frightened of. Really, he’s like a puppy in my hands,” Lina said breezily, trying not to think about Orion’s master, and how unlike a puppy he felt under her hands.

“I think I’ll just stay away from him,” Eurydice said.

Lina told herself that’s probably the attitude she should have about Hades. He was too damn dangerously attractive. She should just stay away from him. But the low ache in her body murmured that she wouldn’t.

She definitely needed to get her mind off Hades.

“Hey, how about we go find me something to drink?” Lina wiggled her eyebrows at Eurydice. “All this nectar-gathering has made me thirsty for ambrosia.”

Eurydice tittered, “It has also made you sticky.”

Lina glanced down at herself. Shiny speckles of golden dots were sprinkled like dew all over her body. She touched one of them and then put her finger to her mouth. It tasted like sugarcane mixed with honey mixed with something like caramel or maybe butterscotch. It was delicious. But Eurydice was right, she was a mess. And she certainly was not going to think about how it would feel to have Hades lick the sweet drops off her body.

“I need a shower. A cold one,” she muttered.

“You wish to be caught in a cold rain?”

Lina laughed. “Not exactly. A shower isn’t just rain from the skies. It’s kind of like bathing, only you’re standing up and water is being poured over you.”

“Oh, that sounds like my mother’s bathing ritual, although she did not like her water cold,” Eurydice said.

Startled, Lina asked, “Really, what kind of bathing ritual did your mother have?”

Eurydice grinned impishly. “I could show you. It would probably be an easier way to get the nectar off of you.

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