Rotanev: A Standalone Poseidon Tale by Lexi C. Foss

Author:Lexi C. Foss [Foss, Lexi C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ninja Newt Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

7

Nero

Morpheus arrived just as I finished pouring myself a glass of wine.

“Impeccable timing, as always,” I said by way of greeting and snagged a second glass for my oldest friend.

He fixed his suit jacket—far more elegant than my attire of sweatpants and a T-shirt—and glanced around the living area with interest. “When you requested my presence on Earth, I thought you were joking.”

“I wasn’t.”

“Clearly.” He wandered over to the floor-to-ceiling windows to peer down at the Hudson below. “The humans really have gone and fucked up this realm, haven’t they?”

“Understatement.” I joined him, handing him his wine and clinked my glass against his. “To old times.”

“Indeed.” He took a cautious sniff of the liquid before giving it a taste. “Well, this has at least improved.”

“Not everything is a complete disaster,” I agreed. “But I certainly do miss Mythios.”

“Is that why you called me? Looking for a lift back?” His gold ring twinkled in the moonlight streaming in through the windows. It was an enchanted band that allowed him to traverse the realms without a Realm Dweller. Technically, the item was deemed illegal. But no one would dare remove something so precious from a god. If I knew the being who’d gifted him the trinket, I’d seek her out myself. Alas, Morpheus adored his secrets.

Which was precisely why I trusted him with this task.

“I need you to access Kailiani’s memories,” I said, cutting straight to the point. They were within her somewhere, and I wanted to know how she ended up in this state.

“Your errant siren?” Shock colored his tone. “I thought you intended to kill her, not complete the vows.” His icy blue gaze took on a knowing gleam. “Has she tricked you, old friend?”

I snorted and canted my head toward the hallway. “Come. See for yourself.” He’d be able to sense her soul’s presence inside the mortal form, as it was linked to his gift.

Morpheus could control and manipulate matters of the mind. Specifically, dreams. But he could also access memories within dormant subjects. He often used them to inspire visual sequences while his subject slept.

I quietly pushed open the door to my bedroom. Kailiani slept soundly within my sheets, her luscious locks splayed across my pillows. Although I longed to join her, this was far more important.

Morpheus sipped his wine while eyeing her curiously, power rippling around him as he accessed her mind. “Fascinating,” he mused. “She’s human.”

I shut the door so as not to disturb her and replied, “I know.”

“Her siren half appears quite content to remain locked away as well.” He frowned. “How perplexing.” He leaned against the wall, his glass to his lips.

We drank in silence for a long moment, mostly because I knew he was busy accessing her mind. It didn’t take a genius to understand why I’d called him.

He shook his head after a minute and pushed away from the wall to return to the living area. “Someone has tampered with her essence,” he finally said after taking a seat on one of the white couches.

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