The Red String of Fate

Chapter Four

Kimberly Dos Ramos as Hera

I hope you enjoy reading Grayson & Piper's love story just as much as I enjoyed writing it. 🌹
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Step three complete. Britney Wilson was on cloud nine. Her plan was working perfectly. Piper didn't remember Grayson, and he was utterly heartbroken. Britney was sitting on her bed as she watched her mother, Hera, pace back and forth across her room. Britney was starting to get annoyed. She wanted to make her move on Grayson now that he was at his lowest point. Hera it seemed, wanted Britney to wait. "Patience child. I want to enjoy their destruction. Just a little while longer."
"Why?" Britney asked. "Why do you hate Piper so much? You don't even know her." Britney has always wanted wondered why Hera had such a huge hatred for Piper. Hera stopped her pacing long enough to send a deathly glare in Britney's direction. Britney flinched and quickly lowered her gaze. "You stupid child. Don't you get it? Piper is a dangerously beautiful woman. That mere mortal caught the eye of my husband and I must destroy her soul and recapture my husband's attention." Britney stared at her in disgust.
She was only six years old when Hera first appeared to her with her hatred for Piper. Zeus, her mother's husband, is known for pursuing mortal woman, but to be interested in a child? "How is that even possible? She was a child!" Britney shivered in disgust. "How or when it happened doesn't matter, what matters is that it did and I will end her for it. Go. Make your move and bound that boy to you in marriage." Hera said making a shooing motion. Her eyes burning with anger and jealousy.
Britney wasted no time and headed straight to the school. It didn't take her long to find him. Grayson was sitting at the lunch table that used to be Piper and his. He stared blankly ahead, no expression on his face. Britney shivered, but this time she didn't know if it was from anticipation, fear, or maybe even guilt. She sat beside him. "Grayson? Can you hear me?" she asked. No response. She waved her hand across his face. He didn't even blink. Britney followed his line of sight and scowled at who he was staring at. Piper was sitting down beside her boyfriend and his group of friends. She was smiling, but she couldn't fool her. Britney noticed the side glances she would send Grayson. Her eyes narrowed when she noticed Grayson wasn't alone. Britney was in disbelief, even with no recollection of ever knowing Grayson she still had the nerve to be jealous.
Britney threw her the nastiest glare she could manage, tilted Grayson's face towards her, and kissed him. Grayson froze. He was as still as a statue. A few seconds passed and Britney started to get worried. Why isn't it working! She thought to herself. Suddenly, she felt Grayson respond. He pulled her closer, tangling his fingers in her hair. He pulled back and slowly opened his eyes. A pink tint flashed over his eyes before they returned to their normal green color. "Piper." Grayson breathed out.
Britney smiled in satisfaction. Step four complete.