The Kiss Of Draven

Chapter Twelve: Prepositions

DRAVEN CLASPED MY HANDS, getting on one knee again, I giggled as he tried but failed to be extremely serious. I never giggled like the Goddesses in the garden fawning over their men but Draven was now mine and I wanted to laugh loudly so the Goddesses above could be jealous of me now.

"I promise that you will not regret mating yourself to me. I vow to you that I will protect you and care for you for the rest of my life, Artemis Goddess of the Moon." Looking deeply into my eyes, staring so deeply into my soul, I knew in my heart that this man was telling the truth.

"Draven." I said feeling my cheeks heat up immensely. Things have taken quite a turn since my arrival but I couldn't be anymore happier.

This is what I want. No this is what I needed. He was the answer to my hollow heart. He was the one that would free me from my path of loneliness and take me with him on the path of love. And I couldn't wait for it.

But Apollo. My subconscious reminded me. I had to get back to Apollo. Who knows the terrible things that's happening to him right now. I told him my secret, grateful to him for not judging my treacherous acts. Now I have left Olympus and I cannot even fathom his safety at this moment.

"Let this be my token of love for you," Draven continued, standing all of a sudden, kissing the back of my hand before rushing to a large black door very similar to his bedroom door before disappearing behind it. I took a step towards it, my hand tingly with sensation at where his lips had just been but he exited only seconds later coming to kneel before me again. "I want you to know that I wasn't expecting you at a time like this but now that you are here, this here will be my gift of forever to you."

He opened a small red velvety box that I didn't even notice he was holding, baring the most exquisite ring I'd ever seen in all my years.

It was silver with red rubies pelting around it, it's pattern moving in a circular motion perfectly surrounding a very large diamond. I gasped not believing what was really happening. He was really proposing?!

"Please do me the honor of becoming my wife, my heart, my soulmate. Please, will you marry me Artemis, Goddess of the Moon." I was completely speechless, unable to form any words. Staring at him completely dumbfounded.

This is what I've always dreamed of. This is what I truly wanted more than anything. Him here in front of me on his knees asking me to marry him and be his forever. Id be stupid to say no.

"Yes, I will marry you." I said watching the smile grow so big across his face, his piercings gleaming with joy. "But under one condition." His brown raised, the smile never leaving his face. I could see he wasn't expecting me to say that. He looked intrigued.

"What condition, my love?" He asked showing me those pearly whites behind his perfectly plump lips.

"You must let me return to my brother." Immediately his features turned dark and I could see he would protest me leaving. The growl rumbling from his chest made me a bit uneasy. He stood to his towering height glaring down at me. I held my hand up hoping he'd listen. "I will take you with me."

Take him with me to Mount Olympus was or could be a death wish for the both of us. It would be difficult with him there but somehow I knew he wouldn't send me back alone. Wolf mates are insanely protective so I could only imagine how possessive dragons were.

"Take me with you?" He asked as if it had never crossed his mind as a possibility.

"Yes I will take you but you must not talk to anyone or touch anything. Olympus is very strict on security. If they find out an intruder has somehow slipped passed the guards you will be forced to go to the underworld."