Aides (COMPLETED)

Thirty Eight

Chapter recap
- Zeus begged for Kore to come to earth; her mother has destroyed it
-Zeus revealed that Aides had a part in the rose plan and making Kore prick it
-Kore is mad at Aides for his deceit
-Zeus, Hera and Eris knows if the plan to for Kore to kill Aides

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"Your heart is starting to become as black as mine." Aides steps into the library room where I read a book. I ignored him and continued to lay on the chair.

"Silence eventually makes one go mad?" he leans against the stone outline of the door. I peel my eyes from the book to stare at him but quickly continue to read.

"Are you upset you were tricked by me? The devil? Famous for being the master manipulator?" he smirked.

I lay my head against the couch and sigh with distress. His words rang true but...I was still deceived by him.

He comes to where I sit and pushes me above his lap
intertwining my hands with his. Soon, I blush at our closeness... we hadn't touched since the dokimi.

His white hair cascaded across his chiseled face. Eagerly I observed his features; the soft dip on his lips, the gentleness in his fiery eyes; for a devil he was quite handsome, despite his icy portrayal. Hesitation filled my spirits as I slowly pushed his hair behind his ear. I was falling in love with him...no matter how much I tried to deny it.

"Even without the help of Zeus, from the moment I saw you, I knew I had to have you"

"When did you first see me" I asked, curiously filling my spirit.

"In the garden of gethseme at Olympus. You were crying for reasons unbeknownst to I" he admitted casually. I blushed as I realized his words and turned away, think about my life on earth. "That was the day my mother revealed to the world that I was the daughter of Zeus."

He nodded his head and scratched his chin. "Zeus came to me that day and gave me a bargain I couldn't resist. He gave me the flower for you to prick. He wanted you gone....far gone ...he thought damning you to the depths of Hell would suffice. But it seemed to have backfired" he teased.

I listened to his words, contemplating the clarity of his truth.

"I would apologize, but I would only be lying if I said I was sorry. I wanted you Kore and the only way I could get you was with that rose." he grabbed the side of my neck, gently kissing my jaw.

I had no inkling to be upset at his truth.

He was right.

I would have never fallen in love with as someone as dark and calculating as him if I never pricked the rose. I would only be an image in his mind.

"I only ask for you to find forgiveness in your heart." He softly stroked my hair and kissed my palm before he parted to leave. I couldn't help but feel remorse. All he wanted was companionship, something that had been denied to him at the depths of the underworld. He had proven time after time his loyalty to me; saving me from Eris, helping me pass the dokimi, and in the forest that dark night.

"I forgive you" I whispered, eager to be in his arms once again. I wanted him to never let me go.

He smirked and leaned against my forehead, kissing me violently with his soft lips. I smiled girlishly as I scratched through his scrubby jaw.

"I think Hera fancies you" I admitted cautiously.

"Oh?" He hummed.

"She couldn't keep her hands off you and kept staring at you. It was strange."