Godly Sins

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

I can't believe he is holding my underwear right now. How embarrassing! "Oh relax, its just underwear love" Lucian teased. How was I supposed to relax right now, I mean honestly? I shyly laughed "ha, right, just underwear, here I'll take that back." He handed over my underwear making sure to graze my hand when I grabbed them. I gasped, my eyes shooting straight up to his. There was a daring sense of wonder in his intense dark ruby eyes. Something was pulling me into him, it was as if I could read his soul like a book. I could feel every part of him, especially his soul. It was beautiful and bright, it was like he wanted me to see it, to hold it. I could feel every emotion he's ever felt; it was almost too much. That's when I felt it, his wings, wrapped around my body like a blanket, cradling me. It was a comfort I've never felt before, it felt so good, so warm, like home. He reached down and cupped my chin, lifting my lips to his, kissing my lips softly. "Ambrosia, I've been waiting to kiss you for years, yearning to hold you, to wrap my wings around you. I want you to see everything, but not now" he said. He stood up with me in his arms and planted my feet on the ground, he gave me on small kiss on the lips and shut the bathroom door in my face. I wondered what the hell that was. Had he always had feelings for me? I've never been able to see another soul like that before. I'll have to ask dad at some point what that means, but maybe after I'm around other people so he doesn't suspect Lucian.

I head downstairs again to go talk with my dad, forgetting just how huge this house is. I marveled at the all the paintings on the wall. So formal. My dad and Lucian in their royal getups, the family portrait, a huge picture of my mother, she looked so happy, so carefree; laying in the field of flowers that Demeter blossomed. This was a picture from their younger days, but you could never tell. The last picture to catch my eye was the picture of all my aunts, uncles and parents, from 3 years ago, at our last family get together. They were all laughing in the picture, including my father Zeus. Back when life didn't seem so complicated, when people seemed happy. How did life become so upside down? I could feel my overthinking and anxiety kicking in. I didn't realize how much I missed my mom. Not that she was a great mom to begin with but I still missed her touch, the softness of her voice when I was needing comfort. Now that I think of it, she wasn't such a bad mom. She just didn't stand up for me as much as she should have. I guess I can't blame her for that. Zeus can be scary. It makes me wonder if life would have been easier for her if I would have never born. Would she be happy? Would she have finally ran off with Dad and left Zeus? The questions are endless. "There you are sweetheart, I've been waiting for you, Are you okay?" Asked Hades. "Sure, I mean, as well as I can be. I'm just thinking of mom" I replied. I looked around the giant room trying not to show my true emotions, but something had caught my eye. I turned to the left and saw my best friend Astrid! "how the hell did you get here!" I half yelled with surprise. She waved her phone at me and said "hello, it's a thing called technology. Your dad called, figured you'd need me after all the hell that went down with your mother and Zeus." I walked over at my dad with tears in my eyes and gave him a hug "thank you, dad" I whispered. "Now I'm starving A, let's get something to eat" exclaimed Astrid. We all trailed into the kitchen were dad decided he was going to whip us up some of his famous spaghetti. "So A, you're going to have to fill me in on everything, your dad told me the basics. He's not your uncle, he's your biological dad, but you have two dads?" questioned Astrid. Lucian walked into the kitchen and answered before I could even get a word out "She is a rare breed my dear Astrid, she's not like the rest of us" He said. "Oh, you're here." Sneered Astrid. "of course, you'd come out of your dungeon to speak out of place." Oh lord, here we go. My best friend hates Lucian, she thinks he's a pompous ass. Which she isn't wrong, but she doesn't know why, so she is hating him for all the wrong reasons. "dude, be nice. This is his house too" I said coming to Lucians defense quicker than I meant to. Dad looked at me worried. Shit I thought, that wasn't suspicious at all. "Dad this, spaghetti is delish, when are you going to teach me the recipe?" I asked him, hoping it was enough to change the topic. A grin formed on Lucians face, seeing what I was trying to do, except his smile told me that he was going to make this difficult. He moved towards me and I froze. Why in the hell does my body react this way, its as if he as a remote and presses pause. I'm not afraid of him, but I can't seem to move when he's right there. With my dad watching the both of us carefully, raised his eyebrow and said "Well, Ambrosia, I can teach you tomorrow. After you rest for the night. You had a long day and I expect you to be able to get back on a schedule. We need to start your training and tonight I'm going to be making up your new training and school schedule. We'll cook chicken tomorrow night, so we'll go to Demeter to get our fresh herbs tomorrow and we can talk about what all you need to know little one."