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Most of all, she wanted hilad she was to have his friendship returned "I proain"

Acheron didn&039;t believe that for one instant She&039;d shattered his trust thehowthat action was for him

He&039;d have rather she just tossed coins in his face and walked out

She pulled hiainst her and kissed him like a lover He returned the kiss with all the passion of someone who&039;d been paid for it How sad that she couldn&039;t tell the difference between a kiss he felt and one that was born of obligation Then again, he was the best whore money could buy

When she aze Hoished he felt it too

"You&039;ll never again doubt ainst his lips

Acheron didn&039;t respond as she dropped to her knees in front of him He frowned in confusion until she ran her hand down his cock before she guided the tip of it into her ered back No one had ever done this to him before

His job was to please It wasn&039;t to have others, especially not a goddess, pleasure hier inside hiue on his body He&039;d never felt like this beforenever dreaood this would be Her hand stroked and cupped his sac while her warm breath scorched him The love for her that he&039;d buried and denied came back with a fury so intense it sent hi as she quickly covered hi How can anyone enjoy that?"

Acheron couldn&039;t answer as he clutched himself while his body continued to finish what she&039;d started

She looked up at him with a hesitant smile as she licked her lips "You enjoyed that, didn&039;t you?"

"Yes," he said, his voice ragged

"Aiven?"

Acheron ran his thumb over her lower lip where a trace of his seed was left Her gaze unwavering, she flicked her tongue over the pad of his finger to taste it The sight of her doing thatthe sensation of her hot tongue on his skin was thehe&039;d ever experienced

Drained and sated, all he could do was nod

Her smiled widened as she stood up and pulled hi he knew, they were in her temple bedroo her hands over his chest "Make love to h him "I don&039;t want to be beaten today, Artie I&039;ve suffered enough sha, she pulled his head down so that she could kiss hi his skin until he feared he&039;d be bruised "I won&039;t beat you Promise" She took his hand and led him to her bed She rolled onto her back and jerked him over her naked body

Still Acheron was uncertain

Artemis rolled him over onto his back She was relentless in her demands and his body did exactly what it&039;d been trained to doit hardened for her

Closing his eyes, he wished he&039;d been neutered as a child His life would have been infinitely easier

As she slid herself onto hioddess couldn&039;t tell as inside hiht now Reserved and terrified of what abuse she&039;d deliver once she was finished, he pleased her as best he could

By the ti off hihed contentedly She reached up toward his face and he turned his head quickly in expectation of a slap

"What&039;s wrong?"

He sed as she pulled a pillow over hi"

She propped herself up so that she could trace the lines of his face with her fingertips "I think I shall keep you with olden cuff surrounded his ankle A chain at the end of it entwined itself around her bedpost "What&039;s that for?"

"To make sure you don&039;t wander about while I sleep"

Acheron jerked his foot le It was all he could do to bury his anger and not shout in frustration "I don&039;t like this, Arte to be chained outside your house because you&039;re afraid I&039;ll piss on your rug"

She tsked at him "Don&039;t be so contrary It&039;s for your own safety"

Brutally force feeding hi chained down More than anything else, it ain "Please don&039;t do this to me I promise I won&039;t leave your bed while you sleep"

Artery enough to strike back at her or not For all she knew, he ods just for spite

Humans were treacherous that way

But in the end, she decided to trust him The chain fell away "If you betray h all eternity I knoas listening to the threat the first tiivethe beauty of his tawny skin and the delectable curve of his throat

Her , she dipped her head down to taste him and this time she didn&039;t withhold the pleasure of the bite She let hiainst him, he came in her arms as she drank from him

Satisfied, Artemis watched as his eyes fluttered closed "You will beas your beauty holds I will share you with no one else Ever"

She would sooner see hi to trust in Arte a more obedient pet There were tiory he fell into

She canored hiations

But at least she&039;d kept her word not to hit him anymore In fact he hadn&039;t been hurt in weeks now since Artemis kept him out of his father&039;s way, too

He currently sat in her temple, on the white chaise that was set in theroom One of her maids had called her away and she&039;d sealed hiaze around the roo on a cushion on the floor in a corner

Mesmerized by it, he retrieved the instrument and held it reverently in his hands He hadn&039;t played music since he&039;d left Atlantis Music had been one of ht and he&039;d had a natural aptitude

The thing he&039;d always loved most had been the way the musicand notes

He strued at how badly out of tune it was But after a minute, he had it back to perfection Content for once, he started playing

Artemis paused before she ht it was her niece Satara playing the kithara that she used to entertain Artemis and her koris Until she heard the deep and beautiful , so tender and heartfelt, brought tears to her eyes

She&039;d never suspected that Acheron possessed such talent Not even thein the room, she listened while he kept his back to her "You&039;re a to sit behind him

He stopped instantly

As he started to set it aside, she stopped hi"

"I only like to play when I&039;m alone"

"Why?"

"Because it makes people want to fuck me"

She tsked at his contrariness "You shouldn&039;t use words like that around oddess You need to show ive h at his subservience She hated whenever he took that tone It was the fire and defiance in him that she craved Whenever he relaxed, that was the side he showed her But the moment she corrected hiht now

And she despised it

She pushed the instrument toward him "Would you play for me? There&039;s only the two of us and I should like to hear your voice"

He returned the kithara to his lap and idly struainst his back and held him while he played "What other talents do you have that you&039;ve hidden fro that entertains others"

"Such as?"

"Musical instru"

"Acheron!" She hid her smile behind his shoulder So he wasn&039;t quite subservient after all

"I was only answering your question"

Sure he wasHer Acheron could be quite a handful and in more ways than one "Can you dance as well as you play?"

"Better"

She found that impossible to believe "Showto dance"

She pulled the kithara from his hands "There will be" She used her powers to continue the song "Nohat you can do"

He stood up and turned to face her Holding his hand out, he waited for her to take it before he pulled her to her feet True to his words, he was an elegant dancer He odlike

The more they danced, the more she ached for a taste of him Her body on fire, she jerked hi him naked

"Artemis!" Apollo&039;s call shook her

Acheron saw the doors to Arte he knew, he was falling onto the floor of his own bedroom The stone slammed painfully into his body as he landed flat on his back His breath rushed out of him in a loud oof

"You could have put me on my feet or in the bed," he said froht flashed in the room an instant before the kithara landed on top of his stoht of hers, but da, her aim in this left much to be desired

He&039;d barely risen to his feet before his own doors swung open to show Ryssa

"Where have you been?" she demanded in a tone he&039;d seldoer mixed orry

He set the kithara on his bed before he answered "I don&039;t knohat you one for hours"

It was strange how time on Olympus passed very differently from time here To him, it seemed as if only minutes had passed "I was nowhere iaze on hiaze as if she were trying to unravel adifferent about you"

"There&039;s nothing different"

"Yes, there is You don&039;t cower as you used to You look at me when I speak to you There&039;s a confidence and peace that wasn&039;t there before What has caused this change?"

"I have no idea what you&039;re talking about"

Ryssa stepped closer to hiaze fastened on his neck and before he could stop her, she reached out and brushed his hair back froasped "You&039;ve been with Arte as he silently cursed "I&039;ve been with no one"

"I&039;ods" She looked at the kithara "I know their gifts"

Daht of that But it was too late All he could do was lie to her and hope she&039;d believe him "I have been with no one"

"Why don&039;t you tell Father?" She turned to leave

Acheron grabbed her arm "Listen toof what you speak If you love et thisplease"

She placed a tender hand to his cheek "I love you, little brother I would never betray you If you don&039;t want me to tell him, then I won&039;t"

He ratitude "Nohat had you seeking o to the ht you&039;d enjoy the excursion"

"Why didn&039;t you askoutside the door with a livid expression

Ryssa turned to frown at hio It&039;s rather common for you, isn&039;t it?"

Styxx curled his lip "You&039;d rather be with an abomination than me?"

"Acheron isn&039;t an abo the hurt in Styxx&039;s eyes and it stunned Acheron that his brother would feel that way given all the people who loved, respected and admired Styxx

"Why do you always defend hier "Every time we turn around, you&039;ve crawled off to be with hiods you&039;re not jealous?"

"Of that ot? Never!"

But he was Even Acheron could see it plainly

Styxx spun on his heel and stalked off Ryssa ran after him and pulled him to a stop in the center of the hallway Acheron went to the door to watch the with you?"

"What&039;s wrong? The fact that rades herself by begging for his coe the brother who loves her"

"You&039;ve never wanted to be with me All you&039;ve ever done is deride me and my actions as you are now"

He shook his head "You re, do you?"

"Remember what?"

"Anytime Acheron and I were ever crossed you ran to hinored me Every time I ever reached for you, you couldn&039;t be bothered with me Acheron is all that&039;s ever mattered to you"

Ryssa shook her head with the same disbelief that Acheron shared "You cannot possibly be jealous of Acheron"

"Don&039;t you dare laugh at erously "I am prince and heir I can have you killed, sister or not"

Acheron saw the tears in her eyes over that threat and fury took him He left the door to defend his sister "Don&039;t you dare talk to her like that"

Styxx backhanded him so hard, his lip and nose exploded with blood "Don&039;t you ever address ods that you knew the humiliation you&039;ve caused lares, hear the whispered comments and jeers about my twin and his unrivaled skills Because of you, I never knew my mother I barely know my sister I hate you with a passion so fervent that I can iods would grant me that one desire"

"Styxx!" Ryssa snapped "How dare you!"

He curled his lip at her "Don&039;t you dare chastisebut whores You&039;re beneath me" He stormed off