Her Forever (Book 4)- Chapter 17

Gwen’s POV

I closed the door quietly as I did a mental fist pump in the air. We kissed! I wanted to swoon all over the floor. The thought crossed my mind if I did it right; I mean, he did show me how but I hope he wasn’t repulsed.  I wouldn’t know how to do such things sitting in a cage. I was twenty years old and had yet to have a first kiss. Am I sure for my circumstances he was alright with it? Hades did say he wanted to do it again, and I’m going for a win on this one.

Cerberus was tilting his head in that puppy dog manner, and it made me recoil my emotions. I wished he could talk; it would be nice to have more friends around here. There were no other girls around this palace at all since my first night. All of them had been male, and they wouldn’t even look at me and be friendly. They did their duty and left, with no room for conversation.

single one down the hall. I approached one that had a half-man, half-beast. They were transforming from humans into a wolf.

e the rushing wind blew past my hair.

e wolf I was riding was the largest of them all and let out an enormous amount of strength for a bellow of a howl.

lips zipping through trees. “Parisa,” escaped my lips as I remembered that name. The name I was being called only last night. “Parisa.” Cerberus looked to me like I grew two he

oser. Knowing I shouldn’t, I put my hands on the glass and looked through windows only to see a large pool.

the pool, but it looked beautiful anyway. I took off my shoes and dipped my toes into the warm waters. I don’t know if I really knew how to swim, but I wanted to try. I’m sure with all the clothes that Hades had provided me with, and there would be a swimming suit in there somewhere. Getting lost in my thoughts, I heard two women talking.

red bikini top.

ons,” she air quoted as I stood there like a small child.

n?” The first woman spoke while jutting out her chin at me.

ice to meet you?” It wasn’t nice to meet them and calling me human? Did he really get rid of the women that worked here because of me?

ser, Cerberus coming closer to block them from getting closer. His jaws snapped, and the second woman used her hand to act as a battering ram and pushed

ng on me.

our everyday lives,” the first woman spoke while picking her now elongated nails. “Her newness will wear off, but who knows how long that will be.”

d know it was you.”

forbad it.

village, let an incubus take care of her, and then suck her dry of her aura? They don’t know who she is, and the blame won’t be on us.” The other one nodded and approached.

f the women on the leg while I tried to run. The keyword was tried because my leg was swiftly caught as her claws grew scrapped down my leg. Letting out a blood-curdling scream while s

e hit had me stop fighting to rub it with my hands, and I was swiftly thrown over a shoulder.

es. Once we breached the far fence that I was explicitly told not to go past, the world became a deeper red.

y years of being deprived of food, and I knew I was no match for what was about to happen.

Hades, Hermes, and Ares were real. I’m in the underworld; the whole idea of thinking how amazing it would be if Hades were a god had worn off the appeal. Now I was riding the back of some demon woman that was to shove me in some room with an incubus demon I know nothing about.

ying this was just a dream, a dream that felt more real than all the others, but the blood dripping d

infiltrate my nose, making me sick. Trying to get a sense of my surroundings so I could run back to the only safe place I knew, the demon chuckled wildly as we entered a small village. Her gallop became a canter and eventually a walk, and I heard several hooves hit the cobblestone path.

owd.

, so we are going to have her taught a lesson!” Several other women looked on at me with disgust and started whispering.

s it!” Several started gasping.

b. Are they serious? Indeed not, Hades had been nothing but kind to me. “And she uses his name like he is some commoner, such disrespect!”

the floor and gripped my arm tightly.

me exhausted as they walked me down the path. Some of the beasts were hooting and hollering while others looked on in horror with whisperings. I knew one thing was sure; not one beast stood up for me; they let th

he wasn’t lying about his affections. That might break me to pieces right there.

gs on purpose for him because I was sure he was packing. His bare torso and the sweats he wore led to any indication of how confident he was in bed was there.

s. I was going to be raped.

ome for me, and you will all get in trouble,” Several of them laughed in the dark while my eyes continued to adjust.

ant a willing one. Pain seared through my chest at the thought of him using me.

le I had into that simple action, and to him, it may have met nothing.

my cheek.

t to leave,” I begged.

me until I heard a giant crash at the door I had initially been walked through. The light poured through the door as I felt more hands grip my arms.

him