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"Don't act surprised. You already guessed, or you wouldn't have noticed that I'm not happy with this unfortunate Otis hovering around her."
“I'm not surprised you want her. She is beautiful. I'm surprised that you just admitted it out loud, even though I know what a hell of a mess it will be if you make her yours. And byyours, I mean in the full sense of the word. Serenity is not the type of woman you are used to."
"And was Cici your type, by any chance?"
"I married Cecily. I made her my wife and mother of my children. That's not what you want with Serenity. And what's more, she's your ward."
"She is an adult."
"Too sweet for you, brother," Hades says, approaching.
"You guys don't have anything else to do, do you?" I ask, worn out by the conversation, although my conscience says they are right.
I watch Eleanor cozying up to that asshole Otis, while a few steps away, Serenity seems engrossed in conversation with Athanasios. I don't believe he likes ballet, but he admires excellence in any field, and there is no doubt that she is a phenomenon at what she does.
I’ve seen several of her performances, without her knowing.
This is a secret that even my brothers don't know: that my sweet ward is also my obsession.
Yes, because what else do you call it when you want something you know you can't have and yet you continue playing with fire?
I never allowed myself to get close enough to let her know I was there, wanting her from a distance, because I knew that if I did, we'd end up naked on a bed.
I'm sure that if I make a move on her, it will have to involve commitment, and I don't want that for myself.
I still don't want that for myself, right?
I see the bastard approach her and place his hands on her hips. I take a step forward, but Dionysus holds me back.
"What are you going to do? You have no claim on Serenity."
"The hell not. She is my ward."
"Fuck, you're completely lost, Ares."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You want her for yourself, but you're too stubborn to admit it."
"I want to protect her, that's all. I know I shouldn't take her to bed. I'm just pissed that Serenity broke up with the asshole and yet he keeps going at it."
"She doesn't seem uncomfortable with her ex," Hades mocks.
"Go to hell."
"I already live there, brother. I am the god of the underworld."
"Meeting with Odin," Zeus says, approaching.
"I'm coming."
He looks back, right at where Serenity is with her shitty ex. "Now, brother. You don't want to upset Eleanor with your jealousy. A fight here between you and the German boy would definitely upset her."
"I'm not a jerk. I have no reason to fight him."
He laughs, making me a little more pissed off.
"Go to the library, Ares. He doesn't stand a chance with Serenity," Madison says as she approaches. Being the nosy person that she is, she was listening to our conversation.