Page 132 of Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1)

Secrets

Hermes was part of the ruling family of Olympians,

and if there was one thing I had learned

about the eternal ruling family,

it was that one must never be dull.

This was especially true with Hermes.

So with my answer, I also carried a smirk

drenched in the nectar of a confidence

I did not have and yet came easily.

‘I thank you for your protection,’

I said smoothly, choosing

my words with great caution.

‘But why should I trust the trickster God

with any of my intentions or secrets?’

His eyes gleamed with a joyful mischief.

‘Oh so it is a secret then, is it?’

He dropped his voice to a theatrical whisper.

‘I will simply have to guess what it is.’

There was careful wielding of power here;

his face was open with laughter

but even I knew better than to cross

the God of Boundaries.