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We all returned to the party, which by now has turned into a nightclub. The bar was overflowing with ambrosia, liquor of all kinds, food placed on the table with the most exotic dishes from all the realms. Juniper wanted to taste every kind, talk to every person. Meanwhile, my patience is running thin and having the ceremony here in my home means I couldn’t run away from my responsibilities.

“Hey!” Dionysus thundered. “There is the couple I was looking for!” He spreads his arms wide, his white robes crossing over his body, and brings me in for a hug. I awkwardly pat him on the back while Juniper lets me suffer, and she waved at him shyly as he continues to spout off how we have a never-ending supply of wine and psychedelic drugs outside.

“And you guys have to come out to my club in Vegas. It’s a BDSM club I run. It's a lot of supernaturals, deities and gods, all undercover, no worries about that,” he smirked. “I didn’t think you guys would be into that sort of thing, but Hypnos said you ate some pussy in front of all of Juniper’s enemies. We have an auditorium for our voyeurism crowd and you guys would be perfect for it.”

I snarled and grip Dionysus around the neck, my skin receding from fingers and bone gripping into his neck.

Juniper squeaked and pulled on my arm. “As nice as that sounds, that was a one time thing. Thanatos doesn’t like to share my body with anyone.” Juniper patted my arm and I slowly loosen my grip.

I let go of Dionysus’ neck and he rubs it with his hand. “Shit, that was kinda nice. You can do more later,” he winks.

For fucks sake.

“Fine, your loss. Zeus is coming to visit, along with Athena. Never thought Athena would come, but the more the merrier, I suppose. If you change your mind, let me know.”

Dionysus slapped a satyr’s ass when he walks by. The satyr huffs and wiggles his tail and clomps off with his serving tray full of food. Dionysus follows, eats off the tray, and finally leaves us alone.

I grabbed Juniper and pull her to my side. “Let’s get out of here.”

Juniper laughed and followed me, but unfortunately, we hear a tap on the microphone where my chair sits on the platform and Ares clears his throat.

“Oh shit, what is he doing?” I grumble.

I feel Uriel and Lucifer appear beside us and Uriel pulls on Juniper’s arm. “Hey, guys, we might have a tiny problem!”

Chapter Forty-Six

Juniper

Uriel gave an exaggerated wink while Thanatos glared at Ares.

Ares tapped the microphone once more, its sharp metallic sound cutting through the hazy air. The lingering scent of alcohol filled the dimly lit room, mingling with the faint smell of sweat from dancing. The gods, their eyes glazed and movements sluggish, barely stirred at the disturbance. Indifferent and lost in their own intoxicated haze, only a handful bothered to acknowledge Ares’ presence.

“Since bonding has become so important in our lives, we have stepped away from our past, the ravage sex orgies, multiple partners and having relations with random strangers as if they mean nothing,” Ares said. “It also means that we haven’t taught our children about bonding, how to please our mates, what sexreally is, or how beautiful and magical it can be. Parents don’t want to teach their children and your children don’t want to hear it from their parents.”

Thanatos rolled his eyes, muttered a curse under his breath and left my side.

“This is working better than I had hoped,” Uriel snickered.

It certainly had. I smirked and glanced across the room at Ember who pointed to the nearest exit and shook her head. There was a guard at the door, the time wasn’t right.

“What is Ares doing?” Lucifer throws back a flaming shot. “He isn’t going to give a sex education class during your reception now, is he?”

Uriel snorts, shaking her head. Her curls bounce on her shoulders as she tries to keep our secret.

“I have no clue.” I said innocently as my face turn bright red.

Lucifer eyed me, then his mate and his mother across the room. Lucifer rolls his eyes and taps his shot glass with his finger. “You females are going to be the death of all of us, mark my words.”

Mariah pushed a cart out just below the platform, she's cackling, her face flushed with too much to drink, and hits the button to turn the projector. Her shoulders heave, tears streaming down her face as she laughs.

The torches and candles are put out with a single breath from Lilith. She smiles like the cat got the cream with her reaper nanny, leading her away and covering her ears.

Sounds of skin slapping, moaning, and then Ares’ tight ass were seen on the screen next. Mariah was mostly covered, but everyone could see Ares’ muscular body plowing his mate. “As you see here, Mariah and I have tastefully made dozens of videos to teach everyone once they become of age to find their mates, when they are eighteen of course! They will learn how to pleasure their mate and—”

Thanatos’ wings expanded, pushing the crowd away. Part of the crowd that paid no attention, too drunk to even care, moved away, either passed out onto the floor or moved on with their conversation. Hades followed, his foreboding presence being enough to push back even the guards from the doors, giving me the perfect opportunity to escape.

Ares stopped talking once he saw the two dark, furious gods approaching him. He swallowed and made a gesture for Mariah to stop the recording. As she tried to hit stop, the volume turned up louder, and she squealed in panic and continued to hit the buttons until it came to a screeching halt.

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