Page 17 of Arrogance
The Goddess of the Underworld’s grin now turned into a frown. “That is whatyoumay think, but Adonis has come to grow fond of the Underworld. This is his home now, and he does not wish to depart. Surely you will not make the boy leave, thereby going against his own free-will? Such a choice would be very unbecoming of an Olympian goddess.”
“Ah. But that is where you are wrong, dear Persephone. Adonis may not want to leave this world, but that is only because he has been blinded to any other worlds. This is the only world he knows of. So, of course, he would want to remain here. But once he experiences the upper world and all that it has to offer him, surely he will have a change of heart.” I began to approach Persephone and walk about her in a circle. “As the Goddess of love and beauty, it is my due diligence to make sure the mostbeautifulman among our worlds achieves greatness and is viewed as a hero and admired by his kindred mortals.”
Persephone shook her head. “You should have thought about the boy’s feelings years ago when you dropped him off to me. Clearly, you’ve expressed no interest in him then, but now all of a sudden you want him to return to you? I doubt this has more to do with him, but more so with you wanting to have Adonis all for yourself.”
I could not help but snicker at her accuracy. “Ah. That may be partially true, but I have quite the suspicion that I’m not the only one that feels that way.” I nodded in her direction. “Why should I believe that you are taking his self-interest into consideration? Perhaps you have fallen in love with him and therefore, you are trying to keep him here, in the Underworld, all to yourself?”
Persephone closed her eyes as she spoke. “I only want what’s best for Adonis. I have cared for him for nearly twenty years to be able to know whatisbest for him. I doubt you can say the same.”
“I may not have been around him for as long as you have but make no mistake, that should have no merit on my being able to know what is right versus wrong for him. And believe me, him remaining here in this vile world of the dead is completely and utterlywrong,” I added.
“That is your opinion. We shall have to agree to disagree. However, Adonis cannot go with you. Hades and I rule this world. Permission of the removal of any being from this world to yours must be granted by one of us. I certainly do not give you permission to take Adonis with you, and my husband, too, will not allow him to leave this world.”
Damn that ornery bitch!
How dare she think she can outmaneuver me in such a fashion. This was far from over. I refused to let her win this battle. Adonis would soon belong to me. It was inevitable. I would never accept my return to the surface without him by my side. I just had to maintain my forbearance and be clever in how I would bring him with me.
“Very well. I still would like to speak privately with him. Surely, you can at least grant me that? After all, it was I who brought him here to you to begin with. It’s the least you can do.”
I could sense the wheels in Persephone’s head turning. She was likely having an internal debate with herself, seeming as indecisive as ever. After a few seconds, she let out a deep and heavy sigh. “Fine. I will let you have a private audience with him. My servants will take you to his chamber. One hour is all I can give you.”
I simply nodded to her. I intended to make the most of that hour.
I stood before an obsidian door Persephone’s cloaked servant had led me to. Once he departed and vanished out of sight, I knocked on the door. The pressure from my knock slightly opened it ajar.
I peeked in the bedchamber, before entering it. A man was seated nude in a lounge chair, laying on his side, facing the window, glancing over the dark depths of the Underworld before him. His smooth ass was curvy, firm. Every muscle in his back and shoulders were contracted as he reclined. The man’s head slightly tilted to get a glance of my presence, revealing to me those oceanic eyes of his; as crystal blue as the Aegean Sea.
“Please shut the door behind you,” he requested.
I found myself stepping into the room and doing as he instructed. How was I, a goddess, falling victim and succumbing to the command of this mere mortal? It was the huskiness in his voice that drew me in. Words used to describe him by the above world did not do him justice. He was far more gorgeous than I had ever imagined. I never witnessed someone as stunning and captivating as this creature before me. It left me speechless, which was a first.
I shook my head to disperse my trance. I could not show any sign of fault or weakness. I needed to take control of the situation. He would need to obey me in order for me to have my way with him. Ihadto have this magnificent man. He had to be mine. “Adonis. I’ve come for you,” I revealed to him.
His perched head now completely turned to face me along with the rest of his body. I laid my eyes directly on his manhood. He was well endowed and his girth was astonishing. I stared at his cock for far too long than I should have. My gaze lifted upward, returning to his exquisite, piercing blue eyes.
“You, Goddess of love and beauty, have truly come to the Underworld just for me?” he asked in disbelief, before rising to his feet and then bowing down before me.
Now this was rather peculiar. His bewilderment at my presence was surprising to me. Evidently, Persephone must not have informed him of all there was to know about me. She had kept him in the dark, both metaphorically and literally. It was my duty to shed some light on our destined connection. “Yes, beautiful boy. And please, you may rise.”
I waited for him to stand up, once again gaining full access to be able to observe and appreciate his fully toned body, before I continued. “Adonis. I’ve been waiting for years for this moment to come. It was I who found you as a child, abandoned in the desert. As much as I wanted to be the one to care for you, I could not bring you with me to Mount Olympus. It was forbidden. But I needed you to be safe and stay out of harm’s way until you were of age to be self-sufficient. Therefore, I knew leaving you here with my dear friend Persephone was the best possible scenario. I knew she would raise you well before I would return to collect you and bring you to the above world.”
Yes, I slightly fabricated the truth. But what the boy didn’t know wouldn’t hurt him. Still, I knew it was best for him to stay with me. Even if I had to be a little cunning in my persuasion to get him to join me, it was all in his best interest.
“What? I had no idea about any of this. How could Persephone keep all of this from me for so many years?” Adonis fell back down in the chaise as if someone had just inflicted a wound into his heart. He sank into his seat, as if to recover from the painful blow.
“Fear not, Adonis. Persephone was merely doing what she probably thought was best for you. Unfortunately…” I then stepped forward, delicately placing my palm on his broad shoulder. “Her judgment was likely clouded. Persephone’s feelings and desperation to keep you here for herself led her to withhold this information from you for so long.”
Adonis’ fists now clenched. His hurt and pain were now turning into rage and fire. His milky cheeks turned deep red. He rose from the chaise and moved towards to the window to overlook the Underworld beneath him.
His back faced me, allowing me to continue to harbor on that appealingly sculpted ass of his. I could sense the flames now burning within him. His passion was tangible, and I wanted nothing more than for him to dispense that passion out on me right now. What I would give to have this beautiful man inside me, releasing all of his energy on me. But I knew that time would eventually come. For now, I needed to play my part in getting him to flock into my arms.
“I can’t believe she kept this from me this whole time,” Adonis disclosed. “How could she do this to me? I mean, I understand that Persephone didn’t want me to leave her, yet she knew how much I’ve longed to escape from here and venture to the world of the living. Knowing that, I cannot forgive her for always putting her feelings before my own.”
I stepped forward and pressed my hands to the side of his hips, getting a feel of those tight thighs of his. Seductively, I traced my plush, rose lips across his shoulder and neck, to his ear. “I would never treat you in such a way, Adonis. I would always put your feelings first. I would treat you like a god,” I intimately whispered to him. My warm breath trickling into his ear was enough to send a chill down his spine and through his limbs. For out of the corner of my eye, I could see his erection emerge.
He spun around and pressed his forehead into me. “Do you really mean that, Goddess?”
“I do…” I barely uttered, before our lips graced each other. My hands reached for his lower back to pull him into me, while his hands squeezed my cheeks, as if to suck the very eternal life out of me as we passionately kissed.
